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Beverage Glass/Food Sampling Transport and Stabilizing System

a technology for transporting and stabilizing systems and beverage glasses, which is applied in the direction of serving trays, packaging, plates, etc., can solve the problems of often unstable wine glasses

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-30
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
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[0006]It is therefore a principal object and advantage of the present invention to provide a system for supporting food items and stemmed glassware that is more stable.
[0007]It is another object and advantage of the present invention to provide a system for supporting foot items and stemmed glassware that can stabilize multiple stemmed glasses.
[0008]In accordance with the foregoing objects and advantages, the present invention provides a plant tray having a first predetermine region for supporting food items and a second predetermined region for supporting stemmed glassware. The first predetermined region may comprise any known structures for supporting food items, such as divided compartments or even apertures for accepting small cups and the like. The second predetermined region comprises a narrow slot formed in the perimeter of the tray for accepting the stem of the glassware that communicates with a larger diameter hole into which a portion of the bowl of a glass may rest. The underside surface of the tray further includes a channel of sufficient depth to accept the base of the stemmed glassware when the tray is set down on a horizontal surface, such as a table. The underside of the tray may further include a plurality of longitudinal spacers to space the tray apart from any surface onto which it is placed.

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When such trays are set down, however, the wine glasses often become unstable.

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[0015]Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout, there is seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 a stabilizing tray 10 according to the present invention. Tray 10 comprises a planar body 12 having an upper surface 14, a lower surface 16, and a peripheral edge 18. Body 12 includes at least one slot 20 formed into peripheral edge 16 that extends inwardly into body 12. Body 12 further includes at least one hole 22 formed therethrough that is in communication with slot 20. It should be recognized by those of skill in the art that slot 20 is dimensioned to accept the stem of conventional glassware, such as a wine glass, and that hole 22 is dimensioned to partially accept the bowl of the glassware, thereby suspending the glassware in a stabile position when tray 10 is held by a user.

[0016]Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, lower surface 16 of body 12 includes a channel 24 formed therein that extends around hole 22 and slot 20 to peripheral edge 16. Channel 24 p...

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Abstract

A serving tray for stably holding wine glasses and food items simultaneously while suspended by a use or set on a horizontal surface. The tray includes a slot for supporting the stem of a wine glass and a corresponding channel on the underside of the tray for accepting the base of the wine glass in the event that the tray is set down. The underside of the tray may also include a number of supports that assist in spacing the tray apart from a horizontal surface and encouraging the base of the wince glass to remain in the channel formed in the underside of the tray. As a result, when the tray is set down, the wine glasses will not become unstable and the tray will remain balanced.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 914,922, filed on Apr. 30, 2007.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a food and beverage support racks and, more particularly, to a system for supporting stemmed glasses and food pairings.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Attendees at wine and food tasting events, including educational classes, frequency need to balance one or more stemmed wine glasses along with samples or small portions of food items. The only conventional systems for handling such items, apart from balancing a wine glass in one hand and food in the other, consist of food trays having a slot for accepting and retaining the stem of a wine glass. When such trays are set down, however, the wine glasses often become unstable.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0006]It is therefore a principal object and advantage of the present inv...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D6/04
CPCA47G19/06A47G23/0641
Inventor FAIOLA, NORMAN A.
Owner SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
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