IP Library Granted Patent US 10,813,475
Granted Patent B2
US 10,813,475 · App. 16/385,308 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Stacking, display, and serving device for pastries and other food items

Inventor: Melissa Stephens (Omaha, NE)
A47F5/06A47F7/0071A47J47/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,813,475
App. No.
16/385,308
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for stacking, displaying, and serving one or more food items is disclosed. The device may include a base. The device may also include a shaft. The shaft may include at least a first end and a second end. The first end may be removably coupled with the base. The second end may be configured to connect with a removable cap. The device may also include a plurality of stacker pieces. Each stacker piece of the plurality of stacker pieces may be configured to support a food item along positions of the shaft. Each stacker piece may include a support member and a protrusion. The protrusion may have a diameter greater than the diameter of the shaft such that the protrusion is configured to surround the shaft. The support member may include at least one of a bowl, a spoke, a cake pop holder, a disk, or a plate.

Claims (21)

1. A device for stacking, displaying, and serving one or more food items, comprising:

a base, the base including a threaded coupler;

a shaft, the shaft formed of stainless steel, the shaft including at least a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end include a threaded portion, the first end removably coupled with the threaded coupler of the base, the second end configured to connect with a removable cap, the removable cap includes a cabinet knob, a drawer knob, or a decorative knob and a threaded coupler configured to connect with the threaded portion of the second end of the shaft; and

a plurality of stacker pieces, each stacker piece of the plurality of stacker pieces configured to support a food item along positions of the shaft, each stacker piece being formed of a disposable material, the disposable material including at least one of paper, cardboard, or bio resin, each stacker piece includes:

a support member and a protrusion, the protrusion fixedly connected to the support member, the support member configured to hold a food item and the protrusion extending from the support member and having a hole with a diameter greater than a diameter of the shaft such that the support member and the protrusion are configured to surround the shaft, wherein a first stacker piece of the plurality of stacker pieces includes the support member that is configured to contact the base, the support member comprises:

at least one of a bowl, a cake pop holder, a disk, or a plate.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the removable cap includes:

an eye-hook, an eye bolt, or a loop.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one of the eye-hook, the eye bolt, or the loop is coupled to an s-hook.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further includes:

one or more posts, the one or more posts configured to removably position to the protrusion of the stacker pieces.

5. A device for stacking, displaying, and serving one or more food items, comprising:

a base, the base including a threaded coupler;

a shaft, the shaft including at least a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end include a threaded portion, the first end coupled with the threaded coupler of the base, the second end configured to connect with a removable cap, the removable cap includes a an eye-hook, an eye bolt, or a loop and a threaded coupler configured to connect with the threaded portion of the second end of the shaft, wherein the at least one of the eye-hook, the eye bolt, or the loop is coupled to an s-hook; and

a plurality of stacker pieces, each stacker piece of the plurality of stacker pieces configured to support a food item along positions of the shaft, wherein each stacker piece includes a protrusion and at least two spoke shaped support members coupled to the protrusion, the protrusion having a hole with a diameter greater than a diameter of the shaft such that the protrusion is configured to surround the shaft.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the removable cap includes:

a cabinet knob, a drawer knob, or a decorative knob.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of stacker pieces is comprised of:

polycarbonate.

8. The device of claim 5 , wherein the shaft is comprised of:

stainless steel.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62659496 · Apr 18, 2018
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