WO1993022949A1

WO1993022949A1 - Multipurpose rotatable tray

Info

Publication number: WO1993022949A1
Application number: PCT/KR1993/000040
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hak Young Hwang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-05-13
Filing date: 1993-05-12
Publication date: 1993-11-25
Anticipated expiration: 1994-11-13
Also published as: KR930024945U; KR950007072Y1

Abstract

The present invention provides a multipurpose rotatable tray for use in displaying small size products at a store and which is put on dining tables for a general eating house, a merrymaking place and a home on which every kind of foods and condiments are placed. The tray includes more than at least one display part having a disc support member with a penetration hole at its central axis, a rolling member of friction member placed on the top of an edge of the support member and a tray having the same penetration hole as the penetration hole and combined with the top of the display part to be rotatable. This tray has a pillar having a stepped jaw capable of supporting the lower side end of a support boss multistagely forming the outer side of the support member to support more than at least one display part.

Description

MULTIPURPOSE ROTATABLE TRAY

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a rotatable tray and, more specially, to a multipurpose rotatable tray used in displaying small size products at a store and which is put on dining tables for a general eating house, a merrymaking place and a home on which every kinds of foods and condiments are paced.

Background Art

A conventional rotatable tray, as shown in FIG. 12, is such that a rolling member 606 using a ball bearing 604 is formed on a support 602 put on a table. A tray 608 is placed on the top of the rolling member 606. The tray 608 can be freely rotated. Thus, after putting every kinds of foods, condiments and achoholic liquors (hereinafter referred to as an exhibit) on the tray, it can be conveniently used in the manner of the slow rotation of the tray 608 when the foods, condiments and the achoholic liquors are chosen or offered to the others.

However, in the rotatable tray such as the above, the only one stage tray is formed, so that it has problems of limiting the amount of exhibits. Also, there are difficulties such that the whole load of the tray including that of the exhibits is supported only by the rolling member using the ball bearing, resulting in the weak supporting construction, the easy damage and the shortened life.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, to solve problems of a conventional rotatable tray, an object of the present invention is to a multipurpose rotatable tray such that a multistage tray is provided to display many exhibits.

Other object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose rotatable tray such that pillars with different shapes supporting the tray and traies with different shapes are formed, so that the appropriate pillar and tray according to the use can be optionally assembled.

Other object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose rotatable tray such that the tray can be rotated by an electric driving device to be conveniently used.

Other of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose rotatable tray which is added by every kinds of ornaments to improve the ornament effect and the display effect.

To realize these objects, the present invention provides the multipurpose rotatable tray including: a plurality of display part having a receiving means for receiving exhibits with a penetration hole at its central axis; a supporting member for supporting the receiving means with the same penetration hole as that of the receiving means, the supporting member integrally forming a supporting boss on its inner side and a rolling members for rotating the receiving means combined with its edge top; and a supporting means, inserted into the penetrate holes, for supporting the plurality of display parts comprising a plurality of stepped jaws for supporting the lower side end of the support boss to support more than at least one display part.

The present invention also provides the multipurpose rotatable tray including a plurality of display part having the disc for receiving exhibits with a penetration hole at its central axis; a support member for supporting the disk with the same penetration hole as that of the receiving means, the supporting member integrally forming a supporting boss on its inner side and a rolling members for rotating the disk combined with its edge top; and a pillar, inserted into the penetrate holes, for supporting the plurality of display parts comprising a plurality of stepped jaws for supporting the lower side end of the support boss to support more than at least one display part; and a lighting means installed on the lower side of the display part and the top of the pillar to illuminate exhibits displayed on a display part formed under the display part. The present invention also provides the multipurpose rotatable tray including: a plurality of. display part having a disk for receiving exhibits with a penetration hole at its central axis; a support member for supporting the disk with the same penetration hole as that of the receiving means, the supporting member integrally forming a supporting boss on its inner side and a rolling members for rotating the disk combined with its edge top; and a pillar, inserted into the penetrate holes, for supporting the plurality of display parts comprising a plurality of stepped jaws for supporting the lower side end of the support boss to support more than at least one display part; a lighting means installed on the lower side of the display part and the top of the pillar to illuminate exhibits displayed on a display part formed under the display part; and a driving means capable of driving

electrically the display part.

