Horizontal knife holder

Abstract

A knife holder for placement into a drawer is disclosed. It includes a plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members secured near one end but unsecured at the opposite end, and an open top box which fits completely into a drawer. When the plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members are placed into the knife section of the box with the secured end placed nearest the end of the cutlery section of the box, knives can be placed in the cutlery section of the box with the free ends of their blades held between the unsecured ends of the leaf members, so that the knives are held on their edges by the plurality of leaf members and each knife is accessible by a user without removing other knives. In one arrangement, each leaf of the plurality of leaf members forms a hole at the point where the leaf members are secured, and a dowel rod secures the plurality of leaf members by tightly fitting through the holes formed by the leaf members. In another arrangement, a knife holder for holding knives in substantially horizontal positions, includes only a plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members, and means for securing the plurality of leaf members near one end, leaving the plurality of leaf members unsecured at the opposite end.

1 . A knife holder for placement into a drawer, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members secured near one end but unsecured at the opposite end; and   a box which fits completely into a drawer, wherein the box has a bottom and four sides but an open top with at least one section for knives, such as a tray for cutlery or cutlery and silverware, wherein when the plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members are placed into the knife section of the box with the secured end placed nearest the end of cutlery section of the box, and knives can be placed in the cutlery section of the box with the free ends of their blades held between the unsecured ends of the leaf members, so that the knives are held on their edges by the plurality of leaf members and each knife is accessible by a user without removing other knives.   
     
     
         2 . A knife holder for placement into a drawer, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members;   means for securing the plurality of leaf members near one end, leaving the plurality of leaf members unsecured at the opposite end; and   a box which fits completely into a drawer, wherein the box has a bottom and four sides but an open top with at least one section for knives, such as a tray for cutlery or cutlery and silverware, wherein when the plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members are placed into the knife section of the box with the secured end placed nearest the end of cutlery section of the box, and knives can be placed in the cutlery section of the box with the free ends of their blades held between the unsecured ends of the leaf members so that the knives are held on their edges by the plurality of leaf members and each knife is accessible by a user without removing other knives.   
     
     
         3 . A knife holder according to  claim 2 , wherein each leaf of the plurality of leaf members forms a hole at the point where the leaf members are secured and wherein the holes align and the means for securing the plurality of leaf members near one end, leaving the plurality of leaf members unsecured at the opposite end, is a dowel rod which secures the plurality of leaf members by tightly fitting through the holes formed by the leaf members. 
     
     
         4 . A knife holder for holding knives in substantially horizontal positions, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members secured near one end but unsecured at the opposite end; and   a box having a bottom and four sides but an open top with at least one section for knives, such as a tray for cutlery or cutlery and silverware, wherein when the plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members are placed into the knife section of the box with the secured end placed nearest the end of cutlery section of the box, and the knives can be placed in the cutlery section of the box with the free ends of their blades held between the unsecured ends of the leaf members, so that the knives are held on their edges by the plurality of leaf members and each knife is accessible by a user without removing other knives.   
     
     
         5 . A knife holder for holding knives in substantially horizontal positions, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members; and   means for securing the plurality of leaf members near one end, leaving the plurality of leaf members unsecured at the opposite end, wherein when the plurality of substantially rectangular leaf members are placed on a substantially horizontal surface, wherein the knives can be placed with the free ends of their blades held between the unsecured ends of the leaf members so that the knives are held on their edges by the plurality of leaf members and each knife is accessible by a user without removing other knives.   
     
     
         6 . A knife holder according to  claim 5 , wherein each leaf of the plurality of leaf members forms a hole at the point where the leaf members are secured and wherein the holes align and the means for securing the plurality of leaf members near one end, leaving the plurality of leaf members unsecured at the opposite end, is a dowel rod which secures the plurality of leaf members by tightly fitting through the holes formed by the leaf members.