WO2016008569A1 - Dispositif de support d'aliments - Google Patents

Dispositif de support d'aliments Download PDF

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WO2016008569A1
WO2016008569A1 PCT/EP2015/001346 EP2015001346W WO2016008569A1 WO 2016008569 A1 WO2016008569 A1 WO 2016008569A1 EP 2015001346 W EP2015001346 W EP 2015001346W WO 2016008569 A1 WO2016008569 A1 WO 2016008569A1
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tray part
tray
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Francesco IACONO
Matteo INVERNICI
Marco Monti
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J.E.A.R. S.R.L.
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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
    • A47G19/06—Plates with integral holders for spoons, glasses, or the like
    • A47G19/065—Plates with integral holders for spoons, glasses, or the like with thumb holes, handles or the like enabling the user to support the plate from below
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/02—Glass or bottle holders
    • A47G23/0208—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like
    • A47G23/0216—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like for one glass or cup
    • A47G23/0225—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like for one glass or cup attachable to a plate, table, or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/06—Serving trays
    • A47G23/0625—Serving trays with thumb holes, handles or the like positioned below the tray facilitating carrying the tray with one hand

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  • the present invention relates to the field of food supporting devices, such as trays and the like.
  • food supporting device here means both the devices intended to directly hold foods, and those intended to support dishes (or containers) that in turn hold foods.
  • Such objects are in the form of solid plates (such as for example trays) on which it is possible sometimes to put the dish that in turn holds the food or - as an alternative - they have suitable cavities where it is possible to directly hold the foods.
  • a device such as described in the International patent application WO2007088403A1, whose shape has been suitably studied for holding foods by means of a recess with a given depth, thus allowing foods to be carried.
  • This device contemporaneously allows also a glass to be housed, thus solving the clear difficulty in carrying with one hand the tray and with the other hand the glass thus not having the possibility of eating the contents of the tray.
  • a second device among the known devices, described in the international patent application WO2007001047 allows the tray to be carried by putting it on the forearm and by keeping it stable by means of suitable slots that allow the fingers to pass through; it is possible to hold a glass or a bottle containing a beverage with the hand at the end of the arm on which the tray is placed.
  • the known devices Although generally such known devices are all useful they have the drawback of bringing foods too much near to the user body, with the risk of getting dirty if the device loses stability and tilts; it has to be noted, by the way, that with respect to the engaging axis of the forearm of a user, the known devices are on the whole symmetric (in a plan view) such to be used indifferently by right-handed or left- handed users.
  • a further drawback of such devices is the fact that - due to their overall shape - they cannot be easily inserted in the dishwasher for being washed and sanitized in a practical and quick manner, unless having a dishwasher with racks therein suitably made for receiving such devices.
  • the object of the present invention to provide a food supporting device usable indifferently by right-handed or left-handed users and that contemporaneously puts foods in a region as far away as possible from the body, thus reducing the possibility of getting dirty in case of food falling down or in case the tray loses stability.
  • the general idea at the base of the present invention provides to make the device such that it comprises two distinct parts, a tray part and a gripping part, which are removably connectable with each other at a connection area asymmetric with respect to a barycentric axis of the tray portion in the plan view, at a first or a second end of the tray part itself.
  • the gripping part can fit the gripping part at one or the other end and can use the device of the invention such that foods are in a position far away from the body, reducing the risk of getting dirty.
  • the most prominent and wide part of the main body is the outer one and this avoids or reduces any likelihood of dirtying the user.
  • connection between the gripping part and the tray part is removable has a synergy of advantages: on one hand it avoids arranging different devices for right-handed users and for left-handed users, on the other hand once the device is used, it allows the gripping part and the tray part to be disconnected, employing the standard dishwashers on the market for washing them, without providing racks or arrangements specifically intended for the purpose.
  • beverage-holding seat is obtained in the gripping part: typically beverages have an overall weight equal to or higher than that of foods; by holding with the hand the device in the area where the beverage-holding seat is arranged the user is able to better handle the device, guaranteeing its stability even if foods are placed in a asymmetrical manner.
  • Still another advantage resulting from the device of the invention is about the fact that it has the possibility of being used on both the sides without losing the practicality of a single assembly and of the characteristic asymmetric shape and of firmly gripping the assembly by means of a suitable friction enhancing means (or "grip") on the gripping part.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a first version of a device according to the invention in a first configuration of use
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the device of the previous figure in a second configuration of use
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the device of the previous figures in an assembling step
  • Figure 4 is a front view on a first side of the device of the previous figures
  • Figure 5 is a front view on a second side of the device of the previous figures.
  • Figures 6 and 7 are plan views of the device of the previous figures grasped by a user
  • Figures 8 and 9 are phantom views of a part of the device of the previous figures in the condition of use.
  • the figures 1 to 5 show a first version of a food supporting device according to the invention, generally denoted by the reference 1.
  • tray part 2 intended to support foods, both directly (namely receiving them into flares or cavities intended for the purpose) and indirectly, namely acting as a support for dishes or - more generally - for food containers.
  • the tray part 2 in turn comprises an upper face 21 and a lower face 22, with reference to a condition of use of the device 1.
  • first side end 25 a first side end 25 and a second side end 26.
  • a support stirrup 23 for engaging the forearm of a user.
  • stirrup is divided into two parts that form a kind of inverted U wherein the forearm of a user is placed.
  • the tray part 2 comprises, in this embodiment, cavities 27, 28 which are open at the upper face 21 and which are intended to hold food or foodstuffs.
