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US 12,185,878 · App. 17/806,808 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Food preparation platter system with a juice groove and end notches for food preparation convenience

Inventor: Kristin Noto (Atherton, CA)
A47J47/005A47G23/06
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Patent No.
US 12,185,878
App. No.
17/806,808
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for collecting liquids includes a platter and two or more cutting boards. The platter includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a platter edge surrounding and joining the upper surface and the lower surface. The platter edge on the upper surface is higher than two or more centers of the upper surface. The platter includes one or more ridges on the lower surface. The one or more ridges is contiguous with the platter edge on the upper surface. Each of the two or more cutting boards include a top surface for receiving food items, a bottom surface resting on the upper surface of the platter, and a board edge surrounding and joining the top surface and the bottom surface. Each cutting board is placed on a center of the upper surface.

Claims (33)

1. A system for collecting liquids, comprising:

a platter, comprising:

an upper surface;

a lower surface;

a platter edge surrounding and joining the upper surface and the lower surface, the platter edge on the upper surface being higher than two or more centers of the upper surface;

one or more ridges on the lower surface, wherein the one or more ridges is contiguous with the platter edge on the upper surface; and

two or more cutting boards, each cutting board comprising:

a top surface for receiving food items;

a bottom surface resting on the upper surface of the platter; and

a board edge surrounding and joining the top surface and the bottom surface,

wherein each cutting board is placed on a center of the upper surface.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a recessed area on the top surface, the recessed area configured to receive liquids.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a plurality of holes extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein optionally the holes progressively widen after a specific depth from the top surface to the bottom surface.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a groove on the top surface of the cutting board encircling an outer edge of the top surface.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a cutout on a first board edge of the cutting board.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a draining indentation on a second board edge of the top surface, wherein the draining indentation is contiguous with the groove, and wherein the second board edge is not contiguous with the first board edge.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a plurality of projections, the projections extending from the bottom surface and configured to raise the cutting board above the platter.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the platter further comprises a first handle on a first side and a second handle on a second side, the first side opposite the second side.

9. A system for preparing food items, comprising:

a dish, comprising:

an upper surface, comprising two or more centers, an outer rim, the outer rim higher than each center, and one or more ridges, the one or more ridges being contiguous with the outer rim; and

a lower surface opposite the upper surface; and

two or more cutting boards, each cutting board covering a partial surface area in each center of the upper surface of the dish, the cutting board comprising:

a top surface for receiving food items;

a bottom surface configured to rest on the upper surface of the dish; and

a board edge surrounding and joining the top surface and the bottom surface.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a recessed area on the top surface, the recessed area configured to receive liquids.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a plurality of holes extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein optionally the holes progressively widen after a specific depth from the top surface to the bottom surface.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a groove on the top surface of the cutting board encircling an outer edge of the top surface.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a cutout on a first board edge of the cutting board.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a draining indentation on a second board edge of the top surface, wherein the draining indentation is contiguous with the groove, and wherein the second board edge is not contiguous with the first board edge.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein each cutting board further comprises a plurality of projections, the projections extending from the bottom surface and configured to raise the cutting board above the dish.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the platter further comprises a first handle on a first side and a second handle on a second side, the first side opposite the second side.

Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 17338451 · Jun 3, 2021
Continuation 16429832 · Jun 3, 2019
Continuation In Part 16237436 · Dec 31, 2018
Related Publication 20220304520A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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