Food plate with glass holder and a handle
View Patent ↗The current invention discloses a food plate ( 1 ) with a glass holder ( 3 ) and a handle ( 2 ) in the middle. A person holds the plate and glass-holder combination from the handle ( 2 ) with his hand ( 5 ) wrapped around the handle. The handle ( 4 ) may be detachable from the plate, the glass holder or both.
1 . A food plate ( 1 ) and a glass holder ( 3 ) permanently attached to each other with a handle ( 2 ) in the middle, wherein:
the food plate ( 1 ) and the glass holder ( 3 ) are located on either side of the handle ( 2 ) in a longitudinal direction of the handle ( 2 );
a top surface of the food plate ( 1 ) and the longitudinal direction of the handle ( 2 ) are not at a right angle to each other;
the handle ( 2 ) is substantially long allowing the food plate ( 1 ) and the glass-holder ( 3 ) to be located on either side of a hand ( 5 ) in a transverse direction of the hand ( 5 ), when the handle ( 2 ) is held with a complete hand ( 5 ) wrapped around the handle ( 2 ), including the palm and fingers in the form of a fist.
2 . The food plate ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the handle ( 2 ) in the middle enables a person to hold the plate ( 1 ) and glass-holder ( 3 ) combination with one hand, and eat and drink with other hand, wherein the weight of the food plate & glass holder combination is substantially supported by the palm of the hand ( 5 ).
3 . The food plate ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the handle ( 2 ) is of tubular form.
4 . A food plate ( 1 ) and a glass holder ( 3 ) attached to each other with a detachable handle ( 4 ) in the middle, wherein:
the food plate ( 1 ) and the glass holder ( 3 ) are located on either side of the handle ( 4 ) in a longitudinal direction of the handle ( 4 );
a top surface of the food plate ( 1 ) and the longitudinal direction of the handle ( 4 ) are not at a right angle to each other;
the handle ( 4 ) is substantially long allowing the food plate ( 1 ) and the glass-holder ( 3 ) to be located on either side of a hand ( 5 ) in a transverse direction of the hand ( 5 ), when the handle ( 4 ) is held with the complete hand ( 5 ) wrapped around the handle ( 4 ), including the palm and fingers in the form of a fist.
5 . The food plate ( 1 ) of claim 4 , wherein the handle ( 4 ) is detachable from the food plate ( 1 ), or detachable from the glass holder ( 3 ), or both.
6 . The food plate ( 1 ) of claim 4 , wherein the handle ( 4 ) in the middle enables a person to hold the plate ( 1 ) and glass-holder ( 3 ) combination with one hand, and eat and drink with other hand, wherein the weight of the food plate and glass holder combination is substantially supported by the palm of the hand ( 5 ).
7 . The food plate ( 1 ) of claim 1 or claim 4 wherein the glass holder ( 3 ) can accommodate a glass, or a cup or a mug or any other container for containing the drink.
8 . The food plate ( 1 ) of claim 4 , wherein the handle ( 4 ) is of tubular form.