  • the cavities 27, 28 are completely omitted: this is the case when the device 1 acts as a real holding tray, on which plates and dishes are placed.
  • the tray part is not monolithic, but on the contrary it is divided into at least two parts: a kind of frame or skeleton provided with at least one seat and one or more containers that form the cavities 27,28 that are housed into the seat/ seats.
  • the containers may be disposable, while the frame part may be sanitized and used several times.
  • the stirrup 23 develops in a substantially central area (meaning an area not at the border) of the tray part 2 there being provided first 27 and second 28 cavities at the opposite sides of the central area intended to receive the food.
  • first cavities 27 have a volume smaller than the second cavity 28, that in this example is a single one but it can also be divided or it can have several chambers.
  • part is made of plastic for food use, in a single monolithic piece, made by molding.
  • the device comprises also a gripping part 3.
  • Such gripping part comprises a beverage-holding seat 31 separated from the tray part 2 and removably connectable thereto, at the first 25 or second 26 end thereof, such as shown by way of example in figs.l and 2.
  • first and second connection means 24', 24", 34 mutually connectable, that define, for example the male and the female of a mechanical form-fit or they comprise the North and South of magnetic connections; a connection of the "slide" type is particularly useful wherein a part is a rail and the other part slidably engages therein, exactly as a "slide”.
  • the type of connection is removable or reversible: thus it is possible to assemble the device 1 when it is necessary and to disassemble it for making it easier to wash it: as regards this matter it has to be noted that, on the whole, the tray part 2 can be easily housed in the dish-holder rack area of a dishwasher (due to its overall similarity with a real dish) and the gripping part 3 can be housed in the area of the dishwasher intended to receive the glasses (for similar reasons).
  • first and second connection means 24', 24", 34 are arranged on the tray part 2 and on the gripping part 3 respectively.
  • first connection means 24', 24" one placed at the first side end 25 and the other one placed at the second side end 26.
  • first connection means 24', 24" are identical to each other, such to allow the second means 34 to be connected with one or the other one.
  • the gripping part 3 can be connected alternatively at the first 25 or second 26 side end of the tray part 2: therefore the user can decide where connecting the gripping part 3 depending on his/her preferences and in the light of his/her asymmetry, such that the widest cavities are more far away from the body, such as schematically shown in figs. 6 and 7.
  • connection means 24', 24" are arranged, in the plan view, in a asymmetric manner with respect to a barycentric axis of the tray part 3 in the plan view: therefore they are closer to one border to the tray part with respect to the opposite border.
  • connection is achieved by the interaction of a male and a female part, preferably the male is provided to be on the beverage-holder and the female on the main tray body, such to avoid an undesired encumbrance for the user.
  • a male and a female part preferably the male is provided to be on the beverage-holder and the female on the main tray body, such to avoid an undesired encumbrance for the user.
  • This asymmetry causes, when in use, the tray part 2 to project more from one side than from the other side (especially the greater projection is the one at the side of the tray part housing the cavities 27 with a higher volume) with respect to the stirrup 23 (and therefore to the user arm).
  • the beverage-holding seat 31 is configured as a substantially cylindrical seat that can be closed like a glass at the bottom (as in the shown embodiment) or open, at the bottom and/ or at the sides depending on preferences.
  • a cutlery-holding compartment 29 that is open at the upper face 21 of the tray part 2.
  • the cutlery-holding compartment comprises a vertical case arranged side by side with the beverage-holding seat 31, substantially with a shape similar to the latter, but with smaller dimensions.
  • cutlery-holding compartment 29 may hold a napkin.
  • the material usable for making the device generally it may be a plastic material, reusable, of the type intended for the contact with food.
  • the cavities 27, 28 are formed into plastic containers that can be fitted into the tray part 3, which will be provided with suitable housings or seats.
  • the seat 31 is defined by discontinuous walls, for example provided with through slots or the like.
  • the user by the fingers, can grip the container housed in the seat 31 and hold it for example if it is a bottle and he/she wants to remove the cap.
  • This solution contemporaneously allows the contents of the beverage-holder to be gripped more firmly: for example if the beverage-holder holds a bottle, by means of such semi-rigid solution it would be possible to firmly grip it in order to easily open and close it.
  • the walls of the food- holder are partially opened and comprise one or more bending tabs 38 that allow the contents to be gripped more firmly and to be in turn grasped by the user hand.
  • At least the cavities 27, 28 are provided with individual covers for keeping the food therein hot; in another variant on the contrary there is provided a single cover for all the cavities 27, 28.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de support d'aliments (1), comprenant une partie de plateau (2) destinée à soutenir des aliments, comprenant elle-même une face supérieure (21), une face inférieure (22), une première extrémité latérale (25) et une deuxième extrémité latérale (26) au côté opposé au premier, où, au niveau de la face inférieure (22) est disposé un étrier de support (23) pour s'associer à l'avant-bras d'un utilisateur. Le dispositif (1) comprenant en outre une partie de préhension (3) comprenant un siège de support de boisson (31) distinct de la partie de plateau (2) et pouvant être raccordé de façon amovible à la partie de plateau (2) par des premier et deuxième moyens de raccordement (24', 24", 34") pouvant être mutuellement raccordés et agencés sur ladite partie de plateau (2) et sur ladite partie de préhension (3) respectivement, sont disposés au moins deux moyens de raccordement (24', 24") à la première extrémité latérale (25) et à la deuxième extrémité latérale (26) de la partie de plateau (3), de manière à permettre que la partie de préhension (3) soit raccordée à la première (25) ou la deuxième (26) extrémité latérale de la partie de plateau (2), où les moyens de raccordement (24', 24") de la partie de plateau (2) sont agencés, dans la vue plane, de manière asymétrique par rapport au centre barycentrique de la partie de plateau (3) dans une vue plane.
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WO2017050469A1 (fr) * 2015-09-22 2017-03-30 Binay Sari Plateau
WO2017143414A1 (fr) * 2016-02-23 2017-08-31 Elpídio Rodrigo Caisse pour pickups
WO2017177290A1 (fr) * 2016-04-11 2017-10-19 Luzia Dos Santos Elisabete Plateau pour repas préparés
WO2018152601A1 (fr) * 2017-02-23 2018-08-30 Luzia Dos Santos Elisabete Améliorations apportées à un plateau d'aliments portatif ayant un support de boisson

