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An apparatus includes a body that has a planar bottom surface, sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, and linear dividers radially protruding away from a center of the body. The dividers cooperate with the sidewalls for defining compartments for housing food stuff therein. The body has a lip vertic

An apparatus includes a body that has a planar bottom surface, sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, and linear dividers radially protruding away from a center of the body. The dividers cooperate with the sidewalls for defining compartments for housing food stuff therein. The body has a lip vertically offset from the bottom surface. The dividers have proximal ends juxtaposed adjacent to the lip and adjoining an outer perimeter thereof. The perimeter of the lip has a threaded outer surface. A receptacle confronts a selected side wall and has a planar bottom surface and side walls protruding upwardly therefrom. The receptacle houses utensils therein such that the user can simultaneously support utensils, food stuff and a beverage on the body. A cup holder rests on the lip and is removably engageable therewith. A handle that has a frusto-conical shape is removably engageable with the lip.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for assisting a user to support food stuff, beverage and utensil supplies on a single platform, said apparatus comprising: a body formed from non-porous material and having a substantially planar bottom surface and further having monolithically formed sidewalls v

What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for assisting a user to support food stuff, beverage and utensil supplies on a single platform, said apparatus comprising: a body formed from non-porous material and having a substantially planar bottom surface and further having monolithically formed sidewalls vertically extending upwardly therefrom, said body including a plurality of linear dividers radially protruding away from a center of said body and having distal end portions monolithically formed with said sidewalls respectively, said dividers cooperating with said sidewalls for defining a plurality of compartments for housing food stuff therein such that the food stuff can be effectively maintained in a predetermined area defined by selected ones of said compartments, said body further having an annular lip vertically offset from said bottom surface and centrally disposed on said bottom surface, said dividers further having proximal end portions juxtaposed adjacent said lip and adjoining an outer perimeter thereof wherein the perimeter of said lip has a threaded outer surface; a cup holder suitably sized and shaped for resting directly on said lip and being removably engageable with said lip; and a handle having a frusto-conical shape removably engageable directly with said lip; wherein said lip further includes a raised bottom surface vertically offset from said bottom surface of said body and seated thereabove, said raised bottom surface having a threaded inner wall; said handle having a top end portion provided with a threaded outer surface, said threaded outer surface of said handle being removably and directly engaged with said inner wall of said lip bottom surface and nested directly below said lip; wherein said bottom surface of said lip is planar and registered parallel to said bottom surface of said body; wherein said cup holder has a bottom most end directly engaged with said bottom surface of said body and concentrically positioned about said threaded outer surface; wherein said top end portion of said handle terminates above said bottom surface of said body and below said bottom surface of said lip respectively. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cup holder comprises; a stepped inner surface converging downwardly toward said bottom surface thereof, said stepped inner surface defining a plurality of sections having unique diameters for receiving a variety of beverage cups therein respectively; said cup holder further having an offset bottom surface protruding downwardly therefrom and provided with a threaded inner surface, said threaded inner surface being threadably mated with said outer surface of said lip for supporting a beverage at a substantially vertical position. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said bottom surface of said cup holder is isolated from said handle so that undesirable condensation from a beverage cup is prohibited from traveling beyond said bottom surface of said body, said cup holder being provided with a centrally registered longitudinal axis passing through a center of said lip and said cup holder respectively so that a user can effectively balance said apparatus by merely engaging said handle with one hand during operating conditions. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said side walls have linear shapes for minimizing undesirable rolling movement of foodstuff contained with said compartments. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cup holder has a longitudinal length shorter than a longitudinal length of said handle. 6. An apparatus for assisting a user to support food stuff, beverage and utensil supplies on a single platform, said apparatus comprising: a body formed from non-porous material and having a substantially planar bottom surface and further having monolithically formed sidewalls vertically extending upwardly therefrom, said body including a plurality of linear dividers radially protruding away from a center of said body and having distal end portions monolithically formed with said sidewalls respectively, said dividers cooperating with said sidewalls for defining a plurality of compartments for housing food stuff therein such that the food stuff can be effectively maintained in a predetermined area defined by selected ones of said compartments, said body further having an annular lip vertically offset from said bottom surface and centrally disposed on said bottom surface, said dividers further having proximal end portions juxtaposed adjacent said lip and adjoining an outer perimeter thereof wherein the perimeter of said lip has a threaded outer surface, said body further including a monolithically formed receptacle confronting a selected one of said side walls, said receptacle having a longitudinal length coextensively sized with said selected side wall, said receptacle having a substantially planar bottom surface and monolithically formed side walls vertically protruding upwardly therefrom for defining an elongated chamber isolated from said