Claims
- 1. A tray for holding kitchen implements, said tray comprising
a support wall forming a horizontal support surface, a plurality of kitchen implement receptacles supported by said support surface, and at least one of said receptacles having visible indicia identifying one of a plurality of kitchen implements which will fit into said receptacle.
- 2. A tray as in claim 1 in which said indicia is selected from the group consisting of:
(a) said receptacle having an outline shaped like said one implement; (b) a visible representation of said one implement; (c) alphanumeric indicia; (d) color coding to match a color adjacent said receptacle to a color on said one implement; and (e) a combination of two or more members of the group.
- 3. A tray as in claim 1 including a plurality of posts extending upwardly from said wall to support another container of kitchen implements in a position spaced upwardly from the first-named container.
- 4. A tray as in claim 1 in which each of said receptacles has one of said indicia comprising a shape conforming to the contours of a specific implement.
- 5. A tray as in claim 1 including side walls connected to said support wall, and a slide structure on at least one of said side walls for enabling another tray to slide on the first-mentioned tray when mounted on top thereof.
- 6. A tray as in claim 1 having side walls secured to said support wall, and at least one wall having an upper edge shaped to comprise one element of a tongue and groove combination, and a second tray having at least one receptacle with indicia identifying an implement to be put into said receptacle, and side walls with a lower edge forming the other element of said tongue and groove combination to allow said second tray to slide on the first tray to uncover the contents of said first tray.
- 7. Apparatus as in claim 6 in which said first tray is substantially longer than said second tray in the direction in which said second tray slides so that a portion of the contents of said first tray are not covered by said second tray.
- 8. A tray as in claim 1 in which each of said receptacles is dimensioned to receive one of said implements, said implements being selected from the group consisting of:
(a) a handle having a coupling structure for releasably securing to said handle an accessory having a mating coupling structure, and at least one accessory having said mating coupling structure; (b) a plurality of said accessories, each having said mating coupling structure; and (c) a handle having one of said coupling structures and a plurality of said accessories, each having said mating coupling structure.
- 9. A tray as in claim 1 in which at least some receptacles are, shaped to conform to the outline of one of said implements when said implement is placed in said receptacle in an orientation selected from the group consisting of
(a) with its broadest dimension substantially horizontal; (b) with its broadest dimension substantially vertical; and (c) with its broadest dimension at an acute angle to vertical.
- 10. A tray as in claim 9 in which at least one of said receptacles is dimensioned to allow a substantial portion of the implement within it to extend upwardly out of its receptacle for easy grasping.
- 11. A tray as in claim 1 including an inset to the side of at least one of said receptacles to allow insertion of a finger under the implement in the receptacle to remove it from the tray.
- 12. A tray as in claim 1 having a plurality of said receptacles of different sizes and shapes, each receptacle holding an adjustable measuring device.
- 13. A tray as in claim 1 having a plurality of said receptacles, each comprising a structure selected from the group consisting of:
(a) a recess in said support wall; (b) at least one projection extending upwardly from said support wall; (c) side walls extending upwardly from said support wall, and partitions extending between said side walls; and (d) a plurality of projections extending upwardly from said support wall and forming a cradle to hold said implement.
- 14. A tray as in claim 1 in which each of said receptacles is open to allow an implement to be inserted into or removed therefrom in a generally vertical direction.
- 15. A tray as in claim 1 in a kitchen drawer with a support structure supporting a second tray above it; said support structure being selected from the group consisting of:
(a) a slide structure for allowing said second tray to slide on said first tray to uncover at least a portion of said first tray; and (b) a plurality of posts extending upwardly from said support wall to support said second tray above said first tray with spacing between said trays.
- 16. A citrus fruit juicer comprising:
an oblate spheroid tapered to a blunt point at one end and a handle member at the end opposite said one end; said oblate spheroid having a plurality of elongated, relatively deep and broad recesses extending from adjacent said opposite end to adjacent said one end and spaced circumferentially from one another; and a plurality of relatively shallow elongated recesses of relatively narrow width extending in the same direction as said deep recess and located at circumferentially spaced locations between said deep recesses.
- 17. A juicer as in claim 16 in which said narrow recesses are substantially shorter than said deep recesses.
- 18. A juicer as in claim 16 in which said handle member is one of a receptacle and a mating projection for engagement with one another to releasably fasten a handle onto said handle member.
- 19. A juicer as in claim 16 in which said handle member is a projection with a polygon-shaped cross-section and including a handle having a receptacle with the same polygon-shaped cross-section and a snap-acting releasable latch for locking said handle to said handle member when said projection is inserted into said receptacle.
- 20. A jar opener implement, said implement comprising a support member,
a pair of elongated gripper members, at least one of which is pivoted adjacent one end to said support member, said support member having a handle member extending therefrom, at least said one gripper member being rotatable towards the other gripper member to reduce the space occupied by said jar opener when stored, said one gripper member being rotatable away from the other to spread said gripper members apart, and stop means for stopping the rotation of said gripper member at a predetermined position.
- 21. A jar opener as in claim 20 in which said other gripper member also is pivoted to said support member at a location adjacent the point at which said one gripper member is pivoted, said stop means includes a stop surface on each of said gripper arms and stop surfaces on said support member for limiting the movement of said gripper members apart from one another.
- 22. A jar opener as in claim 20 in which said handle member is one of a receptacle and a mating projection for releasably fastening a handle onto said handle member.
- 23. A jar opener as in claim 20 in which said handle member is a projection with a polygon-shaped cross-section and including a handle having a receptacle with the same polygon-shaped cross-section and a snap-acting releasable latch for locking said handle to said handle member when said projection is inserted into said receptacle.
- 24. A kitchen implement kit comprising:
at least one implement storage holder held by an implement holder package; a plurality of kitchen implements, each independent of any implement holder; said implement holder having a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle having a first indicia identifying a specific one of said implements the receptacle is intended to hold; said implement holder package, having holder indicia identifying the holder held by said package by the combination of implements which it is intended to hold; each of said implement packages bearing at least one of said holder indicia matching that on the package of the holder intended to hold said implement.
- 25. A kit as in claim 24 in which said first indicia comprise a shape for each receptacle which matches the outline of the implement which is intended to fit into it.
- 26. A kit as in claim 24 in which said holder indicia are selected from the group consisting of
(a) a colored marking; (b) an alphanumeric marking; (c) a visible and/or tactile symbol; (d) a combination of two or more of the foregoing.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This invention relates to kitchen utensils, kitchen utensil kits and containers and manufacturing methods. This patent application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/177,699 filed Jun. 20, 2002, and of application Ser. No. 29/164,208, filed Aug. 19, 2002, and of application Ser. No. 10/286,691, filed Nov. 1, 2002.
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