GB2439911A - A knife and chopping board holder and steriliser - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/14—Knife racks or stands; Holders for table utensils attachable to plates
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J47/00—Kitchen containers, stands or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass; Cutting-boards, e.g. for bread
- A47J47/005—Cutting boards
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J47/00—Kitchen containers, stands or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass; Cutting-boards, e.g. for bread
- A47J47/16—Stands, or holders for kitchen articles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
- A61L2/02—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using physical phenomena
- A61L2/08—Radiation
- A61L2/10—Ultra-violet radiation
Abstract
A knife and chopping block holder includes a base 20; a light assembly 30 mounted on the base and including at least one UV light 31; a water guiding member 50 releasably secured onto the base and including a transparent convex roof 51 covering the light assembly; and a casing 10 releasably secured onto the base and including knife and chopping block storage channels 11. Water falls from the stored knife and/or the chopping block on to the roof 51 and then flows through a drain hole 52 in the roof into a drain pan 60 releasably mounted on the base for temporarily storing. Turning on a power control device 40 will cause the UV light 31 to emit UV light rays passing through the roof 51 to kill bacteria present on the knife and/or the chopping block.
Description
<p>KNIFE AND CHOPPING BLOCK HOLDER WITH ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS</p>
<p>BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION</p>
<p>Field of Invention</p>
<p>The present invention relates to knife and chopping block holders or racks and more particularly to a knife and chopping block holder having one or more ultraviolet (UV) lights for emitting UV light rays to kill bacteria or viruses that may be present on the knife and/or the chopping block stored therein.</p>
<p>Related Art Knife and chopping block racks (or holders) for storing knives and chopping blocks are well known in the art. In comparison with another typical method of laying loose knives and a chopping block in a kitchen cabinet drawer, the former is relatively neat. But this is unsatisfactory for the purpose for which the invention is concerned for the following reasons: Microorganisms may grow in the rack containing the knives and/or the chopping block, i.e., unsanitary. Further, bugs, ants, or the like may easily enter the rack due to its open structure. Furthermore, water may drop from the knives and/or the chopping block on a kitchen counter top. This is not aesthetic and is also unsanitary Thus, the need for improvement still exists.</p>
<p>SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION</p>
<p>It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a knife and chopping block holder having one or more ultraviolet (UV) tights so as to not only quickly dry the stored knives and/or chopping blocks but also kill bacteria or viruses that may be present thereon.</p>
<p>To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a knife and chopping block holder comprising a base including a compartment at an edge and an opening at one end of a bottom; a light assembly mounted on the base and including at least one UV light; a power control device mounted on the base for controlling on or off of the light assembly; a water guiding and light passing member releasably secured onto the base and including a transparent convex roof for concealing the light assembly, and a drain hole proximate an edge of the roof; a drain pan releasably fitted in the compartment through the opening of the casing and lined up with the drain hole thereabove; and a casing releasably secured onto the base and including a plurality of substantially vertically disposed channels open to the external and the roof; whereby inserting each of at least one knife into a corresponding one of the slots and/or each of at least one chopping block into a different corresponding one of the slots will cause water to fall from the at least one knife and/or the at least one chopping block on the roof, and cause water to flow from the roof into the drain pan for temporarily storing through the drain hole; and turning on the power control device will cause the at least one UV light to emit UV light rays to kill bacteria present on the at feast one knife andlor the at least one chopping block by passing through the roof.</p>
<p>The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.</p>
<p>BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS</p>
<p>FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of knife and chopping block holder according to the invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the knife and chopping block holder; FIG. 3 is another perspective view of FIG. I with the casing removed; FIG 4 is a view similar to FIG 3 with a portion of the roof broken away for showing interior details of the water guiding and light passing member; FIG. 5 is an environmental view of the knife and chopping block holder with a knife and a chopping block being stored therein; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of chopping block holder according to the invention where the holder being in an open state; and FIG. 7 is another perspective view of FIG 6 with the casing removed.</p>
<p>DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION</p>
<p>Referring to FIGS. I and 5, a knife and chopping block holder in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The holder comprises a casing 10, a base 20, two light assemblies 30, a power control device 40, a water guiding and light passing member 50, and a drain pan 60. Each component is discussed in detailed below.</p>
<p>The base 20 is rectangular plate and comprises a plurality of (six) hollow studs 21 along a periphery, a plurality of (four) through holes 22 in which two are proximate two corner studs 21 and the other two are spaced from the other two corner studs 21, and a rectangular compartment 23 at one end.</p>
