CN2850497Y

CN2850497Y - Knife holder

Info

Publication number: CN2850497Y
Application number: CN 200420074019
Authority: CN
Inventors: 于尔根·施密特; 马文·莱维
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-08-02
Filing date: 2004-08-02
Publication date: 2006-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 2014-08-02

Abstract

The utility model relates to a knife holder for holding the positions of a plurality of knives in horizontal direction or tilting direction. The knife holder comprises a body part and a support frame connected with the body part, wherein the body part is provided with a plurality of slots for containing the knife blades in knife varieties, and the support frame is provided with a first position for supporting the body part and a second position for supporting the body part, wherein the first position is extended to the slots in horizontal direction and the second position is extended to the slots in tilting direction.

Description

Cutter class retainer

Technical field

The utility model includes the cutter class retainer of blade holding tank in general, and this groove supports the kitchen cutter movably, and described cutter class retainer can use on cabinet or in the drawer.

Background technology

The cutter retainer of many known forms is arranged, comprise the slot type retainer.This retainer generally comprises a series of groove that is formed in the proper supporting, and it is suitable for holding movably and keeping blade, and the slot type retainer of a common form is designed to be placed on simply on the kitchen countertops so that cutter is accessible.The example that is placed on the cutter retainer on the kitchen countertops is illustrated in many patents, comprises United States Patent (USP) 4,537,315; 6,371,312 and 4,561,548.Groove in these retainers is formed in the supporter usually so that hold blade a upwardly extending position usually, and the butt end of each handle of a knife is resisted against in the support; Perhaps alternatively, hold blade downwards, so that the front end face adjacent channels of the handle of a knife of neighbour supporter with an inclination angle.These devices have occupied certain work space, and this space is quite limited in many dwelling houses.In the slot type retainer of another kind of type, the groove horizontal-extending is so that retainer can be collected in the drawer of kitchen thereby remain with the cabinet space of limit.In any case, when this need cook cutter is taken out.

One of shortcoming that known cutter retainer runs into is, the fact of existence is that the groove that holds blade is in fixing direction with respect to supporting base usually.Thereby in order to hold blade or vertical or with an angle orientation, and the groove that tends to be placed on the cutter retainer in the drawer extends in the horizontal direction at the groove that tends to be placed on the cutter retainer on the cabinet workbench.Because in order to extrude cabinet space, the groove of preferred levels location is so that retainer can be stored in the drawer house-owner usually.Yet it is difficult taking out cutter in the drawer, especially when the process of cooking will be used several different cutter.In this situation, opening and closing drawer continuously, to take out or put back to cutter from retainer be irritating.

United States Patent (USP) 4,509,651 have represented a kind of cutter retainer, it can be regulated in vertical direction and incline direction.Vertical direction generally occupies less space and can be used to like this stores the cutter retainer, and the incline direction that occupies more spaces is more easily when using cutter.Yet, do not have a kind of direction can allow retainer to be placed in the drawer, in any case thereby got rid of the requirement that occupies any cabinet space.Like this, house-owner continues in the face of must be easy to use and utilize the predicament that makes a choice between the cabinet space when the cutter retainer selected as the cutter class.

Summary of the invention

Cutter class retainers in the horizontal direction a kind of or the some cutter verieties of incline direction location maintenance are provided according to the utility model.This cutter class retainer includes the body portion and the bracing frame that is connected in body portion of some grooves of the blade section of holding the cutter veriety.Bracing frame be useful on the primary importance of supporter part so as groove to extend in the horizontal direction and the second place of a supporter part so that groove extends at incline direction.

According to an aspect of the present utility model, be recoverable at the primary importance bracing frame.

According on the other hand of the present utility model, body portion has a upper surface, and some grooves extend from it, also have the basal surface relative with upper surface, front surface and rear surface and opposite side surfaces.It is recoverable that bracing frame abuts against the rear surface.

According on the other hand of the present utility model, bracing frame pivotally is connected in the rear surface.

According on the other hand of the present utility model, bracing frame pivotally is connected in the opposite side surfaces of body portion.

According on the other hand of the present utility model, bracing frame includes a support tongue that hingedly is connected in first end of rear surface.

