WO1998005248A1

WO1998005248A1 - Dish for eating mussels or other foods in a sauce

Info

Publication number: WO1998005248A1
Application number: PCT/FR1997/001427
Authority: WO
Inventors: Pierre Grenier
Original assignee: Pierre Grenier
Priority date: 1996-08-01
Filing date: 1997-07-31
Publication date: 1998-02-12
Also published as: FR2751857A1; EP0928150A1; FR2751857B1

Abstract

A dish for eating mussels or other foods in a sauce is disclosed. The dish consists of a relatively deep hollow container (1) with one or more shallower side compartments arranged around the lower circumferential portion of the container and separated therefrom by a vertical portion (3) which comprises one or more apertures and is designed to retain the mussels or other solid foods inside the main compartment while enabling the sauce to enter the side compartment(s). The dish is useful in the industrial or commercial field of manufacturing and marketing tableware for domestic as well as professional use in establishments of all categories.

Description

MOLD TASTING DISH

OR OTHER SAUCE

The present invention relates to a dish for tasting mussels or other dishes in sauce.

It concerns the industrial and commercial field of the manufacture and distribution of tableware intended for both domestic and professional use, in establishments of all categories.

The consumption of mussels prepared "à la marinière", or according to similar recipes, increases significantly from year to year. Most often served with fried potatoes following a tradition originating in Belgium, they are becoming increasingly popular with an increasingly large audience.

They are traditionally presented in their shells, in casseroles or in individual hollow dishes serving as plates, bathed in a clear sauce with onion and white wine much appreciated in which consumers generally like to dip their bread. This operation is however only possible when most of the crustaceans have been eaten, and it is common to observe them. impatient tasters tilt the pan containing the mussels to be able to access the sauce more quickly, at the risk of spreading it.

The device according to the present invention aims to remedy this state of affairs. In fact, it makes it possible to produce containers for tasting mussels in sauce and allowing access to the latter at any time. We can also consider its use for the consumption of a large number of other dishes in sauce. It consists of a relatively deep hollow container, comprising in the lower part of its periphery one or more shallow side compartments, separated from the container by a vertical element comprising one or more perforations and determined to retain the molds or the solid dishes in the main compartment while letting the sauce pass through the side compartment (s).

In the accompanying drawings, given by way of non-limiting examples of embodiments of the subject of the invention: FIG. 1 shows in perspective a hollow dish provided with a lateral compartment and with a vertical separation element consisting of a removable grid, Figure 2 shows the same dish seen from above, Figure 3 shows in the same conditions a hollow dish equipped with four side compartments, Figure 4 is a vertical section along the arrows AA of Figure 2 , Figure 5 shows, seen from above, a hollow dish of injected synthetic material whose vertical separating element consists of a part of the side wall of the container having a slot in the lower part, and Figure 6 is a section vertical according to the arrows BB of figure 5.

The device, FIGS. 1 to 6, consists of a hollow dish 1 or a casserole dish having a relatively high wall 2 over most of its periphery, divided by a vertical grid 3 into a main compartment 4 intended to receive the molds, and a side compartment 5 open at the top, communicating with the previous one, making it possible to dip bread in the sauce 6. The wall 2 bordering the lateral compartment 5 has a reduced height, corresponding to about a third of the height of the dish, and determined so that its rim 7 is slightly higher than the highest level of the sauce 6, this rim being advantageously folded outwards according to a rounded curve

(figure 4).

The hollow dish 1 can be made of various materials such as porcelain, aluminum or synthetic resin. It can in particular be made of light metal and have a substantially cylindrical shape similar to that of casseroles often used to serve "marinière" molds.

The role of the grid 3 is to retain the molds in the main compartment 4 while allowing the sauce 6 to pass into the lateral compartment 5. It is formed of a rigid blade of any structure, for example consisting of a wire mesh d welded steel, a perforated metal sheet, or an injected or perforated plastic plate.

In order to facilitate cleaning, it is preferably removable and held in place by guides arranged on the wall 2 and which may consist of rivets or dowels 8 associated with flaps 9 of the wall when the latter is metallic. In the other cases, these guides could for example be slides 10 (FIG. 3) or bosses.

According to an alternative embodiment, the hollow dish 1 has several lateral compartments 5 allowing several guests to taste the mussels, or other dishes in sauce, in the same hollow dish 1 around which they are placed, which can create a user-friendliness comparable to that obtained during the tasting of the different types of fondues, cheese, Burgundian or Chinese (Figure 3). The hollow dish 1 can be made of injected synthetic material. In this case, the grid 3 can be replaced by a slot 11 provided in the lower part of the external wall 2 of the container located between the main compartment 4 and the lateral compartment 5. The upper part of said external wall 2 can advantageously be made of 'a cylindrical element 12 fitted or glued transparent, increasing the capacity of the container while allowing to see its contents.

The positioning of the various constituent elements gives the object of the invention a maximum of useful effects which had not, to date, been obtained by similar devices.

Claims

1 °. Dish for tasting mussels or other sauces, intended for both domestic and professional use, in establishments of all categories, consisting of a relatively deep hollow container (1), partly comprising at the bottom of its periphery at least one shallow side compartment (5), open upwards and communicating with the main compartment (4) of the container, but separated from it by a vertical element (3, 11) arranged to retain the molds or solid food in said main compartment while allowing the sauce to pass through said lateral compartment, characterized in that the vertical element (3, 11) has perforations and in that the external wall of each lateral compartment (5) has a height determined so that its rim (7) is slightly higher than the highest level of the sauce (6), said rim (7) being folded outwards according to an arro curve ndie.

2 °. Plate according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical separation element consists of a grid (3) formed of a rigid blade formed or of a perforated plate, of metal or possibly injected plastic.

3 °. Plate according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical separation element consists of a grid (3) formed of a rigid blade consisting of a welded steel wire mesh.

4 °. Dish according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the grid (3) is removable and held in place by guides arranged on the wall (2). 5 °. Plate according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the grid (3) is held in place by rivets or dowels (8) associated with flaps (9) of the metal wall (2).

6 °. Dish according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (1) is made of light metal and has a substantially cylindrical shape.

7 °. Dish according to claim 1, characterized in that the hollow dish (1) is made of injected synthetic material, the vertical separating element being constituted by the part of the side wall (2) of the container located between the main compartment (4) and the side compartment (5).

8 °. Dish according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper part of the external wall (2) consists of a transparent cylindrical element (12) fitted or glued, increasing the capacity of the container while allowing see its content.

9 °. Dish according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hollow container dish (1) has several lateral compartments (5) allowing several guests to taste the mussels, or other dishes in sauce, in the same dish.