US20230200567A1

US20230200567A1 - System and method for a grazing wall

Info

Publication number: US20230200567A1
Application number: US18/070,272
Authority: US
Inventors: Aimee Nieto
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-12-23
Filing date: 2022-11-28
Publication date: 2023-06-29

Abstract

A grazing wall may include several shelves configured to hold several containers of food or drink. The grazing wall is aesthetically unique and pleasing with either decorative cover panels or decorative greenery, flowers, or plants arranged to cover a back structure of the grazing wall. The containers of the food or drink are aesthetically appealing and can be in the form of cones or drinking glasses, whereby the containers of food or drink can be removed from each individual slot included in the multiple slots on each shelf or on a flat surface of an attachable shelf. The grazing wall can have adjustable heights depending on the number of modules connected in a vertical orientation to form the grazing wall. The grazing wall may include a magnetically attachable decorative cover or the modules may include designs for decoration on the modules themselves.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation in part application which claims priority to U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 17/561,148 filed on Dec. 23, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present invention relates to a grazing wall that may be used to display and present containers of items, in particular food and/or beverages, that may be useful at an event. In particular, the grazing wall may be particularly suited to housing and displaying in an aesthetically appealing manner individual containers, including, but not limited to, cones or drinking glasses that include a variety of foods, snacks, and/or drinks or other items.

BACKGROUND

The use of tables to present food, including snacks, and/or beverages is well known. Tablecloths and/or butcher paper may be used to cover the tables and then various snacks and dishes may be laid over the table. However, because tables are horizontal, structural items, they often end up taking a great deal of space, in particular if there are multiple tables needed, such as may be the case at an event with a large number of people.
Accordingly, there is a need for an improved structure that can display food and drink items that maximizes on the vertical space available in a location and may be particularly memorable at a function or an event.

SUMMARY

A grazing wall, comprising a base and a set of structural panels, wherein the base is configured to removably attach to a first structural panel of the set of structural panels, wherein the set of structural panels are adapted to removably stack and connect on top of each other to form the grazing wall of a desired height. Further, each structural panel of the set of structural panels includes a first angled side panel joined with a center panel on a first side of the center panel and a second angled side joined with the center panel on a second side of the center panel, and a set of shelves configured to removably attach to a front side of the set of structural panels, wherein the set of shelves are configured to hold containers for food or drinks that are accessible from a front side of the set of structural panels. The grazing wall may further comprise a first set of shelves, wherein each shelf of the first set of shelves comprises multiple slots that are spaced apart from by separate segments in between each slot of the multiple slots, and wherein the multiple slots are configured to hold the containers for food or drinks. The grazing wall may further comprise a second set of shelves, wherein the second set of shelves are configured to removably attach to the front side of the set of structural panels, and wherein the second set of shelves do not comprise the set of multiple slots and have a top surface for placing and displaying the containers for food or drinks. Further, the set of structural panels comprise a set of slits aligned horizontally for receiving the first set of shelves or the second set of shelves, wherein either the first set of shelves or the second set of shelves are insertable into the set of slits on the set of structural panels and can be utilized interchangeably or together on the set of structural panels at a same time.
In a non-limiting embodiment, the structural panels include a center line that divides each structural panel of the set of structural panels, wherein the set of shelves are attachable to a half side of each structural panel of the set of structural panels on each side of the center line.
Further, in a non-limiting embodiment, the first angled side and the second angled side of each structural panel are angled towards a rear direction from the center panel of each structural panel (e.g., in an obtuse angle from the center panel). Further, in a non-limiting embodiment, each structural panel may include decorative elements. Further, in a non-limiting embodiment, there may be a separate cover panel that is magnetically connectable to each structural panel of the set of structural panels wherein the separate cover panel includes decorative elements and appearance on the separate cover panel.
In a non-limiting embodiment, the base is a detachable base piece, wherein a first structural panel of the set of structural panels is configured to attach to the detachable base piece and offer structural support to the grazing wall.
Other aspects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings. The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a pictorial illustration of an exemplary grazing wall.

FIG. 2 is a pictorial illustration of an exemplary grazing wall with cones used as containers to hold food or drink on the grazing wall.

FIG. 3 is a pictorial illustration of an exemplary grazing wall with champagne glasses used as containers to hold food or drink on the grazing wall.

FIG. 4 is a pictorial illustration of one or more connecting elements for separate structural panels of the exemplary grazing wall.

FIG. 5 is a pictorial illustration of exemplary shelves for the grazing wall.

