The present invention provides an apparatus for preventing the spread debris and collecting liquids from the surface of handheld tooling. The apparatus of the present invention is operable to provide a sanitation pad comprised of a plurality of peelable units which are capable of absorbing liquids (e.g., water, and oils) and collecting debris for preventing contamination to the immediate work environment. The units may be comprised of various layers and material thereby allowing for various handheld tooling applications.

The present invention provides an apparatus for preventing the spread debris and collecting liquids from the surface of handheld tooling. The apparatus of the present invention is operable to provide a sanitation pad comprised of a plurality of peelable units which are capable of absorbing liquids (e.g., water, and oils) and collecting debris for preventing contamination to the immediate work environment. The units may be comprised of various layers and material thereby allowing for various handheld tooling applications.

The present invention is an optically clear, curable adhesive including a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, a (meth)acrylate monomer, and a photoinitiator. The polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPA.Math.s and a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%. The polyurethane (meth)acrylate includes the reaction product of a diol, at least one diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate. When the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%, a transmission of greater than about 88%, and an optical clarity of greater than about 98% when cured. The optically clear, curable adhesive also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured.

A cutlery holding system and method. Each of first, second and third pieces of cutlery are on a cutlery holder surface, each of the pieces of cutlery have an operative end that includes a food eating portion at a first end, and a handle portion culminating at a second end. The cutlery holder has a height which is effective to maintain a single tangent point between the bottom surface of each piece of cutlery and the top surface of the cutlery holder, and to keep the pieces spaced from one another.

A cutlery holding system and method. Each of first, second and third pieces of cutlery are on a cutlery holder surface, each of the pieces of cutlery have an operative end that includes a food eating portion at a first end, and a handle portion culminating at a second end. The cutlery holder has a height which is effective to maintain a single tangent point between the bottom surface of each piece of cutlery and the top surface of the cutlery holder, and to keep the pieces spaced from one another.

A self-righting handheld utensil comprises a weighted base having a generally rounded bottom end, an elongated region extending outwardly from the base, and a use portion. The base, by virtue of its generally rounded bottom and mass, provide for a self-righting function for the disclosed utensil such that, when placed on a flat or substantially flat surface, it counterbalances the utensil to an upright vertical orientation without the need for user intervention or the application of any external force. The base need not become uncoupled from the elongated region and use portion before the user makes operative use of the disclosed utensil. The bottom end of the base may comprise one of several structural embodiments that retain the self-righting function of the utensil.

Disclosed is a cutlery tray having at least one longitudinal cavity wherein cutlery is to be disposed. The longitudinal cavity has an inclined bottom surface and two longitudinal lateral edges with the inclined bottom surface in intermediate position between them. The cutlery tray importantly has an inclined mobile partition disposed in the longitudinal cavity, between the two longitudinal lateral edges, as well as connections configured in such a way that the inclined mobile partition can be alternatively disposed in a first position, wherein the inclined mobile partition is superimposed to the inclined bottom surface, and in a second position, wherein the inclined mobile partition projects with respect to the inclined bottom surface in such a way to increase the length of the supporting surface for the cutlery.

A chopsticks holder structure includes a chopsticks holder body, a placement portion and a pick-up portion. The chopsticks holder body includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The placement portion is laterally arranged at the top portion of the chopsticks holder body. The pick-up portion is longitudinally arranged at the top portion of the chopsticks holder body and is in communication with the placement portion, and a height of the pick-up portion is lower than that of the placement portion. Thus, the overall size of the chopsticks holder structure can be reduced, the chopsticks are placed at the placement portion during use, and the design that the height of the pick-up portion is lower than that of the placement portion allows fingers to easily pick up the chopsticks for use from the pick-up portion, achieving convenience for use.

A chopsticks holder structure includes a chopsticks holder body, a placement portion and a pick-up portion. The chopsticks holder body includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The placement portion is laterally arranged at the top portion of the chopsticks holder body. The pick-up portion is longitudinally arranged at the top portion of the chopsticks holder body and is in communication with the placement portion, and a height of the pick-up portion is lower than that of the placement portion. Thus, the overall size of the chopsticks holder structure can be reduced, the chopsticks are placed at the placement portion during use, and the design that the height of the pick-up portion is lower than that of the placement portion allows fingers to easily pick up the chopsticks for use from the pick-up portion, achieving convenience for use.

A knife block and storage system are provided. The knife block includes a block body and an elongate slot formed in the block body. In some configurations, the elongate slot extends from the top surface and along a side surface. The knife block also may include a notch disposed in a top surface that is configured to receive and mate with a bolster of a first kitchen knife. The elongate slot is typically sized and shaped to accommodate a kitchen knife within the block body and is configured to permit removal of the kitchen knife from within the block body by sliding a blade of the kitchen knife out of the elongate slot through the side surface or by removing the knife blade through a portion of the elongate slot in the top surface.