Modular and Magnetic Serving Boards

Abstract

A magnetic and modular serving board is described. The magnetic and modular serving board includes a multitude of an individual sidewall, the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The individual sidewall is connected together to form a connected sidewall in a polygon shape. The inner perimeter of the connected sidewalls forms a recessed area. A magnet is attached to the outer surface of each individual sidewall. The magnet is arranged along the outer perimeter of the connected sidewalls such that a polarity of one magnet is different from the polarity of the attached magnet of the immediate adjacent sidewall. The magnetic and modular serving board also includes a base extending from a bottom surface. The base matches the polygon shape of the connected walls and sits within the recessed area and inner perimeter of another magnetic and modular serving board.

Description

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present invention relates to a modular and magnetic serving board. More specifically, the present invention is a device that magnetically connects and disconnects to create a larger variety of serving board orientations.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Serving boards, also known as charcuterie boards or cheese boards, are stylish and functional platforms used for presenting and serving a variety of food items. These boards are commonly made from natural materials such as wood, bamboo, or slate, which adds a rustic and elegant touch to any dining setting. Serving boards come in various shapes and sizes, catering to different culinary needs and occasions. They are designed with a flat surface, ideal for arranging an assortment of cheeses, cured meats, fruits, nuts, crackers, and other delicious treats. Serving boards are not only practical for entertaining guests, but they also enhance the visual appeal of the food, creating an inviting and appetizing presentation. With their versatility and aesthetic charm, serving boards have become popular choices for both casual gatherings and formal events, allowing hosts to showcase their creativity while delighting guests with delectable assortments of food. Most serving boards are designed with a large rectangular profile, taking up quite a bit of space on the table on which they are placed.

An objective of the present invention is to provide users with a serving board that can be configured in various ways. The present invention intends to provide users with a device that can magnetically connect to create a large serving board and disconnect to create convenient storage. In order to accomplish that, a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises connected sidewalls, a recessed area, magnets, and a base. Thus, the present invention is a modular and magnetic serving board that can be configured to connect and create a large profile for serving items and disconnect for convenient storage.

SUMMARY

The present invention is a modular and magnetic serving board that utilizes various individual serving boards having magnetic sides to create a larger connected serving board. The present invention seeks to provide users with a device that can be arranged to create a wide array of orientations to adapt to the various factors such as the number of people being served, other items on the table, and the shape of the table.

According to one embodiment, one or more embodiments are provided below for a modular and magnetic serving board, the modular and magnetic serving board includes sidewalls, a recessed area, magnets, and a base. The modular and magnetic serving board has a top surface wherein the sidewalls are arranged to create a recessed area that receives an object to be held by the serving board. Further, the modular and magnetic serving board has a bottom surface, wherein an area protrudes away from the bottom surface to form a base. The base is designed to fit into the recessed area of another serving board so as to allow the serving board to easily stack on top of another serving board.

In one or more non-limiting embodiments, one or more magnets are attached to the sidewalls of the serving board. The attached magnet(s) allows for one or more individual serving boards to connect with another serving board, further forming a larger shape. Thus, the present invention is a modular and magnetic serving board that can be connected and configured to create a large profile for serving items and disconnect for convenient storage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings. The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a top front right perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom left perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an alternate side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a top front right perspective view of multiple units of an embodiment of the present invention configured into a shape.

FIG. 8 is a top right perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a bottom right perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a top view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an alternate side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a top front right perspective view of multiple units of an embodiment of the present invention configured into a shape.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the Summary above and in this Detailed Description, and the Claims below, and in the accompanying drawings, reference is made to particular features of the invention. It is to be understood that the disclosure of the invention in this specification includes all possible combinations of such particular features. For example, where a particular feature is disclosed in the context of a particular aspect or embodiment of the invention, or a particular claim, that feature can also be used, to the extent possible, in combination with and/or in the context of other particular aspects and embodiments of the invention, and in the invention generally.

The term “comprises”, and grammatical equivalents thereof are used herein to mean that other components, ingredients, steps, among others, are optionally present. For example, an article “comprising” (or “which comprises”) components A, B, and C can consist of (i.e., contain only) components A, B, and C, or can contain not only components A, B, and C but also contain one or more other components.

Certain terminology and derivations thereof may be used in the following description for convenience in reference only and will not be limiting. For example, words such as “front”, “back”, “right,” and “left” would refer to directions in the drawings to which reference is made unless otherwise stated. References in the singular tense include the plural, and vice versa, unless otherwise noted.

The present description includes one or more non-limiting embodiments of a modular and magnetic serving board.

