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US 2025/0057348 A1Published application
Knife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
AssigneeSunbeam Products, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Q. Liu, Steven J. Muske
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Abstract
A knife block may include a block body with a recessed portion and a block insert positioned at least partially within the recessed portion. The block insert may include a first knife slot and a second knife slot. The knife block may include a knife sharpener coupled to the block insert, where the first knife slot is sized such that a first knife is sharpened by the first knife sharpener each time the first knife is removed from the first knife slot. The knife block may include a first knife storage slot and a second knife storage slot.
Claims20
A knife set comprising:
- a first knife;
- and
- a knife block configured to receive the first knife, the knife block comprising:
- a housing comprising a first knife slot configured to receive the first knife;
- a block insert coupled to the housing, the block insert comprising:
- a first sharpening element;
- a second sharpening element;
- a sharpening element support configured to secure the first sharpening element and the second sharpening element in a V-shaped configuration;
- and
- a cap coupled to the sharpening element support, wherein the cap and the sharpening element support have matching geometry, and wherein the cap comprises a first alignment feature configured to align with a second alignment feature disposed on the sharpening element support;
- wherein the first sharpening element and the second sharpening element are configured to sharpen the first knife upon insertion and removal of the first knife from the first knife slot.
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A cutlery set comprising:
- a first knife with a first blade having a first blade edge angle, wherein the first knife comprises a first bolster and a first height;
- a second knife with a second blade having a second blade edge angle, wherein the second knife comprises a second bolster and a second height that is greater than the first height;
- and
- a knife block comprising:
- a housing comprising a first knife slot configured to receive the first knife and a second knife slot configured to receive the second knife;
- a block insert coupled to the housing, the block insert comprising:
- a first sharpening element;
- a second sharpening element;
- a sharpening element support configured to secure the first sharpening element and the second sharpening element in a V-shaped configuration;
- and
- a cap coupled to the sharpening element support, wherein the cap and the sharpening element support have matching geometry, and wherein the cap comprises a first alignment feature configured to align with a second alignment feature disposed on the sharpening element support;
- wherein the first sharpening element and the second sharpening element arc configured to sharpen the first knife upon insertion and removal of the first knife from the first knife slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.