FIG. 6 is a pictorial illustration of a structural panel for the grazing wall.

FIG. 7 is a pictorial illustration of an exemplary greenery piece for decorating a front panel of the grazing wall.

FIG. 8 is a pictorial illustration of a bottom portion of a grazing wall with an exemplary structural panel and attached shelves and an attached base.

FIG. 9 is a pictorial illustration of a partial view of the structural panel shown in FIG. 8 .

FIG. 10 is a pictorial illustration of a back view of the structural panel and base shown in FIG. 8 .

FIG. 11 is a pictorial illustration of a side view of the structural panel and base shown in FIG. 8 .

FIG. 12 is a pictorial illustration of a decorative cover that is magnetically attachable to the structural panel shown in FIG. 8 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure is generally drawn to various embodiments for a grazing wall configured to hold individual containers that are accessible from shelves on the grazing wall. The individual containers may be designated for holding food and/or snack items or for holding beverages. In one or more non-limiting embodiments, the grazing wall may be assembled to a desired height by the user and/or manufacturer. The grazing wall may be modular and may be built in sections to the desired height in one or more non-limiting embodiments. Further, the grazing wall may be taken apart and stored when not in use so that minimum storage space is required to store the grazing wall. Further, the grazing wall may include a variety of cover panels having a variety of exterior appearances to offer a decorative and aesthetically appealing look to the grazing wall, including, but not limited to, cover panels that include faux marble paneling, faux greenery or other natural elements such as vines and/or flowers, velvet paneling, or any other type of material covering the cover panel. Further details are provided with respect to the Figures described below.
FIG. 1 depicts an exemplary grazing wall 102. Grazing walls 102 as used herein may refer to a wall structure having dedicated spaces on the grazing wall 102 for containers of food or beverage. Such containers of food or beverage can be the form of champagne glasses that hold edible food, snacks, and/or drink, including alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks. Other types of containers may include cone shaped containers made of paper or other materials. The grazing wall 102 is intended to be both functional and decorative and maximize vertical space to display containers having various contents. Accordingly, in one or more non-limiting embodiments, the containers may hold and contain edible items such as food and/or beverage. In other embodiments, the containers may hold non-edible items mixed in with edible contents or solely hold non-edible contents. Advantageously, rather than having multiple tables that take up a great deal of horizontal space in a room or other type of setting, the grazing wall 102 can still hold multiple levels of shelves of containers of various content types and capitalize on using the vertical space of a setting to display and present the grazing wall 102.
Grazing wall 102 as shown in FIG. 1-2 is a basic embodiment that depicts how the grazing wall 102 may look and function according to one or more non-limiting embodiments. As shown in FIG. 1 , the main frame wall structure may have a front surface, a back surface, top edge 112, bottom edge 114, left side 116, and a right side 118. In a non-limiting embodiment, the grazing wall 102 may be a self-standing and self-supporting structure via the base structure 136 that does not require the grazing wall 102 to be attached to a ground surface or other vertical surface to stand upright.
The main frame wall structure may be an upright support structure having a predetermined thickness to support the weight of multiple shelves, such as shelves 130 a-f shown in FIG. 1 . The main frame wall structure may be built as a single integrated unit or may be broken up into smaller segments and modules which may also be referred to as structural panels 104 a-104 d so that the user is able to determine what height the grazing wall 102 may be. Each module or structural panel 104 can be stacked on the other to build a higher, taller wall structure 102 or can exist on its own when attached to the base 136 so that the user has a shorter wall structure 102 that suits the user's needs. The height of the grazing wall 102 may be customized to range from a very short wall to a very tall wall as needed by the space and use considerations.
In some instances, the grazing wall 102 may be a self-standing structure that may stand on its own in a vertical space on a ground surface. In other instances, the grazing wall 102 may be a self-standing structure that may be placed on a table surface or other elevated surface without requiring other attachment mechanisms to attach to the table surface. As shown in FIG. 1 , the grazing wall 102 may incorporate a base structure 136 that may be useful to keep the grazing wall 102 upright and supported on any support surface, whether the support surface is a ground surface or a table surface.
Uniquely, the grazing wall 102 is configured to support one or more shelves 130 a-130 f as required. A greater or lesser number of shelves 130 may be utilized other than as shown in FIG. 1 .
In a non-limiting embodiment, the shelves 130 a-130 f may include containers that can hold any type of food or beverages in a convenient and easy to reach manner for guests or other users where the grazing wall 102 is located (including a grazing wall 102 made up of structural panels 801 as shown in FIGS. 8-11 ). An intended use of the grazing wall 102, according to one or more non-limiting embodiments, may be that the grazing wall 102 may be set up so that guests or other users can independently walk up and retrieve the containers of pre-filled and assembled food or beverages from the grazing wall 102 or be handed the containers of pre-filled and pre-assembled food or beverages by another person. In a non-limiting embodiment, the set of containers are positioned ahead of and in advance of a front side of the grazing wall and do not touch a front side of the grazing wall 102.
