Patent ID: 6722644
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A cutting board comprising:a relatively flat rectangular body having a cutting surface, said cutting surface having a centrally disposed portion and a peripheral portion wherein said centrally disposed portion and said peripheral portion are separated by a trough defined in said cutting surface, said rectangular body further having a plurality of openings defined in said centrally disposed portion of said cutting surface and a plurality of drain openings defined in said trough; a rectangular pan receptacle having a plurality of sidewalls defining an opening and forming a receptacle for receiving said fluid from said cutting surface, said rectangular body being removably disposed in the opening defined in said pan receptacle; and, said rectangular body having a bottom surface having a length and a width selected to engage at least one of the rectangular pan sidewalls and position and retain the rectangular body in a predetermined location relative to the receptacle.