# US 10,765,265 B2 · Culinary tool holder

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- Number: US 10,765,265 B2
- Document ID: US10765265B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/195,450
- Filed: 2018-11-19
- Published: 2019-05-23
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-11-20
- Applicants: Mitchell Leighton Joe
- Inventors: Mitchell Leighton Joe
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765265B2

## CPC

- A47J 47/16: Stands, or holders for kitchen articles
- A47G 21/00: Table-ware (crumb trays A47L13/52; table knives B26B)
- A47G 21/14: Knife racks or stands; Holders for table utensils attachable to plates
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

Culinary tool holders are presented including: a planar base; an upward sloping support member formed along a base edge of the planar base; a downward sloping support member formed along a peak edge of the upward sloping support member; a cutout disposed from and along a first portion of the upward sloping support member toward the peak edge and continuing to and along a second portion of the downward sloping support member; and an insert captured by the cutout. In some embodiments, culinary tools holders further include: a raised holder edge disposed along a perimeter defined by the planar base, the upward sloping support member, and the downward sloping support member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A culinary tool holder comprising:
a planar base;
an upward sloping support member formed along a base edge of the planar base;
a downward sloping support member formed along a peak edge of the upward sloping support member;
a cutout disposed from and along a first portion of the upward sloping support member toward the peak edge and continuing to and along a second portion of the downward sloping support member; and
an insert captured by and entirely covering the cutout, wherein the insert forms a top surface having a contact point toward the planar base such that contact between the insert and a culinary tool is shifted toward the planar base.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The culinary tool holder of claim 1 further comprising:
a raised holder edge disposed along a perimeter defined by the planar base, the upward sloping support member, and the downward sloping support member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The culinary tool holder of claim 2, wherein the raised holder edge is manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of: a polymeric material, a silicone material, a natural rubber material, a thermoplastic elastomer material, and a foamed thermoplastic material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The culinary tool holder of claim 1, wherein the planar base, the upward sloping support member, and the downward sloping support member are formed from a single metallic layer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The culinary tool holder of claim 1, wherein the planar base, the upward sloping support member, the downward sloping support member and the insert are formed from a single layer manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of: a polymeric material, a silicone material, a natural rubber material, a thermoplastic elastomer material, and a foamed thermoplastic material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The culinary tool holder of claim 1 further comprising:
a plurality of retaining holes disposed adjacent to a cutout edge; and
a plurality of retaining tabs disposed along the insert, wherein the holes are positioned to receive the retaining tabs and wherein the insert further comprises:
an insert raised edge.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The culinary tool holder of claim 1, wherein the insert comprises:
a floor disposed along the first portion and the second portion for receiving a culinary tool, wherein the floor slopes downwardly from the first portion to the second portion; and
two inward sloping walls each extending from the floor upward.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The culinary tool holder of claim 7, wherein the floor comprises a feature selected from the group consisting of: a vee-groove, a plurality of vee-grooves, a channel or plurality of channels, a plurality of raised bars, a plurality of raised bumps, a plurality of fins, a plurality of raised pillars, and a thin wall disposed across the floor and coupled with the floor and the walls.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The culinary tool holder of claim 1, wherein the insert is manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of: a polymeric material, a silicone material, a natural rubber material, a thermoplastic elastomer material, and a foamed thermoplastic material.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The culinary tool holder of claim 1, wherein the floor slopes downwardly from the first portion to the second portion at an angle in a range of approximately 15 to 25 degrees.