Patent ID: 7322573

Claim:
A cutting board assembly, comprising: a retaining pan having a bottom wall and associated upright retaining walls extending upwardly generally perpendicular thereto to define an initially open interior, the upright retaining walls forming a continuous outer edge which terminates in a downwardly extending peripheral lip; a first support element having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange, the flange being sized to be matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip of the retaining pan to thereby secure the support element on the outer edge of the pan; a second support element also having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange which is also sized to matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip on the retaining pan; at least a selected one of the first and second support elements being equipped with a retaining element for securely retaining a cutting board thereon; a cutting board removably secured to the retaining pan upright retaining walls by the first and second support elements, the first and second support elements being engageable at selected locations on the retaining pan lip, whereby the position of the cutting board can be varied with respect to the pan open interior.