<p>The casing 10 comprises a plurality of substantially vertically disposed channels 11 having an opening on a top surface and an open bottom end, a plurality of (six) posts 13 along a periphery of an enlarged bottom conformed to the base 20, the post 13 including an internally threaded hole 12, and a plurality of fasteners (e.g., screws) 21 in which one set of fasteners 21 are driven through the studs 21 into the threaded holes 12 of the posts 12 for fastening the base 20 and the casing 10 together, and the other set of fasteners 21 are driven through the holes 22 into a plurality of holes at four corners of the rectangular water guiding and light passing member 50 for fastening the base 20 and the water guiding and light passing member 50 together.</p>
<p>The power control device 40 is mounted on a top surface of the base 20 at the other end. The power control device 40 is electrically connected to an external power source (not shown) through a power cord (not shown). The power control device 40 comprises an on/off switch (not shown) which is adapted to control power of the light assemblies 30.</p>
<p>The two parallel light assemblies 30 are mounted on a top surface of the base 20 between the compartment 23 and the power control device 40. Each of the light assemblies 30 comprises a mount 32 and an ultraviolet (UV) light 31 secured to the -.3-mount 32. The UV light 31 is adapted to emit UV light rays having a wavelength of about 251.9nm.</p>
<p>The rectangular water guiding and light passing member 50 comprises a convex roof 51 formed of a transparent material with the UV lights 31 and the power control device 40 concealed therein, and a drain hole 52 at one end.</p>
<p>The rectangular drain pan 60 is releasably fitted in the compartment 23 through an opening at one end of the bottom of the casing 10 and lines up with the drain hole 52 thereabove.</p>
<p>In operation, first turn on the power control device 40 and then insert, for example, one knife 80 into one smaller slot 11 and one chopping block 70 into one larger slot 11 for storing as shown in FIG. 5 in which both the knife 80 and the chopping block 70 are just washed by clean water. Water falls from both the knife 80 and the chopping block on the smooth outer surface of the roof 51. Next, water flows from the smooth outer surface of the roof 51 into the drain pan 60 for temporarily storing through the drain hole 52. At the same time, the enabled UV lights 31 emit UV light rays to kill bacteria or viruses present on the knife 80 and the chopping block 70 by passing through the roof 51. It is contemplated by the invention that it is possible of not only quickly drying the stored knives and/or chopping blocks but also killing bacteria or viruses that may be present thereon. Further, the holder is substantially a closed container. Hence, bugs, ants, or the like may not easily enter the holder. As a result, the stored knives and/or chopping blocks are sanitary.</p>
<p>Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, a second preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The characteristics of the second preferred embodiment are detailed below.</p>
<p>Both the light assemblies 30 and the power control device 40 are eliminated (i.e., no bacteria killing function). The second preferred embodiment is implemented as a parallelepiped chopping block holder only. The casing 10 comprises a hinged cover and a plurality of plurality of vertically disposed channels 11 concealed by the cover in a closed state of the casing 10. The rectangular water guiding member 50 comprises a top slope 51 with the channels 11 disposed thereabove and a drain hole 51 at one end. One or more chopping blocks (not shown) can be inserted into the channel(s) 11 for storage after cleaning. Further, water falls from the chopping block(s) on the smooth slope 51. Next, water flows from the slope 51 into the drain pan 60 for temporarily storing through the drain hole 52.</p>
<p>While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.</p>
<p>Attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.</p>
<p>All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.</p>
<p>Each feature disclosed in this specification</p>
<p>(including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.</p>
<p>The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features</p>
<p>disclosed in this specification (including any</p>
<p>accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed.</p>
Claims (1)
- <p>WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A knife and chopping block holder comprising: abase including a compartment at an edge and an opening at one end of a bottom; a light assembly mounted on the base and including at least one ultraviolet (UV) light; a power control device mounted on the base for controlling on or off of the light assembly; a water guiding and light passing member releasably secured onto the base and including a transparent convex roof for concealing the light assembly, and a drain hole proximate an edge of the roof; a drain pan releasably fitted in the compartment through the opening of the casing and lined up with the drain hole thereabove; and a casing releasably secured onto the base and including a plurality of substantially vertically disposed channels open to the external and the roof; whereby inserting each of at least one knife into a corresponding one of the slots and/or each of at least one chopping block into a different corresponding one of the slots wifl cause water to fall from the at least one knife and/or the at least one chopping block on the roof, and cause water to flow from the roof into the drain pan for temporarily storing through the drain hole; and turning on the power control device will cause the at least one UV light to emit UV light rays to kill bacteria present on the at least one knife and/or the at least one chopping block by passing through the roof.</p>
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