Eating set
The meal set with interchangeable, pre-filled inserts addresses the challenges of manual portioning and contamination by providing a convenient, eco-friendly solution for meal preparation and consumption.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- KORCHAGIN PAVEL
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-23
AI Technical Summary
Existing meal sets, such as the Harvard Sectional Plate and pet bowls, require manual portioning of food, lead to contamination, are labor-intensive, and lack versatility in handling liquid foods, while disposable inserts pose environmental hazards and inconvenience.
A meal set comprising a plate with multiple bowls and interchangeable, reusable or disposable inserts made of eco-friendly materials, pre-filled with meals, ensuring secure fixation and easy removal, minimizing manual preparation and contamination, and promoting environmental sustainability.
Facilitates convenient meal preparation and consumption by eliminating manual portioning, reducing contamination, and ensuring biodegradability without environmental harm, thus enhancing user convenience and ecological responsibility.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] A47G 19 / 02
[0002] Meal set
[0003] The proposed technical solution relates to household and / or individual household utensils for eating, such as plates and dishes, and allows for the expansion of the functional characteristics of the said products used in household and / or individual use, as well as in the catering industry.
[0004] The first analogue of the claimed technical solution is the "Harvard Sectional Plate for Healthy Eating or Weight Loss" [D1], which is a plate with a diameter of, say, 25 cm, made of porcelain. The surface of the D1 bowl is decorated with images and inscriptions, visually dividing the bowl into, say, three sections. For example, in one section, the images and inscriptions indicate that vegetables can be placed, in another, protein, and in the third, complex carbohydrates. The D1 is a plate for healthy eating—a convenient and practical tool for people who strive to maintain a balanced diet. With the D1, individuals can more easily maintain portion sizes, avoid overeating, and control their weight while losing weight without weighing food or counting proteins, fats, and carbohydrates (PFC). Overall, the D1 helps individuals maintain a balance between various macronutrients and monitor their healthy eating.
[0005] The first drawback of the D1 is that the user must manually form portions of food, which is a rather labor-intensive process.
[0006] The second drawback of the D1 is that when portioning foods containing high-fat carbohydrates (NFC) yourself, even when using electronic kitchen scales, it's difficult for the user to accurately measure the foods required for a given diet. The third drawback of the D1 is that when portioning foods containing NFC yourself, especially when using electronic kitchen scales, the food contaminates both the scale and the utensils used: plates, cups, spoons, forks, etc. Furthermore, the food itself can also become contaminated, harboring various bacteria and fungi.
[0007] The fourth disadvantage of D1 is that it is impossible to place one or more liquid foods containing proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in the Harvard plate bowl - they simply move around among themselves or with other foods.
[0008] The second analogue of the claimed technical solution is a pet bowl described in the patent for invention RU 2465769, author Andrey Leonidovich Kuznetsov (RU), publication date 10.11.2012, IPC A01K 5 / 00 (2006.01) [D2] The bowl contains an outer surface, a bowl surface and a lower surface. The volume between the surfaces is filled with a material, which is an artificial stone made of polymerized resin with a filler. The bowl and the bowl of the bowl are made round. A replaceable insert without a lid for food or water is inserted into the surface of the bowl bowl, which repeats the shape and dimensions of the bowl bowl and its outer rim is located above the outer surface of the bowl. The owner of the pet places food or water inside the insert immediately before feeding or watering the animal. In the disposable version, the insert is made of thin polystyrene, and in the reusable version - of stainless steel.
[0009] The first drawback of the D2 is that the owner must place the pet's food or water inside the bowl or insert themselves. This is a labor-intensive and messy process when using certain types of packaging for fatty, wet, or liquid pet food (raw meat / fish, stews, jelly, soup, milk, etc.). Also, when transferring food from its original packaging to the bowl or insert, a significant amount of food is constantly lost, remaining inside some types of packaging (on the inner surfaces or in the folds of the packaging).
[0010] The second disadvantage of the D2 is that when placing food or water inside the removable insert, the removable insert may fall out of the bowl, which can cause stress for the owner.
[0011] The third drawback of the D2 is that the disposable insert is made of thin polystyrene, all types of which have a long decomposition time in the natural environment, estimated by scientists to range from several hundred to several thousand years. Furthermore, forced destruction of all types of polystyrene releases toxic substances.
