US 2026/0198719 A1Published application

Locking case that encases and secures a knife block

OwnerKenneth Robert Powell, Natalie Paige Powellinventors

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Abstract

A locking case is disclosed that entirely receives, encases, and locks a knife block within an internal compartment. The locking case moves between an open condition for receiving the knife block and a closed condition encasing the received knife block. A default locked engagement forms upon moving to the closed condition. Moving the locking case to an unlocked condition, granting to the received knife block, requires proper engagement of a removable key to a locking interface along an exterior of the locking case, whereby magnetic locking elements within the removable key align with lock elements physically connected within the locking case. The magnetic connection formed by the removable key also enables it to both act like a handle for the locking case when properly engaged as well as being hidden away through a magnetic connection with a neighboring kitchen appliance to prevent access to the encased knife block.

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Dependent claims

A device for locking a utensil block, the device comprising:

a cover portion pivotably connected to a base portion for moving between an open condition and a closed condition defining an encased compartment of the device;
an internal lock directly connected to an internal portion of the device, wherein the internal lock forms a default locked engagement in the closed condition, and wherein the internal lock comprises a spatial arrangement of a plurality of first locking elements;
a removable key having a plurality of second locking elements sharing said spatial arrangement, and wherein the plurality of second locking elements is magnetized;
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a locking interface along an exterior portion of the device and adjacent to the internal lock, wherein the plurality of second locking elements form a magnetic connection through the locking interface and to the plurality of first locking elements sufficient to both (a) trigger the internal lock to move to an unlocked engagement from the default locked engagement, and (b) enable the removable key to act as a handle for moving the cover portion between the open and closed conditions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.