According on the other hand of the present utility model, bracing frame also comprises and is used for optionally keeping the dismountable retention mechanism of bracing frame in recoverable primary importance.

According on the other hand of the present utility model, dismountable retention mechanism comprises one first parts that are anchored on the rear surface and second parts that are connected in a bracing frame part.

According on the other hand of the present utility model, bracing frame comprises the supporting base on a plane of a part that pivotally is connected near the rear surface basal surface.Bracing frame also comprises a pillar, and it has first end of a supporting base that pivotally is connected in the plane and when bracing frame second end of the basal surface of conjugant part optionally during in the second place.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawing of following that constitutes a specification part illustrates several aspect of the present utility model, and and the description one of preferred embodiment be used from and explain principle of the present utility model.Be the accompanying drawing summary below:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to front surface, upper surface and the side surface of first embodiment of cutter retainer of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is the anterior elevational view of the retainer of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the side front view of the retainer of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the cross-sectional view along the 4-4 line of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is the back front view of the retainer of Fig. 1, and it has used an embodiment according to support frame structure of the present utility model;

Fig. 6 is the back front view of the retainer of Fig. 1, and it has used the embodiment according to a replacement of support frame structure of the present utility model;

Fig. 7 and 8 is the perspective views according to another embodiment of cutter retainer of the present utility model;

Fig. 9 is the back front view of the retainer of Fig. 7 and 8, and wherein bracing frame is an extended position; With

Figure 10 is the back front view of the retainer of Fig. 7 and 8, and wherein bracing frame is at retrieving position.

The specific embodiment

The embodiment of the present utility model that describes below be not inclined to be have no to omit or limit the utility model disclosed accurate form in following detailed description.And the embodiment of selection and description is convenient to those skilled in the art's understanding and is understood principle of the present utility model and practice.

The restriction of the utility model by providing a cutter class (for example cutter) retainer to overcome above-mentioned traditional cutter retainer, this retainer can rest on the cabinet or can be stored in the drawer easily with an incline direction.It is realized by the mode of describing in detail below, provides a bracing frame that is connected in cutter class retainer rear portion so that retainer can rest on cabinet or other surface.Bracing frame is connected in cutter class retainer when using with convenient retainer horizontal direction (for example, in being stored in drawer time) bracing frame by hinge or other mechanism can abut against retainer flatwise.Though the utility model comes into question according to the cutter retainer, person of skill in the art will appreciate that the utility model equals the retainer of using applicable to other type cutter class.

Referring to Fig. 1 to 5, numeral 10 embodiment that indicate according to cutter retainer of the present utility model.Concrete shape, profile and the size that should note cutter retainer 10 only are presented by diagram and do not constitute restriction of the present utility model.More put it briefly, the utility model can be used for any desired cutter retainer that groove is arranged.For example, Fig. 7-10 has represented to use another embodiment of cutter retainer of the present utility model.With the cutter retainer contrast that Fig. 1-5 describes, the retainer of describing in Fig. 6-9 enough has surrounded blade and handle of a knife dimensionally greatly down in being assemblied in the kitchen drawer time fully.

Get back to Fig. 1-4, retainer 10 comprises an individuality 11, and it has 12, one front surface 14,

opposite side surfaces

16 and 18, one rear surfaces 20 and basal surfaces 22 that laterally face toward upper surface 12 of a upper surface.Upper surface 12 is inclined upwardly, and continues backward along 21 from the front that runs into front surface 14 upper edges.By against support 110 it can being supported on desk or the cabinet obliquely retainer, bracing frame is connected in the rear surface 20 of retainer in use.Discuss as following, can use multiple different bracing frame, Fig. 1-4 only is an example.Bracing frame 110 also can be against the rear surface 20 folding or withdrawals in case cutter retainer 10 by the rear surface 20 that is supported on it horizontal alignment.Retainer 10 is stored in the drawer or other position easily in the horizontal direction.Bracing frame 110 can be integrally formed with the body 11 of retainer or be connected in a knock-down mode.In addition, cutter retainer 10 can be by any suitable material manufacturing, for example, and wood, plastics, pottery, metal or their any combination.When retainer 10 was formed by wood, the groove that describes below can be sawn into the relative initial set in limit, and the relative facing limit initial set that can be added to forms complex 12 with the edge of enclosed slot.

