JP2003235742A - Stand for chopping board - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sanitary and usable stand for a chopping board capable of horizontally supporting the chopping board in use in a slightly floating state lifted from a dressing table, drainboard or the like and housing the chopping board when not in use in a desired site by longitudinally supporting it. <P>SOLUTION: The stand 1A for a chopping board is formed of a pair of stand members 2A, 2A. Each stand member 2A is formed as to comprise a crosspiece 5 having a height closely similar to the thickness of the chopping board, a plurality of support legs 6 protruding sideways from the lower end part of the crosspiece 5 with the protruding length larger than the thickness of the chopping board and a void 7 wider than the width of the support leg 6 positioned between neighboring support legs 6, 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cutting board stand capable of supporting a cutting board horizontally when it is used and vertically supporting it when not in use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When cooking food using a cutting board,
If this cutting board is placed directly on the cooking table or sink, the cutting board will be stained by these cooking tables or sinks, and conversely, the cutting board with food attached will stain the cooking table or sink, which is not desirable for hygiene. . Therefore, the cutting board is
It is recommended to use it slightly above the cooking table or sink. In addition, when storing a washed cutting board after cooking, the cutting board is generally hung on a hook on the wall surface or leaning against the wall, but water drops on the wall surface or under it. There is a problem that it is easy to get wet, it is difficult to dry, and it easily slips and falls.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its technical problem is as follows.
When the cutting board is used, it can be supported horizontally while slightly floating from the cooking table or sink, and when the cutting board is not used, it can be supported vertically and stored anywhere. It is to provide a cutting board stand that is hygienic and convenient.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the cutting board stand of the present invention is constituted by a set of two individually formed stand members, and these stand members have the same thickness as the cutting board. Adjacent to a horizontal rail having a similar height and a plurality of support legs that are provided at the lower end of the horizontal rail with a certain space therebetween and project in a direction intersecting with the horizontal rail. A space portion formed between the support legs and extending so as to cross the lower end portion of the horizontal rail, and each of the support legs is formed such that the protruding length from the horizontal rail is larger than the thickness of the cutting board. It is characterized in that it has a mounting surface for mounting a cutting board on the upper surface, and that the space portion has a size such that the supporting leg of the stand member on the other side can be fitted therein.

In the cutting board stand of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the cutting board is used, both ends of the cutting board are placed on the supporting legs of the two stand members so that the cutting board is slightly moved from the cooking table or the sink. It can be supported horizontally while floating. Further, when the cutting board is not used, the two stand members are brought close to each other while the supporting legs are alternately positioned, and the cutting board is vertically sandwiched between them and stored. At this time, the support legs of the two stand members are fitted into each other in the space of the stand member on the other side,
Since the tip reaches below the horizontal rail, it is difficult for it to be pushed up by the other horizontal rail, and even if the cutting board tilts slightly to the left or right side, the stand member on that tilted side does not fall The cutting board is surely supported in the vertical direction. Also, when storing such a cutting board,
Adjacent support legs of the two stand members preferably have their side surfaces abutted against each other, whereby the two stand members are displaced in a direction in which they are separated from each other due to contact resistance between the support legs. Can be prevented.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the mounting surface of the support leg has a slip stopper for preventing the cutting board from slipping. In this case, the anti-slip can be formed by attaching a friction imparting member or providing irregularities on at least a part of the mounting surface.

According to a specific configuration aspect of the present invention, the support leg has at least one through hole opening to the mounting surface, and the pedestal made of a friction material attached to the bottom surface of the support leg. The pedestal has a rib protruding from the through hole to the mounting surface, and the rib constitutes the slip stopper.

Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the planar shape of the support leg is a wedge shape in which the width on the front end side is wide and the width on the base end side is narrow.

With this configuration, when the supporting legs of the two stand members are alternately combined when the cutting board is stored, the side faces of the adjacent supporting legs that are inclined in opposite directions are brought into contact with each other. By doing so, even when the load of the inclined cutting board acts on the support arm and a force in a direction of separating the two stand members is applied, the oppositely inclined side surfaces of the support leg are locked to each other, so The spacing between the stand members does not increase, and the cutting board is supported stably and reliably.

In the present invention, it is desirable that the side surface of the above-mentioned support leg is subjected to slip prevention processing. This allows
When the support legs of the two stand members are alternately combined and the side faces of the adjacent support legs are brought into contact with each other, both support legs are reliably locked and prevented from shifting.

