Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – Plural food support
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-17
2004-01-27
Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
Plural food support
C099S441000, C099S442000, C206S509000, C206S557000, C211S126200, C211S126140, C211S133400
Reexamination Certificate
active
06681684
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a multi-layer platter apparatus, more particularly to a multi-layer platter apparatus for receiving peeled shrimps.
2. Description of the Related Art
Peeled and cooked shrimps are available from food stores, and are normally placed on a platter when served as a dish on a table. Conventionally, such platter has a body as illustrated in
FIGS. 1 and 2
. The body
11
of the platter
1
includes a top surface
12
and a peripheral flange
13
extending downward from the top surface
12
for enhancing the strength of the body
11
. An annular concave portion
14
adjacent to the peripheral flange
13
and an annular convex portion
15
in conjunction with and surrounded by the concave portion
14
are formed on the top surface
12
of the body
11
for positioning the peeled shrimps
16
. Since the above described platter
1
has a limited capacity, several platters
1
of shrimps may be required in order to provide sufficient servings of the shrimps. As such, the space required for accommodating the platters
1
increases with the number of the platters
1
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-layer platter apparatus that occupies a relatively small amount of space on a table while accommodating a relative large quantity of shrimps.
Accordingly, a multi-layer platter apparatus of the present invention comprises: an extensible elongated rod having a plurality of hollow tapered sections which are disposed concentrically one around the other in a retracted position and which are extendable one above the other to an extended position, said tapered sections having recesses and projections such that said recesses of each of said tapered sections interengage said projections of an adjacent one of said tapered sections in the extended position, each of said tapered sections having a tapered outer surface; and a plurality of platters mounted respectively on said tapered sections, each of said platters having a central hole with a tapered inner surface, said tapered inner surface of each of said platters abutting against said outer surface of a respective one of said tapered sections in the extended position.
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Simone Timothy F.
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
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