Patent ID: 8905825

Claim:
A container for storing at least one object, such as a knife, utensil, and the like, wherein the at least one object has a blade that is occasionally dressed, said container comprising: a housing presenting an object-receiving opening; and a blade-dressing assembly configured to provide selective dressing of the blade, said blade-dressing assembly including a carrier and a dressing component supported on the carrier, said dressing component presenting a dressing surface configured to engage the blade and thereby dress the blade when the blade is moved relative to the dressing surface, said carrier, and thereby the dressing component supported on the carrier, being supported for shifting movement relative to the housing so as to move between a storage position in which the dressing surface is incapable of engaging the blade and an operating position in which the dressing surface is engageable by the blade, said carrier being pivotally connected to the housing so as to swing between the storage and operating positions.