Brief Description of Drawings

Fig.l is a perspective view of a rotatable tray of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view of the present invention uses as a flower vase. Fig. 4A is a vertical sectional view of the present invention used as a dressing table.

Fig. 4B is a perspective view of a display part used in the dressing table.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view of other embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6A is a selected perspective view of a combining part disposed up and down a pillar.

Fig. 6B is a plan sectional view of a combining status of the pillar.

Fig. 7 is a half sectional view of other embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8A is a plan view of other example of a tray used in the present invention.

Fig. 8B is a half sectional view of other example of a tray used in the present invention.

Fig. 9A is a perspective view of other embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9B is a plan sectional view of other embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of a driving structure of a tray.

Fig. 11A is a plan sectional view of other embodiment of a driving structure of a tray.

Fig. 11B is a vertical sectional view of other embodiment of a driving structure of a tray.

Fig. 12A is a main selected exploded perspective view of other embodiment of a driving structure of a tray.

Fig. 12B is a vertical sectional view of other embodiment of a driving structure of a tray.

Fig. 13 is a half sectional view of a conventional rotatable tray.

Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention

FIG. 1 shows, in a perspective view, one embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 indicates a whole rotatable tray. The rotatable tray 1 has a display part 2 and a pillar 3 and is put on a table. The display part 2 includes a support member 21, a rolling member 22 and a tray 23, which are multistagely formed up and down on the pillar 3.

FIG. 2 shows, in a sectional view, one embodiment of the present invention. The support member 21 and the tray 23 have a disc shape and penetration holes 210 and

230 at their central axes. A disc support boss 211 is formed around the support member.

A plurality of stiffening ribs 212 are formed between the support boss 211 and an edge 214 of the support member 21, so that the support member 21 can be sufficiently reinforced. The penetration holes 210 and 230 have the same size as each other. Otherwise, that 210 of the support member 21 is formed preferably in the less small size than that of the penetration hole 230 for rotation of the tray 23 at the time of combining the display part 2 with the pillar 3.

Also, the rolling member 22 is placed on the upside of the support member 21. Conventionally, a ball bearing 220 is used as the rolling member 22. The ball bearing 220 is inserted by force between enclosed jaws 213 and 231 projected from the top side of the support member 21 and the base side of the tray 23.

When inserting by force the rolling member 22 between the support member 21 and the tray 23, a ball 224 is interposed between the inside and outside race 222 and 223. As shown in Fig. 2, the inside and outside race 222 and 223 have the less diameter than that of the ball 224, so that the ball 224 can move in contact with the top side of the support member 21 and the base side of the tray 23.

As other method, as shown in Fig. 5, the inside race 222 is combined with the enclosed jaw 213 and the outside race 223 is combined with the enclosed jaw 231 of the tray 23. As other rolling member (not shown), a plurality of balls are preferably arranged on the middle parts of the member of string shape.

The tray 23 which can be rotated by the rolling member 22 such as the above has a flat container shape as a general dish and can be rotated without interference with the support member 21.

While the pillar 3 has a full inner part, the same is preferably a midair pillar, so that the midair part can be used as a flower vase, resulting in improving the ornament effect.

The mounting part of the display part 2 of the pillar 3 has the same diameter as that of penetration hole 210 of the support member 21. At the lower side end is formed the stepped jaw 30 on which the support boss 211 can be put to be supported thereby. Fig. 3 shows the display parts 2 which are formed in the second stage. However, the present invention is not limited within that but can have the multistage display parts.

To place multistagely the display parts 2 , the pillars (not shown) are multistagely formed to have less diameter step by step from the lower side to upper side. The stepped jaw boarding on a large diameter part and a small diameter part can support the display part. The size of the penetration hole 210 of the tray 23 of the support member forming the display part 2 is varied at each stage, so that the display parts 2 from the upper side to the lower most side are successively assembled. The multistage display parts 2 of the rotatable tray 1 have a constant height with one another, so that the rotatable tray can display many exhibits as compared with a conventional one.

Namely, the display parts 2 are multistagely formed to increase a use area and place many exhibits thereon, so that an abundant table can be ready and many persons can eat at the same time.

