Patent ID: 8276768

Claim:
A magnetic knife holding device, comprising: a blade guard having at least one attachment face, said blade guard adapted to receive a knife having a handle end and a knife blade with pointed end; at least one magnet embedded within said blade guard, wherein the entirety of said at least one magnet is disposed in a bottom portion of said blade guard and is aligned and parallel to the longitudinal axis of said blade guard, said bottom portion being remote from said pointed end and proximal to said handle end of said knife; and a plurality of compliant enhanced frictional contact pads disposed on said at least one attachment face and offset from said at least one magnet, wherein the entirety of said plurality of enhanced frictional contact pads are disposed in said bottom portion of said blade guard, said plurality of enhanced frictional contact pads each having an enhanced frictional surface with at least one point of contact between said enhanced frictional contact pads and a knife blade, said plurality of enhanced frictional surface each having a coefficient of friction higher than a coefficient of friction of said blade guard and greater than 0.6, said plurality of enhanced frictional surface each providing enhanced holding force of said at least one magnet, said plurality of enhanced frictional contact pads being disposed at discrete locations to create a moment arm sufficient to prevent rotation of the knife.