[0011]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a cutting board stand according to the present invention. This cutting board stand 1A
Are two stand members 2A having the same configuration as each other,
It is composed of 2A. These stand members 2A, 2
A is a horizontal rail 5 having a height H close to the thickness T of the cutting board 3 (see FIG. 4), preferably a height slightly smaller than the thickness of the cutting board 3, and the horizontal rail 5 from the lower end to the horizontal rail 5. A plurality of support legs 6 projecting toward one side surface (inner side surface) of the crosspiece 5.
And a space portion 7 formed between the adjacent support legs 6 and 6.

The horizontal rail 5 has a horizontally elongated shape, and the inner surface of the side on which the supporting leg 6 projects is supported by the cutting board 3 when the cutting board 3 is vertically supported as shown in FIG. It is a flat or non-flat support surface 5a that abuts.

Further, the support leg 6 projects at a right angle from the horizontal rail 5, and the projecting length L is formed to be larger than the thickness T of the cutting board 3, and the cutting board 3 is provided on the upper surface thereof.
A mounting surface 10 for mounting the is formed. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the support leg 6 is composed of a leg body 11 having the above-mentioned mounting surface 10 and a pedestal 12 formed separately from the leg body 11 and attached to the bottom thereof. There is. Of these, the leg body 11 is integrally formed with the horizontal rail 5 by a hard material such as synthetic resin and has a plurality of elongated groove-shaped through holes 13 that open to the mounting surface 10. On the other hand, the pedestal 12 is made of a friction material such as soft synthetic resin or rubber, and has a flat seat main body 12a that covers the entire bottom surface of the support leg 6 and a plurality of ribs that rise in parallel from the seat main body 12a. 12b with these ribs 1
2b is placed on the mounting surface 1 through the through hole 13 of the leg body 11.
It projects above 0. The seat body 12a forms a slip stopper 8 on the bottom surface of the support leg 6, and the rib 12b forms a slip stopper 9 on the mounting surface 10.

In the illustrated embodiment, the mounting surface 1 of the support leg 6
0, two through-holes 13 each having an elongated groove shape are formed in the support leg 6
Formed in parallel to the front-rear direction of these through holes 1
Although two elongated ribs 12b are fitted in 3, the shapes, directions, numbers, etc. of these through holes 13 and ribs 12b are not limited to such. For example, the through hole 13
The number of the ribs 12b may be one or three or more, and the shape thereof may be circular, elliptical, rectangular, or the like.

The space 7 extends not only between the adjacent support legs 6 and 6 but also across the lower end of the cross rail 5, and the width W1 thereof is equal to that of the stand member 2A. The lateral width W2 of the support leg 6 is formed so that the support leg 6 can be fitted therein. In addition, at the position of the horizontal rail 5, when the support leg 6 of the opposite stand member 2A is fitted, the slipper 9 on the upper surface of the support leg 6 is slightly touched so as not to hit the bottom portion of the horizontal rail 5. The height of the space 7 is formed to be slightly higher than the height of the support leg 6 including the anti-slip 9 by notching.

The cutting board stand 1A having the above structure is
When the cutting board 3 is used, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the cutting board 3 is placed on the support legs 6 and 6 of the two stand members 2A and 2A.
By mounting both ends of the cutting board, the cutting board 3 can be supported horizontally for cooking while being slightly floated from the cooking table, the sink, or the like. Therefore, even when both sides of the cutting board 3 are used, the side not in use contacts the cooking table or the sink and is contaminated, or conversely, the food on the cutting board 3 adheres to the cooking table or the sink. It is very hygienic as it is prevented. Further, the height H of the horizontal rail 5 is the thickness T of the cutting board 3.
Since the horizontal rail 5 is formed to have a size close to that of the horizontal rail 5 and the horizontal rail 5 does not largely project on the upper surface of the cutting board 3, the horizontal rail 5 does not become an obstacle to make cooking difficult.
Further, since the bottoms of the support legs 6 and the mounting surface 10 are formed with the slip stoppers 8 and 9, respectively, the stand members 2A and 2A do not shift or the cutting board 3 shifts during cooking. .

Further, when the cutting board 3 is not used, as shown in FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 7, the two stand members 2A, 2A
Are made to face each other so that the supporting legs 6 and 6 are alternately located, and the cutting board 3 is placed on the supporting legs 6 and 6 in the vertical direction and the two horizontal bars 5 and 5 are used. By sandwiching it from both sides, it is supported and stored in the upright position. At this time, the support legs 6 and 6 of the two stand members 2A and 2A are separated from each other by the space portion 7 of the other stand member.
7 and the tips of each of them reach the bottom of the horizontal rails 5 and 5 and are pressed down from above by the horizontal rails 5 and 5, so that it is difficult to lift up. Even if it is slightly tilted to the side, the stand member 2 on the tilted side
The cutting boards 3 are reliably supported in the vertical direction without the A and 2A falling. Further, the support legs 6 and 6 of the two stand members 2A and 2A that are adjacent to each other can have their side surfaces 6c and 6c abutted against each other. The contact resistance between 6 can prevent the two stand members 2A, 2A from moving in the directions in which they are separated from each other.

