ES2450792A1 - Mantel individual (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Individual tablecloth comprising a laminar body (3) made of plastic, textile, paper or other material, which has at least two cuts (1), (2), made on the laminar surface (3) itself, and arranged close to the area perimeter, cuts (1), (2) of appropriate size for the attachment by the ends of complementary elements, such as napkin (4), toothpick (5), wipe (6), or other similar appropriate. Said tablecloth will have at least two cuts for each complementary element to be included. It is likely to include print advertising on at least one of its faces. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns an individual tablecloth comprising, through a series of cuts, the necessary elements during or after the consumption of food, without the need for adhesives or pieces complementary to the tablecloth of paper, textile or any other appropriate material, avoiding the costs that this generates. On the tablecloth a series of cuts are applied, at least two, generally distributed in defined spaces and close to the perimeter area of said tablecloth, so that through each pair of die-cut cuts an element can be included for use during or after food consumption.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Different types of tablecloths made of different materials are known in the state of the art. When these tablecloths are used in hospitality, they usually have to be placed on the table of the guests one by one, and on them, place the cutlery and napkin. Also when assembling the table, complementary elements must be placed during food intake, such as chopsticks, wet wipes and others.

All these complements make the task of preparing the table lengthen, having to place one by one, first the tablecloths, and then, the complementary elements, as well as others to be placed in the center of the table such as the said chopsticks.

In hospitality, taking into account the speed with which the tables are filled and empty, and the number of occasions on which the tables have to be placed, time is a very important factor to consider.

In this sense, the document ES 134267 is known in the state of the art, which deals with an individual tablecloth comprising tableware, laminar body and preferably rectangular, flexible, provided on one of its faces with fastener elements constituted by retention flanges for cutlery.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is about an individual tablecloth that allows several operations to be carried out in one at the time of setting the table, so that tablecloth, napkins and other complementary elements can be placed at the same time, saving a lot of time and effort, in addition to not incurs higher material expenses.

The placemat described herein comprises a laminar body, preferably rectangular, but which can take any form deemed appropriate, whether square, round or other. Said placemat comprises, near its perimeter zone, at least two cuts, made with a die cutter or the like, arranged in such a way that they can hold necessary complementary elements during or after food intake. This is the case, for example, with the napkin, cutlery, wet towel or stick. In addition, you can understand any other you want, such as business cards.

Also the tablecloth is able to include in at least one of its faces, different boxes of diverse advertising.

In this way, the action of setting the table is completed with the laying of the tablecloth, where all the necessary elements are included, saving the waiters a lot of time and effort. In addition, with a simple pull of the object, the elements can be extracted, without having to break or take off anything.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made of the object of the invention and to help a better understanding of the characteristics that distinguish it, this descriptive report is attached, as an integral part thereof, of a set of drawings, in which For illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a view of the tablecloth of the invention with the cuts made.

Figure 2.- Shows a view of the tablecloth of the invention with the complementary elements arranged through the cuts made.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The invention described herein is about an individual tablecloth, comprising a laminar body (3), preferably rectangular, although it can take another form that is considered suitable as circular, square or other.

The tablecloth described here has the particularity of containing fastener means to be able to place, for example, the napkin (4), a stick (5), a wipe (6), cutlery or any other that may be needed during or after the intake food. These fastening means consist of at least two cuts (1), (2), practiced on the own laminar surface (3) of the tablecloth, arranged close to the perimeter zone. Said cuts (1) and (2) must be of the appropriate size for fastening by the ends of the complementary elements, such as napkin (4), stick (5), wipe (6) and others.

For the correct holding of said complementary elements, the tablecloth will comprise at least two cuts (1) and (2) for each of said elements to be included. In some cases, as for the napkin (4), as shown in Figure 2, it may include a third cut (7).

The tablecloth can also be used for advertising purposes, so that it is likely to include print advertising on at least one of its faces.

