Watermelon tray
OwnerTheodore Cloutierinventor
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Abstract
A tray for use in slicing a watermelon includes a concave, ovate portion with a handle at each end and a rib structure that provides V-shaped supports operable to hold a watermelon above the tray against rolling with its long axis lengthwise thereof. The rib structure also facilitates the slicing of the watermelon into servings of appropriate size and ensures juice drainage into the central area of the tray.
Claims6
A molded plastic holder for use in supporting a watermelon and other melons while being sliced into servings, said holder including an elongated tray and a series of transverse ribs on the upper surface of said tray and spaced lengthwise thereof, said ribs dimensioned to provide an elongated support to hold a melon out of contact with said tray that lengthwise is approximately concave and transversely substantially V-shaped thereby to hold the supported melon against rolling, the space between the ribs and the ribs of a height such that adjacent ribs define transverse channels that the cutting knife may enter as a serving is being cut, the outer ends of said ribs extending to and above the outer edges of the tray.
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