Patent ID: 7530558

Claim:
A cutting board assembly, comprising: (a) a cutting board; (b) a frame for supporting the cutting board thereon; and (c) a drawer having a length, a width, and a depth defining a containment space for containing food therein, and having measuring increments marked along a length or a width thereof; (d) wherein the drawer is supported by the frame for sliding movement, in a lengthwise direction of the drawer, between a retracted position, in which the drawer is substantially retained within the frame and the containment space is inaccessible for removing contents therefrom, and a protracted position, in which the containment space is accessible for removing contents therefrom; (e) wherein a first partition transects the containment space of the drawer and defines a first compartment of the drawer on a first side thereof; and (f) wherein the first partition is configured to slide, relative to the drawer, while transecting the containment space such that a volume of the first compartment of the drawer is reduced, whereby a volume of food retained within the first compartment may be measured using the measuring increments.