Abstract:
A lazy susan type device with accessories for facilitating a taco dinner. The lazy susan includes a plurality of openings adapted to removably receive a tortilla server and a taco holder. A burrito folder is provided as a separate accessory item but it is not received within said openings.

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to U.S. Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 61/433,481, entitled “LAZY SUSAN DEVICE WITH OPENINGS FOR DISHES,” filed on Jan. 17, 2011, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     This invention relates generally to a lazy susan. More specifically, it relates to a lazy susan type device with accessories for facilitating a taco dinner. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Lazy susans, also referred to as turntables, usually consist of a rotatable body having a surface upon which desired items may be placed. Lazy susans are often used for holding and providing access to various items, including food and/or condiments through rotation of the lazy susan. 
     Taco dinners have become a weekly routine for many families. A taco dinner usually includes providing stations, typically buffet style, for tortillas (both soft and hard), meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, hot sauce, sour cream, and any other food and/or condiment desired for a taco. With so many different items, space and organization becomes a premium. What is needed is a lazy susan type device with accessories that facilitate a taco dinner. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Generally speaking, the claimed invention is a lazy susan type device with accessories that facilitate a taco dinner. The lazy susan includes a rotatable tray having a thickness defined by a top surface and a bottom surface. The rotatable tray rotates about a base having a plurality of ball bearings in rotatable communication with the bottom surface of the rotatable tray such that the base is stationary and rotatable tray rotates. A plurality of openings extend through the thickness of the rotatable tray and are adapted to receive a corresponding accessory. 
     The plurality of opening are disposed around a peripheral of the rotatable tray and may further include an opening disposed at a center of the rotatable tray. In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of openings are circular and are adapted to be coupled with a removable bowl or other removable accessory. 
     An additional accessory may include a removable tortilla server. The term tortilla includes both a hard and soft tortilla. The tortilla server includes a base having a thickness defined by a top surface and a bottom surface. An inner rim extends downward from the bottom surface of the base to form a lip adapted to be removably couple with the plurality of openings. A first T-shaped tortilla holder extending upward from the top surface of the base and is adapted to receive tortillas draped over the horizontal portion of the T. A second T-shaped tortilla holder may also extend upward from the top surface of the base, with the first T-shaped tortilla holder and the second T-shaped tortilla holder being different sizes to accommodate different sized tortillas. 
     An additional accessory may include a hard shell taco holder. The hard shell taco holder includes a base having a thickness defined by a top surface and a bottom surface. An inner rim extends downward from the bottom surface of the base to form a lip adapted to be removably couple with the plurality of openings. Two spaced, parallel walls extend upward from the base to form a U-shaped channel adapted to receive a hard shell taco. 
     An additional accessory may include a burrito folder. The burrito folder includes three rectangular panels disposed in abutting relation to one another and sharing a plane. The two outer rectangular panels of the three rectangular panels are hingedly connected to the middle rectangular panel, such that the outer rectangular panels can each be individually folded over the middle rectangular panel. A fourth rectangular panel is disposed transversely to the three rectangular panels, with the fourth rectangular panel being hingedly connected to the middle rectangular panel such that the fourth rectangular panel can be folded over a bottom portion of the three rectangular panels. 