The containers 203 of the grazing wall 102 fit within the dedicated slots such as slots 133 integrated into each shelf 130 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 and in FIG. 5 . There may be multiple slots 133 for each shelf 130 that is spaced apart by separate segments 132. In a non-limiting embodiment, the containers 203 may be in the form of cones 204, as shown in FIG. 2 , or may be in the form of drinking glasses 302 as shown in FIG. 3 . FIG. 2 shows multiple shelves 130 having multiple containers 203 in the form of cones 204 positioned in each slot 133 on each shelf 130 a-130 e. FIG. 3 shows multiple containers 203 in the form of drinking glasses 302 positioned in each slot 133 on each shelf 130 a-130 b and the grazing wall 102 being free standing and supported on a table surface.
Notably, in a non-limiting embodiment, the containers 203 may preferably have an open top 210, as shown by the cones 204 and the drinking glasses 302 so that the containers 203 can be filled with food or beverages and the user can easily access the contents of the containers 203 from the open top 210 of each container 203. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , a majority of the body 212 of the container 203 may rest above the slot 133 in between each separate segment 132 of each shelf 130, and a bottom portion 214 of the containers 203 may extend beneath the slots 133 of the shelves 104. As shown in FIG. 2 , the end pointed tip of the cone container 204 may be positioned or extend beneath the slot 133 of each shelf 130 while the bottom stems of the drinking glasses 302, as shown in FIG. 3 , may be positioned or extend beneath the slots 133 of each shelf 130. In some embodiments, the types of containers 203 included on each shelf 130 of the grazing wall 102 may be uniform, such that, all the containers 203 may be the same type of container 203. In other cases, the types of containers 203 may be varied such that both cones 204 and drinking glasses 302 or other types of containers 203 may be utilized and displayed on a same grazing wall 102.
In a non-limiting embodiment, the cone containers 204 may be made of paper or other recyclable material, although any other type of material may be utilized, including non-paper materials. The drinking glasses 302 may be in the form of champagne glasses in one or more non-limiting embodiments, and may be made of plastic, glass, or any other type of material known in the art. The drinking glasses 302 may be transparent such that the contents 206 (e.g., food and/or beverages or any other contents) of the drinking glasses 302 may be visible when looking directly at the grazing wall 102.
Notably, one of the decorative aspects of the grazing wall 102 may be that the contents 206 of the containers 203 may either protrude above the open top 210 of each container 203 to indicate to the user from afar what is contained within the container 203. Alternatively, or additionally, the container 203 may be transparent and/or see through such that the user can see the contents 206 of the container 203 from afar as displayed within each slot 133 on each shelf 130 of the grazing wall 102.
In a non-limiting embodiment, there may be a variety of food items included in a container 203, including, but not limited to, cheese, fruit, vegetables, snack items, or any other type of edible food items or non-edible items without limitation. In other non-limiting embodiments, the food items may be the same type contained in the one or more containers 203 displayed and presented on the grazing wall 102. Further, the containers 203 can hold beverages for easy access by a guest or other user to retrieve from the dedicated slots 133 integrated into each shelf 130 of the grazing wall 102. The display of the containers 203 (e.g., in the form of cones 204 or drinking glasses 302) to hold the contents 206 within the containers 203 provides a means for enclosing a specific assembly of food items, including sweets, salty treats, meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, or any other type of food items, in an organized and pre-arranged manner. The display of the contents 206 within the containers 203 may be more decorative and visually appealing when displayed on the shelves 104 of the grazing wall 102 in each dedicated slot 133 as shown in FIG. 1-3 than traditional forms of presentation and display that involve presenting larger platters or bowls of food items or drink containers on a table or other surface. The grazing wall 102 as shown in FIGS. 1-3 may be particularly appealing and add a unique aspect to celebratory events such as birthdays, weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, or any other type of event without limitation thereto.
As shown in FIG. 1-3 and in FIG. 7 , there may be decorative greenery covering 110 covering a front surface 106 of the grazing wall 102 for an aesthetically pleasing visual effect. The greenery covering 110 can be artificial and synthetic (e.g., faux), and/or incorporate real and live elements in one or more non-limiting embodiments. The greenery covering 110 may be attached to a front side of the grazing wall 102 and/or drape in front of the grazing wall 102. The greenery covering 110 may include vines, leaves, flowers, fruits, vegetables, moss, or any other kind of element found in nature. The greenery covering 110 may further include beads, shells, streamers, or any other decorative elements. The greenery covering 110 and the term greenery covering as used herein including greenery covering 110 shown in FIG. 7 is not limited to real or faux greenery. The term “greenery covering” may include real or faux, synthetic decorative elements of any kind. The greenery covering 110 can be very dense or can be lighter in appearance and density in one or more embodiments.
