Combination dish

Abstract

A dish includes a first platform member. A second platform member is laterally displaced from the first platform member and is elevated with respect to the first platform member. The second platform member defines a hole passing therethrough. A ramp structure is disposed between and is contiguous with both the first platform member and the second platform member. A bowl, having a bottom that is at a same elevation as the first platform member, extends upwardly to the second platform member so as to open to the hole defined by the second platform member.

1 . A dish, comprising:
 (a) a first platform member having an outside peripheral edge;   (b) a second platform member that is laterally displaced from the first platform member and that is elevated with respect to the first platform member, the second platform member defining a hole passing therethrough;   (c) a ramp structure that is disposed between and is contiguous with both the first platform member and the second platform member; and   (d) a bowl, having a bottom that is at a same elevation as the first platform member, extending upwardly to the second platform member so as to open to the hole defined by the second platform member, and   (e) a lip extending upwardly from the outside peripheral edge of the first platform member and terminating at the ramp structure.   
     
     
         2 . The dish of  claim 1 , wherein the hole is circular and the bowl has a top that is circular. 
     
     
         3 . The dish of  claim 1 , wherein the hole is polygonal and the bowl has a top that is polygonal. 
     
     
         4 . The dish of  claim 1 , wherein the bowl includes a flattened bottom surface. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The dish of  claim 1 , wherein the ramp structure comprises a first portion extending from the first platform member that is hingedly coupled to a second portion extending from second platform member and configured to pivot so that the first platform member is movable between a first position in which the first platform member is disposed at an elevation corresponding to a bottom of the bowl and a second position in which the first platform member is disposed above the hole defined by the second platform member. 
     
     
         7 . The dish of  claim 1 , comprising a material selected from a group of materials consisting of: ceramic, glass, wood, bamboo, plastic, plastic composite, foam, melamine, stainless steel, aluminum, metal, paper, natural fiber composites and combinations thereof 
     
     
         8 . The dish of  claim 1 , wherein a food substance is disposed in at least a portion of the bowl. 
     
     
         9 . The dish of  claim 1 , wherein a food substance is disposed on at least a portion of the first platform member. 
     
     
         10 . A dish device, comprising:
 (a) a first platform member having an outside peripheral edge;   (b) a second platform member that is disposed adjacent to the first platform member and that is vertically displaced above the first platform member, the second platform member contiguously coupled to the first platform member by a ramp structure disposed therebetween; and   (c) a bowl defined by the second platform member and extending downwardly therefrom; and   (d) a lip extending upwardly from the outside peripheral edge and terminating at the ramp structure.   
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . The dish device of  claim 10 , wherein the bowl comprises a selected shape from a group of shapes consisting of a hemispherical shape and a polyhedronal shape. 
     
     
         13 . The dish device of  claim 10 , wherein the ramp structure comprises a first portion extending from the first platform member that is hingedly coupled to a second portion extending from second platform member and configured to pivot so that the first platform member is movable between a first position in which the first platform member is disposed at an elevation corresponding to a bottom of the bowl and a second position in which the first platform member is disposed above the hole defined by the second platform member. 
     
     
         14 . The dish device of  claim 10 , comprising a material selected from a group of materials consisting of: ceramic, glass, wood, bamboo, plastic, plastic composite, foam, melamine, stainless steel, aluminum, metal, paper, natural fiber composites and combinations thereof 
     
     
         15 . A dish unit, comprising:
 (a) a first platform member;   (b) a second platform member that is laterally displaced from the first platform member and that is elevated with respect to the first platform member, the second platform member defining a hole passing therethrough;   (c) a ramp structure disposed between the first platform member and the second platform member, the ramp structure having a first portion that extends from the first platform member and a second portion that extends from the second platform member;   (d) a hinge structure that hingedly couples the first portion of the ramp structure to the second portion of the ramp structure; and   (e) a bowl, having a bottom that is at a same elevation as the first platform member, extending upwardly to the second platform member so as to open to the hole defined by the second platform member, the bowl having a flattened bottom surface.   
     
     
         16 . The dish unit of claim  0 , comprising wherein the first platform member is movable between a first position in which the first platform member is disposed at an elevation corresponding to a bottom of the bowl and a second position in which the first platform member is disposed above the hole defined by the second platform member. 
     
     
         17 . The dish unit of claim  0 , wherein the bowl comprises a selected shape from a group of shapes consisting of a hemispherical shape and a polyhedronal shape. 
     
     
         18 . The dish unit of claim  0 , further comprising a lip extending upwardly from at least one peripheral edge of the first platform member. 
     
     
         19 . The dish unit of claim  0 , comprising a material selected from a group of materials consisting of: ceramic, glass, wood, bamboo, plastic, plastic composite, foam, melamine, stainless steel, aluminum, metal, paper, natural fiber composites and combinations thereof