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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Calphalon Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andrew Q. Liu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Steven J. Muske, Marietta, GA (US);
Calphalon Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A knife block may include a block body with a recessed portion and a block insert positioned at least partially within the recessed portion. The block insert may include a first knife slot and a second knife slot. The knife block may include a first knife sharpener coupled to the block insert, where the first knife slot is sized such that a first knife is sharpened by the first knife sharpener each time the first knife is removed from the first knife slot, and a second knife sharpener coupled to the block insert, where the second knife slot is sized such that a second knife is sharpened by the second knife sharpener each time the second knife is removed from the second knife slot. The knife block may include a first knife storage slot and a second knife storage slot.