As shown in FIG. 2 , the greenery covering 110 can cover the entire front surface 106 of the grazing wall 102 and may be in the form of a single layer that may be attachable to a front surface of the main wall frame structure of the grazing wall 102. In other embodiments, the greenery covering 110 may only cover a portion of the grazing wall 102 as desired by the user. The greenery covering 110 as shown in FIGS. 2-3 may be positioned on the grazing wall 102 and each shelf 130 may attach through the greenery covering 110 to the main frame of the grazing wall 102.
Any means of attachment may be used to attach the shelves 130 to the main frame wall structure of the grazing wall 102. For example, one or more brackets and fasteners may be used to attach the shelves 130 to the main frame wall structure of the grazing wall 102. Alternatively, or additionally, nails or screws may be used to screw the shelves 130 into the main frame wall structure of the grazing wall 102. Alternatively, or additionally, the shelves 130 may be magnetically attracted to the surface of the main frame wall structure of the grazing wall 102 and one or more magnets may be used to hold the shelves 130 in place on a vertical front surface of the grazing wall 102. The shelves 130 may be permanently attached to the front surface of the grazing wall 102 or may be removably attachable by any means known in the art for attachment.
Notably, the grazing wall 102 may be a type of presentation and display wall for containers 203 that can be reused multiple times. The grazing wall 102 can be stored as a whole unit made of the individual structural panels 104 a-104 d and/or may be disassembled for easy storage. The grazing wall 102 may be customized and personalized to include images, text, or other elements for any particular occasion or for any particular user. For example, the grazing wall 102 may include printed and/or engraved lettering for a particular person, family, business, or any other type of entity and may be reused on multiple occasions. The grazing wall 102 may be a keepsake or a sentimental item as well.
FIG. 4 shows an exemplary embodiment of grazing wall 102. As shown in FIG. 4 , grazing wall 102 may be an assembly of structural panels 104 a-104 b that make up the main frame wall structure of the grazing wall 102. As shown in FIG. 4 , the grazing wall 102 is an assembly of structural panels 104 with a desired number of shelves 130 attached to the front surface of each structural panel 104. The structural panels 104 may be configured to be stacked one on top of each other and be held in place by connectors 140 that can be inserted into one or more poles or rod units, as shown in FIG. 4 . Each structural panel 104 may be connected in a vertical orientation with another structural panel 104 until a desired height for the grazing wall 102 is achieved. As noted above, with respect to the grazing wall 102 shown in FIGS. 1-4 , the grazing wall 102 can be customizable in terms of its height, whereby the user can assemble as many structural panels 104 as needed until a desired height is achieved. The connectors 140 may be separate pieces that act as connection elements to insert in one or more rods or poles to connect the structural panels 104 together in a vertical orientation in one or more non-limiting embodiments.
FIG. 5 shows an example of a shelf that is attachable to the structural panels 104. FIG. 5 depicts an example individual shelf 130 that may further include multiple bracket pieces 134 a-134 c (as also shown in FIG. 4 ) that may be used to temporarily or permanently attach the shelf 130 to each structural panel 104. As shown in FIG. 5 , the brackets 134 a-134 c can be on either side of the shelf 130 and/or may be centrally positioned.
The shelves 130 may be easily mounted anywhere on the grazing wall 102, and/or on a respective structural panel 104. As shown in FIG. 5 , the shelves 130 may include multiple slots 133 dedicated to receiving containers such as containers 203 as shown in FIGS. 2-3 . Each slot 133 may be formed into a body of a planar portion of the shelf 130. Accordingly, the shelf 130 may include a planar portion that is horizontally oriented and includes multiple slots 133 separated from each other by separate segments 132 as shown in FIG. 5 . The containers 203 of food and/or drinks (e.g., contents 206 as shown in FIGS. 2-3 ) may be removably fitted within each slot 133 of each shelf 130 whereby a bottom portion 214 (e.g., as shown in FIGS. 2-3 ) of the container 203 extends beneath the slot 133 of each shelf 130 and a majority of the body 212 sits above the slot 133 in between each segment 132 and the open end 210 of the containers 203 reveals the contents 206 of the container 203.
The slots 133 may be carved into the planar portion of the shelves 130 such that the slot 133 is open on a front side but does not extend all the way to a back edge of the planar portion, as shown in FIG. 5 . Accordingly, the slot 133 is partially extending through a body of the planar portion of the shelf 130. Each bracket 134 can attach to an underside of the planar portion and extend below the planar portion of each shelf 130. In a non-limiting embodiment, each bracket 134 serves as a structural element to stabilize the shelf 130 when positioned on the grazing wall 102. Further, the bracket 134 may function to cause the shelf 130 to protrude away from the front surface of the grazing wall 102 (e.g., and/or away from the structural panel 104) so that the containers of food as shown in FIGS. 2-3 are positioned in each slot 133 of the shelves 130 are positioned in front of and not flush with a front surface of the grazing wall 102.
