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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Calphalon Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Q. Liu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Steven J. Muske, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
CALPHALON CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 3/54 (2006.01); A47G 21/14 (2006.01); B24D 15/08 (2006.01); A47F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 21/14 (2013.01); B24B 3/54 (2013.01); B24D 15/084 (2013.01); A47F 7/00 (2013.01); B24D 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knife block has a block body and a plurality of knife storage slots extending into the block body. A first knife sharpener is aligned with a first slot of the plurality of knife storage slots and a second knife sharpener is aligned with a second slot of the plurality of knife storage slots. The first and second knife sharpeners are each configured to contact a blade of a knife stored in the corresponding first and second slots. The knife block can be provided as part of a cutlery set that includes a plurality of knives.