Knife rack and cutting board

An improvement in countertop mounted cutting apparatus for supporting a cutting board and adjacent knife scabbard having individual slots of varying lengths to receive knives of varying blade widths, comprising a bracket adapted to fit into an opening in said countertop, said bracket including a flange portion overlapping the countertop adjacent said opening, wherein said bracket further comprises a depending leg portion connected to said flange portion, a ledge extending from said depending leg portion inwardly of said opening, and an upstanding ridge projecting from said ledge for supporting the underside of the cutting board and knife scabbard when placed thereon.

An improvement in apparatus for mounting a cutting board in a countertop, said apparatus being adapted to fit into an opening in said countertop for supporting said cutting board, said apparatus including a flange portion overlapping the countertop adjacent said opening, characterized by a depending leg portion connected to said flange portion, a ledge extending from said depending leg portion, said ledge extending inwardly relative to said opening, said ledge having a pair of downwardly extending lugs defining a channel portion, and an upstanding ridge projecting from said ledge for supporting the underside of said cutting board when placed thereon, a knife scabbard adjacent said cutting board and supported on said ledge, said knife scabbard having individual slots of varying lengths to receive knives of varying blade widths, a plurality of mounting brackets for securing said apparatus to said countertop, each of said mounting brackets comprising a bolt threaded onto a clip and adapted to be threaded toward the underside of said countertop, the clip having a wing portion to engage said pair of lugs and pivot within said channel portion beneath said ledge responsive to said inward threading of said bolt, thereby clamping said countertop between the bolt and said flange portion.

An improvement in apparatus for mounting a cutting board in a countertop, said apparatus being adapted to fit into an opening in said countertop for supporting said cutting board, said apparatus including a flange portion overlapping the countertop adjacent said opening, characterized by a depending leg portion connected to said flange portion, a ledge extending from said depending leg portion, said ledge extending inwardly relative to said opening, and an upstanding ridge projecting from said ledge for supporting the underside of the cutting board when placed thereon, a knife scabbard adjacent said cutting board and supported on said ledge, said knife scabbard having individual slots of varying lengths to receive knives of varying blade widths, further characterized by a first gasket disposed within said flange portion, and a second gasket disposed within said upstanding ridge.

An improvement in countertop mounted cutting apparatus for supporting a cutting board and adjacent knife scabbard having individual slots of varying lengths to receive knives of varying blade widths, comprising a bracket adapted to fit into an opening in said countertop, said bracket including a flange portion overlapping the countertop adjacent said opening, a depending leg portion connected to said flange portion, a ledge extending from said depending leg portion inwardly of said opening, and an upstanding ridge projecting from said ledge for supporting the underside of the cutting board and knife scabbard when placed thereon, a gap between the edge of said cutting board and said depending leg portion to permit drainage of liquids from said cutting board onto said ledge, and a drainage coupling connected to said ledge for draining said liquids away from said ledge, wherein said knife scabbard further comprises a plurality of guides beneath the upper surface of said scabbard consisting of opposing wall portions for steadying the knives within the scabbard to ensure that the knives remain in an upright orientation.