In the meantime, as shown in Fig. 3, for the pillar 3 to be used as a flower vase, various patterns can be engraved on the outer surface of the pillar 3, resulting in the improved ornament effect.

When standing one pillar 2, as shown in Fig. 2, the lower side end of the pillar 3 is held by force in the central direction of the display part 2 to be assembled. As shown in Figs. 6A and 6B, the upper side of the support boss 211 of the support member 21 is bent in the central direction to have a predetermined width and a plurality of fixing grooves 311 are formed therein The lower side end of the pillar 3 combined with the upper side of the pillar has the same diameter as or less diameter than the inner diameter of the bending part 310 of the above lower part. The top of the lower side end of the pillar has a stepped jaw 313 and the outer surface thereof has a plurality of fixing projections 314 which correspond to the above fixing grooves. These fixing grooves and these fixing projections are preferably combined with one another as shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 4A shows other embodiment of the present invention which is used as a dressing table. The standing pillar 3 is midair. The upper side end is combined with a glass support 24 capable of attaching and detaching in the holding manner. A glass assembly 241 can be put thereon.

The glass assembly 241 has a glass 243 on the face of a hemispheric case 242. A user can freely modulate a reflection angle according to his or her posture. The display member 25 which can display every kinds of cosmetics 244 on the tray 23 of the display part 2. This display member 25, as shown in Fig. 4B, has the penetration hole 251 at one side through which the pillar 3 can be penetrated. At another side, fixing holes 252 of various shapes in which every kinds of cosmetics can stood are formed.

Thus, before combining the pillar 3 therewith, the pillar 3 combined with the display member 25 is stood. On the top end of the pillar 3, the glass support 23 and the glass assembly 241 are put. The cosmetics 244 which are easily fallen down are placed on the fixing holes 251 of the display member. On the tray part 23 except the fixing holes, the cosmetics which can stand by theirselves are placed. Figs. 5 and 7 show other embodiments of the present invention. The pillar 3 is formed in the separate type to be assembled every stage of the display part 2. These pillars 3 are fixed by a predetermined combining device 31. Figs. 6A and 6B show one embodiment of the combining device 31 which interconnects the pillars 3 stood up and down. The upper side end of the support boss 211 of each support member 21 forming the display parts 2 is bent in the central direction to have a predetermined width.

A plurality of the fixing grooves 311 are formed on the bending part 310 of the support member 21. The lower side end of the pillar 3 combined with the upper side of the support member 21 has the same diameter as or somewhat less diameter than that of the inner diameter of the bending part 310 to have the stepped jaw 313. The fixing projections 314 corresponding to the fixing grooves 311 are formed on the outer surface of the pillar, so that the support member 21 and the pillar 3 are rotatably combined with each other.

Fig. 7 shows other embodiment of the combining device 31. The upper and lower side end of each pillar 3 have the same inner diameter as or somewhat less inner diameter than that of the support boss 211 of the support member 21. The stepped jaws 321 and 322 are formed thereon. The lower stepped jaw 322 is formed with the upper side end. The support member 21 of other display part 2 is inserted in the upper stepped jaw 321, so that the lower side end of the support boss 211 can be supported. The combining device 31 of the pillar

3 such as the above can multistagely place the display part 2 regardless of the number of the stage by combining successively the display parts 2 with the pillars 3.

After combining multistagely the display parts 2 to form one multistage rotatable tray, a lighting equipment

4 which can illuminate the exhibits for the improve ornament effect. As shown in Fig. 5, a candle holder 41 is placed on the top of the display part 2 disposed at the uppermost position as the lighting equipment 4, so that a candle can illuminate the exhibit. Fig. 7 shows other lighting equipment 42 which turns on by an electric power. As shown in Fig. 5, a combination structure of the candle holder 41 with the uppermost display part 2 can use all the above assembly methods of the pillars with the display parts. A container for receiving candle gutters and a projection 411 in which the candle is inserted to be fixed are formed on the top of the candle holder 41.

As shown in Fig. 7, a light bulb 421 and a lampshade 422 are installed on the top of the uppermost pillar 3 and the light bulb turns on by the electric power (not shown) to illuminate the exhibits.

In case of supplying the electric power with the lighting device, a direct current DC or an alternating current AC can be used. In case of the DC, a battery is provided on the lowermost pillar where an operation switch is installed at an appropriate position. In case of the AC, a service line of the electric power is connected to the light bulb 421.