Retainer 10 comprises a series of (for example 4) blade holding tank, for example groove 26, and it is from upper surface 12 and front surface 14 extends internally and can support a series of (for example 4) cutter releasedly, for example, cutter 30 shown in Figure 4.

The demonstration product of cutter class are cutters 30, and it comprises a handle of a knife 32 and a blade 34.Comprise that than blade 34 wide and thick handle of a knifes 32 terminal 36 and a blade 34 are from its extension or outstanding opposite end 37.Shown in Fig. 2 and 4, the end 37 of handle of a knife 32 is oblique and tapered.Measure blade 34 from top 35 of blade to the lowermost portion of shank end 37 length L is arranged.Certainly, cutter retainer 10 can be configured the shape of admitting multiple cutter and be not limited to special cutter described herein.

Blade holding tank 26 comprises a preceding slot part 56 of going up groove end 52, one interior slot parts 54 of 50, one following groove ends and an exposure as shown in Figure 4, preceding slot part 56 than interior slot part 54 more near the front surface 14 of retainer 10.Blade holding tank 26 is long as the blade 34 of cutter 30 at least.The grooves 26 different for the blade that holds different length have different length usually.

Blade barriers 60 is arranged near the following groove end 52 of blade holding tank 26, the front of interior slot part 54 and preceding slot part 56 places that exposing or near.Distance between the upper surface 12 of the body 11 of the cutter retainer 10 of the top margin 62 of blade barriers 60 and neighbour lowermost part in handle of a knife 32 is less than the length L of the blade 34 of cutter 30.

The last groove end 50 of the handle of a knife fastener 64 neighbour blade holding tanks 26 of a projecting form is provided with and near edge 21, the upper surface 12 of body 11 and front surface 14 meet or intersect herein.When place to stop the latter end that handle of a knife fastener 64 engages the handle of a knife 32 of cutters 30 to front slide with fall outside the groove 26.

The 10 following uses of cutter retainer.Suppose that retainer 10 stands on the surface, for example desk or cabinet (not shown).In order to place cutter within it, the user firmly grasps handle of a knife 32, with top 35 insertion grooves 26 of any position above barriers 60 with blade 34, downwards sliding blade is top enters groove and enters space or zone in barriers 60 back, and the end 37 that makes handle of a knife 32 abuts against the upper surface 12 of the body 11 of handle of a knife fastener 64 back on surface 12, as shown in Figure 4.

In order to take out cutter 30, must catch handle of a knife 32 and vertically promote it and cross handle of a knife fastener 64 up to shank end 37, further its (if expectation is with respect to the forward shown in Figure 4 or cutter that tilts counterclockwise simultaneously) of vertical-lift is on barriers 60 and can crosses barriers up to blade top 35 then, further vertically extracts out fully from retainer 10 movably so cutter is can be no any.

Bracing frame 110 shown in Fig. 1,3,4 and 5 comprises intermediate beam 112 (see figure 5)s of pair of leg 114 and connection leg 114.The terminal part 116 of leg 114 pivotally engages with

side surface

16 and 18, is used for when incline direction supports retainer 10 its tensible and it is retracted when retainer 10 is orientated in the horizontal direction with convenient bracing frame 110.The terminal part 116 of leg 114 is by proper device, and for example securing member 118 or analog pivotally are connected in side surface 16 and 18.In some situation, terminal part 116 can have the short and small protrusion (not shown) of inside extension, and it optionally and be positioned at the

side surface

16 and 18 the hole joint of retainer 10.Because this arrangement, bracing frame 110 can optionally be connected in the body 11 of retainer 10 and keep predetermined inclination with respect to it.If use this short and small protrusion and hole, a series of vertically extending holes can be set along side surface 16 and 18.By engage the short and small protrusion of terminal part 116 in different holes, body 11 abuts against the inclination of bracing frame and can be regulated by the user.

