Cutting board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11129501-B2
Application number	US-201916577677-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2019
Priority date	Sep 21, 2018
Publication date	Sep 28, 2021
Grant date	Sep 28, 2021

Abstract

A cutting board is configured to be suspended above a sink basin. The cutting board includes a top, cutting surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The cutting board also includes a bevel, an upper ledge, and a bumper. The bevel is disposed along a first edge of the bottom surface. The upper ledge extends outwardly beyond the bevel to support the cutting board along a rim of the sink or countertop. The bumper is disposed on the bevel and engages with the sink to prevent movement of the cutting board in one direction. The cutting board is configured to be used in both a mounted configuration above a basin of the sink and an unmounted configuration on a flat surface away from the sink.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cutting board having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the cutting board comprising:
a bevel disposed along a first edge of the bottom surface, the bevel extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom surface;
an upper ledge extending outwardly beyond the bevel; and
a bumper disposed directly on and extending downwardly and outwardly away from the bevel.

2. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein the cutting board is configured to engage with a rim of a sink along both a forward edge of the sink above a basin of the sink and a rear edge of the sink above the basin simultaneously.

3. The cutting board of claim 2 , wherein the upper ledge is configured to engage the rim along one of the forward edge and the rear edge.

4. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein the bumper is positioned such that at least a portion of the bumper extends below a reference plane that is coplanar with the bottom surface of the cutting board.

5. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein the top surface is configured as a cutting surface for cutting a food product.

6. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein a first cross-sectional area of the cutting board through the upper ledge is greater than a second cross-sectional area of the cutting board through the bevel, and wherein each of the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area are substantially parallel to the top surface.

7. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein the upper ledge is shaped as a right prism with identical cross-sections along planes that are substantially parallel to the upper ledge.

8. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein the bevel forms an angle with a reference plane that is coplanar with the bottom surface of the cutting board, and wherein the angle is within a range between 30° and 60° inclusive.

9. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein the bevel is a first bevel of a plurality of bevels, wherein a second bevel of the plurality of bevels is disposed proximate to a second edge of the bottom surface opposite the first edge, wherein the second bevel extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to the first bevel, and wherein a second bumper is disposed on the second bevel.

10. The cutting board of claim 1 , wherein the cutting board is configured to be disposed in a sink having a support bevel, wherein the support bevel is disposed along an upper edge of the sink, wherein the cutting board is configured to engage the sink with the bevel proximate to the support bevel, and wherein once engaged with the sink a gap is formed between the bumper and the support bevel that allows the cutting board to slide laterally from a first position above the sink to a second position above the sink.

11. A cutting board comprising:
a body comprising:
a bottom portion comprising:
a bottom surface; and
a bevel disposed along a first edge of the bottom surface, the bevel extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom surface;
a top portion comprising:
a top surface oriented substantially parallel to the bottom surface; and
an upper ledge extending outwardly beyond the bevel; and

a bumper disposed directly on and extending downwardly and outwardly away from the bevel.

12. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein the cutting board is configured to engage with a rim of a sink along both a forward edge of the sink above a basin of the sink and a rear edge of the sink above the basin simultaneously.

13. The cutting board of claim 12 , wherein the upper ledge is configured to engage the rim along one of the forward edge and the rear edge.

14. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein the bumper is positioned such that at least a portion of the bumper extends below a reference plane that is coplanar with the bottom surface of the cutting board.

15. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein the top surface is configured as a cutting surface for cutting a food product.

16. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein a first cross-sectional area of the top portion at a first location that is proximate to the bottom portion is greater than a second cross-sectional area of the bottom portion at a second location proximate to the top portion, and wherein each of the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area are substantially parallel to the top surface.

17. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein the top portion is shaped as a right prism with identical cross-sections along planes that are substantially parallel to the top surface.

18. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein the bevel forms an angle with a reference plane that is coplanar with the bottom surface of the cutting board, and wherein the angle is within a range between 30° and 60° inclusive.

19. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein the bevel is a first bevel of a plurality of bevels, wherein a second bevel of the plurality of bevels is disposed proximate to a second edge of the bottom surface opposite the first edge, wherein the second bevel extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to the first bevel, and wherein a second bumper is disposed on the second bevel.

20. The cutting board of claim 11 , wherein the cutting board is configured to be disposed in a sink having a support bevel, wherein the support bevel is disposed along an upper edge of the sink, wherein the cutting board is configured to engage the sink with the bevel proximate to the support bevel, and wherein once engaged with the sink a gap is formed between the bumper and the support bevel that allows the cutting board to slide laterally from a first position above the sink to a second position above the sink.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Detlaff Ryan

Classifications

• A47J47/005 Primary

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