Patent ID: 8550014

Claim:
An invertible tableware system for displaying a plurality of items on a tabletop, comprising: at least one plate member, the plate member having a back and a front, the back having a center portion, the center portion having an interlocking mechanism; at least one pedestal base member, the pedestal base member having a pair of open ends, the pedestal base member substantially cylindrical; and a platform, the platform having an interlocking mechanism, the platform disposed on an end of the at least one pedestal base member, the platform closing said end of the at least one pedestal base member, the interlocking mechanism of the platform selectively engaging the interlocking mechanism of the at least one plate member, the at least one plate member and the at least one pedestal base member forming a pair of engaged members, the engaged members operative in a first configuration, the first configuration having the at least one plate member disposed atop the at least one pedestal base member, displaying a first item, the first item disposed atop the front of the at least one plate member, the pair of engaged members operative in a second configuration, the second configuration an inversion of the first configuration, the second configuration having the at least one pedestal base member disposed atop the at least one plate member, the at least one pedestal base member having an open end, the open end of the at least one pedestal base member at a top of said second configuration, said open end of the at least one pedestal base member operative for inserting a second item, the second item disposed within the at least one pedestal base member, the second item extending upwards from said open end of the at least one pedestal base member, the second configuration operative for displaying the second item.