Picture is above-mentioned, and the bracing frame that the present invention imagines any adequate types of use is not limited to shown in Fig. 1,3,4 and 5.For example, as shown in Figure 6, one is supported tongue 120 and can pivotally be connected in rear surface 20 by a hinge 122 or other structure.When cutter retainer during at incline direction, supporting tongue 120 the most close hinges 122 places has a narrow head portion and a wide base part that rests on the sales counter.Support tongue 120 and stretch when retainer is placed with an angle of inclination, its withdrawal is so that keep flat against the rear surface when the retainer horizontal positioned.Regaining or keeping flat the position, latch, clip, magnet, hook or ring connector (for example a, Velcro ^TM) or other device can be used to optionally to support tongue 120 and be fastened to rear surface 20.

In another embodiment of the present invention, can use for example bracing frame shown in Fig. 7-10 200.Bracing frame 200 comprises pedestal 210 and pillar 220.Fig. 7 has represented the bracing frame 200 when the cutter retainer is settled with incline direction, and Figure 10 has represented the bracing frame 200 when the cutter retainer is settled with horizontal direction.Pedestal 210 pivotally engages with the part of rear surface 20, and this part is near the basal surface edge.In this mode, pedestal 210 can be against the rear surface 20 keeps flat or pivotally 20 leaves from the rear surface.Last situation, retainer 10 are oriented so that can be stored in the drawer, and back one situation vertically is orientated with the angle of inclination by bracing frame 200 decisions.

Pedestal 210 has a notch portion 222, and its size is large enough to hold pillar 220 so that pedestal 210 and pillar 220 can be placed on (see figure 9) in the same plane.The sidewall of notch portion 222 is defined in one first pivotally firm being connected in of end 220B of pillar 220.The second end 220A of pillar engages with the groove 230 that is formed on basal surface 22.Groove 230 is preferably placed at the center or the top of basal surface 22.When pillar 220 so engaged, it is supported that the mode that the cutter retainer is described with Fig. 7 abuts against support 200 with an inclination angle.If desired, two or more grooves 230 can be set, it extends below another with one of column form, so that the gradient of regulating the cutter retainer by the groove that second end of pillar 220 is inserted expectation.Regaining or keeping flat position latch, clip, magnet, hook or ring connector (for example, Velcro ^TM) or other device can be used to optionally bracing frame 200 is fastened to rear surface 20.For example, among Fig. 9, magnet 240 remains on pillar 220.Magnet 240 engages so that pillar 220 and pedestal 210 are being held against rear surface 20 (see figure 10)s with the metal material 242 that is positioned at the correspondence on the rear surface 20.

Though explain on this illustrative ground and described various embodiment, will be appreciated that the variation of the present invention that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention and the change that are covered by above-mentioned technology are within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. cutter class retainer, can be in the horizontal direction or the incline direction location keep some cutter verieties, comprising:

Body portion is useful on some grooves of the blade section of holding the cutter veriety on it; With

Be connected in the bracing frame of described body portion,

It is characterized in that support frame as described above has the primary importance that supports described body portion, so that described groove extends in the horizontal direction; With the second place that supports described body portion, so that described groove extends at incline direction.

2. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 1, it is characterized in that support frame as described above is recoverable in primary importance.

3. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 1, it is characterized in that described body portion has upper surface, some grooves extend to form from it; Basal surface with respect to described upper surface; Front surface and rear surface; And opposite side surfaces, support frame as described above can abut against described rear surface and regain.

4. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 3, it is characterized in that support frame as described above pivotally is connected in described rear surface.

5. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 1, it is characterized in that support frame as described above pivotally is connected in the opposite side surfaces of described body portion.

6. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 3, it is characterized in that support frame as described above comprises the support tongue, its first end hingedly is connected in described rear surface.

7. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 2, it is characterized in that support frame as described above also comprises dismountable retention mechanism, be used for optionally keeping support frame as described above in described recoverable primary importance.

8. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 7, it is characterized in that described dismountable retention mechanism comprises first parts that are fixed in the rear surface and is connected in second parts of the part of bracing frame.

9. according to the cutter class retainer of claim 3, it is characterized in that, support frame as described above comprises planar support pedestal and pillar, pedestal pivotally is connected near the part of the rear surface described basal surface, pillar has first end and second end, first end pivotally is connected in the planar support pedestal, and when support frame as described above during in the described second place, second end is the described basal surface of conjugant part optionally.