FIGS. 2-3 show that the shelves 130 may be stacked vertically with enough distance between each shelf 130 so that the containers 203 of food as can be displayed hanging in a vertical orientation as fitted within each slot 133 of each shelf 130 without having the containers be crowded or interfere with each other's position in either a horizontal or vertical direction. The separate segments 132 on each shelf 130 that separate each slot 133 may further act to have each container 203 stand apart and fit comfortably within each designated slot 133 on the grazing wall 102.
FIG. 6 provides a close up view of an exemplary structural panel 104. A shown in FIG. 6 , each structural panel 104 has a center rectangular portion 602 with two side portions or wings 106 a-106 b that angle outwardly. In a non-limiting embodiment, the side portions or wings 106 a-106 b angle at an obtuse angle away from the center rectangular portion 602 of the structural panel 104. The side wings or portions 106 a-106 b help to provide structural stability when the structural panel 104 is stacked over a base, such as base 136 and/or stacked and attached on top of each other.
FIGS. 8-11 provide a close up view of an exemplary structural panel 104 and base 136. Accordingly, the structural panel 801 shown in FIGS. 8-11 may be in accordance with the description provided above with respect to structural panel 104, and the base 830 shown in FIGS. 8-11 may be in accordance with the description for the base 136 as described above. Further, the structural panels 801 are configured to attach to the base 830 and to be connected in a vertical orientation together (e.g., one structural panel 801 over another) to form a grazing wall 102 as shown in FIGS. 1-3 that can hold the containers 203 of food or drink or other items as described above.
As shown in FIG. 8 , the structural panel 801 may include a center rectangular portion divided into two portions 802 a and 802 b that are divided by a center line 820 that extends generally down a center area of the center rectangular portion of the structural panel 801.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , there may be two side portions or side wings 812 a and 812 b as shown in FIG. 8 on each side of the center rectangular portion of the structural panel 801. The two side portions or side wings 812 a and 812 b may be in accordance with the side wings or portions 106 a and 106 b described above with respect to structural panel 104. Accordingly, the side portions or side wings 812 a and 812 b angle backwards and outwardly at an obtuse angle from the center rectangular panel in one or more non-limiting embodiments. FIG. 10 provides a view of the back surface of the structural panel 801 with a view of the side wings 812 a, 812 b, and FIG. 11 provides a side view of the side wing 812 b. The two side portions 812 a, 812 b provide structural stability for the structural panel 801 and ultimately the whole grazing wall 102 when stacked or connected vertically to each other and to the base 830 in a non-limiting embodiment, with the multiple shelves (e.g., slotted shelf 814 and non-slotted shelf 822) attached to the front surface of the center rectangular portion of the structural panel 802 that are meant to hold a plethora of containers 203 or any other shaped container 203 other than those shown in FIGS. 2-3 .
As noted above, in a non-limiting embodiment, the structural panel 801 may be configured to receive a number of shelves 130 that attach to a front portion of the structural panel. In a non-limiting embodiment, the slotted shelves 814 a, 814 b and the non-slotted shelves 822 a, 822 b as shown in FIGS. 8-11 are examples of shelves 130 as described above. Notably, each slotted shelf 814 and each non-slotted shelf 822 is adapted to fit each portion 802 a or 802 b of the structural panel 801 as divided by the center line 820.
The slotted shelf 814 is in accordance with the description for shelf 130 as shown in FIGS. 1-5 . Accordingly, the slotted shelf 814 includes a number of slots 818 that are divided from each other by segments 816. The containers 203 shown in FIGS. 2-3 and described above are configured to fit within the slots 818 of each slotted shelf 814 and be accessible to a user/guest from a front side of each structural panel 801.
FIG. 8 further shows that a non-slotted shelf 822 may be incorporated into each structural panel 801. Accordingly, the non-slotted shelf 822 shown in FIG. 8 includes a horizontal planar portion 840 that is flat and does not include any slots 818 divided by segments 816. Rather, the planar portion 840 can receive any type of suitable container for holding and displaying food containers, drink container, or other container holding other types of edible or inedible items.
