US Patent:
20070144987, Jun 28, 2007
Inventors:
Daniel Linzing - Chicago IL, US
Patrick Kerulis - West Chicago IL, US
Loren Doppelt - Palatine IL, US
Lau Yin - Yuen Long, HK
Kimberly Millard - Algonquin IL, US
E. Kolosvary - Algonquin IL, US
International Classification:
A47F 7/00
Abstract:
A storage receptacle for kitchen utensils is provided. The storage receptacle comprises a base and a receiving portion for receiving at least a portion of at least one kitchen utensil. The receiving portion is pivotally attached to the base and is moveable between a first position and a second position through an intermediate position, the receiving portion forms an acute angle with the base when the receiving portion is in the second position. The receptacle further includes a locking mechanism provided to fix the receiving portion in the second position.