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WO2007001047A1 (fr) 2005-06-29 2007-01-04 Bamhaus Co., Ltd. Récipient pour un repas pris debout
WO2007088403A1 (fr) 2006-02-03 2007-08-09 Laurence Patrick Wettern Assiette permettant de manger tout en se tenant debout
US20090120948A1 (en) * 2007-11-08 2009-05-14 Ezzy Michael R Beverage cup holder having means for attaching to a plate

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US5697512A (en) 1996-07-09 1997-12-16 Brickley; David A. Tray or plate assembly
WO2007001047A1 (fr) 2005-06-29 2007-01-04 Bamhaus Co., Ltd. Récipient pour un repas pris debout
WO2007088403A1 (fr) 2006-02-03 2007-08-09 Laurence Patrick Wettern Assiette permettant de manger tout en se tenant debout
US20090120948A1 (en) * 2007-11-08 2009-05-14 Ezzy Michael R Beverage cup holder having means for attaching to a plate

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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WO2017050469A1 (fr) * 2015-09-22 2017-03-30 Binay Sari Plateau
WO2017143414A1 (fr) * 2016-02-23 2017-08-31 Elpídio Rodrigo Caisse pour pickups
WO2017177290A1 (fr) * 2016-04-11 2017-10-19 Luzia Dos Santos Elisabete Plateau pour repas préparés
WO2018152601A1 (fr) * 2017-02-23 2018-08-30 Luzia Dos Santos Elisabete Améliorations apportées à un plateau d'aliments portatif ayant un support de boisson

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