     The above described lazy susan type device and accessories facilitate a taco dinner. The stations of meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato . . . etc. are each placed in a bowl. Each bowl is then positioned within an opening in the rotatable tray. This enables a user to rotate the tray to access each food and/or condiment desired. Similarly, the tortilla server and the hard shell taco holder may be positioned in an opening of the rotatable tray, allowing a user to rotate the tray to access tortillas and/or hard shell tacos. The burrito folder is a supplementary item that can be included in a taco dinner kit and facilitates the folding of a tortilla into a burrito. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       For a fuller understanding of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a top view of a lazy susan type device; 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of a lazy susan type device; 
         FIG. 3  is a bottom view of a lazy susan type device; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view of a lazy susan type device; 
         FIG. 5  is a front view of a tortilla server accessory; 
         FIG. 6  is a side view of a tortilla server accessory; 
         FIG. 7  is a bottom view of a tortilla server accessory; 
         FIG. 8  is a top view of a tortilla server accessory; 
         FIG. 9  is a side view of a taco holder accessory; 
         FIG. 10  is a front view of a taco holder accessory; 
         FIG. 11  is a top view of a taco holder accessory; 
         FIG. 12  is a side view of a taco holder accessory; 
         FIG. 13  is a front view of a taco holder accessory; 
         FIG. 14  is a bottom view of a taco holder accessory; 
         FIG. 15  is a top view of a taco holder accessory; 
         FIG. 16  is a front view of a burrito folder device; 
         FIG. 17  is a top view of a burrito folder device; and 
         FIG. 18  is a side view of a burrito folder device. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     As depicted in  FIGS. 1-3 , the claimed invention is a lazy susan type device for facilitating a taco dinner. The lazy susan type device is generally denoted as reference  10  and includes a rotatable tray  12  having a thickness defined by a top surface  11  and a bottom surface  13 . The rotatable tray  12  includes a plurality of openings  14  extending through the thickness of the rotatable tray  12 . The plurality of openings  14  are adapted to receive a corresponding accessory. In an embodiment, the plurality of opening  14  are disposed around a peripheral of the rotatable tray  12  and may further include an opening  17  disposed at a center of the rotatable tray  12 . In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of openings  14  are circular and are adapted to be coupled with a removable bowl or other accessory. 
     As depicted in  FIGS. 2-4 , the rotatable tray  12  rotates about a base  16 . The base  16  includes a plurality of ball bearings  15  in rotatable communication with the bottom surface  13  of the rotatable tray  12  such that the base  16  is stationary and rotatable tray  12  rotates. 
     As depicted in  FIGS. 5-8 , a corresponding accessory to the lazy susan type device  10  may includes a removable tortilla server  18 . The tortilla server  18  includes a base  20  having a thickness defined by a top surface  22  and a bottom surface  24 . An inner rim  26  extends downward from the bottom surface  24  of the base  20  to form a lip adapted to be removably couple with the plurality of openings  14 . A first T-shaped tortilla holder  28  extending upward from the top surface  22  of the base  20  and is adapted to receive tortillas (or hard shell taco) draped over the horizontal portion of the T. A second T-shaped tortilla holder  30  may also extend upward from the top surface  22  of the base  20 , with the first T-shaped tortilla holder  28  and the second T-shaped tortilla holder  30  being different sizes to accommodate different sized tortillas. 
     As depicted in  FIGS. 9-11 , a corresponding accessory may include a hard shell taco holder  32 . The hard shell taco holder includes a base  34  having a thickness defined by a top surface  36  and a bottom surface  38 . Two spaced, parallel walls  40  extend upward from the top surface  36  of the base  34  to form a U-shaped channel adapted to receive a hard shell taco. In an embodiment, as depicted in  FIGS. 12-15 , an inner rim extends  37  downward from the bottom surface  38  of the base  34  to form a lip adapted to be removably couple with the plurality of openings. The lip portion of the taco holder  32  is identical to the lip portion of the removeable tortilla server  18  as described above. 
     As depicted in  FIGS. 16-18 , a corresponding accessory may include a burrito folder  40 . The burrito folder  40  includes three rectangular panels  42 ,  44 ,  46  disposed in abutting relation to one another and sharing a plane. The two outer rectangular panels  42  and  46  are hingedly connected (via hinges  48 ) to the middle rectangular panel  44 , such that the outer rectangular panels  42  and  46  are each individually folded over the middle rectangular panel  44 . A fourth rectangular panel  50  is disposed transversely to the three rectangular panels  42 ,  44 ,  46 , with the fourth rectangular panel  50  being hingedly connected (via hinges  52 ) to the middle rectangular panel  44  such that the fourth rectangular panel  50  can be folded over a bottom portion of the three rectangular panels  42 ,  44 ,  46 . 
     It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, and those made apparent from the foregoing disclosure, are efficiently attained. Since certain changes may be made in the above construction without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matters contained in the foregoing disclosure or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 
     It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein disclosed, and all statements of the scope of the invention that, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.