Thus, the above cutting board stand is composed of the cutting board 3
Can be stably stored in an upright state in any place where it is easy to dry and does not interfere with other products. Further, even cutting boards 3 having different thicknesses can be easily dealt with by simply changing the interval between the two stand members 2A, 2A.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the cutting board stand of the present invention as a representative of one of the stand members. The stand member 2B of the cutting board stand 1B is shown.
Is different from the stand member 2A of the first embodiment in that
By fixing a thin plate-shaped friction applying member 16 to the mounting surface 10 of the support leg 6 integrally formed with the horizontal rail 5 with a hard material such as synthetic resin by means such as adhesion, the slip stopper 9 is prevented. It is the point that is formed. It is desirable that the friction imparting member 16 is made of a friction material such as soft synthetic resin or rubber.
It can also be formed of a hard material such as a hard synthetic resin, and when it is formed of such a hard material, as shown in the figure,
It is desirable to form corrugations and projections and depressions on the upper surface of the friction imparting member 16.

In the illustrated example, a plurality of thin plate-shaped friction imparting members 16 are attached in parallel in the front-back direction of the support legs 6, but the shape and installation direction of the friction imparting members 16 or The number and the like are not limited to this. For example, the number may be one or three or more, and the shape may be circular, elliptical, triangular, rectangular or other polygonal shape. Further, a friction imparting member having the same shape as the mounting surface 10 may be attached to the entire mounting surface 10 of the support leg 6.

Alternatively, instead of attaching the friction imparting member 16 as described above to the mounting surface 10 of the support leg 6, the slipping is formed by directly providing the mounting surface with irregularities such as corrugations or protrusions. You can also do it. In this case, the above-mentioned unevenness may be provided on the entire mounting surface, but it may be provided partially as shown in the embodiment of FIG. It is desirable to project it upward from the mounting surface.

Incidentally, it is desirable that the bottom surface of the support leg 6 is provided with a non-slip made of a friction imparting member 16 and unevenness, as in the mounting surface 10 described above.

FIG. 10 shows the third embodiment of the cutting board stand according to the present invention, showing the essential parts thereof.
The stand member 2C of C is different from each of the above-described embodiments in that the mounting surface 10 of the support leg 6 is inclined so as to gradually lower toward the horizontal rail 5. This mounting surface 10 is
When the cutting board 3 is used, it is composed of a flat portion 10a located at the tip of the support leg 6 and an inclined portion 10b on the base end side.
As shown in the figure, the cutting board 3 is supported by the flat portion 10a, and when the cutting board 3 is stored, the cutting board 3 is supported by the inclined portions 10b, 10b of the supporting legs 6, 6 which are alternately arranged.

At least the flat portion 1 is provided on the placing surface 10 described above.
0a is preferably provided with the slip stopper 9 by means as shown in the first and second embodiments or by means as described as a modification thereof. Needless to say, when the anti-slip is provided on the inclined portion 10b, it is provided along the inclination.

FIG. 11 shows a cutting board stand according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the cutting board stand 1D and the stand member 2A in the first embodiment is that the stand member 2D is different from that in the first embodiment. Although the support leg 6 and the space portion 7 have a constant width, in the fourth embodiment, the support leg 6 is formed so as to have a taper shape, and the space portion 7 is located on the horizontal rail 5 side. The point is that it is formed so as to gradually taper toward. Since the configuration other than this is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment are given to the same major components and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the second and third embodiments as well,
The shape of the support leg 6 and the space portion 7 can be formed like the support leg 6 and the space portion 7 of the fourth embodiment.

12 and 13 show a fifth embodiment of the cutting board stand according to the present invention. This cutting board stand 1E
Is different from the first to fourth embodiments in the planar shape of the support leg 6 in each stand member 2E. That is, the planar shape of the support leg 6 in the fifth embodiment is a substantially wedge shape in which the width on the distal end portion 6a side in the longitudinal direction is wide and the width on the base end portion 6b side is narrow. And the wide tip 6a
The side protrudes in the direction of the inner side surface of the horizontal rail 5 by a length L, and the narrow base end portion 6b side extends in the outer surface direction of the horizontal rail 5 toward the tip portion 6a.
It projects a short length from the side. In this way, when the base end portion 6b of the support leg 6 is projected outward from the horizontal rail 5, the posture of the stand member 2E is stable, and it is more difficult to fall. Therefore, also in the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the base end portion of each support leg 6 may be projected outward from the horizontal rail 5 as in the fifth embodiment.