Except the lighting equipment 4, other lighting device 43 can be installed on the lower side of the display part 2. As shown in Figs. 5 and 7, the light bulb 431 is installed on the lower side surface of the support member 21 of the display part 2, so that the bulb 431 can illuminate the exhibit placed on the display part formed under this display part. A method of supplying the electric power with the bulb 431 is the same as the above.

The lampshade 422 had better be installed for improving the ornament effect. As shown in Fig. 7, a display board 44 on which an exhibition item name or a clause such as "Happy Birthday", "Reservation" and the like can be written is preferably installed on the top of the lampshade 422.

The display board 44 can be preferably attached and detached. To do so, a groove 441 is formed in the top of the lampshade 422 and a projection 442 to be inserted in the groove 441 is formed on the base of the display board 44.

In accordance with the above rotatable tray, every inds of foods or products can be put on the display part 2 multistagely placed to be displayed. In addition, the lighting structure is provided. Thus, the use area is increased, the lighting structure providing the improved ornament effect, the exhibits being chosen with the slow rotation of the display part.

The tray 23 for receiving things can be placed as shown in Figs. 9A and 9B. A plurality of hemispherical guiding holes 234 whose the outer sides are opened at an equal distance are formed on the outer surface of a disc member having a predetermined height. In the guiding holes, rotatable receiving structures 235 can turn on their hinges.

The inner surface of the receiving structure 235 has the same curvature as that of the guiding holes. The outer surface of the receiving structure has the same curvature as that of the tray 23. The receiving structure has a container form. A projection 238 is formed on the central part of the outer side surface 237 of the receiving container in the inner direction.

Hinge pins 239 are projected from the upper and lower side of the projection part 238. The guiding hole 234 has a hinge hole 240 in which the hinge pin 239 is inserted, so that the external force is applied to the one side of the receiving container 235, so that the receiving container 235 can be opened and closed by the rotation centering around the hinge pin 239.

When things received in the receiving container 235, the outer side surface 237 of the receiving container 235 forms the same surface as the tray 23.

When opening the receiving container 235, its one side is exposed to the outside and can receive every kinds of things. In the above rotatable tray, the display part 2 can be only rotated, so that a user should rotate the same.

However, if an additional driving device can automatically rotate the display part 2, there will be provided convenience in use. Thus, the present invention provides the driving device of the display part 2 as shown in Figs 10 to 12. As shown in Figs. 10, 11A and 11B, one embodiment of the driving device 5 uses an epicyclic gear device.

A motor 512 including a speed reducer 511 is installed on a base plate 510. A midair pillar 3 is installed around the outer side of a driving axis 513 connected to the speed reducer 511. A driving gear 514 is installed on the driving axis 513. A plurality of the epicyclic gears 515 are installed on the outer side of the driving gear 514. A ring gear 516 is installed on the center of the tray 23 at the outside of the epicyclic gear.

Thus, the motor 512 rotates the driving axis 513, the driving gear 514 being rotated, the epicyclic gear 515 and the ring gear 516 being rotated, the tray being rotated.

Fig. 12 shows another embodiment of the driving device 5. Coils 521 and 522 are wound on the inner surface of the tray 23 and the outer surface of the support boss 211 of the support member 21. The electric power is applied to these coils 521 and 522, so that he support boss of the support member 1 is fixed and the tray 23 is rotated, resulting in the rotation of the tray 23 centering around the axis of the support boss 211.

Disposition of the driving device on the rotatable tray makes possible the slow rotation of the display part 2 at the time of displaying every kinds of the exhibits, so that a user does not have to rotate the tray to obtain the convenience in use.

As described above, the rotatable trays can be multistagely assembled, so that the use area can be increased to display many exhibits. This tray provides the convenience in use. Also, each display part can be manually or automatically rotated and at the same time, the lighting structure can provide the improved ornament effect, so that the present invention can obtain the rotatable tray which can be ultipurposely used.

