Canopy for covering a table top

a canopy and table top technology, applied in the field of canopies, can solve the problems of slowing down the setting of the table, affecting the service of the staff,

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-09-11
GILLESPIE PATRICK
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A problem that is often encountered in an institution where meals are served to residents in a common dining room is that the residents interfere with the staff as they are setting the tables.
Such unwanted entry is not only distracting to the staff but may slow down the setting of the tables.
The staff may have to spend extra time removing dishes and cutlery that have been touched and removing half-eaten food from the tables and replacing it with untouched food.
The canopy can be easily attached to the table in a way that intruders, particularly residents in a nursing home whose manual dexterity may be impaired, find difficult to detach.

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[0016]With reference to FIG. 1, the canopy of the invention, generally 10, is shown in conjunction with a conventional table, generally 12. The table has a rectangular table top 14 having oppositely facing upper and lower surfaces 14a,b respectively and four side walls 16. The table is set with plates and condiments.

[0017]The canopy has a dome or cover 30, four outer edges 32, a pair of front and back walls 34 and an outer rectangular frame 36. The dimension of the frame correspond with that of the table so that frame contacts the four margins of the table when the canopy is placed on the table. The dome commences at its outer edges 32a,b on opposite sides of the dome, curves upward from the edges and terminates at a central area, generally 40.

[0018]Front and back walls 34 are disposed vertically. Their lower edges 34a are straight and are connected to frame 36 while their upper edges 34b follow the curvature of the dome and support the margins of the dome adjacent to its outer edge...

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The canopy has a generally dome-shaped cover which, in use opens downwardly. The canopy is used in conjunction with a clamp for attaching the canopy to a table such that access to any objects on the table top cannot be gained without detaching the canopy from the table top. The canopy prevents unwanted handling of dishes and cutlery during pre-meal set up as well as unwanted handling of food and any other items on the table before a meal is ready to be served.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to canopies and more particularly to a canopy for covering a table such as a dining-room table to prevent unwanted handling of dishes and cutlery during pre-meal set up as well as unwanted handling of food and any other items on the table before a meal is ready to be served.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A problem that is often encountered in an institution where meals are served to residents in a common dining room is that the residents interfere with the staff as they are setting the tables. In a nursing home or a boarding school, for example, residents may enter a dining room before a meal is ready to be served and touch the dishes and cutlery and on occasions, help them-selves to any food on the tables.[0003]Such unwanted entry is not only distracting to the staff but may slow down the setting of the tables. The staff may have to spend extra time removing dishes and cutlery that have been touched and removing half-eaten food f...

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IPC IPC(8): E04H15/02
CPCA47F10/02
InventorGILLESPIE, PATRICK
OwnerGILLESPIE PATRICK