Serving tray with water tank

Abstract

To provide a portable serving stand with a water tank, which can display live fish and shellfish in an easily viewable manner. [Solution] A serving stand with a water tank 100 comprises a hollow water tank 1 made of a transparent material, and a mounting base 2 also made of a transparent material, placed on the water tank 1, for placing an item to be served on. A recess is provided in the underside 6 of the mounting base 2, and the mounting base 2 is placed on top of the water tank 1 with the upper end portion of the peripheral wall 4 of the water tank 1 housed in the recess. When in use, live fish or the like is placed in the water tank 1, and food 20 is placed on the mounting base 2.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a serving tray used for serving food and the like. [Background technology]

[0002] Some restaurants that serve seafood dishes have fish tanks or fish preserves set up inside the restaurant to display live ingredients in order to arouse customers' interest and demonstrate the freshness of the ingredients. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a counter table made up of a topped fish tank with a part of the top wall made transparent as a device for displaying seafood in an easy-to-see manner in a restaurant. In the device described in Patent Document 1, the side walls of the tank are made into reflective surfaces that are inclined relative to the top wall, making it easier to see the fish and shellfish in the tank from the front and side.

[0003] Patent Document 2 describes a dining table for cooking live fish that has a shape modeled after a Japanese fishing boat and has a flat bottom and deck. Patent Document 2 envisions a use in which a live fish storage bucket containing live fish is placed on the deck of the dining table for cooking live fish, and customers take out the live fish from the live fish storage bucket and cook and eat them. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Jpn. Jpn. Published No. 60-101945 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 06-030819 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The counter table described in Patent Document 1 is a large-scale facility that is difficult to move, and is therefore not suitable for displaying seafood at customer seats other than the counter. Also, the dining table for live fish dishes described in Patent Document 2 is equipped with a live fish storage bucket, but this live fish storage bucket is for temporarily storing live fish until they are cooked, and is not suitable for displaying live seafood in a way that makes it easy to see them moving.

[0006] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a portable serving tray with an aquarium that can display live fish and shellfish in an easy-to-view manner. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The serving tray with water tank of the present invention comprises a hollow water tank made of a transparent material, and a platform made of a transparent material, placed on the water tank, and for placing items to be served on it. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to this invention, it is possible to provide a portable serving tray with an aquarium that can display live seafood and other items in an easy-to-view manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a serving tray with a water tank according to an embodiment; [Diagram 2] Cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in Figure 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of using the water tank-equipped serving tray shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a serving tray with a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II shown in FIG.

[0011] The serving tray 100 with water tank according to the embodiment is a serving tray used for serving objects such as food, and includes a water tank 1 and a placement base 2.

[0012] The aquarium 1 is a hollow container capable of accommodating live fish and shellfish, and has a bottom surface 3 and a peripheral wall portion 4 rising from the outer periphery of the bottom surface 3. In this embodiment, the aquarium 1 is formed in a cylindrical shape (columnar shape), but the shape of the aquarium 1 may be other than a cylindrical shape. For example, the aquarium 1 may be a triangular prism, a quadrangular prism, a cubic shape, or the like, a polygonal prism having pentagons or more, an elliptical prism, or a columnar shape having any other bottom shape. In addition, the aquarium 1 may be a hollow body shape other than a columnar shape, as long as the mounting table 2 can be placed on the upper part. A plurality of pedestals 10 are provided on the outer surface of the bottom surface 3 of the aquarium 1, but the pedestals 10 may be omitted.

[0013] The mounting base 2 is a portion for placing the object to be served, and is disposed on the upper portion of the aquarium 1. In this embodiment, the mounting base 2 is a flat plate having an upper surface 5 and a lower surface 6, and the upper surface 5 is a surface for placing the object to be served. As shown in FIG. 1, the mounting base 2 according to this embodiment is formed in a shape with a part of a circle cut out (so-called "half-moon tray" shape), but the planar shape of the mounting base 2 is arbitrary. A groove-shaped recess 7 is formed on the lower surface of the mounting base 2, which can be fitted with the entire circumference of the upper end portion 8 of the peripheral wall portion 4 of the aquarium 1. The mounting base 2 is disposed on the aquarium 1 with the upper end portion 8 of the peripheral wall portion 4 of the aquarium 1 accommodated in the recess 7, and closes the open surface of the aquarium 1. However, the mounting base 2 may be in a form other than a flat plate as long as it can be disposed on the aquarium 1 and the object to be served can be placed thereon.

[0014] The recess 7 is preferably formed in a planar shape corresponding to the shape of the upper end surface 9 of the peripheral wall 4 of the aquarium 1. The shape of the upper end surface 9 of the peripheral wall 4 of the aquarium 1 is the planar shape when the aquarium 1 is viewed from above the open surface. In this embodiment, the aquarium 1 is formed in a cylindrical shape, so the recess 7 is formed in the same annular shape as the shape of the upper end surface 9 of the peripheral wall 4 of the aquarium 1.