Further, since the support leg 6 has a wedge-shaped planar shape as described above, the space portion 7 formed between the adjacent support legs 6 and 6 has a narrow width W3 of the opening on the front end side. The width W4 of the opening on the rear end side is wide and narrowed. The size of the support leg 6 of the other stand member E
Is sized so that the support leg 6 can be put in and taken out through the opening on the front end side.
Since the structure of the fifth embodiment other than the above is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment are omitted for the same major components and the description thereof is omitted.

In the fifth embodiment having the above construction,
As shown in FIG. 13, when the wedge-shaped support legs 6 and 6 of the two stand members 2E and 2E are alternately combined and the cutting board 3 is placed on the placement surface 10 thereof, the adjacent support legs 6, 6 side surfaces 6c that are inclined in opposite directions,
6c should be in contact with each other. As a result, even if the cutting board 3 is tilted and the load acts on the horizontal rail 5, a force in a direction of separating the two stand members 2E, 2E is applied. Since the 6c are prevented from engaging with each other and the space between the two stand members 2E, 2E is prevented from expanding, the cutting board 3 is stably and reliably supported.

In this case, on the side surface 6c of the support leg 6,
To increase the friction by forming a rough surface or adding a friction member such as rubber or sponge, to form serrations or smooth wavy irregularities, or to form point irregularities. You can also apply anti-slip processing,
As a result, when the side surfaces 6c, 6c of the support legs 6, 6 are brought into contact with each other, the support legs 6, 6 are more reliably locked with each other to further stabilize the support state of the cutting board. it can.

Even in the cutting board stands 1A to 1D of the above-mentioned first to fourth embodiments, like the cutting board stand 1E of the fifth embodiment, when the two stand members are combined when the cutting board 3 is stored, they are adjacent to each other. It can be used with the side faces of the matching support legs 6 and 6 in contact with each other, but at that time, by applying the anti-slip process to the side faces of each support leg 6 as described above, Support legs 6, 6 that abut
The two members can be securely locked to each other to prevent the space between the stand members from expanding.

[0032]

As described above in detail, according to the cutting board stand of the present invention, when the cutting board is used, it can be supported horizontally while slightly floating from the cooking table, the sink, etc. Sometimes it can be supported vertically and stored in any place, which is hygienic and easy to use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a cutting board stand according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a stand member of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view when a cutting board is used.

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view when the cutting board is stored.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the cutting board stand with one stand member.

9 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a third embodiment of a cutting board stand with one stand member.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a fourth embodiment of a cutting board stand.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of a cutting board stand.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the cutting board stand of the fifth embodiment when the cutting board is stored.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E cutting board stand 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E Stand member 3 cutting boards 5 horizontal rails 6 support legs 6c side 7 space section 9 non-slip 10 Placement surface 12 pedestals 13 through holes 16 Friction imparting member T thickness H height L length

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A pair of individually formed stand members is formed as a set, and these stand members have a cross rail having a height approximating the thickness of a cutting board and a bottom cross section of the cross rail. A plurality of support legs, which are provided with a constant interval therebetween and project in a direction intersecting with the horizontal rail, and are formed between adjacent support legs, and extend across the lower end portion of the horizontal rail. A space portion, each of the support legs is formed to have a protruding length from the horizontal rail larger than the thickness of the cutting board, and has a mounting surface for mounting the cutting board on the upper surface, and A cutting board stand, wherein the space has a size such that a support leg of a stand member on the other side can be fitted therein. 2. The cutting board stand according to claim 1, wherein the mounting surface of the support leg has a slip stopper for preventing the cutting board from slipping. 3. The cutting board stand according to claim 2, wherein the non-slip member comprises a friction imparting member attached to at least a part of the placing surface. 4. The non-slip member is formed of unevenness formed on at least a part of the placing surface.
Cutting board stand described in. 5. The support leg has at least one through hole opening to a mounting surface, and a pedestal made of a friction material attached to a bottom surface of the support leg. The cutting board stand according to claim 2, further comprising a rib protruding from the hole onto the mounting surface, the rib constituting the slip stopper. 6. The cutting board according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a planar shape of the support leg is a substantially wedge shape in which a width on the tip end side is wide and a width on the base end side is narrow. stand. 7. The cutting board stand according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a side surface of the support leg is anti-slip.