Party kit for serving guests (party in a box)
OwnerChristine Amatoinventor
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Abstract
A serving platform for holding and dispensing tableware and utensils at a party or other such function. A covering made from cloth or other suitable material is disposed over a container. The container is preferably a knock-down box. The covering has a plurality of pockets attached thereto for dispensing utensils such as knives, forks or spoons or for dispensing napkins or other tableware. The pockets are disposed along the sides of the container and may be divided into subpockets. The covering may be fitted around the bottom surface of the container.
Claims19
A serving platform for dispensing tableware and utensils to a plurality of guests comprising:
- a container having a top flat face and at least one vertical side;
- and
- a cover having at least one pocket on a surface thereof for retaining the utensils, wherein the cover is adapted to be draped over the top flat face and the at least one side of the container, and wherein the at least one pocket is so disposed on the surface of the cover such that, when the cover is draped over the container, the at least one pocket is aligned with the at least one side of the container, and whereby the tableware can be displayed on the top face of the serving platform for serving a plurality of guests;
- wherein said container is a knock-down box.
A serving platform assembly for dispensing tableware and utensils to a plurality of guests comprising:
- a knock-down box having a top flat face and a plurality of vertical sides, the top face of the box being sized to display a plurality of tableware items;
- a cloth cover adapted to be draped over the top face and sides of said knock-down box, said cover having a plurality of pockets sewn to a surface thereof, wherein each of said pockets is disposed on the cover such that the pockets will be disposed along a side of said knock down box when said cover is draped over said box, and wherein at least one of said pockets is further subdivided into subpockets, each of said subpockets being sized to retain a plurality of utensils.
The serving platform of claim 10 further comprising tableware for display on the top flat face of the container, wherein said tableware comprises plates, bowls, and cups.
A serving platform for dispensing tableware and utensils to a plurality of guests, comprising:
- a container having a top surface and four vertical sides extending downwardly from the top surface, wherein the top surface is sized to display tableware for service to a plurality of guests;
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- a cover adapted to be draped over the container, wherein the cover has a plurality of pockets sewn onto its surface, and wherein the pockets are so disposed on the cover that, when the cover is draped over the container, the pockets are aligned with the vertical sides of the container and open upwardly toward the top surface of the container, and wherein at least one of said pockets is further subdivided into subpockets, each of which is adapted to retain a plurality of utensils;
- and wherein at least one of said pockets is adapted to retain napkins for service to a plurality of guests.
The serving platform of claim 19, wherein the container further comprises a knock-down box.
The serving platform of claim 20, wherein the box has a length of about twenty to twenty-six inches, a width of about twenty to twenty-five inches, and a height of about five to seven inches, for serving a plurality of guests.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.