Patent ID: 6022571
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
A shrimp serving tray, comprising:a circularly shaped annular surface having an inner periphery and an outer periphery, the inner periphery radially inward of the outer periphery;a circularly shape outer rim projecting above and disposed around the outer periphery of the annular surface;a circularly shaped annular wall projecting upwardly from the inner periphery of the annular surface, wherein the annular surface extends from the annular wall to the outer rim;a central recessed portion inside the annular wall for holding a condiment; anda plurality of shrimp that have been cooked tail-on, each one of said plurality of shrimp having a side, a forward end, and a tail;wherein the plurality of shrimp are circumferentially nested relative to each other, with their sides resting on the annular surface, their forward ends arranged toward the annular wall, and their tails arranged toward the outer rim;wherein each one of the plurality of shrimp is entirely radially outward of the annular wall and prevented from moving radially inward of the inner periphery of the annular surface by the annular wall;wherein the width of the annular surface measured radially corresponds to the length of the plurality of shrimp on the tray such that the forward ends rest proximate to the annular wall and the tails rest proximate to the outer rim such that the shrimp may be easily removed from the tray by grasping the tails;wherein the annular surface has a lower portion relative to the rest of the annular surface to receive drainage from the plurality of shrimp, the lower portion comprising a groove ion said annular surfacewherein the sides of the plurality of shrimp are resting on the annular surface at a location above the groove.