Patent ID: 7681871

Claim:
A cutting board assembly, comprising: (a) a cutting board; (b) a frame having a peripheral rim that bounds and defines an opening of a top portion of the frame; and (c) one or more drawers each having a length, a width, and a depth defining a containment space for containing food therein; (d) wherein the frame is configured to receive and retain the cutting board within a top portion thereof such that (i) the cutting board is supported on a support platform, (ii) a major surface of the cutting board is exposed for use as a cutting surface, (iii) the peripheral rim abuts and retains the cutting board within the top portion of the frame during use of the cutting board as a cutting surface, (iv) the cutting board protrudes upwardly away from the peripheral rim, and (v) the cutting board is removable via the opening defined by the peripheral rim; (e) wherein the frame is further configured to receive and retain the cutting board within a bottom portion thereof; and (f) wherein each drawer is supported by the frame for sliding movement between a retracted position, in which the drawer is substantially retained within the frame and the containment space is substantially covered, and a protracted position, in which the containment space is substantially uncovered.