[0012] For example, burning polystyrene produces carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO—carbon monoxide), soot, and styrene. Burning polystyrene containing additives (e.g., dyes, strength-enhancing components, etc.) releases other harmful substances into the atmosphere.
[0013] For example, thermal degradation and thermal-oxidative degradation of polystyrene also produce toxic decomposition products. And during polystyrene processing, partial degradation of the material releases vapors of styrene, benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and carbon monoxide.
[0014] The fourth disadvantage of the D2 is that when removing a used disposable or reusable insert from the bowl, this may cause inconvenience for the pet owner due to the potential labor-intensive nature of such removal, for example, in the case where fatty, wet, or liquid food gets into the gap between the walls of the bowl and the insert during its consumption by the animal and hardens there.
[0015] The fifth disadvantage of the D2 is that since the product is intended for watering or feeding an animal, it is not intended for placing multiple products (meals) and drinks in it.
[0016] Thus, the main objective of the present invention is to expand the operational capabilities of the product itself, as well as the following objectives: - ensuring convenience for the user in the formation and preparation of dishes / foods and drinks to comply with the user's chosen diet or proper nutrition (PP);
[0017] - reduction of the amount of work required to prepare and prepare meals / foods and drinks included in the user's chosen diet or proper nutrition (PP) course;
[0018] - reducing the likelihood of a stressful state occurring in the user while undergoing a chosen course of weight correction, health improvement, rejuvenation or maintaining a healthy lifestyle (HLS);
[0019] - preservation of the ecology of the environment, both for today's well-being and for future generations.
[0020] The technical result achieved by using the claimed invention is:
[0021] - to ensure the ability to create on one declared product all the necessary several dishes / foods and drinks included in the diet or nutrition system chosen by an individual user (for example, keto, paleo diet) or proper nutrition (PP) for weight correction, health improvement, rejuvenation or maintaining a healthy lifestyle (HLS);
[0022] - in facilitating for the user the process of forming and preparing dishes / foods and drinks to comply with the user's chosen diet or proper nutrition (PP), as well as minimizing the loss of some of the food and drinks in the process of such forming and preparing dishes / foods and drinks;
[0023] - to ensure the possibility of securely fixing a separate replaceable insert when it is inserted into the bowl of the plate;
[0024] - in the use of cardboard or bagasse (sugar cane cake) for the production of mass-produced consumable products used in the declared set of disposable packaging for food / food and beverages, the period of complete decomposition of which in the natural environment is no more than one year for cardboard, and 2-6 months for bagasse, and in both cases, without harming the environment; - in ensuring convenience for the user of the declared set in the process of removing each individual used disposable or reusable replaceable insert from the bowl of the plate.
[0025] To solve the stated problems and achieve a technical result, a set for eating is declared, which consists of a plate containing an outer surface, a bowl surface and a lower surface.
[0026] A plate is at least rectangular in shape. It contains two or more bowls, each of which is a tray-shaped insert, at least circular and / or rectangular. The inserts are used separately or together, depending on the selected dishes and food items, as well as the user's preferences.
[0027] - reusable replaceable packaging made of at least ceramic materials such as bone china, earthenware and porcelain stoneware, with or without a lid;
[0028] - and / or disposable replaceable packaging, in the form of at least a laminated disposable packaging and / or a cardboard disposable packaging and / or a disposable biodegradable heat-resistant packaging made of sugar cane with a hermetically sealed lid.
[0029] The tray of such reusable or disposable packaging matches the shape and dimensions of the plate it's intended to hold. The tray of each individual disposable packaging is pre-filled with food products and / or beverages of various origins, at least plant-based, animal-based, and mineral-based.
[0030] The listed food products represent a variety of dishes prepared according to various recipes from around the world and with varying consistencies. Once the lids of the disposable packaging are opened, the dishes and products are accessible for meal preparation and / or consumption.
[0031] The plate is made of at least the following materials:
[0032] - ceramics (e.g. clay, porcelain, earthenware) and / or glass and / or wood (e.g. bamboo, birch, beech);- and / or cardboard;
[0033] and / or artificial stone - polymerized resin with filler;
[0034] - and / or natural stone;
[0035] - and / or thermoplastic and / or thermosetting material;
[0036] - and / or one or different metals, at least silver and / or titanium and / or stainless steel and / or cupronickel and / or brass and / or tin and / or copper and / or nickel and / or aluminum.