Referring now to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a top front right perspective view of a modular and magnetic serving board 100. The modular and magnetic serving board 100 is comprised of a wood material. The modular and magnetic serving board 100 is of a polygon shape created by connecting a plurality of sidewall 110 having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the plurality of connected sidewall 110 form an inner perimeter 111 surrounding a recessed area 120 of matching polygon shape. The sidewall 110 and recessed area 120 are further displayed in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a top view of exemplary embodiment of the modular and magnetic serving board 100. Attached to each individual sidewall 110 is a magnet 130. The magnet 130 is secured onto the outer surface of the sidewall 110 by an attachment method such as glue, a magnetized screw, or other similar attachment means able to properly secure the magnet 130 to the sidewall 110. The magnet 130 allows the modular and magnetic serving board 100 to connect to another modular and magnetic serving board 100. The attached magnet 130 is designed to be an alternating polarity to that of the attached magnet 130 on the immediate adjacent sidewall 110, wherein the polarity of each attached magnet 130 differs from sidewall 110 to sidewall 110 along an outer perimeter 112 of the modular and magnetic serving board 100. The sidewall 110 and magnet 130 allow for the user to conveniently adjust the arrangement of connected modular and magnetic serving boards 100. An example of a particular arrangement of multiple units of modular and magnetic serving board 100 connected together is shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a top front right perspective view of multiple units of modular and magnetic serving board 100 connected together.

Referring now to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a bottom left perspective view of a bottom side of modular and magnetic serving board 100. The modular and magnetic serving board 100 is designed to have a base 140 positioned along a bottom side of the modular and magnetic serving board 100. In a preferred embodiment the base 140 comprises a protrusion that extends away from the bottom of the modular and magnetic serving board 100. The base 140 can be comprised of a wood material similar to the modular and magnetic serving board 100, or of a material having a composition capable of providing support to the modular and magnetic serving board 100. The base 140 is designed to have a polygon shape similar to the embodiment of the modular and magnetic serving board 100 as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the modular and magnetic serving board 100. The base 140 is designed to fit within the recessed area 120 and the inner perimeter of the multiple connected sidewall 110 of a similar polygon shaped modular and magnetic serving board 100 allowing the modular and magnetic serving board 100 to be stacked one on top of another, creating a convenient way to store the modular and magnetic serving board 100 while not in use.

Referring now to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, FIGS. 5-6 are a side view of the modular and magnetic serving board 100, the sidewall 110, the magnet 130, and the base 140. The displayed components work in tandem with each other to allow the modular and magnetic serving board 100 to be connected and configured to create a large profile for serving items as shown in FIG. 7.

Referring now to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a top right perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a modular and magnetic serving board. The modular and magnetic serving board 200 is of a triangle polygon shape created by connecting a plurality of sidewall 210. The modular and magnetic serving board 200 is comprised of a wood material. The plurality of connected sidewall 210 have an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the plurality of connected sidewall 210 form an inner perimeter 211 surrounding a recessed area 220 of matching triangle polygon shape. The sidewall 210 and recessed area 220 are further displayed in FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a top view of modular and magnetic serving board 200. Attached to each individual sidewall 210 are two magnets 230, where a first magnet 230 and a second magnet 231 are positioned adjacent to each other on the same sidewall 210 along an outer perimeter 212 of the modular and magnetic serving board 200. The first magnet 230 is designated to have a positive polarity, while the second magnet 231 is designated to have a negative (opposite) polarity. This designation of the two attached magnets 230 and 231 allows for magnets 230 and 231 to connect with the two magnets 230 and 231 of another modular and magnetic serving board 200, or wherein such an embodiment of the modular and magnetic serving board is comprised of an odd number of sidewall 210. Magnets 230 and 231 are secured onto the sidewall 210 by an attachment method such as glue, a magnetized screw, or other similar attachment means able to properly secure magnets 230 and 231 to the sidewall 210. The sidewall 210 and magnets 230 and 231 allow for the user to conveniently adjust the arrangement of multiple units of connected modular and magnetic serving board 200. An example of a particular arrangement of multiple units of modular and magnetic serving board 200 connected together is shown in FIG. 14, FIG. 14 is a top front right perspective view of multiple units of modular and magnetic serving board 200 connected together.

Referring now to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a bottom right perspective view of a bottom side of modular and magnetic serving board 200. The modular and magnetic serving board 200 is designed to have a base 240 positioned along a bottom side of the modular and magnetic serving board 200. In a preferred embodiment the base 240 comprises a protrusion that extends away from the bottom of the modular and magnetic serving board 200. The base 240 can be comprised of a wood material similar to the modular and magnetic serving board 200, or of a material having a composition capable of providing support to the modular and magnetic serving board 200. The base 240 is designed to have a triangle polygon shape similar to the embodiment of the modular and magnetic serving board 200 as shown in FIG. 11, FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the modular and magnetic serving board 200. The base 240 is designed to fit within the recessed area 220 and the inner perimeter of the multiple connected sidewall 210 of a similar triangle polygon shaped modular and magnetic serving board 200 allowing the modular and magnetic serving board 200 to be stacked one on top of another, creating a convenient way to store multiple modular and magnetic serving board 200 while not in use.

