IP Library Granted Patent US 9,839,304
Granted Patent B2
US 9,839,304 · App. 14/986,908 · Granted Dec 12, 2017

Convertible baked goods display

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Patent No.
US 9,839,304
App. No.
14/986,908
Granted
Dec 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display system that includes a vertical trunk with a first support including a first slot in a lower portion of the first support, and a second support including a second slot in an upper portion of the second support and at least one platform having an upper surface facing a lower surface, where the platform including a first groove and a second groove are configured to connect the platform to the vertical trunk and disconnect the platform from the vertical trunk.

Claims (22)

1. A food item display system comprising:

a vertical trunk comprising a first support including a first slot in a lower portion of the first support, and a second support including a second slot in an upper portion of the second support, the first support and the second support are oriented such that the first slot and the second slot align with respect to each other and engage to form the vertical trunk, the vertical trunk including one or mounts extending substantially vertically along a vertical length of the vertical trunk;

at least one platform comprising an upper surface opposing a lower surface, the at least one platform including a first groove and a second groove to define a first pair of grooves, and a third groove and a fourth groove to define a second pair of grooves configured to connect the at least one platform to the vertical trunk and disconnect the at least one platform from the vertical trunk, the first groove and the second groove have the same corresponding dimensions to collectively define a first x-shaped opening that can be rotated uniformly about a longitudinal axis by rotation of the at least one platform, and the third groove and the fourth groove have the same corresponding dimensions to collectively define a second x-shaped opening that can be rotated uniformly about a longitudinal axis by rotation of the at least one platform such that the at least one platform can be mounted onto the vertical trunk through the first x-shaped opening or the second x-shaped opening;

wherein the length of each of the first groove and the second groove differs from the length of each of the third groove and the fourth groove, such that the vertical location where the at least one platform is attached to the vertical trunk can be changed by rotating the at least one platform such that the first pair of grooves or the second pair of grooves align with the one or more mounts on the vertical trunk.

2. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one platform is slidably inserted on the vertical trunk.

3. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first slot and the second slot engage with each other to form an x-shaped base.

4. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one platform includes an opening configured to receive an item therein on the upper surface.

5. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first support and the second support each have a pair of mounts of said one or more mounts located at a point along a longitudinal axis of the vertical trunk, each mount of the pair of mounts of each of the first support and the second support is of a shape and dimension sufficient to receive at least a portion of one of the first groove or the second groove.

6. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first support and the second support can disengage from each other.

7. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first pair of grooves is configured such that one or more of the depth and width of the first pair of grooves differ from one or more of the depth and width of the second pair of grooves.

8. The food item display system according to claim 5 , wherein each of the mounts of the pair of mounts of each of the first support and the second support includes a securing mechanism.

9. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one platform supports a food item as the vertical trunk supports the at least one platform.

10. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one platform includes a first platform and a second platform of same shapes by different sizes.

11. The food item display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one platform includes a first platform and a second platform, the first platform mounts lower on the vertical trunk than the second platform, the first platform and the second platform having openings of different perimeters.

12. A kit for displaying a food item, the kit comprising:

a first support including a first slot in a lower portion of the first support;

a second support including a second slot in an upper portion of the second support, the first support and the second support are oriented such that the first slot and the second slot align with respect to each other to engage and disengage with each other, the first support and the second support including one or more mounts extending substantially vertically along a vertical length of the respective first support and second support;

a first platform comprising an upper surface opposing a lower surface, the first platform including a first groove and a second groove to define a single-x-shaped opening such that the first platform can be mounted onto the first support and the second support through the single-x-shaped opening;

a second platform comprising an upper surface opposing a lower surface, the second platform including a first groove and a second groove to define a first pair of grooves, and a third groove and a fourth groove to define a second pair of grooves configured to connect and disconnect the second platform to the first support and the second support, the first groove and the second groove of the second platform have the same corresponding dimensions to collectively define a first x-shaped opening that can be rotated uniformly about a longitudinal axis by rotation of the second platform, and the third groove and the fourth groove have the same corresponding dimensions to collectively define a second x-shaped opening that can be conceived to rotate uniformly about a longitudinal axis by rotation of the second platform, the first x-shaped opening and the second x-shaped opening collectively defining a double-x-shaped opening such that the second platform can be mounted onto the first support and the second support through the first x-shaped opening or the second x-shaped opening;

wherein the length of each of the first groove and the second groove of the second platform differs from the length of each of the third groove and the fourth groove of the second platform, such that the vertical location where the second platform is attached to the first support and the second support can be changed by rotating the second platform such that the first pair of grooves or the second pair of grooves align with the one or more mounts on the first support and the second support.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the first platform includes a first perimeter and the second platform includes a second perimeter, the first perimeter is bigger than the second perimeter.

14. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the first platform mounts lower on the vertical trunk than the second platform.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2021
From: DEFLECTO ACQUISITION, INC.; DEFLECTO, LLC; BEEMAK PLASTICS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
Reel/Frame 056019/0771 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2021
From: TWIN BROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, AS AGENT
To: DEFLECTO, LLC; AEROPRO HOLDINGS, LLC; BEEMAK PLASTICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 055983/0401 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: DEFLECTO, LLC; BEEMAK PLASTICS, LLC; AEROPRO HOLDINGS, LLC
To: TWIN BROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 044000/0546 →