Claims

1. A multipurpose rotatable tray comprising: a plurality of display part comprising a receiving means for receiving exhibits with a penetration hole at its central axis; a supporting member for supporting the receiving means with the same penetration hole as that of the receiving means, the supporting member integrally forming a supporting boss on its inner side and a rolling members for rotating the receiving means combined with its edge top; and a supporting means, inserted into the penetrate holes, for supporting the plurality of display parts comprising a plurality of stepped jaws for supporting the lower side end of the support boss to support more than at least one display part.

2. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support member comprises a stiffening rib formed on the base between the support boss and the edge.

3. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving means comprises a plurality of partitions radiately formed on its face for forming a plurality of receiving part for exhibits.

4. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving means comprises a plurality of hemispherical guiding holes of which outer side is opened at an equal distance on a outer side surface of the supporting member having a predetermined height, a inner side surface having a curved surface corresponding to a inner surface curvature of the guiding hole, a receiving container having a same curvature as outer surface of the receiving means formed on the outer side surface, the receiving container having hinge pin formed on the upper and lower side surface of a central projection to the inner direction from the outer side of the receiving container, the hinge pin combined with a hinge hole of the guiding hole.

5. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top of the supporting boss of the supporting member has a bending part bent inward in a predetermined width, the bending part having a plurality of fixing grooves, the lower side end of the supporting means combined with the top of the supporting boss having somewhat less diameter than the inner diameter of the bending part, fixing projection being formed on the outer surface of the supporting means corresponding to the fixing groove to rotatably combine the supporting member with the supporting means.

6. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting means is midair and its top is opened to be used as a dressing table, a glass support means being inserted in the top, a glass assembly being put on the glass support means, the lower side end of the supporting means being combined with the rotatable display part capable of displaying every kinds of cosmetics.

7. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 6, wherein the glass assembly comprises a hemispheric case capable of being rotated on the top of the glass support means and a glass formed on the face of the case.

8. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display part comprises penetration holes formed on its one side through which the supporting means can penetrated and fixing holes of various shape formed on its another side in which every kinds of cosmetics can be inserted.

9. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting means are separated at every stage of the display part and assembled by a combining means at the time of assembling the display part.

10. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 9, wherein the combining means of the plurality of supporting means is formed such that the top of the supporting boss of the supporting member forming each stage of the display part has a bending part bent in the central direction in a predetermined width, a plurality of the fixing groove being formed on a bending part, the lower side end of the supporting means combined with the upper side end of the supporting means having somewhat less diameter than the inner diameter of the bending part, the fixing projection 314 corresponding to the fixing grooves being formed on the outer surface of the supporting means to combine rotatably the support member with the supporting means.

11. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 9, wherein the combining means of the pillar is formed such that the upper and lower side end of the pillar have the same diameter as or somewhat lee diameter than the inner diameter of the support boss of the support member to form upper and lower stepped jaws, the lower stepped jaw being fastened to the top of the support boss of the support member, a support member of other display part opposite to the support member being inserted in the upper stepped jaw to support the lower side end of the support boss.

12. A multipurpose rotatable tray comprising: a plurality of display part comprising a disk for receiving exhibits with a penetration hole at its central axis; a support member for supporting the disk with the same penetration hole as that of the receiving means, the supporting member integrally forming a supporting boss on its inner side and a rolling members for rotating the disk combined with its edge top; and a pilar, inserted into the penetrate holes, for supporting the plurality of display parts comprising a plurality of stepped jaws for supporting the lower side end of the support boss to support more than at least one display part; and a lighting means installed on the lower side of the display part and the top of the pillar to illuminate exhibits displayed on a display part formed under the display part.

13. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 12, wherein the support member comprises a stiffening rib formed on the base between the support boss and the edge.

14. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 12, wherein the disk forming the display part comprises a plurality of partitions radiately formed on its face to form a receiving part for exhibits.

15. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 12, wherein the disk forming the display part comprises a plurality of hemispherical guiding holes of which the outer side is opened at an equal distance on the outer side surface of the disc support member having a predetermined height, the inner side surface having a curved surface corresponding to the inner surface curvature of the guiding hole, a receiving container having the same curvature as the outer surface of the disk formed on the outer side surface, the receiving container having hinge pin formed on the upper and lower side surface of a central projection to the inner direction from the outer side of the receiving container, the hinge pin combined with a hinge hole of the guiding hole.

16. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 12, wherein many pillars are formed separated at every stage of the display part and assembled by a combining means at the time of assembling the display part .

17. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 16, wherein the combining means of the pillar is formed such that the top of the support boss of the support member forming each stage of the display part has bending part bent in the central direction in a predetermined width, a plurality of the fixing groove being formed on the bending part, the lower side end of the pillar combined with the upper side end of the pillar having somewhat less diameter than the inner diameter of the bending part, the fixing projection 314 corresponding to the fixing grooves being formed on the outer surface of the pillar to combine rotatably the support member with the pillar.

18. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 16, wherein the combining means of the pillar is formed such that the upper and lower side end of the pillar have the same diameter as or somewhat less diameter than the inner diameter of the support boss of the support member to form upper and lower stepped jaws, the lower stepped jaw being fastened to the top of the support boss of the support member, a support member of other display part opposite to the support member being inserted in the upper stepped jaw to support the lower side end of the support boss.

19. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 12, wherein the lighting means comprises an additional candle holder combined with the top of the display part, so that a candle installed on the candle holder can illuminate.

20. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 12, wherein the lighting means comprises a lighting device to illuminate having a light bulb and a lampshade installed on a uppermost pillar.

21. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 20, wherein a groove is formed on the top of the lampshade and a display board having a projection formed on the base of the display board inserted in the groove can be attached and detached.

22. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 20, wherein the lighting means is such that the light bulb is installed on the lower side of the support member of the display part.

23. A multipurpose rotatable tray comprising: a plurality of display part comprising a disk for receiving exhibits with a penetration hole at its central axis; a support member for supporting the disk with the same penetration hole as that of the receiving means, the supporting member integrally forming a supporting boss on its inner side and a rolling members for rotating the disk combined with its edge top; and a pilar, inserted into the penetrate holes, for supporting the plurality of display parts comprising a plurality of stepped jaws for supporting the lower side end of the support boss to support more than at least one display part; a lighting means installed on the lower side of the display part and the top of the pillar to illuminate exhibits displayed on a display part formed under the display part;and a driving means capable of driving electrically the display part.

24. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein the support member comprises a stiffening rib formed on the base between the support boss and the edge.

25. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein the dies forming the display part comprises a plurality of partitions radiately formed on its face to forme a receiving part for exhibits.

26. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein the dies forming the display part comprises a plurality of hemispherical guiding holes of which the outer side is opened at an equal distance on the outer side surface of the disc support member having a predetermined height, the inner side surface having a curved surface corresponding to the inner surface curvature of the guiding hole, a receiving container having the same curvature as the outer surface of the tray formed on the outer side surface, the receiving container having hinge pin formed on the upper and lower side surface of a central projection to the inner direction from the outer side of the receiving container, the hinge pin combined with a hinge hole of the guiding hole.

27. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein many pillars are formed separated at every stage of the display part and assembled by a combining means at the time of assembling the display part.

28. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 27, wherein the combining means of the pillar is formed such that the top of the support boss of the support member forming each stage of the display part has a bending part bent in the central direction to have a predetermined width, a plurality of the fixing groove being formed on the bending part, the lower side end of the pillar combined with the upper side end of the pillar having somewhat less diameter than the inner diameter of the bending part, the fixing projection 314 corresponding to the fixing grooves being formed on the outer surface of the pillar to combine rotatably the support member with the pillar.

29. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in

claim 27, wherein the combining means of the pillar is formed such that the upper and lower side end of the pillar have the same diameter as or somewhat lee diameter than the inner diameter of the support boss of the support member to form upper and lower stepped jaws, the lower stepped jaw being fastened to the top of the support boss of the support member, a support member of other display part opposite to the support member being inserted in the upper stepped jaw to support the lower side end of the support boss.

30. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein the lighting means comprises an additional candle holder combined with the top of the display part, so that a candle installed on the candle holder can illuminate.

31. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein the lighting means comprises a lighting device to illuminate having a light bulb and a lampshade installed on a uppermost pillar.

32. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 31, wherein a groove is formed on the top of the lampshade and a display board having a projection formed on the base of the display board inserted in the groove can be attached and detached.

33. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 31, wherein the lighting means is such that the light bulb is installed on the lower side of the support member of the display part. 34. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein the driving means comprises a motor having a speed reducer installed on a base plate, a midair pillar being installed on the outer side of a driving axis connected to the speed reducer, a driving gear being installed on the driving axis, a plurality of an epicyclic gear being installed on the out side of the driving gear, a ring gear being formed on the center of the tray on the outer side of the epicyclic gear.

35. The multipurpose rotatable tray as claimed in claim 23, wherein coils are wound on the inner surface of the dies and the outer surface of the support boss of the support member, an electric power being applied to the coils, the support boss being fixed and the tray being rotated to rotate the dies.

AMENDED CLAIMS

[received by the International Bureau on 7 October 1993 (07.10.93); original claims 5,9-11,13-18 and 24-33 deleted; original claims 1-4,

6-8,12,19-23,34 and 35 amended, (5 pages)]

1. (Amended) A multipurpose rotatable tray assembly comprising : a plurality of display parts comprising a tray for receiving exhibits with a penetration hole at its central axis; a support member for supporting the tray with a same penetration hole as that of the tray, the support member integrally forming a supporting boss on its inner side; and a rolling member for rotating the tray and disposed on the edge top circumference of the support member; and a plurality of pillar having a lower portion removably combined with the supporting boss of one of the support members and an upper portion forming a stepped jaw thereon for supporting another of the support members, wherein each of the supporting boss of the support member having a bending part bent inward in a predetermined width, the bending part having a plurality of fixing grooves, the lower portion of each of the pillar having a stepped jaw and a lower part of the stepped jaw having a less diameter than the inner diameter of the bending part, and the lower part of the stepped jaw forming a fixing projection on its outer surface to rotatably combine the support member with the pillar, whereby possibly replacing the pillar with other pillar having another shape.

2. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support member comprises a stiffening rib formed on a base thereof.

3. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray comprises a plurality of partitions radially formed on its surface for forming a plurality of receiving part for exhibits.

4. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray comprises a plurality of hemispherical guiding holes of which outer side is opened at an equal distance on an outer side surface of the supporting member having a predetermined height, an inner side surface having a curved surface corresponding to an inner surface curvature of the guiding hole, a receiving container having a same curvature as outer surface of the tray formed on the outer side surface, the receiving container having hinge pin formed on the upper and lower side surface of a central projection to the inner direction from the outer side of the receiving container, the hinge pin combined with a hinge hole of the guiding hole.

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6. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pillar forms a cavity along its central axis for its top to be opened, a glass support means being inserted, a glass assembly being put on the glass support means,

7. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the glass assembly comprises a hemispheric case capable of being rotated on the top of the glass support means and a glass formed on a face of the case.

8. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display part comprises penetration holes formed on its one side through which the supporting means can penetrated and fixing holes of various shape formed on its another side in which every kinds of cosmetics can be inserted.

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12. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assembly further comprises lighting means installed on an upper end of the uppermost pillar of the pillars to illuminate exhibits displayed on the uppermost display part of the display parts and each of the display parts excepting the lowermost display part to illuminate exhibits displayed on one display under the display part having the lighting means.

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19. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assembly further comprises a candle holder combined at its lower end with the support member of the uppermost display part of the display parts in a same combining manner of the pillar and the support member, so that a candle installed on the candle holder can illuminate an uppermost display part of the display parts.

20. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assembly further comprises a lighting device to illuminate having a light bulb and a lampshade installed on an uppermost pillar.

21. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein a groove is formed on the top of the lampshade and a display board inserted in the groove can be attached and detached. 22. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein the lighting means is such that the light bulb is installed on the lower side of the support member of each display part.

23. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, the assembly further comprises a driving means for electrically driving the display parts.

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34. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 23, wherein the driving means comprises a motor having a speed reducer installed on a base plate, a pillar being installed on the outer side of a driving axis connected to the speed reducer, a driving gear being installed on the driving axis, a plurality of an epicyclic gear being installed on the out side of the driving gear, and a ring gear being formed on the center of the tray on the outer side of the epicyclic gear.

35. (Amended) The multipurpose rotatable tray assembly as claimed in claim 23, wherein the driving means is such that coils are wound on the inner surface of the tray and the outer surface of the support boss of the support member, so that the tray becomes a stator and the support boss becomes a rotor when an electric power being applied to the coils.