Under Cabinet Knife Storage Unit

Abstract

An under cabinet knife storage arrangement provides a knife storage board with elongated magnetic strips for holding the knives on the storage board and with a mounting arrangement that permits the knife storage board to be moved from a retracted position underneath the cabinet to an extended position which is forward of the cabinet and at an angle to the bottom surface of the cabinet in order to permit the user to have easy access to the knives.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An under cabinet knife storage arrangement, comprising:
 a knife storage board, comprising a planar top surface and a plurality of elongated magnetic strips extending along the top surface;   a mounting bracket arrangement for mounting the knife storage board under a kitchen cabinet, said mounting bracket arrangement defining an extended position for the knife storage board and a retracted position for the knife storage board, wherein the extended position is at least four inches forward of the retracted position and wherein, in the extended position, the knife storage board lies at an angle of between 15 degrees and 60 degrees from the angle of the knife storage board in the retracted position.