Modular stemware and serving set

Abstract

A serving set to be used for beverages at formal and informal parties may include modular stemware. The serving set has a base that nests into a food serving tray, and can be disassembled into its component parts of base, stem, and bowl. This allows the bowls and stems of the beverage set to be interchanged and easily stored. The serving set could be made of one or more of glass, polycarbonate, metal, crystal, or other plastics.

1 . A device, comprising:
 a base; and   a bowl, wherein the base and the bowl are releasably attachable to each other to form a single piece of stemware.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a stem, wherein at least two of the base, the stem, and the bowl are releasably attachable to each other. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least two of the base, the stem, and the bowl are releasably attachable with a threaded connection. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3 , where the stem of the beverage set has a male-threaded screw extending outward from the bottom to secure it to the base. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 3 , where the base has a female-threaded portion in the center to receive the stem. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 3 , where the stem has a female-threaded portion in the center of the top to receive the bowl. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 3 , where the bowl has a male-threaded screw at the bottom to connect firmly to the stem. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 2 , where base, stem, and bowl of the stemware can be disassembled when not in use. 
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , where the base is configured to securely engage a serving tray having a beverage container portion, wherein the base is slightly smaller in size than the beverage container portion, allowing the base to nest into the beverage container portion. 
   
   
       10 . Modular stemware, comprising:
 a plurality of bases;   a plurality of stems; and   a plurality of bowls, wherein each of the plurality of stems is configured to releasably couple to any one of the plurality of bases and any one of the plurality of bowls.   
   
   
       11 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein a first portion of the plurality of bowls have a different shape than at least a second portion of the plurality of bowls. 
   
   
       12 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of bowls includes at least two different bowl designs selected from the following: a martini-style bowl; a white wine-style bowl; a red wine-style bowl; a champagne flute-style bowl; a margarita-style bowl; and a chilled beverage-style bowl. 
   
   
       13 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of stems is aesthetically different from at least a second portion of the plurality of stems. 
   
   
       14 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of bowls, each of the plurality of stems, and each of the plurality of bases includes at least one threaded portion. 
   
   
       15 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of bases, the plurality of stems, and the plurality of bowls is made from one of metal, glass, plastic, and crystal. 
   
   
       16 . The modular stemware of  claim 15 , wherein a single stemware having a base, a stem, and a bowl includes one of the base, the stem and the bowl being made of a material different from at least one of the remaining base, stem, or bowl. 
   
   
       17 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of bowls is configured to stack with similar bowls when disassembled. 
   
   
       18 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of stems includes at least one stem each selected from at least two of the following, a straight stem design, a heart-shaped stem design, and a zigzag stem design. 
   
   
       19 . The modular stemware of  claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of bases is configured to releasably couple to each of the plurality of bowls. 
   
   
       20 . A serving set comprising:
 a food serving tray having a beverage compartment formed therein; and   a piece of stemware, the stemware having a base configured for nesting in the beverage compartment of the food serving tray.   
   
   
       21 . The serving set of  claim 20 , wherein the beverage compartment is sloped to enable stacking the serving trays with each beverage compartment being extendable into a beverage compartment of another serving tray. 
   
   
       22 . The serving set of  claim 14 , wherein the base of the stemware has a sloped outerwall. 
   
   
       23 . The serving set of  claim 22 , wherein the base is frusto-conical. 
   
   
       24 . The serving set of  claim 20 , further comprising a plurality of interchangeable stems, each of the stems having a different configuration.