Horizontal Knife Holder

Abstract

A knife holder for placement into a drawer is disclosed. It includes a plurality of substantially identical and substantially rectangular flexible leaf members secured near one end but unsecured at the opposite end, either placed in an open top box which fits completely into a drawer or directly on a horizontal surface. 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. The knives rest against the bottom of the box or against the horizontal surface. In one arrangement, a dowel rod secures the plurality of leaf members by tightly fitting through the holes formed by the leaf members.

1 . A knife holder that allows placement into a drawer, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially identical flexible leaf members for holding the end of knife blades opposite the knife handles, each leaf member having two substantially parallel and substantially rectangular sides as installed, the two substantially rectangular sides being substantially planar as installed, wherein substantially rectangular can include one or more rounded corners;   a member for securing the leaf members near the end of the leaf members opposite the knife handles but unsecured at the end nearer to the knife handles, wherein the two ends are of substantially uniform distance apart, whereby each leaf member is of substantially uniform thickness; and   a box capable of fitting completely into a drawer, wherein the box has a bottom and four sides but an open top with at least one section for knives, wherein when the plurality of substantially identical and 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 and can be easily removed by a user without removing other knives, wherein the sharp edge of the blades rest partly against the bottom of the box and the handles of the knives rest partly against the bottom of the box.   
     
     
         2 . A knife holder that allows placement into a drawer, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially identical flexible leaf members, each leaf member having two substantially parallel and substantially rectangular sides as installed, the two substantially rectangular sides being substantially planar as installed and secured near one end but unsecured at the opposite end, wherein the two sides are of substantially uniform distance apart, whereby each leaf member is of substantially uniform thickness;   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, 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 and can be easily re-moved by a user without removing other knives, wherein both one edge of the blades and the handles of the knives rest against the bottom of the box.   
     
     
         3 . A knife holder according to  claim 2 , wherein each leaf of the plurality of leaf members includes a hole at the point where the leaf members are secured and wherein the holes align and the member 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 fitting through aligning holes the leaf members. 
     
     
         4 . A knife holder for holding knives in substantially horizontal positions, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially identical flexible leaf members, each leaf member having two substantially parallel and substantially rectangular sides as installed, the two substantially rectangular sides being substantially planar as installed, wherein substantially rectangular can include one or more rounded corners;   a member for securing the leaf members near the end opposite the knife handles but unsecured at the end nearest the knife handles, wherein the two sides of a leaf member are of substantially uniform distance apart, whereby each leaf member is of substantially uniform thickness; and   a box having a bottom and at least three sides but an open top with at least one section for knives, wherein when the plurality of substantially identical and 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 and can be easily removed by a user without removing other knives, wherein both one edge of the blades and the handles of the knives rest against the bottom of the box.   
     
     
         5 . A knife holder for holding knives in substantially horizontal positions, comprising in combination:
 a plurality of substantially identical flexible leaf members, each leaf member having two substantially parallel and substantially rectangular sides as installed, the two substantially rectangular sides being substantially planar as installed, wherein substantially rectangular can include one or more rounded corners;   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 identical and 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 and can be easily removed by a user without removing other knives, wherein both one edge of the blades and the handles of the knives rest against the horizontal surface.   
     
     
         6 . A knife holder according to  claim 5 , wherein each leaf of the plurality of leaf members includes 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 fitting through the hole in each leaf member. 
     
     
         7 . A knife holder according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of substantially identical and substantially flat, and substantially rectangular flexible leaf members comprises a plurality of substantially identical and substantially rectangular flexible leaf members for each knife to be held. 
     
     
         8 . A knife holder according to  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of substantially identical and substantially flat, and substantially rectangular flexible leaf members comprises a plurality of substantially identical and substantially rectangular flexible leaf members for each knife to be held. 
     
     
         9 . A knife holder according to  claim 4 , wherein a plurality of substantially identical and substantially flat, and substantially rectangular flexible leaf members comprises a plurality of substantially identical and substantially rectangular flexible leaf members for each knife to be held.