Holder for knives and tools
US11135714B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B47/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A holder for knives or tools includes a vessel of an elastic material that has a chamber. Linear bristles fill and are arranged in adjacent rows within the chamber so that the vessel exerts a compression force on the linear bristles. Each bristle has a generally rectangular cross-section transverse to a length of the bristle. The linear bristles receive and retain knives or tools via a friction force irrespective of the orientation of the knives or tools when inserted into the vessel and irrespective of the orientation of the vessel. The holder assembly can include a suction cup via which the vessel can be coupled to a surface, and a base plate that receives the suction cup for mounting to different (e.g., uneven, non-smooth) surfaces.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.