Cutting board with adjustable trough

A cutting board comprising:

• a generally horizontal board member having a thickness, opposed first and second longitudinal edges, and opposed first and second transverse edges:
• a first diagonal edge between the first transverse edge and the first longitudinal edge;
• a second diagonal edge between the first transverse edge and the second longitudinal edge:
• the longitudinal edges, the transverse edges, and the diagonal edges forming a perimeter defining a broad upper surface and an opposed broad lower surface spaced apart by the thickness;
• the diagonal edges each having an elongate planar surface at right angles to the upper and lower broad surfaces, the elongate planar surfaces disposed at an angle to each other of between eighty and one hundred and ten degrees;
• at least one permanent magnet embedded in each of the diagonal edges with an outer face of the magnet coplanar with the planar surface of the diagonal edge;
• two elongate ferromagnetic fence elements, each element having a first leg and a second leg disposed at right angles to the first leg, the first leg extending from the second leg a distance no greater than the thickness of the board member and the second leg extending from the first leg a distance at least twice the thickness of the board member;
• the fence elements being separable from the board member and adapted to cooperate with the diagonal edge in a first position in which the first leg is engaged by the at least one magnet to hold the first leg tightly against the diagonal edge and the second leg lying flat against one of the broad surfaces, and a dispensing trough second position in which the second leg is engaged by the at least one magnet to hold the second leg tightly against the diagonal edge with the first leg lying flat against one of the broad surfaces to thereby provide two fence members extending above the other broad surface to guide cut items toward an opening defined by a space between the fence members at the first transverse edge.

A cutting board comprising:

• a board member having two opposed broad surfaces spaced apart by a board thickness defined by a perimeter;
• the perimeter including first and second fence supports, the fence supports having elongate planar surfaces disposed at an angle to each other of between eighty and one hundred and eighty degrees;
• at least one permanent magnet embedded in each of the fence supports with an outer face of the at least one magnet coplanar with the planar surface of the fence support;
• two elongate ferromagnetic fence elements, each element having a first leg and a second leg disposed at substantially right angles to the first leg, the first leg extending from the second leg a distance no greater than the board thickness and the second leg extending from the first leg a distance at least twice that of the board thickness;
• the fence elements being separable from the board member and adapted to cooperate with the fence support in a first position in which the first leg is engaged by the at least one magnet to hold the first leg tightly against the fence support surface and with the second leg lying flat against one of the broad surfaces, and a dispensing trough second position in which the second leg is engaged by the at least one magnet to hold the second leg tightly against the fence support surface with the first leg lying flat against one of the broad surfaces to thereby provide two fence members extending above the other broad surface to guide cut items toward an opening defined by a space between the fence members.