CA2067604A1 - Plate with means for receiving and holding a cup - Google Patents

Plate with means for receiving and holding a cup

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CA2067604A1
CA2067604A1 CA 2067604 CA2067604A CA2067604A1 CA 2067604 A1 CA2067604 A1 CA 2067604A1 CA 2067604 CA2067604 CA 2067604 CA 2067604 A CA2067604 A CA 2067604A CA 2067604 A1 CA2067604 A1 CA 2067604A1
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Chi Man Lam
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00Table service
    • A47G19/02Plates, dishes or the like
    • A47G19/06Plates with integral holders for spoons, glasses, or the like
    • A47G19/065Plates with integral holders for spoons, glasses, or the like with thumb holes, handles or the like enabling the user to support the plate from below

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

A novel plate or dish for receiving and holding a cup is disclosed and is particularly suitable at picnics, with take-out meal services and when eating on moving vehicles such as planes or trains. Further, the plates or dishes of this invention and which include means for receiving and holding a cup can be made, if desired, of any disposable material and can be conveniently stacked one on top of the other for storage purposes. The means for receiving and holding a cup located on the plate or dish is in the form of an opening, or a recessed surface of a raised surface on the plate or dish, or a combination thereof. As an opening, it is preferably circular so as to receivingly engage a conical cup; the circular opening preferably being provided on a raised surface of the plate. The plate may also be divided into several sections by means of partition bars so that different food items, in addition to the cup, can be placed in different compartments on the plate.

