CUTTING BOARD WITH MAGNETS

• US 20130043633A1
• Filed: 08/16/2011
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jared Ryan Schmidt, Jordan Michael Schmidt
• Original Assignee: Jared Ryan Schmidt, Jordan Michael Schmidt
• Inventors: Schmidt, Jordan Michael, Schmidt, Jared Ryan
• Application Number:
  US13/211,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20130043633A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 269/290
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 47/005 Cutting boards

Abstract

Embodiments are directed towards a kitchen cutting board that is configured to securely, but removably affix a knife to the cutting board when the knife is not being used. The cutting board may include several cutting surfaces, a shelf that has at least one wall that abuts at least one of the cutting surfaces. A plurality of magnets are disposed within at least one wall and arranged to magnetically affix a ferrous utensil, such as a knife blade, to the wall.

Claims

1. A cutting board, comprising:

a cutting surface upon which to cut objects;

a shelf having at least one wall abutting the cutting surface; and

a plurality of magnets disposed within the at least one wall and arranged to magnetically affix a ferrous utensil to the wall.

2. The cutting board of claim 1, wherein the shelf is situated lower than the cutting surface on the cutting board.

3. The cutting board of claim 1, wherein the shelf is situated above the cutting surface on the cutting board.

4. The cutting board of claim 1, wherein the shelf is situated above the cutting surface on the cutting board and divides the cutting surface into a first cutting surface and a second cutting surface.

5. The cutting board of claim 4, wherein the shelf further comprises a second wall abutting the second cutting surface.

6. The cutting board of claim 5, wherein the plurality of magnets are disposed within the wall and the second wall, and are arranged to magnetically affix a ferrous utensil to either the wall or the second wall.

7. The cutting board of claim 1, wherein the plurality of magnets extend through the cutting board, under the cutting surface to further allow a ferrous utensil to be magnetically affixed to the cutting surface.

8. The cutting board of claim 1, wherein the plurality of magnets extend perpendicularly outward from the wall.

9. The cutting board of claim 1, wherein an end of each of the plurality of magnets is substantially flush with a surface of the wall and is visible on the wall.

10. The cutting board of claim 1, wherein the shelf further comprises a second cutting surface.

11. A board, comprising:

a plurality of cutting surfaces, each of the plurality of cutting surfaces concurrently accessible for cutting objects;

a shelf having at least one wall abutting at least one of the cutting surfaces; and

a plurality of magnets disposed within the at least one wall and arranged to magnetically affix a ferrous utensil to the wall.

12. The board of claim 11, wherein at least one cutting surface is on a same plane with respect to another cutting surface.

13. The board of claim 11, wherein at least one cutting surface is on a different plane with respect to another cutting surface.

14. The board of claim 11, wherein the shelf is situated above the plurality of cutting surfaces and divides the board into the plurality of cutting surfaces.

15. The board of claim 11, wherein an other plurality of magnets are disposed within a second wall of the shelf and are arranged to magnetically affix an other ferrous utensil to the second wall.

16. The board of claim 11, wherein ends of each of the plurality of magnets extend perpendicularly outward from the at least one wall at a length that allows air to circulate between the at least one wall and the affixed ferrous utensil.

17. The board of claim 11, wherein at least some of the plurality of magnets extend substantially through the board and are arranged to magnetically affix the ferrous utensil to at least one cutting surface.

18. The board of claim 11, wherein the shelf is at least one of the plurality of cutting surfaces.

19. The board of claim 11, wherein the shelf has a length that is less than a length of at least one of the cutting surfaces.

20. The board of claim 11, wherein the shelf is configured to enable a cutting edge of a knife to rest on the shelf, when the knife is magnetically affixed to the at least one wall.

21. A cutting board, comprising:

a cutting surface upon which to cut objects;

a first end and a second end of the cutting board, each end abutting the cutting surface and forming sides to the cutting board; and

a plurality of magnets disposed within at least one of the ends and arranged to magnetically affix a ferrous utensil to the end.