[0037] Moreover, no matter what material the bowls of the plate are made of and what shape they are, at least the inner side surface of any shape of the bowl of the plate, which interacts with the outer side surface of the tray of the same shape as this bowl of the plate, of the reusable or disposable packaging, is made fragmentarily or along the entire length ribbed - rough, with depressions and protrusions made by notching or stamping - for the reliable fixation of the reusable or disposable packaging when it is inserted into the bowl of the plate.
[0038] Along the perimeter of each plate bowl, regardless of its shape, at least one or two finger indentations are made on the outer surface of the plate to facilitate the removal of used reusable or disposable packaging from the plate bowl.
[0039] The design of the claimed set is shown in the following drawings: Fig. 1 - a set for eating, in a rectangular version of a plate with four bowls, two of which are round and two are rectangular, with disposable replaceable packaging inserted into the bowls in the form of disposable biodegradable heat-resistant packaging made of sugar cane with a hermetically sealed lid - top view;
[0040] Fig. 2 - the same - side section.
[0041] The present invention is based on a meal set as shown in all the figures. This meal set includes the following elements and is illustrated by a specific example discussed below:
[0042] A set for eating (Fig. 1 and 2), which consists of a plate 1 containing an outer surface 2, a bowl surface 3 and a lower surface 4.
[0043] The body 5 of the plate 1 has at least a rectangular shape, and two or more bowls 6 are made in it, each of which is made in the form of a tray, at least of a round and / or rectangular shape.
[0044] As a replaceable insert 7 for each bowl 6 of the plate 1, reusable replaceable packaging made of at least ceramic materials, such as bone china, earthenware and porcelain stoneware, with or without a lid, and / or disposable replaceable packaging 8, in the form of at least a laminated disposable packaging and / or a cardboard disposable packaging and / or a disposable biodegradable heat-resistant packaging made of sugar cane with a hermetically sealed lid 9, is used together or separately depending on the set of selected dishes and products, as well as the user's preferences.
[0045] The tray 10 of such a reusable or disposable 8 package repeats the shape and dimensions of the bowl 6 of the plate 1 intended for it. Inside the tray 10 of each individual disposable replaceable package 8, dishes / food products and / or drinks of various origins, at least plant, animal, mineral, representing a variety of dishes prepared according to different recipes of the peoples of the world and in various consistencies, are already filled in the factory.
[0046] After opening the lids 9, access is provided to the dishes / food products and / or drinks, filled in the factory into the tray 10 of each individual disposable replaceable packaging 8, for preparing dishes and / or eating.
[0047] The plate is made of at least the following materials:
[0048] - ceramics (e.g. clay, porcelain, earthenware) and / or glass and / or wood (e.g. bamboo, birch, beech);- and / or cardboard;
[0049] and / or artificial stone - polymerized resin with filler;
[0050] - and / or natural stone;
[0051] - and / or thermoplastic and / or thermosetting material;
[0052] - and / or one or different metals, at least silver and / or titanium and / or stainless steel and / or cupronickel and / or brass and / or tin and / or copper and / or nickel and / or aluminum.
[0053] Moreover, no matter what material the bowls 6 of the plate 1 were made of and what shape they were, at least the inner side surface 11 of any shape of the bowl 6 of the plate 1, which interacts with the outer side surface 12 of the tray 10 of the reusable or disposable 8 packaging of the same shape as this bowl 6 of the plate 1, is made corrugated, either fragmentarily or along the entire length - rough, with depressions and protrusions 13 made by notching or stamping - for the reliable fixation of the reusable or disposable 8 packaging when it is inserted into the bowl 6 of the plate 1.
[0054] After inserting the disposable replaceable package 8 into the bowl 6 of the plate 1, the sealed lid 9 of the disposable replaceable package 8 remains freely accessible above the surface of the plate 1, which is secured to the upper rigid rim 14 of the disposable replaceable package 8 and is in the closed position (Figs. 1 and 2).
[0055] Along the perimeter of each bowl 6 of plate 1, of any shape, on the outer surface 2 of plate 1, at least one or two recesses 15 for fingers are made - for the convenience of removing used reusable or disposable 8 packaging from bowl 6 of plate 1.
