The Lazy Susan Revolution - The First Patented Lazy Susan Turntable for Rectangular Long & Oblong Tables - Expandable Lazy Susan for Kitchen & Dining Tables - Great Gift! Fun at Parties & Gatherings.

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We conclude that her roots are in Europe while she came by her name in America, where she has gone in and out of style. Many of these refusals can be overcome by strategic work of a licensed trademark attorney, but DIY-applications generally are NOT successful. The concept is innovative, and we can certainly see a need for an elongated lazy Susan turntable, especially when Thanksgiving and the holiday season are upon us. Just sit back and relax – push the lazy susan trays around the table and your food is right in front of the family member that needs it. The Lazy Susan, the Classic Centerpiece of Chinese Restaurants, Is Neither Classic nor Chinese" Smithsonian.

By 1918 Century Magazine had already dismissed the lazy susan as out of fashion, though she would become very popular again in the 1950s, after George Hall, a soy sauce manufacturer, and partner in popular San Francisco-area Chinese restaurants, reintroduced the tabletop turntables in his restaurants. The Trademark government fee will be charged when we submit your mark(s) to the Government Trademark Office, which is usually in the next few business days.According to lore, Thomas Jefferson invented the device, which was known as a "dumbwaiter", for his daughter Susan. Regardless of who thought to spin the plates, the term “lazy susan” debuted in the press in the early 20th-century. At some point during or before the third quarter of the 18th century, the name dumb waiter also began to be applied to rotating trays. The Lazy Susan Revolution expands on this idea (literally) with an oblong design made up of interlocking trays that spin on wheels.

If you are unrepresented, it is important for you to keep up to date on the status of your trademark.Although they are common in Chinese restaurants, the lazy Susan is not a Chinese-American invention. Smithsonian Magazine, The Lazy Susan, the Classic Centerpiece of Chinese Restaurants, Is Neither Classic nor Chinese. The term is infrequently used for the much older turntables employed in pottery wheels and related tasks like sculpture, modeling, repair work, etc.