US 12,256,870 B2
Utensil crock
Carly Cheng, New York, NY (US); Kristopher Blake Wagner, New York, NY (US); and Martin Mutch, Bend, OR (US)
Assigned to HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, St. Michael (BB)
Filed by Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,198.
Prior Publication US 2024/0074621 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 47/16 (2006.01); B65D 25/06 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 47/16 (2013.01) [B65D 25/06 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A utensil crock, comprising:
a receptacle having a base and a sidewall defining an open upper end of the receptacle; and
a dividing panel adapted to be removably positioned within an interior of the receptacle to divide the interior into separate compartments, the dividing panel has a first end portion opposite a second end portion, wherein the dividing panel is configurable between a first configuration where the second end portion has a first orientation relative to the first end portion and a second configuration where the second end portion has a differing second orientation relative to the first end portion, and when positioned in the interior with the second end portion located closer to the base than the first end portion the dividing panel has one of the first configuration and the second configuration,
wherein an inner surface of the side wall includes a first channel and a second channel aligned with and facing the first channel, each of the first channel and the second channel extending vertically between the base and the open upper end,
where in the first configuration the first and second end portions are each received in the first and second channels,
where in the second configuration the first end portion is received in the first and second channels and the second end portion is extended outwardly from the first end portion toward the sidewall.