Nautical bar server

Abstract

Marine Equipment, more specifically, an apparatus that provides a durable, stable and secure, portable, full service liquor, beverage, and bar accessory storage, display and server box designed for nautical vessels in a marine environment that are subjected to rocking in water. The apparatus can best be described as a box made of plastic composite board with cut-outs on the top of the box. The cut-outs securely accommodate various bar items such as liquor bottles, wine bottles, ice bucket, wine cooler, blender, shaker cup, glasses, a cutting board, and condiment trays. The “fixed top” embodiment of the invention has a wood molding trim top rail for preventing items sitting on the box from sliding off due to the vessel rocking in water. The “storage box with slide-in, interchangeable utility tops” embodiment of the invention provides a storage box plus a full service bar top, a food preparation and service top, and a cutting board top that can be used to filet fish or as a general purpose table top for activities such as rigging bait. A stainless steel bottle opener and bar tool set are bolted to the side of the box. The box may be bolted to a mounting bracket which is designed to slide in and securely lock into a rod holder.

Description

[0001]Related documents consist of two provisional patents that I filed in 2010. The first provisional patent was filed Jun. 23, 2010, Application No. 61 / 357,614, Confirmation #3771, Title: Nautical Bar Server. The second provisional patent was filed Aug. 24, 2010, Application No. 61 / 376,394, Confirmation #3281, Nautical Storage Box with Slide-in Interchangeable Utility Tops. I was advised by an attorney to integrate the two patents into a single utility patent.[0002]The objective of the invention was to solve the problem of having no way to securely store, prepare and serve beverage items on a boat subject to rocking due to wave action. Boats typically do not have a preparation table surface with trim to prevent items from sliding off, a cutting board surface, or a secure bottle storage, display, preparation and serving apparatus. Therefore, I had to get a cup, get ice out of the cooler, get liquor, mixers and condiments from several different and inconvenient storage places on the...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention generally provides an apparatus that provides a durable, stable and secure, portable, full service liquor, beverage, and bar accessory storage, display and server box designed for nautical vessels in a marine environment that are subject to rocking in water. The apparatus can best be described as a box made of durable, marine grade plastic composite board with cut-outs on the top of the box. The cut-outs securely accommodate various bar items such as liquor bottles, wine bottles, ice bucket, wine cooler, blender, shaker cup, glasses, a cutting board, and condiment trays. The “fixed top” embodiment of the invention has a wood molding trim top rail for preventing items sitting on the box from sliding off due to the vessel rocking in water. The “storage box with slide-in, interchangeable utility tops” embodiment of the invention provides a storage box plus a full service bar top, a food preparation and service top, and a cutting board top that can be used to filet fish or as a general purpose table top for activities such as rigging bait. A stainless steel bottle opener and bar tool set are bolted to the side of the box. The box may be bolted to a mounting bracket which is designed to slide in and securely lock into a rod holder along the gunwale of a vessel.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, I had to get a cup, get ice out of the cooler, get liquor, mixers and condiments from several different and inconvenient storage places on the boat.

The rocking boat would cause filled cups and bottles to fall over and liquor and mixers bottles would spill.

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