[0056] The disposable replaceable packaging 8 is protected from mechanical damage (creases and bends) during the process of inserting and removing it by stiffening ribs 16 made on the tray 10 of the disposable replaceable packaging 8.
[0057] The device operates as follows. It should be noted that, depending on the set of selected dishes and products, as well as the user's preferences, both reusable replacement packages and disposable replacement packages 8 are used together or separately as replaceable inserts 7 for each bowl 6 of plate 1. Both types of packaging combine external dimensions and shapes that are completely identical so that they can be interchanged in a separate bowl 6 of plate 1.
[0058] Reusable and disposable refills may differ in the material they are made from. Reusable refills are made of at least ceramic materials, such as bone china, earthenware, and porcelain stoneware, with or without a lid. Disposable refills are made of at least one-time laminated packaging and / or one-time cardboard packaging and / or one-time biodegradable heat-resistant sugarcane packaging with a hermetically sealed lid.
[0059] Reusable refills are used like regular kitchenware, where the user manually assembles dishes / portions of food, a labor-intensive process. After filling the reusable refills with their chosen dishes / portions of food, the user conveniently inserts the filled refills into bowls 6 of plate 1. This is useful, for example, for maintaining a chosen diet or healthy eating plan.
[0060] We propose to conclude our discussion of the use of reusable replaceable packaging at this point, due to the triviality of their use, so as not to obscure the essence of the proposed invention. We will then consider the use of disposable replaceable packaging, which, in the proposed meal kit, participate in solving the problems of the proposed invention. We will consider the option of using the proposed invention to create, on a single declared product, all the necessary several dishes / foods and drinks included in the diet or nutrition system chosen by an individual user (e.g., keto, paleo diet) or proper nutrition (PP) for weight management, health improvement, rejuvenation, or maintaining a healthy lifestyle (HLS).
[0061] Thus, because the tray 10 of the disposable refill 8 replicates the round, rectangular, or other shape and dimensions of the bowl 6 in the body 5 of the plate 1, the user no longer needs to manually prepare portions of the food for the selected diet. Instead, the user's chosen meal delivery company handles this for them. In consultation with the user and the instructions for the selected diet, the company prepares specific dietary meals and drinks, strictly adhering to the required quantities and weights of ingredients, and places them in disposable refills, such as the most relevant for this invention—disposable, biodegradable, heat-resistant sugarcane packaging with a hermetically sealed lid.
[0062] The prepared and assembled agreed batch of dietary food and drinks, placed in disposable replaceable packaging, is delivered to the user by a courier from the specified company.
[0063] When preparing a meal, the user microwaves disposable, replaceable packages containing dishes / products requiring heating (e.g., soups, meat dishes, side dishes, etc.). It should be noted that the proposed disposable, biodegradable, heat-resistant sugarcane packaging with a hermetically sealed lid has a usable temperature range of -20 to +120 degrees Celsius. Therefore, this packaging is suitable for storing, transporting, and preparing both cold dishes and products, including freezing, and hot dishes, including microwave cooking. After heating and cooling the required dishes / products, the user inserts the replaceable inserts 7 (in this case, disposable, replaceable packages 8 containing hot and cold dishes) into the empty bowls 6 of the plate 1 with slight force, securing them in place.
[0064] Such fixation is ensured by the fact that, no matter what material the bowl 6 of the plate 1 is made of, at least the inner side surface 11 of the bowl 6 of the plate 1, which interacts with the outer side surface 12 of the tray 10 of the disposable packaging 8, is made corrugated, either fragmentarily or over the entire diameter - rough, with depressions and protrusions 13 made by notching or stamping - for the reliable fixation of the disposable packaging 8, when they are inserted into the bowl 6 of the plate 1. Along with this, the disposable replaceable packaging 8 is protected from mechanical damage (jams and bends) by stiffening ribs 16 made on their trays 10.
[0065] Reliable fixation of disposable packages 8 in the bowl 6 of plate 1 with the help of recesses and protrusions 13 made by notching or stamping, at least on the inner side surface 11 of the bowl 6 of plate 1, provides the user with comfortable conditions for eating not only while sitting at the dining table, but also in any other position: lying in bed or on a sofa, sitting with plate 1 in a home chair or in a car seat or in a public transport chair, standing - holding plate 1 in hands.
