CONVERTIBLE CUTTING BOARD
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a substantially horizontally oriented surface element;
a cover element mechanically coupled to at least one edge of said surface element, wherein said cover element is;
operable to define a space over and to cover said surface element when residing in a first state;
operable to retract to a second state wherein said surface element is exposed; and
operable to create a seal around the perimeter of said surface element when residing in said first state.
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Abstract
A convertible cutting board is a system or apparatus that provides its user with a surface suitable for the preparation of food as well as an integral means to cover or seal food for storage without having to remove the food from the preparation surface. Advantageously, a convertible cutting board system provides a user access to food contents sitting atop the cutting surface without the requirement that the cutting surface be removed from a larger container or that a dome element be de-communicated. Further, embodiments of a convertible cutting board system feature a retractable dome element that collapses when access to food on the cutting surface is required. Also, some embodiments feature a dome element operable to provide an air-tight seal when in the closed position. Still other embodiments provide a means by which the food preparation surface may be separated from the system but, importantly, separation from the system is not required in order to gain access to stored food.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a substantially horizontally oriented surface element; a cover element mechanically coupled to at least one edge of said surface element, wherein said cover element is; operable to define a space over and to cover said surface element when residing in a first state; operable to retract to a second state wherein said surface element is exposed; and operable to create a seal around the perimeter of said surface element when residing in said first state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus that includes a base and a canopy, wherein the canopy can be moved between an open and closed position respectively providing access to the base or defining a closed-in void above the base, the apparatus comprising:
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a first canopy component that includes a fixed edge and a moveable edge, the fixed edge of the first canopy component being attached to a first portion of the base and the moveable edge of the first canopy component including a seal protrusion; a second canopy component that includes a fixed edge and a moveable edge, the fixed edge of the second canopy component being attached to a second portion of the base and the moveable edge of the second canopy component including a seal receptacle; and the first and second canopy components including ends that are pivotally attached to opposing sides of the base and being concentric with an axis that runs parallel to the plane of the base, wherein the first and second canopies can be pivoted between a first position in which the moveable edge of the first canopy mates with the moveable edge of the second canopy and a second position in which the first and second canopy are collapsed relative to the respective fixed edges. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cover apparatus operable to define a space over and to cover a surface when residing in a first state and operable to retract to a second collapsed state wherein said surface is exposed comprising:
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a first and a second rigid support arm mounted to a knob structure in such a manner to be rotatable about the knob structure relative to each other; and a cover having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the first support arm and the second end being attached to the second support arm; wherein as the first and second rigid support arms are rotated relative to each other, the cover can be transitioned from an open position to a closed position thereby providing a cover to the surface.
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