Referring now to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, FIGS. 12-13 are a side view of the modular and magnetic serving board 200, displaying the sidewall 210, magnets 230 and 231, and the base 240. The displayed components work in tandem with each other to allow the modular and magnetic serving board 200 to be configured to create a large profile for serving items as shown in FIG. 14.

In an alternative embodiment. It should be further noted that the modular and magnetic serving board can be created in many various polygon shapes and sizes, and a plurality of magnets can be attached and positioned in various ways to the sidewall while still staying within the scope of the present invention.

The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The present invention according to one or more embodiments described in the present description may be practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Thus, the description is to be regarded as illustrative instead of restrictive of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tray comprising: a multiple of an individual sidewall each having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein each of the sidewall is connected to form a connected sidewall in a polygon shape having an inner perimeter and outer perimeter;a recessed area formed by the inner perimeter of the connected sidewall;a base, wherein the base is an area protruding from a bottom surface of the tray configured in a polygon shape matching the connected sidewall where the base sits within the recessed area and the inner perimeter formed by the connected sidewall; anda magnetic element attached onto the outer surface of each of the individual sidewall;

2. The tray as claimed in claim 1, where the tray material is comprised of a non-exhausting list of available material such as wood, metal, and composite.

3. The tray as claimed in claim 2, where the base material is comprised of a material different than the tray material, the base material being selected from a non-exhausting list of available material.

4. The tray as claimed in claim 1, where the magnetic element is arranged on a sidewall such that the polarity of the attached magnetic element differs from the polarity of the attached magnetic element of an immediate adjacent sidewall; the magnetic element attached to each sidewall is arranged in alternating polarity along the outer perimeter formed by the connected sidewall.

5. The tray as claimed in claim 4, is a first tray connectable to a second tray, wherein the magnetic element attached to a sidewall of the first tray is attracted to the magnetic element attached to a sidewall of the second tray.

6. The tray as claimed in claim 5, where multiple trays are connected to one another forming a multitude of geometrical patterns and shapes.

7. The tray as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connected sidewall comprises of at least three of the individual sidewall.

8. The tray as claimed in claim 7, wherein two or more magnets are attached to the outer surface of each individual sidewall; the two or more magnets on each sidewall are arranged to have the polarity alternating between the two or more magnets.

9. A tray comprising: a multiple of an individual sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein each of the sidewall are connected to form a connected sidewall in a triangle polygon shape, the connected sidewall in the triangle polygon shape having an inner perimeter and outer perimeter;a recessed area formed by the inner perimeter of the connected sidewall;a base, wherein the base is an area protruding from a bottom surface of the tray configured in a triangle polygon shape matching the connected sidewall where the base sits within the recessed area and the inner perimeter formed by the connected sidewall; andtwo magnetic elements attached onto the outer surface of each of the individual sidewall, a first magnet and a second magnet; the two magnetic elements having a polarity associated with an outward facing surface of the magnetic element,

10. The tray as claimed in claim 9, where the tray material is comprised of a non-exhausting list of available material such as wood, metal, and composite.

11. The tray as claimed in claim 10, where the base material is comprised of a material different than the tray material, the base material being selected from a non-exhausting list of available material.

12. The tray as claimed in claim 9, where the first magnet has a positive polarity, and the second magnet has a negative polarity.

13. The tray as claimed in claim 12, is a first tray connectable to a second tray, wherein the two magnetic elements attached to a sidewall of the first tray is attracted to the two magnetic elements attached to a sidewall of the second tray,

14. The serving tray as claimed in claim 13, where multiple trays are connected to one another forming a multitude of geometrical patterns and shapes.

15. A tray comprising: a multiple of an individual sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, where each individual sidewall is connected to form a polygon shape having an odd number of the sidewall; the connected sidewall in the polygon shape having an inner perimeter and outer perimeter;a recessed area formed by the inner perimeter of the connected sidewall;a base, wherein the base is an area protruding from a bottom surface of the tray configured to match the polygon shape of the connected sidewall, where the base sits within the recessed area and the inner perimeter formed by the connected sidewall; andtwo magnetic elements attached onto the outer surface of each of the individual sidewall, a first magnet and a second magnet; the two magnetic elements having a polarity associated with an outward facing surface of the two magnetic elements,

16. The tray as claimed in claim 15, where the tray material is comprised of a non-exhausting list of available material such as wood, metal, and composite.

17. The tray as claimed in claim 16, where the base material is comprised of a material different than the tray material, the base material being selected from a non-exhausting list of available material.

18. The tray as claimed in claim 15, where the first magnet has a positive polarity, and the second magnet has a negative polarity.

19. The tray as claimed in claim 18, is a first tray connectable to a second tray, wherein the two magnetic elements attached to a sidewall of the first tray is attracted to the two magnetic elements attached to a sidewall of the second tray,

20. The serving tray as claimed in claim 19, where multiple trays are connected to one another forming a multitude of geometrical patterns and shapes.