Patent ID: 7128000

Claim:
A catering display, comprising: a rectangular base having a pair of stepped ends and a pair of elongated rectangular sides, the stepped ends defining a plurality of step levels including at least a top step level and a bottom step level; a plurality of steps disposed on said rectangular base, the steps extending between said stepped ends, each of the steps being coincident with one of said step levels, each of said steps having a top surface and a bottom surface, one of the steps being a top step coincident with said top step level, there being at least two apertures defined in and extending through the top step; wherein said rectangular base and said steps define a base platform having a stepped top surface and a hollow interior; at least a pair of reinforcing blocks disposed beneath and engaging the bottom surface of said top step, each reinforcing block of said pair having an aperture extending therethrough and in alignment with one of said at least two apertures extending through said top step; a plurality of transparent protective sheets, one of said plurality of protective sheets removably disposed on and covering the top surface of each of said plurality of steps with the protective sheet removably disposed on said top surface of said top step having at least two apertures therethrough that are in alignment with the at least two apertures in said top step; each of said plurality of steps including a raised edge surrounding the top surface thereof, said raised edges retaining said transparent protective sheets on said steps; at least one tray for containing ice, said at least one tray being configured to fit within said hollow interior of said base platform; and an ornamental fixture disposed on said top step and engaging said at least two apertures thereof.