Portable hinged cutting board with drawer

• Main Authors: MERTZ; JOHN C, MERTZ; DYANNA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.01.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CABINETS; COFFEE MILLS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; DESKS; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DRAWERS; FURNITURE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; HAND CARRIED BAGS; HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES; HAND TOOLS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LUGGAGE; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; MANIPULATORS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; OFFICE FURNITURE; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; PURSES; SPICE MILLS; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TABLES; TRANSPORTING; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK

A portable hinged cutting board with drawer for recreational use, such as the popular picnic, is presented having a housing 10 with a folding extension 11 attached by a hinge means 12 to the top edge along the length of the housing 10. The folding extension 11 corresponds in length and width with top of the housing thereby when folded in a closed position it is adjacent to the upper surface of the housing top 10a. The housing 10 can generally be described as having a rectangular top 10a two short sides 10b one long side 10c thereby forming a compartment 10e. A drawer 13 fits snugly into the compartment 10e and is of such a width that when positioned inside as in the closed position the outer wall 13a of the drawer 13 is flush with the edges of the housing 10. The drawer is held in the closed position inside the housing by a fastening means 18 thereby preventing the drawer from opening during transport. The drawer 13 is extended as far as possible until it is restricted by a stopping means 19 from removal from the the housing 10. The folding extension 11 is rotated along the axis of the hinge 12 resting in a position on top of the drawer 13 thereby doubling the area available for food preparation by combining the upper surface of the housing top 10a and the adjacent surface 11a of the folding extension 11 which are aligned on the same plane forming a cutting "board" area.