As shown in FIG. 8 , there is a first slotted shelf 814 a attached to the portion 802 a as well as a first non-slotted shelf 822 a. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , there is a second slotted shelf 814 b attached to the portion 802 b as well as a second non-slotted shelf 822 b. Advantageously, it is up to the user to choose whether to attach only slotted shelves 814 or non-slotted shelves 822 to either portion 802 a, 802 b of the structural panel 801, or to use any combination thereof. Advantageously, the user has a great deal of flexibility of choice in the type of shelf 814 or 822 that may be used as well as whether to use containers 203, such as cones 204 and/or champagne glasses 302 that can fit well in slots 818 or other types of containers that do not have the same shape as cones 204 and/or champagne glasses 302 and that may be placed over the horizontal planar portion 840 of shelf 822.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , brackets 806 are used to attach the slotted shelves 814 (and/or non-slotted shelves 822) to the front surface area of the portion 802 a or 802 b of the structural panel 801 as divided by the center line 820. As shown in FIG. 9 , there may be dedicated slits 902 formed into each portion 802 a, 802 b of the structural panel 801 that are dedicated to receiving hooks on the back of the brackets 806 of each slotted shelf 814 or non-slotted shelf 822. FIG. 10 shows the back surface of structural panel 801. As shown in FIG. 10 , the slits 902 a, 902 b are a dedicated pair of slits 902 that are in horizontal alignment and formed or carved into the front portion 802 b, as are slits 902 c, 902 d which are formed or carved into the front portion 802 a of the structural panel 801. The slits 902 are level and even with each other so that each bracket 806 of each shelf 814, 822 may be inserted into the slit 902 and the shelf 814, 822 is level and even when positioned on the structural panel 102. Further, there may be a center slit 902 dedicated for receiving a center bracket (e.g., such as center bracket 134 c shown in FIG. 5 ) for each shelf 130/814/822.
In a non-limiting embodiment, the base 830 attaches to a bottom edge 810 of the first structural panel 801. The base 830 may be trapezoidal shaped or may have another suitable shape. The base 830 provides a wide base surface that adds stability to the grazing wall 102 when assembled, as made up of the structural panels 801. FIG. 11 shows a side view of structural panel 801 with shelves 814 b and 822 b attached to the front surface of the structural panel 801, and the base 830 attached to the bottom surface of the structural panel 801. The base 830 may be have a depth that is longer or greater than a depth of the structural panel 801 as shown in FIG. 11 .
FIG. 8 shows some built in connector points 817 for attaching another structural panel 801 on top of the structural panel 801 shown in FIG. 8 . Accordingly, there may be some connection points 817 for attaching a bottom protrusion of another structural panel 801 on a top edge 804 of the structural panel 801 including in the top edges 808 above the side portions 812 a, 812 b. The structural panels 801 may attach to each other at these dedicated connection points 817. Additionally, there may be dedicated fastener holes 821 in a top edge of the structural panel 801 for inserting fasteners to fastenably and securely connect each structural panel 801 of the grazing wall 102 together.
Turning to FIG. 10 , the back surface of the structural panel 802 may include one or more structural support beams 1004 a, 1004 b. There may be one or more structural beam 1004 a formed onto a back surface of the portion 802 a and portion 802 b of each structural panel 801. The one or more structural support beams 1004 a, 1004 b provides additional stability and support for the structural panels 801. Further, there may be side beams 1006 that connect from the structural beams 1004 a, 1004 b to a bottom edge of the structural panel 801. As shown in FIG. 10 , one or more fasteners 1008 may be used to fastenably attach a first structural panel 801 to the base 830.
In a non-limiting embodiment, each structural panel 801 may have a decorative and visually appealing appearance included with the portions 802 a and/or 802 b of the structural panel 801. This decorative appearance may include patterns, solids, text, pictures, images, or any other type of element that adds a decorative appearance that fills either the entire portions 802 a and/or 802 b of the structural panel 801 of the grazing wall 102 or may be included on a portion of the portions 802 a and/or 802 b. Further, greenery covering 110 may be added over the portions 802 a and/or portion 802 b to provide a decorative greenery covering on the structural panel 801 behind any shelves 814, 822 attached to the front surface of the portions 802 a, 802 b of the structural panel 801. Accordingly, the user may customize or may order the structural panels 801 having a decorative, unique appearance for each portion 802 a, 802 b of the grazing wall 102.
In another non-limiting embodiment, there may be another covering that covers the structural panel 801. As shown in FIG. 12 , in a non-limiting embodiment, the cover panel 1202 may be configured to magnetically attach via magnets such as magnets 1206 a, 1206 b to a front surface of portions 802 a, 802 b of the structural panel 801. In this manner, the cover panel 1202 may have a decorative appearance to add more decorative elements and visually appealing elements to the grazing wall 102. The user can select any type of cover panel 1202 that has an exterior appearance that appeals to the user. FIG. 12 shows a non-limiting example of a marbleized appearance of the decorative cover panel 1202. However, there may be any number or kinds of visual elements used to include prints, solids, alphanumeric text and/or symbols, pictures, beads, sequins, greenery 110, or any other type of decorative element that is known in the art used to decorate the decorative cover panels 1202 and to add visual and aesthetic appeal.
In a non-limiting embodiment, as noted above, the decorative cover panels 1202 may be magnetically attractable to the surface of the structural panel 801. Accordingly, the material used to make up the structural panel 801 may be ferrous and/or may be magnetic so the user may add a decorative cover panel 1202.
