Bowl and cutting board combination
US5423451A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D81/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bowl and cutting board combination has a bowl member configured to removably receive and support a cutting board member at its upper end and when supported on the bowl member is used for cutting or preparing foods placed thereon, and thereafter the cutting board is removed and used to transfer the foods thereon which have been cut or prepared into the bowl member. The cutting board member serves as a cutting surface, a food preparation surface, and a handling surface, and the bowl member serves as the support for the cutting board member and as a container for receiving the foods which have been cut or prepared on the cutting board member. The cutting board member optionally serves as a lid for the bowl member to cover the contents of the bowl, before or after cutting or preparation. In another embodiment, the cutting board member is removably received and supported in the top end of an open ended funnel member which is supported on a serving bowl or on a stand above the serving bowl wherein the funnel member serves as the support for the cutting board member and to direct foods into the serving bowl member. The combination may also be used for non-food purposes wherein various m…
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