The present invention is directed to a collapsible food guard for displaying and serving food comprising a resilient transparent cover assembly for a substantially planar base. The cover assembly is substantially semi-cylindrical of a predetermined radius and has closed opposing ends. The cover asse
The present invention is directed to a collapsible food guard for displaying and serving food comprising a resilient transparent cover assembly for a substantially planar base. The cover assembly is substantially semi-cylindrical of a predetermined radius and has closed opposing ends. The cover assembly is reversibly pivotably attached to a base and has downward facing edges to seal the cover to the base when the cover is pivoted in the down (closed) position. The semi-cylindrical portion of the cover assembly is a resilient transparent shield that reversibly detachable from the arched surfaces of the closed opposing ends (side walls) and is sufficiently resilient such that when detached form the arched surfaces of the opposing side walls, it assumes the substantially planar shape in which it was initially molded. This resiliency allows the collapsible food guard to collapse into planar elements (side walls, shield and optional base) requiring minimal storage space and providing easy cleaning.
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1. A collapsible food guard for displaying and serving food comprising a resilient transparent cover assembly for a substantially planar base member, said cover assembly comprising a planar resilient transparent shield that has been arched to be substantially semi-cylindrical of a predetermined radi
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A collapsible food guard for displaying and serving food comprising a resilient transparent cover assembly for a substantially planar base member, said cover assembly comprising a planar resilient transparent shield that has been arched to be substantially semi-cylindrical of a predetermined radius and reversibly engaging along its opposing edges two similarly arched walls that provide said cover assembly with closed opposing ends, said cover assembly being reversibly pivotably attached to said base member and having downward facing edges to seal said cover assembly to said base member when said cover assembly is pivoted in the down position, said cover assembly exposing said base member and any contents thereon when said cover assembly is pivoted in the up position, said cover assembly having a hinge member reversibly mounted to said substantially planar base member, said shield being reversibly detachable from the arched surface of each of said opposing end walls and assuming a planar shape upon detachment to facilitate storage. 2. The collapsible food guard of claim 1 wherein the hinge member is a live hinge. 3. The collapsible food guard of claim 1, wherein the hinge member is a mechanical hinge having a hinge pin. 4. A collapsible food guard for displaying and serving food comprising a substantially planar base member and a resilient transparent cover for said base member, said cover comprising a planar resilient transparent shield that has been arched to be substantially semi-cylindrical of a predetermined radius and engaging two similarly arched walls that provide said cover with closed opposing ends, said cover being reversibly pivotably attached to said base member and having downward facing edges to seal said cover to said base member when said cover is pivoted in the down position, said cover exposing said base member and any contents thereon when said cover is pivoted in the up position, said cover having a male hinge member for slideably disengaging from said planar base member, said shield being reversibly detachable from at least one end of each of said end walls and assuming a planar shape upon detachment to facilitate storage. 5. The collapsible food guard of claim 4, wherein the resilient transparent shield is made from a plastic selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate and polyvinyl chloride. 6. The collapsible food guard of claim 5, wherein the plastic is a polycarbonate. 7. The collapsible food guard of claim 5, wherein the substantially planar base member is wood, plastic, glass, stone, ceramic or a stone composite. 8. The collapsible food guard of claim 7, wherein the substantially planar base member is wood. 9. The collapsible food guard of claim 7, wherein the substantially planar base member is plastic. 10. The collapsible food guard of claim 9, wherein the plastic is melamine. 11. The collapsible food guard of claim 9, wherein said cover is reversibly pivotably attached to said base member by said male hinge member that slideably inserts into a hinge slot on the upper planar surface of said base. 12. The collapsible food guard of claim 11, wherein the hinge slot has a circular cross-section. 13. The collapsible food guard of claim 7, wherein the cover is reversibly pivotably attached to said base by a live hinge. 14. A collapsible food guard for displaying and serving food comprising a stationary base member and a pivotable shield assembly; said stationary base member comprising a substantially planar upper surface having a linear hinge slot therein sized and shaped for slideably receiving a male hinge member, said pivotable shield assembly being semi-cylindrical in shape and having opposing closed ends, said pivotable shield assembly comprising a semi-cylindrical resilient transparent shield, a first opposing sidewall and a second opposing sidewall, said resilient transparent shield being substantially rectangular in shape having a frontal edge, a distal edge and two opposing lateral edges, said distal edge being attached to a male hinge member that is sized and shaped for slideably entering the linear hinge slot on said stationary base member to form a pivotable hinge, each of said opposing sidewalls having an arcuate upper surface for reversibly engaging a respective opposing lateral edge of said resilient transparent shield and having a planar lower surface for pivotably engaging the planar surface of said base member, said opposing lateral edges of said resilient transparent shield having substantially the same length as said arcuate upper surface such that when said resilient transparent shield is bent to engage and conform to said arcuate surface, the opposing side walls and shield forming a pivotable semi-cylindrical dome having planar base, said planar base forming a seal with said planar upper surface of said stationary base member when said pivotable shield assembly pivots downward, thereby displaying any item thereunder, said shield assembly providing access to any contents under the shield assembly when the shield assembly pivots upward. 15. The collapsible food guard of claim 14, wherein the resilient transparent shield is made from a plastic selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate and polyvinyl chloride. 16. The collapsible food guard of claim 15, wherein the plastic is a polycarbonate. 17. The collapsible food guard of claim 14, wherein the stationary base member is wood, plastic, glass, stone, ceramic or a stone composite. 18. The collapsible food guard of claim 17, wherein the plastic is melamine.
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