compartments; a cup holder suitably sized and shaped for resting directly on said lip and being removably engageable with said lip; and a handle having a frusto-conical shape removably engageable directly with said lip; wherein said lip further includes a raised bottom surface vertically offset from said bottom surface of said body and seated thereabove, said raised bottom surface having a threaded inner wall; said handle having a top end portion provided with a threaded outer surface, said threaded outer surface of said handle being removably and directly engaged with said inner wall of said lip bottom surface and nested directly below said lip; wherein said bottom surface of said lip is planar and registered parallel to said bottom surface of said body; wherein said cup holder has a bottom most end directly engaged with said bottom surface of said body and concentrically positioned about said threaded outer surface; wherein said top end portion of said handle terminates above said bottom surface of said body and below said bottom surface of said lip respectively. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said cup holder comprises: a stepped inner surface converging downwardly toward said bottom surface thereof, said stepped inner surface defining a plurality of sections having unique diameters for receiving a variety of beverage cups therein respectively; said cup holder further having an offset bottom surface protruding downwardly therefrom and provided with a threaded inner surface, said threaded inner surface being threadably mated with said outer surface of said lip for supporting a beverage at a substantially vertical position. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said bottom surface of said cup holder is isolated from said handle so that undesirable condensation from a beverage cup is prohibited from traveling beyond said bottom surface of said body, said cup holder being provided with a centrally registered longitudinal axis passing through a center of said lip and said cup holder respectively so that a user can effectively balance said apparatus by merely engaging said handle with one hand during operating conditions. 9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said side walls have linear shapes for minimizing undesirable rolling movement of foodstuff contained with said compartments. 10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said cup holder has a longitudinal length shorter than a longitudinal length of said handle. 11. An apparatus for assisting a user to support food stuff, beverage and utensil supplies on a single platform, said apparatus comprising: a body formed from non-porous material and having a substantially planar bottom surface and further having monolithically formed sidewalls vertically extending upwardly therefrom, said body including a plurality of linear dividers radially protruding away from a center of said body and having distal end portions monolithically formed with said sidewalls respectively, said dividers cooperating with said sidewalls for defining a plurality of compartments for housing food stuff therein such that the food stuff can be effectively maintained in a predetermined area defined by selected ones of said compartments, said body further having an annular lip vertically offset from said bottom surface and centrally disposed on said bottom surface, said dividers further having proximal end portions juxtaposed adjacent said lip and adjoining an outer perimeter thereof wherein the perimeter of said lip has a threaded outer surface, said body further including a monolithically formed receptacle confronting a selected one of said side walls, said receptacle having a longitudinal length coextensively sized with said selected side wall, said receptacle having a substantially planar bottom surface and monolithically formed side walls vertically protruding upwardly therefrom for defining an elongated chamber isolated from said compartments, said receptacle being suitably sized and shaped for housing utensils therein such that the user can simultaneously support utensils, food stuff and a beverage on said body; a cup holder suitably sized and shaped for resting directly on said lip and being removably engageable with said lip; and a handle having a frusto-conical shape removably engageable directly with said lip; wherein said lip further includes a raised bottom surface vertically offset from said bottom surface of said body and seated thereabove, said raised bottom surface having a threaded inner wall; said handle having a top end portion provided with a threaded outer surface, said threaded outer surface of said handle being removably and directly engaged with said inner wall of said lip bottom surface and nested directly below said lip; wherein said bottom surface of said lip is planar and registered parallel to said bottom surface of said body; wherein said cup holder has a bottom most end directly engaged with said bottom surface of said body and concentrically positioned about said threaded outer surface; wherein said top end portion of said handle terminates above said bottom surface of said body and below said bottom surface of said lip respectively. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said cup holder comprises: a stepped inner surface converging downwardly toward said bottom surface thereof, said stepped inner surface defining a plurality of sections having unique diameters for receiving a variety of beverage cups therein respectively; said cup holder further having an offset bottom surface protruding downwardly therefrom and provided with a threaded inner surface, said threaded inner surface being threadably mated with said outer surface of said lip for supporting a beverage at a substantially vertical position. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said bottom surface of said cup holder is isolated from said handle so that undesirable condensation from a beverage cup is prohibited from traveling beyond said bottom surface of said body, said cup holder being provided with a centrally registered longitudinal axis passing through a center of said lip and said cup holder respectively so that a user can effectively balance said apparatus by merely engaging said handle with one hand during operating conditions. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said side walls have linear shapes for minimizing undesirable rolling movement of foodstuff contained with said compartments. 15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said cup holder has a longitudinal length shorter than a longitudinal length of said handle.