Patent ID: 6149011
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A47G,B65D,Y02W,Y10S

Abstract:
Compartmented apparatus having multiple level eating surfaces for serving food to an individual with enhanced vertical food holding capacity while maintaining a compact footprint, said apparatus comprising:a substantially planar base member having a forward portion with a horizontally oriented eating surface adapted for receipt of food items, said base member also having a rearward edge;a large back member vertically extending from said rearward edge;a food placement platform having a substantially horizontal upper surface contiguous with a downward diagonally extending front surface, said platform also defined rearwardly by said back member and having a perimeter dimension smaller than said base member, said upper surface being positioned higher than and rearward from said eating surface;a plurality of compartments within said platform adapted for holding food, each of said compartments having an upper opening;a front wall positioned in front of each of said compartments and upwardly depending from said diagonally extending front surface of said platform, said front walls each configured and dimensioned to separate food items placed on said base member from food items placed into the one of said compartments closet thereto, each of said front walls having a top edge, and a bottom edge; andattachment means adapted for connecting said platform to said base member.