Claims (4)

1.-Individual tablecloth comprising a laminar body (3) of plastic, textile, paper or other material, 5 characterized in that it comprises at least two cuts (1), (2), made on the sheet surface itself (3), and arranged close to the perimeter zone, cuts (1), (2) of appropriate size for fastening by the ends of complementary elements, such as napkin (4), stick (5), wipe (6), or other appropriate similar. 2. Placemat according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least two cuts for each complementary element to be included. 3. Placemat according to claim 1, characterized in that it is capable of including printed advertising on at least one of its faces. 3  FIG. one    FIG. 2 SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND Application no .: 201231480 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 25.09.2012 Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: A47G11 / 00 (2006.01) RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

56 Documents cited Claims Affected

X

CH 609547 A5 (ANZINI RENATO GASTONE) 15.03.1979, (summary) Derwent Publications Ltd., AN 1979-D4166B; Figures 1-7. 1-3

X

US 3939976 A (VANISEGHEM JR) 24.02.1976, the whole document. 1-3

TO

EP 0412054 A2 (MARTENET MICHEL) 06.02.1991, the whole document. 1-3

TO

US 3376974 A (HILLIARD XENIA P) 09.04.1968, the whole document. 1-3

TO

EN 1032264 U (PHOTO ARC S A) 16.04.1996, the whole document. 1-3

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 13.02.2014

Examiner M. Cumbreño Galindo Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 201231480 Minimum documentation sought (classification system followed by classification symbols) A47G Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, terms of search used) INVENES, EPODOC, WPI State of the Art Report Page 2/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201231480 Date of Completion of Written Opinion: 02.13.2014 Statement

Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986)

Claims Claims 1-3 IF NOT

Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986)

Claims Claims 1-3 IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).  Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. State of the Art Report Page 3/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201231480 1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

Document

Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01

CH 609547 A5 (ANZINI RENATO GASTONE) 03/15/1979

D02

US 3939976 A (VANISEGHEM JR) 24.02.1976

D03

EP 0412054 A2 (MARTENET MICHEL) 06.02.1991

D04

US 3376974 A (HILLIARD XENIA P) 04.04.1968

D05

EN 1032264 U (PHOTO ARC S A) 04/16/1996

2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement The present invention has as its object an individual tablecloth comprising, at least, two cuts for fastening by the ends of complementary elements such as napkins or others (claims 1 to 3). D01 discloses an individual tablecloth with a built-in napkin designed to set the table easily and quickly. For this, the tablecloth incorporates at least 2 elements such as cuts or holes in which the napkin is inserted. You can take 3 cuts to place the folded napkin in the shape of a triangle. D02 discloses a prefabricated table service comprising sections in which to place plates, cups and cutlery and manufactured with a flexible material in order to be able to roll up. Thus, the cutlery is held in cuts made in the material. D03 anticipates a paper tablecloth for restaurants with flaps at the ends which comprise 2 slots to place the napkin and 2 other slots to place a stick. The tablecloth can serve as advertising support. D04 discloses a tray that also serves as a placemat and as a container for utensils. It can also be used for advertising purposes. D05 anticipates a perfected photo album sheet that features consecutive arched and other wavy cuts arranged in pairs and positioned so that photographs can be mounted horizontally or vertically. NEW AND INVENTIVE ACTIVITY D01 discloses an individual tablecloth with a built-in napkin designed to set the table easily and quickly. For this, the tablecloth incorporates at least 2 elements such as cuts or holes in which the napkin is inserted. You can take 3 cuts to place the folded napkin in a triangle shape. D02 discloses a prefabricated table service comprising sections in which to place plates, cups and cutlery and manufactured with a flexible material in order to be able to roll up. Thus, the cutlery is held in cuts made in the material. Accordingly, the features of claims 1-3 are already known, so those claims cannot be considered new in view of the state of the art nor, therefore, have inventive activity. State of the Art Report Page 4/4