WO2014194325A1 - Customizable plate - Google Patents
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- WO2014194325A1 WO2014194325A1 PCT/US2014/040542 US2014040542W WO2014194325A1 WO 2014194325 A1 WO2014194325 A1 WO 2014194325A1 US 2014040542 W US2014040542 W US 2014040542W WO 2014194325 A1 WO2014194325 A1 WO 2014194325A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/02—Plates, dishes or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/02—Plates, dishes or the like
- A47G19/025—Plates, dishes or the like with means for amusing or giving information to the user
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
- A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
- A47G19/2227—Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06Q30/00—Commerce
- G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
- G06Q30/0601—Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06Q30/0621—Item configuration or customization
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06Q30/00—Commerce
- G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
- G06Q30/0601—Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06Q30/0633—Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
- G06Q30/0635—Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
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- the present disclosure relates to customizable dishware, particularly customizable plates having transparent spaces for removable and/or re-usable decals and designs.
- party planners have very limited table design options for the events they organize, due to their limited storage space.
- the party planners cannot meet the needs of their customers in a cost- effective manner.
- design purposes including a variety of colors and themes, it can be problematic for party planners to maintain and store plates of many different looks.
- they also cannot have a personalized table setting on hand and stored for every event, such as plates with a photo of every bride and groom they assist in planning.
- the cost per personalized plates are very high. Personalized settings could end up costing the consumer thousands versus hundreds in many instances. All in all, this would be too expensive for most consumers.
- Paper plates with personalized designs that may be appropriate for a specific event can be available. However, the design options are limited and often have to be purchased in bulk. Even if the design fits the event and the personalization could be fulfilled, it could be noted that most people would prefer to use higher- quality plates, especially at special events such weddings, baptisms, and bar/bat mitzvahs. Some may also find disposable plates to be environmentally unfriendly. Paper plates, over-all, get “hot” on the bottom and some people would not want to "cut” into the images/photos on top of the plate. Additionally, there may be some concern over food safety.
- a customizable tableware system comprising plates that have a transparent central section and decals that can be selectively and removably applied to the underside of the transparent central section of the plate, such that a decal's design shows through the transparent central section of the plate.
- Figure la depicts a top view of an embodiment of the present device having a substantially circular geometry.
- Figure lb depicts a top view of an embodiment of the present device having a substantially square geometry.
- Figure lc depicts a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. la.
- Figure 2 depicts a top view of an embodiment of a decal.
- Figure 3 depicts an embodiment of a decal being applied to the underside of a plate.
- Figure 4 depicts an embodiment of a decal being applied to the underside of a plate with the use of an application tool.
- Figure 5 depicts a top view of an embodiment of a substantially circular plate having a decal applied to its underside, such that a decal's design is visible though a plate's central substantially transparent section.
- Figure 6 depicts a plurality of decals that can be selectively applied to the underside of a plate.
- Figure 7 depicts an embodiment of a storage container for decals for the present device.
- Figure 8a depicts another embodiment of the present device for a bowl.
- Figure 8b depicts another embodiment of the present device for a drinking vessel.
- Figure 9 depicts a method of providing plates and/or decals to users.
- Figure la depicts a top view of one embodiment of a dish in the present device.
- a dish can be a plate 100, which can have a substantially circular geometry.
- a plate 100 can have a substantially rectangular geometry, such as a substantially square, as shown in Fig. lb.
- a plate 100 can have a substantially elliptoid, octagonal, or any other known and/or convenient geometry.
- a plate can be fabricated from a polymer, glass, or any other known and/or convenient material.
- a plate 100 can have a substantially planar central portion 102 surrounded at its edges by a rim 104 or perimeter portion 104.
- a rim 104 can have a slight curvature and be raised above the plane of a substantially planar central portion 102, but in other embodiments can be substantially planar, ridged, scalloped, or have any other known and/or convenient configuration.
- the surface of a rim 104 can be angled relative to a central portion 102.
- a rim 104 can be raised to approximately 30-degrees above the plane of a substantially planar central portion 102, but in other embodiments can have any other known and/or convenient angle.
- a plate 100 can have at least one substantially transparent region 106. In some embodiments, substantially the entirety of a plate 100 can be substantially transparent. In alternate embodiments, a central portion 102 can be a substantially transparent region 106, while a rim 104 surrounding a central portion 102 can be substantially opaque, substantially translucent and/or transparent. In other embodiments, a portion or substantially the entirety of a rim 104 can be substantially or entirely transparent. A substantially transparent region 106 of a plate 100 can be fabricated from glass, plastic, or any other known and/or convenient substantially transparent or translucent material. [0023] Figure 2 depicts a decal 200. A decal 200 can have a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface.
- a decal 200 can have substantially the same geometry as a substantially transparent region 106, but in other embodiments can have any other known and/or convenient geometry.
- a decal 200 can be fabricated from vinyl, film, plastic, paper, or any other known and/or convenient material.
- the upper surface of a decal 200 can display a design 202.
- a design 202 can be printed, painted, drawn, etched, or otherwise deposited by any other known and/or convenient method onto a decal 200.
- a design 202 can include text, pictures, patterns, shapes, colors, logos, or any other known and/or convenient design element.
