The present application is directed to a knife locker and sanitizing
system consisting of a unique combination of one or more knife storage lockers that can individually be locked with a pad lock by the person using that set of knives. The incorporation of a locking bar that is attached to the knife locker by the means of a locking fixture and having a separate padlock facilitates a means where by a knife maintenance employee can open all the locker
doors at one time to service the knives. Adjacent to the knife lockers will be located a sanitizing chamber where the
knife blades and handles along with other
food processing implements can be immersed in a sanitizing liquid. An alternate embodiment of the sanitizing chamber will incorporate
ultraviolet lights on either side of the unit for the sanitizing process, enabling the
ultraviolet light to not only disinfect the implement blades, but also the handles. The
system will be mounted on a wall by the means of a
system mounting bar with top and bottom rails attached to the lockers and the sanitizing chamber, thereby enabling the scaling up or down of the number of units as required.