Further, in a non-limiting embodiment, there may be pre-designated slits 1204 a, 1204 b as shown in this exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 12 formed into each decorative cover panel 1202 so that when the decorative cover panel 1202 is positioned over each portion 802 a, 802 b of the structural panel 801, the shelf brackets 806 for each shelf 814, 822 are still able to be inserted within the designated slits 902, as shown in FIG. 9 and in FIG. 10 , of each portion 802 a, 802 b of the structural panel 801. Each slit 1204 a, 1204 b may be in horizontal alignment and may allow the user to insert a bracket 806 of each shelf 814, 822 through each slit 1204 a, 1204 b of each decorative cover panel 1202 and into the designated slits 902 of the structural panel 801, including on each portion 802 a, 802 b as divided by each center line 820. In a non-limiting embodiment, the cover panels 1202 may have the width and height of one portion 802 a, 802 b of the structural panel 801 and may fit on each designated portion 802 a, 802 b of each structural panel 801.
Notably, the grazing wall 102 in any of the FIGS. 1-12 may be segmented into components and may be stackable to a desired height. Further, the grazing wall 102 may be stowed in a smaller format or smaller stature or in its individual components to be more storage friendly and take up less space. In other embodiments, the grazing wall 102 may be a single unit that is not capable of being disassembled.
Accordingly, the present description provides for various embodiments for an exemplary grazing wall that holds multiple containers of food and drink and/or other items in a decorative and pleasing way on a dedicated wall space. Advantageously, in one or more non-limiting embodiments, each container 203 is displayed in an easy to access slot 133 on a shelf 130 or 814 of a grazing wall 102 or another type of container may be placed on shelf 822 on each structural panel 801 shown in FIGS. 8-11 . The grazing wall 102 may be placed on a ground surface or may be placed on a table or other elevated surface, as shown in FIG. 3 . The grazing wall 102 can be an assembly of layers and levels, and the height and/or width of the grazing wall 102 may be customized. The grazing wall 102 may include a decorative, visually appealing appearance via the use of either the structural panels 104 or the cover panels 1202 as shown in FIG. 12 and/or greenery 110 as shown in FIG. 7 in one or more non-limiting embodiments. Many additional advantages and uses are offered by the one or more components for the grazing wall 102 as described herein.
In the Summary above and in this Detailed Description, and the claims below, and in the accompanying drawings, reference is made to particular features (including method steps) of the invention. It is to be understood that the disclosure of the invention in this specification includes all possible combinations of such particular features. For example, where a particular feature is disclosed in the context of a particular aspect or embodiment of the invention, or a particular claim, that feature can also be used, to the extent possible, in combination with and/or in the context of other particular aspects and embodiments of the invention, and in the invention generally.
The term “comprises” and grammatical equivalents thereof are used herein to mean that other components, ingredients, and steps, among others, are optionally present. For example, an article “comprising” (or “which comprises”) components A, B, and C can consist of (i.e., contain only) components A, B, and C, or can contain not only components A, B, and C but also contain one or more other components.
Where reference is made herein to a method comprising two or more defined steps, the defined steps can be carried out in any order or simultaneously (except where the context excludes that possibility), and the method can include one or more other steps which are carried out before any of the defined steps, between two of the defined steps, or after all the defined steps (except where the context excludes that possibility).
The term “at least” followed by a number is used herein to denote the start of a range beginning with that number (which may be a range having an upper limit or no upper limit, depending on the variable being defined). For example, “at least 1” means 1 or more than 1. The term “at most” followed by a number is used herein to denote the end of a range ending with that number (which may be a range having 1 or 0 as its lower limit, or a range having no lower limit, depending upon the variable being defined). For example, “at most 4” means 4 or less than 4, and “at most 40%” means 40% or less than 40%. When, in this specification, a range is given as “(a first number) to (a second number)” or “(a first number)—(a second number),” this means a range whose lower limit is the first number and whose upper limit is the second number. For example, 25 to 100 mm means a range whose lower limit is 25 mm and upper limit is 100 mm.
Certain terminology and derivations thereof may be used in the following description for convenience in reference only and will not be limiting. For example, words such as “upward,” “downward,” “left,” and “right” would refer to directions in the drawings to which reference is made unless otherwise stated. Similarly, words such as “inward” and “outward” would refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of a device or area and designated parts thereof. References in the singular tense include the plural, and vice versa, unless otherwise noted.
The term “coupled to” as used herein may mean a direct or indirect connection via one or more components. The term “set” may mean one item or a plurality of items.
The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The present invention according to one or more embodiments described in the present description may be practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Thus, the description is to be regarded as illustrative instead of restrictive of the present invention.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A grazing wall, comprising:

