Magnetic cutlery rack

Abstract

A rack for the storage of cutlery. Cutlery is attached for storage by means of magnets ( 13 ) and stop ledgers ( 12 ), which work in combination to hold the cutlery securely. The cutlery is held to the face of wedge-shaped protuberances ( 14 ) which, in the preferred embodiment, are aligned horizontally, one above the other, with their wide ends facing alternate directions. This positions the handles so they are easily accessible. A rectangular protuberance ( 16 ), which also has magnets and stop ledger, is provided for the storage of paring knives and small cutlery such as vegetable peelers.

I claim:  
     
         1 . In a storage rack of the type comprising a body of material having magnetic attraction means, the improvement wherein said rack has a generally horizontal stop ledger under said magnetic attraction means.  
     
     
         2 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein said body of material has a plurality of alternating, diametrically opposed wedge-shaped protuberances lying in a generally horizontal orientation.  
     
     
         3 . The storage rack of  claim 2  wherein said protuberances are each made of separate pieces of material and attached to a backboard in generally horizontal alignment, contiguous to one another.  
     
     
         4 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein said protuberance with stop ledger or a plurality of protuberances with stop ledgers are formed by a molding process from a material such as plastic.  
     
     
         5 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein said magnetic attraction is proportionally greater in a selected plane by focusing the force field of a magnet by means of a steel cup into which said magnet is inserted.  
     
     
         6 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein the body of said rack is demountably attached to a vertical surface by adhesive, magnetic attraction, or mechanical fastening device.  
     
     
         7 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein a channel lies horizontally, providing a means to receive and store tools of elongated shape.  
     
     
         8 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein the protuberances have a stop ledger protruding forward from the lower portion of each protuberance.  
     
     
         9 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein the protuberances have a stop ledger protruding forward and to the side or sides of said protuberances.  
     
     
         10 . The storage rack of  claim 1  wherein the protuberances have stop ledgers protruding forward from both the upper portion and the lower portion of each protuberance.  
     
     
         11 . The storage rack of  claim 1 , wherein the stop ledgers have a stop ledger fence extending upward from said stop ledgers.  
     
     
         12 . The storage rack of  claim 1 , wherein the stop ledger of one protuberance is formed by the substantially flat, horizontal, top surface of a projecting protuberance lying directly below the first protuberance, in a staggered configuration.