Cutting board assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9839328-B2
Application number	US-201514821292-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2015
Priority date	Aug 7, 2015
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A cutting board includes a base tray, a cutting board top, a cutting mat and/or a cutting board, and a bin. The base tray has a first chamber and a second chamber. The cutting board top fits within a complementary shape on top of the base. The cutting mat and/or cutting board is stored in the first chamber under the cutting board top and may be later removed from this chamber and placed on the cutting board top. The bin fits within a complementary-shaped chamber in the base adjacent the cutting board top. In some configurations, the bin may include a lid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cutting board comprising:
a base tray with walls forming a first chamber and a second chamber;
a cutting board top with an area for receiving a cutting board adapted to be placed on top of the base tray;
at least one board adapted to be placed in the first chamber in the base tray and under the cutting board top; and
a bin adapted to be placed within the second chamber adjacent the cutting board top.

2. A cutting board assembly comprising:
a base tray having bottom and side walls creating an interior;
a divider for separating the interior into a primary compartment and a secondary compartment;
a cutting board top adapted to be placed on top of the base tray to cover the primary compartment; and
one or more cutting surfaces adapted to be stored in the primary compartment beneath the cutting board top and adapted to optionally be placed on top of the cutting board top when in use, and
wherein the secondary compartment is adapted to receive a food material moved from the one or more cutting surfaces into the secondary compartment.

3. The cutting board assembly of claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more cutting surfaces further comprises:
a top cuffing surface and a bottom cutting surface.

4. The cutting board assembly of claim 2 , further comprising:
a bin adapted to be placed in the second secondary compartment to receive the food material.

5. The cutting g board assembly of claim 4 , wherein the bin further comprises:
side walls and a bottom forming a bin chamber.

6. The cutting board assembly of claim 4 , wherein a portion f the side walls of the base tray form an opening in base tray.

7. The cutting board assembly of claim 6 , wherein the bin is at least partially formed with transparent material allowing one to view material in the bin through the opening in the base tray.

8. The cutting board assembly of claim 4 , further comprising:
a lid adapted to be fitted to the bin to cover an upper opening of the bin.

9. The cutting board assembly of claim 8 , wherein the lid is adapted to be snap-fitted to the bin.

10. The cutting board assembly of claim 4 , wherein the bin is adjacent the cutting board when the cutting board is on top of the base tray covering the primary compartment so that the bin is adapted to receive material swept into the bin from the cutting board top or the one or more cutting surfaces.

11. The cutting board assembly of claim 4 , wherein the bin is adapted to store a material associated with the preparation of a food.

12. The cutting board assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cutting board top has a cutting surface permitting cutting of food products on the cutting board top.

13. The cutting board assembly of claim 2 , wherein the one or re cutting surfaces further comprise:
a first cutting surface of a first color; and
a second cutting surface of a second color ha is different than the first color.

14. The cutting board assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cutting board assembly is formed with plastic components.

15. The cutting board assembly of claim 2 , wherein the base tray is formed with acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and the cutting board top and the one or more cutting surfaces are formed with polyethylene.

16. The cutting board assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cutting board top further comprises:
a partially recessed area adapted to receive a cutting surface.

17. The cutting board assembly of claim 16 , wherein the cutting board top further comprises:
a flat cutting area; and
cutting board perimeter walls extending upward form he cutting area and forming the partially recessed area.

18. A method of using a cutting board assembly comprising:
removing a cutting board top from a base tray of the cutting board assembly;
removing a cutting surface from ta chamber in the base tray;
replacing the cutting board top onto the base tray; and
placing the cutting surface onto the cutting board top.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the cutting surface is a first cutting surface and further comprising:
removing the first cutting surface from the cutting board top;
removing a cutting board top from a base tray of the cutting board assembly;
removing a cutting surface from ta chamber in the base tray;
replacing the cutting board top onto the base tray; and
placing the cutting surface onto the cutting board top.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
moving a food product from the cutting surface into a bin adjacently located in the base tray next to the cutting board top.

Assignees

• Electrolux Home Prod Inc
• Electolux Home Products Inc

Inventors

• Pimentel Nathalie
• Dulski Sara
• Singer David
• Roderman Brian
• Pendleton Justin
• Shin Kevin

Classifications

• A47J47/005 Primary

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