[0066] After inserting the disposable replaceable packages 8 into the bowls 6 of the plate 1, the sealed lids 9 of the disposable packages 8, which are secured to the upper rigid rims 14 of the disposable package 8 and are in the closed position (Figs. 1 and 2), remain freely accessible above the surface of the plate 1.
[0067] The user then opens the sealed lids 9 of each disposable refill package 8 inserted into plate 1 and begins eating. This significantly simplifies the process of preparing meals / food and placing them into plate 1, and minimizes food loss during meal preparation.
[0068] In addition, during the meal process, the use of disposable replaceable packages 8 in the stated meal set protects the bowls 6 of the plate 1 from getting food fragments, products, and drinks into them, which prevents the surface of the bowls 6 of the plate 1 from becoming heavily soiled, as a result of which the user is freed from the additional hassle of frequent and labor-intensive cleaning and washing of the plate 1.
[0069] After finishing the meal, the empty disposable biodegradable heat-resistant sugarcane containers (8) are removed from the bowls (6) of plate (1) and then removed (discarded and disposed of). The bowls (6) of plate (1) are then left clean for the next meal.
[0070] Along the perimeter of each bowl 6 of plate 1, on the outer surface 2 of plate 1, at least one or two recesses 15 for fingers are made for the convenience of the user when removing used reusable and disposable 8 packages from bowls 6 of plate 1.
[0071] Once empty, disposable, biodegradable, heat-resistant sugarcane packaging 8 is removed from bowl 6 of plate 1 and discarded in the trash, it becomes harmless, biodegradable organic waste. These sugarcane packaging completely decomposes within 2-6 months without harming the environment. They can be thrown away with food scraps, or in rural households, they can be composted. After any disposal method, they do not pollute the environment with toxic compounds.
[0072] The declared portable set for eating can be made in various overall sizes and with any number of bowls 6 plates 1, which allows it to be successfully used for a variety of meal options, which are a variety of dishes prepared according to various recipes of the peoples of the world and in various consistencies, both in regular and dietary versions.
Claims
A47G 19 / 02 Meal set Invention formula A set for eating, which includes a plate containing an outer surface, a bowl surface and a lower surface, characterized in that the plate has at least a rectangular shape, wherein the plate has two or more bowls, each of which is made in the form of a tray, at least round and / or rectangular, and as a replaceable insert for each bowl of the plate is used together or separately depending on the set of selected dishes and products, as well as the preferences of the user, reusable replaceable packaging made of at least ceramic materials, such as bone china, earthenware and porcelain stoneware, with or without a lid and / or disposable replaceable packaging in the form of at least a laminated disposable package and / or a cardboard disposable package and / or a disposable biodegradable heat-resistant package made of sugar cane with a hermetically sealed lid,the tray of such reusable or disposable packaging follows the shape and dimensions of the plate bowl intended for it, the inside of the tray of each individual disposable packaging is already filled in the factory with food products and / or drinks of various origins, at least vegetable, animal, mineral, representing a variety of dishes prepared according to different recipes of the peoples of the world and in different consistencies, to which, after opening the lids of disposable packaging, access is provided for the preparation of dishes and / or eating, the plate is made of at least ceramics (for example, clay, porcelain, earthenware) and / or glass and / or wood (for example, bamboo, birch, beech) and / or cardboard and / or artificial stone - polymerized resin with filler and / or natural stone and / or thermoplastic and / or thermosetting material and / or one or different metals, at least,silver and / or titanium and / or stainless steel and / or cupronickel and / or brass and / or tin and / or copper and / or nickel and / or aluminum, no matter what material the bowls of the plate are made of and what shape they are, at least the inner side surface of any shape of the bowl of the plate, which interacts with the outer side surface of the tray of the same shape with this bowl of the plate of the reusable or disposable packaging, is made fragmentarily or along the entire length ribbed - rough, with depressions and protrusions made by notching or stamping - for reliable fixation of the reusable or disposable packaging when it is inserted into the bowl of the plate, along the perimeter of each bowl of the plate of any shape on the outer surface of the plate there are at least one or two recesses for fingers - for the convenience of removing used reusable or disposable packaging from the bowl of the plate.