a base;

a set of structural panels, wherein the base is configured to removably attach to a first structural panel of the set of structural panels, wherein the set of structural panels is adapted to removably stack and connect on top of each other to form the grazing wall of a desired height,

wherein each structural panel of the set of structural panels includes a first angled side panel joined with a center panel on a first side of the center panel and a second angled side panel joined with the center panel on a second side of the center panel; and

a set of shelves configured to removably attach to a front side of the set of structural panels, wherein the set of shelves are configured to hold containers for food or drinks that are accessible from the front side of the set of structural panels.

2. The grazing wall of claim 1, further comprising, a first set of shelves, wherein each shelf of the first set of shelves comprises multiple slots that are spaced apart by separate segments in between each slot of the multiple slots, and wherein the multiple slots are configured to hold the containers for food or drinks.

3. The grazing wall of claim 2, further comprising, a second set of shelves, wherein the second set of shelves is configured to removably attach to the front side of the set of structural panels, and wherein the second set of shelves does not comprise the set of multiple slots and has a top surface for placing and displaying the containers for food or drinks.

4. The grazing wall of claim 3, wherein the set of structural panels comprises a set of slits aligned horizontally for receiving the first set of shelves or the second set of shelves, wherein either the first set of shelves or the second set of shelves are insertable into the set of slits on the set of structural panels and can be utilized interchangeably or together on the set of structural panels at a same time.

5. The grazing wall of claim 1, wherein a center line divides each structural panel of the set of structural panels.

6. The grazing wall of claim 5, wherein the set of shelves is attachable to a half side of each structural panel of the set of structural panels on each side of the center line.

7. The grazing wall of claim 6, wherein the set of shelves comprises a first set of shelves comprising multiple slots divided by separate segments, wherein the multiple slots are configured to hold the containers for food or drinks, and the set of shelves also comprises a second set of shelves having a flat surface without slots for holding the containers of the food or the drinks.

8. The grazing wall of claim 1, wherein the first angled side panel and the second angled side panel are angled towards a rear direction from the center panel.

9. The grazing wall of claim 1, wherein each structural panel includes decorative elements.

10. The grazing wall of claim 1, wherein a separate cover panel is magnetically connectable to each structural panel of the set of structural panels.

11. The grazing wall of claim 10, wherein the separate cover panel includes decorative elements and appearance on the separate cover panel.

12. The grazing wall of claim 1, wherein the base is a detachable base piece, wherein a first structural panel of the set of structural panels is configured to attach to the detachable base piece and offer structural support to the grazing wall.