Reusable multi-functional pad/filter device

A system comprising:

• (a) a holder system 500 comprising:
• (i) a base 510 having an inner cavity and a drawer 520 slidably disposed in a first side of the base 510, the drawer 520 can slide in and out of the inner cavity;
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• (ii) a serving tray 610 having a bottom surface 616, sides, an inner cavity, and an open top, the open top provides access to the inner cavity, a bottom lip 640 extends downwardly from outer edges of the bottom surface 616 of the serving tray 610, the bottom lip 640 engages a top surface 515 of the base 510 forming a gap between the top surface of the base 510 and the bottom surface of the serving tray 610, a mesh layer 618 is disposed in the inner cavity of the serving tray 610 above the bottom surface 616 the mesh layer 618 creates a bottom space 690 between the mesh layer 618 and the bottom surface 616 of the serving tray 610, a slot 680 is disposed in a side of the serving tray 610 near the bottom surface 616, the slot 680 provides access to the bottom space 690, and
• (b) an absorbing filter pad device 100 comprising:
• (a) a first middle layer 120a and a second middle layer 120b,
• (b) an absorbent gasket 130 sandwiched between the first middle layer 120a and the second middle layer 120b;
• (c) a first outer layer 110a and a second outer layer 110b the outer layers 110 sandwich the middle layers 120 and gasket 130;
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• (d) a first border 151 disposed on a first side edge, a second border 152 disposed on a second side edge, a third border 153 disposed on a third side edge of, and a fourth border 154 disposed on a fourth side edge, wherein the outer layers are constructed to resemble a mesh or a screen, the middle layers 120 are constructed from a material comprising a batting material, and the gasket 130 is constructed from a material comprising a fusible non-woven interfacing, wherein the absorbing filter pad device 100 is adapted to slide in and out of the slot 680 in the serving tray 610.