Description

20~7604 PLATE WITH MEANS FOR RECEI_ING QND HOLDING A CUP
BACKGROUND QF THE INVENrION
The present invention relates to an inncvation of tableware, in particular to an innovation of tablew~re such as plates and dishes.
The plate or dish (~lereinafter refer to a plate only) is the most generally used kind of tableware. It is usually used for a single purpose. There are, of course trays used in carrying cups, however, the cups are simply put on these trays. The forms and function of these trays are same as those of the single purpose plates. In case picnics and dinner parties are held or when dinners are taken in an aeroplane, on a train, or other vehicles, there are usually no tables. Even if there may be dinner tables in such case, the tables are ~lways very small. When use~s need to have their dinner in a constantly moving condition, they have to hold the plate with food in one hand. It is very inconvenient for the user to have a cup full of drink in hand. If the cup is put in the plate, the food is likely to contact and make the cup dirty. Moreover, wherl the user walks with the plate in hand, the cup, especially a tall cup, is likely to fall off, or the drink is likely to spill out from the cup.
Summar~ of tlle inventLon the object of the present in-entiorl is to provide the users with a kind of plates in which the cup ma~ be rationally received and held in the plate to meet the needs of cup holding on picnics, dinner parties and dinners taken in traveling vehicles.
The invention is c~laracteri~e(l in that a means for receiving and holding a cul~ is F~lov;de(l in the plate. Such means for receiving and lloldill~ the c~ ay ~e in a variety of forms. It may be an opening or a boss having a sunken surface or a combination of ttlese two forms.
Brief descriPtion of the drawin~_ preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of examples with referencé to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
fig. 1 Is a perspective view of an embodimerlt of the plate according to the invention, with a cup in a raised position, fig. 2 Is a perspective view of the plate as shown in fig. 1, With a cup being received an~ ~leld itl the plate, , fig. 3 Is a fraglllerltary section~l view of the cup receiving portion oL the plate, fig. ~ Is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the plate according to the invention, with a cup being shown in phantom lines for illustrative purpose, fig. 5 Is a perspective view Or a second embodimen-t of the plate according to the invention, with another kind of cup being shown in phantom lines for illustrative purpose, fig. 6 Is a fragmentary sectional view of the cup receiving portion of the plates shown in figs. 4 And 5, fig. 7 Is a perspective view of a plate with cup receiving portion and food partitioning ribs; and fig. 8 Is a perspective view of the plate shown in fig.7, with a cup being received and held in the plate.
Detailed descri~)tion of the Preferred embodiment_ referring now in more detail to the drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like parts throughout the drawings, fi~s. 1, 2 And 3 show a first embodiment of the invention while fig. 4, 5 And 6 show a second embodiment of the inverltion.
Referring to figs. 1, 2 ~nd 3, the outstanding feature of the plate 1 involved in this invention is that a receiving means or seat for a cup 2 is provided on the plate 1. This seat for the cup may be in n variety of forms. It may be an opening ~ or a raised surface or boss 3 having a surlken surface or recess 6 or a conlbillatiorl of these two forms .
The sent carl also be (~c-.si~ ell lo xuit either cups for general use or cups for special use. lf` it is to be designed to suit cups for general use, I.e. The cups 2 with the top diameter larger than the bottom diameter, the cup seat can be designed to be a round openillg 4, the diameter of which is larger than the bottom diameter and smaller than the top diameter of the cup 2. It is generally desi~ned to be able to clamp the upper part of the cup 2 wllen it is in use.
That is to say, when the plate 1 is bein~ held in hand, the center of gravity of the cup 2 with drink is near or under the plate surface. Wherl ttle harld holding the plate 1 is near the cup Z, the case will be similar to that wher the cup 2 is held by the harld. Wherl l;lle I~Late 1 is put down, it will be the cup 2, which first conles into contact with the floor (or the table surface). Wherl the plate 1 is taken up, it will be the plate 1 whicll rises first and the cup 2 20676~
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which is clamped a~terwards. Any possible inclination will have no influence on -the cup 2, and will not cause spilling out of drink from the cup 2.
If the food on the plate l has juice, then in order to prevent the cup 2 from being polluted by the ~juice and the iuice from flowing out th~ough ~he round opening 4, the opening 4 is provided on the boss 3 protruding upward from the bottom of the plate l.
If the suitability for cups 2' with equal or larger bottom diameter is desired, then in order to enlarge the range of applications of the plate l, the round opening 4' of the plate l', as shown in figs. 4, 5 And 6, is provided on the sunken surface or recess 6 of the raised surface or boss 3'. Between the round opening 4' and the boss 3', an annular flat surface is formed, in which a short cup, for example, a coffee cup may be fixed.
If the plate l' is mainly used for short cups with ears, or cups with equal or nearly e~ual top and bottom diameters, then the opening is not necessary. It is sufficient to have a boss simply with a sunken (usually a round) surface.
All the space on the plate except the round opening may be used to contain food. lhe space may be designed to have different forms and be separated into several portions by means of partition bars. If the plate is made of paper or plastic, tt1ese l~nrtitlon bnrs n~ay be in the form of reinforced ribs 5 to improve the rigidity of the plate, as shown in figs. 7 And 8.
For the above-mentioned p~ate, tl~e seats may be designed to fit a special purpose C~ S nnd the opening, the boss and the sunken surface can be designed to have different forms without departirlg Irolll the scope of the present invention.
As the plate of the present invention is mainly used for serving picnics, dinner parties, self-serve dinners and dinners taken in traveling vetlicles, it is, in most cases, a kind of disposable tableware, stamped or suction moulded from paper or plastic. All tt1e parts protruding out from the plate such as the bosses, partition ribs and edges are made in tapered form. Thus the area of the t~op surface of the plate is far larger than that of the bottom surface of the plate.
Such construction tlas ttlree advarltages, namely: l.
Convenience in takin~ dinner, readiness for cleaning; 2. The work piece is easy to be released ~rom the dies during manufacture; 3. These plates are easily piled-up in storage because of their taper formed construction.
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However these are not the most important advantages. Therefore this invention does neither repel other food containing plates made of iron material using other technology of manufacture nor the plates used repeatedly in other cases.
This invention provides the users, who hold dinner parties, picnics, take self-serve dinners and dine on a traveling vehicle, with a kind of plates which has good function of adaption to the cups. The manufacture technology of the plate is very simple, whilst the cost of manufacture is very low. The construction of the plate is rational and it is convenient to pile up the plates for storage. These plates are particularly suitable as disposable tableware.

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Claims (7)

1. A plate comprising means for receiving and holding a cup, said cup receiving and holding means being in the form of an opening, or a recessed surface of a raised surface on the plate, or a combination thereof.
2. A plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cup receiving and holding means is a round opening.
3. A plate as claimed in claim 2, wherein said round opening for receiving and holding a cup is provided on a raised surface of the plate.
4. A plate as claimed in claim 2, wherein said round opening for receiving and holding a cup is provided on a recessed surface of a raised surface of the plate, and wherein an annular flat surface is provided between said round opening and said raised surface.
5. A plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cup receiving and holding means is formed by a recessed surface of a raised surface which is some what higher than the surface of the plate.
6. A plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plate is divided into several sections by means of several partition bars.
7. A plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portion between the raised surface and the bottom surface is tapered into a conical surface.
CA 2067604 1991-09-03 1992-03-25 Plate with means for receiving and holding a cup Abandoned CA2067604A1 (en)

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CN91224474.7 1991-09-03
CN91224474U CN2128089Y (en) 1991-09-03 1991-09-03 Dish with cup stand

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