Folding cutting board
AssigneeAnchor Hocking Corporation
InventorDana W. Altheimer
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Abstract
Provided is a cutting board including a first board section, a second board section, and a hinge assembly pivotally coupling the first and second board sections together. The first board section has a first top surface, a first bottom surface, a first inner surface, a first outer surface, a first front surface, and a first rear surface and the second board section has a second top surface, a second bottom surface, a second inner surface, a second outer surface, a second front surface, and a second rear surface. The hinge assembly pivotally and removably couples the first and second board sections together such that the first and second inner surfaces face one another in an unfolded position and the first and second bottom surfaces face one another in a folded position.
Claims15
A cutting board comprising:
- a first board section having a first top surface, a first bottom surface, a first inner surface, a first outer surface, a first front surface, and a first rear surface;
- a second board section having a second top surface, a second bottom surface, a second inner surface, a second outer surface, a second front surface, and a second rear surface;
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- a hinge assembly configured to pivotally and removably couple the first and second board sections together such that the first and second inner surfaces face one another in an unfolded position and the first and second bottom surfaces face one another in a folded position;
- wherein the first and second inner surfaces are curved from the front surface to the rear surface and inverted one hundred eighty degrees from one another.
A cutting board comprising:
- a first board section having a first top surface, a first bottom surface, a first inner surface, a first outer surface, a first front surface, and a first rear surface;
- a second board section having a second top surface, a second bottom surface, a second inner surface, a second outer surface, a second front surface, and a second rear surface;
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- a hinge assembly pivotally coupling the first and second board sections together such that the first and second inner surfaces face one another in an unfolded position and the first and second bottom surfaces face one another in a folded position, the hinge assembly including a first hinge element attached to the first bottom surface, a second hinge element attached to the second bottom surface, and a hinge rod removably coupled to the first and second hinge elements,
- wherein the hinge assembly has a first configuration where the first and second inner surfaces are spaced from one another and a second configuration where the first and second inner surfaces abut one another;
- wherein each of the first and second hinge element includes a hinge block having a pair of rod receptacles, each rod receptacle having an opening and a passage in communication with one of the openings for receiving an end of the hinge rod;
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- wherein each of the first and second hinge elements further includes a hinge cover removably connected to the respective hinge block.
A cutting board comprising:
- a board section having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, a front surface, and a rear surface;
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- a hinge element attached to the bottom surface, the hinge element including a hinge block and a hinge cover removably connected to the hinge block, the hinge block having a pair of rod receptacles, each rod receptacle having an opening and a passage in communication with one of the openings for receiving an end of a hinge rod;
- wherein the hinge block additionally includes a plurality of tabs each having a catch, and the hinge cover includes a slot for each of the plurality of tabs, wherein each catch extends through the respective slot to connect the hinge cover to the hinge block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.