[0015] Both the water tank 1 and the mounting platform 2 are made of a transparent material. The materials usable for the water tank 1 and the mounting platform 2 may be either resin or glass, but it is preferable to use resin because it is durable and not easily broken, and furthermore, it is possible to reduce the weight of the water tank-equipped serving platform 100 and improve portability. The type of resin is not particularly limited, but acrylic resin is preferable in terms of transparency and strength. The materials of the water tank 1 and the mounting platform 2 may be the same or different. For example, both the water tank 1 and the mounting platform 2 may be made of resin or glass, or one of the water tank 1 and the mounting platform 2 may be made of glass and the other of resin, or the water tank 1 and the mounting platform 2 may be made of different types of resin.

[0016] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of use of the serving tray with water tank shown in FIG.

[0017] Water and live fish 21 are contained in the aquarium 1, and the fish 21 can be seen swimming through the transparent aquarium 1 and the mounting table 2. The dish 20 placed on the mounting table 2 may be unrelated to the fish 21, but if the dish 20 is a cooked dish of fish 21, customers can see what the fish 21, an ingredient of the dish 20, looks like, which can arouse their interest. In the example of Fig. 3, a plate with the dish 20 served on it is placed on the mounting table 2, but the dish 20 may be served directly on the upper surface 5 of the mounting table 2 without using a plate, or via a bamboo mat, a tin, ice, or the like.

[0018] As described above, the serving tray with aquarium 100 according to this embodiment is smaller and more portable than the aquariums conventionally installed in restaurants and the counter table described in Patent Document 1, and can therefore be installed in front of a customer's table. By using the serving tray with aquarium 100, live seafood can be stored in the aquarium 1 and presented in front of the customer along with the dish 20. Therefore, according to this invention, it is possible to provide a serving tray with aquarium 100 that can display live seafood in an easy-to-view manner and is also portable. Furthermore, presenting live seafood together with the dish 20 can arouse the customer's interest.

[0019] The mounting stand 2 closes the open surface of the aquarium 1 with the entire periphery of the upper end part 8 of the peripheral wall part 4 of the aquarium 1 accommodated in the recess 7 on the underside, so that water can be prevented from splashing even if the fish 21 in the aquarium 1 jump.

[0020] Furthermore, by making the planar shape of the recess 7 correspond to the upper end surface of the peripheral wall 4 of the water tank 1, it is possible to restrict the horizontal movement of the mounting stand 2 when the mounting stand 2 is set in the water tank 1. Since the mounting stand 2 does not move horizontally, it is possible to prevent the food 20 from falling off the mounting stand 2 and the fitting between the mounting stand 2 and the water tank 1 from coming loose, even if a customer comes into contact with the mounting stand 2 and applies a horizontal force.

[0021] In the serving stand with water tank 100 according to this embodiment, the water tank 1 is cylindrical, and the upper end portion 8 of the water tank 1 fits into an annular recess 7 formed in the underside 6 of the mounting base 2. With this configuration, after the serving stand with water tank 100 is placed in front of a customer, the orientation of the mounting base 2 can be easily changed according to the customer's position by rotating the mounting base 2.

[0022] Incidentally, the serving stand with aquarium 100 may further include a lighting device that illuminates the mounting base 2 or the aquarium 1. When a lighting device is provided so that it can illuminate the mounting base 2, the lighting device may be fixed to the periphery of the mounting base 2, or may be attached detachably via a jig such as a clip or clamp. When a lighting device is provided so that it can illuminate the aquarium 1, the lighting device may be attached to the mounting base 2, or may be provided at the bottom of the aquarium 1. The configuration of the lighting device is not particularly limited, and may be a configuration including a light-emitting element such as an LED and a battery.

[0023] 3, water and live fish 21 are put into aquarium 1 to display the swimming fish 21, but aquarium 1 may also contain live seafood other than fish 21, such as shrimp, crab, shellfish, octopus, squid, sea urchin, sea cucumber, etc. Aquarium 1 may also contain non-living seafood and other food ingredients in addition to live seafood. [Industrial Applicability]

[0024] INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a serving tray for serving food in restaurants, and is particularly suitable for use in displaying live seafood while serving food. [Explanation of symbols]

[0025] 1. Aquarium 2. Placement table 3 Bottom 4 Peripheral wall 5 Top side 6 Bottom side 7 Recess 8 Upper part 9 Top surface 100 Serving tray with water tank

Claims

1. A serving tray with a water tank, A hollow aquarium made of a transparent material; The water tank-equipped serving tray is made of a transparent material, and is provided with a platform for placing an object to be served on the water tank.

2. The water tank is a columnar body having a bottom surface and a peripheral wall portion rising from an outer periphery of the bottom surface and an open top surface, The placement table is a flat plate having an upper surface that is a placement surface on which the serving object is placed and a lower surface that has a recess that can be fitted around the entire periphery of the upper end portion of the peripheral wall portion, 2. The serving tray with water tank according to claim 1, wherein the mounting base closes the open surface of the water tank with the upper end portion of the peripheral wall portion accommodated in the recess of the mounting base.

3. The serving tray with a water tank according to claim 2 , wherein the recess has a planar shape corresponding to a shape of the upper end surface of the peripheral wall portion.

4. The water tank has a cylindrical shape, 4. The serving tray with a water tank according to claim 3, wherein the recess is formed in a circular ring shape corresponding to the shape of the upper end surface of the water tank.

5. The serving tray with a water tank according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a lighting device for illuminating the platform or the water tank.

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