- a design 202 can be a photograph and name of a person celebrating a birthday; a holiday design displaying a Christmas scene; a pattern that can match the pattern of a tablecloth or other table linens; or any other known and/or convenient design.
- users can purchase or acquire prefabricated decals 200 that can have preselected designs 202.
- decals 200 can be customized by a user with a custom design 202.
- the upper surface of a decal 200 can be configured to selectively and removably coupled with the underside of a plate 100 at a substantially transparent section 106.
- a substantially transparent section 106 can be a central portion 102 of a plate 100, such that a design 202 can be seen through a central portion 102 of a plate 100.
- a non-permanent repositionable adhesive 204 that allows a decal 200 to stick to the underside of a plate 100 can be applied to the upper side of a decal.
- a decal 200 can be fabricated from a material that can removably attach to the underside of a plate 100 through static cling. In alternate embodiments, a decal 200 can be coupled with the underside of a plate 100 with magnets, snaps, clips, or any other known and/or convenient connection mechanism on a decal 200 and/or plate 100. [0025] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, a decal 200 can be selectively applied to a substantially transparent region 106 of a plate 100. In use, a user can couple the upper surface of a decal 200 directly to the underside of a plate 100 at a substantially transparent region 106 of a plate 100.
- a user can apply a decal 200 to the underside of a substantially transparent region 106, which can be a central portion 102, of a plate 100 using a decal's removable adhesive substance 204.
- a user can use an application tool 400, such as a squeegee, flat-edged card, or any other known and/or convenient implement to press out wrinkles or air bubbles between a decal 200 and a plate 100, such that substantially the entire top surface of a decal 200 is directly against the underside of a plate 100.
- a design 202 on the upper side of a decal 200 can be visible through a substantially transparent region 106 of a plate 100 when a plate 100 is viewed from above.
- a plate 100 can be used to display or serve food without the food touching a decal 200, because a decal 200 can be on the underside of a plate 100 rather than on the upper side of a plate 100 that comes into contact with food.
- a user can choose to remove a decal 200 at any time and/or replace a decal 200 with a different decal 200 having a different design 202, such as the embodiments of decals 200a-200d shown in Figure 6.
- a user can have a selection of different decals 200 with designs 202 for different occasions, and can select and replace decals 200 to customize a plate 100 without needing to replace an entire plate 100, thereby saving storage space and the expense of purchasing new plates with different designs for each occasion.
- a decal 200 can be removed from a plate 100 at any time.
- a user can remove a decal 200 from a plate 100 when a plate 100 is to be washed in a dishwasher.
- a user can choose to retain a decal 200 on a plate 100 when washing the upper side of a plate 100 by hand because a decal 200 is on the underside of a plate 100.
- decals 200 that are not presently coupled with a plate 100 can be stored in a storage device 700.
- a storage device 700 can be a portfolio, but in other embodiments can be a wallet, a lidded container, a folder, an album, a book, an envelope, or any other known and/or convenient container.
- a storage device 700 can have a plurality of pages 702 that can be fabricated from a similar material to that of a substantially transparent section of a plate 100.
- a user can selectively couple a decal 200 with a page 702 in a manner similar to that of applying a decal 200 to a plate 100, as described above.
- a user can couple decals 200 to pages 702 to store decals 200, such that a user has an option of removing a decal 200 from a storage device 700 to apply a decal 200 to a plate 100 at any time.
- Figure 8a depicts another embodiment of the present device where a dish can be a bowl 800.
- a bowl 800 can have a substantially transparent section 106, which, as shown in Figure 8a, can be a central bottom portion 802.
- a substantially transparent section 106 can be walls 804 of a bowl 800.
- FIG. 8b depicts another embodiment of the present device where a dish can be a drinking vessel 806.
- a drinking vessel 806 can be a mug and can have a substantially transparent section 106 at its central base portion.
- a drinking vessel 806 can be a stemmed or stemless wine glass, tumbler, cocktail glass, tall drinking glass, or any other known and/or convenient configuration.
- a dish can be a platter and/or any other known and/or convenient devise capable of presenting and/or retaining food and/or liquid.
- Figure 9 depicts a method of providing plates 100 and/or pre-made or custom decals 200 to a user.
- a system such as a website running on a server can receive an order for one or more plates 100 and/or one of more different dishes.
- a system can have a selection of different plates 100 available to order, such as substantially circular plates 100 shown in Fig. la and substantially square plates 100 shown in Fig. lb. Plates can also have color rims and/or be disposable.
- a system can receive an order for one or more decals 200.
- a system can have a selection of decals 200 with different pre-made designs 202 available to order.
- a system can also, or alternatively, display options for a user to create and order decals 200 with a user-customized design 202 and/or a user's modification of a pre- made design 202.
- a system can have options to upload, input or customize text, colors, photographs, shapes, patterns, or any other known and/or convenient design element(s) 202.
- a user's order of plates 100 and/or decals 200 can be
- ordered decals 200 with pre-made designs 202 can be shipped from a warehouse.
- decals 200 can be produced on demand when ordered.
- ordered decals 200 can be printed with a user-selected or user-customized design 202 after a user's order has been placed.
- decals 200 can be shipped to the user in a storage device 700, such as a portfolio shown in Figure 7, and/or an application tool 206 can be included with a user's order.
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