Provided are plate designs that enable a user to hold a plate in one hand, together with a drinking cup in the same hand. The subject designs find use in various situations in which a user desires to hold a plate and a drinking cup simultaneously. The subject designs also find use in various situati
Provided are plate designs that enable a user to hold a plate in one hand, together with a drinking cup in the same hand. The subject designs find use in various situations in which a user desires to hold a plate and a drinking cup simultaneously. The subject designs also find use in various situations in which a user desires to hold a plate securely, in the presence or absence of a drinking cup.
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1. A plate that can be held with a drinking cup, the plate comprising a food-receiving surface and a periphery; the food-receiving surface having a top side and a bottom side, wherein food, when placed, is on the top side;the periphery comprising an incurvate portion comprising an inner side, an out
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A plate that can be held with a drinking cup, the plate comprising a food-receiving surface and a periphery; the food-receiving surface having a top side and a bottom side, wherein food, when placed, is on the top side;the periphery comprising an incurvate portion comprising an inner side, an outer side, and a groove; the incurvate portion corresponding generally with an arc that extends no more than about 180°;the inner side being adjacent to the food-receiving surface and comprising a raised edge separating the food-receiving surface from the outer side, the raised edge having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is adjacent to the food receiving surface;the outer side comprising a raised edge having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the outer side is opposite the second surface of the inner side;the groove being formed between the second surface of the raised edge of the inner side and the first surface of the raised edge of the outer side;wherein the outer side is structured and dimensioned so that the plate may be held in one hand of a user together with a drinking cup, wherein when in use the user's finger fits in the groove and the raised edge of the outer side and the drinking cup are mated along the second surface of outer side, and wherein the drinking cup rests only on the second surface of the outer side. 2. The plate as in claim 1, wherein the groove is formed on a same side of the plate as the top side of the food-receiving surface, such that the user's finger, when placed in the groove, is on the same side of the plate as the top side of the food-receiving surface. 3. The plate as in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the raised edge of the inner side or the raised edge of the outer side reverts back towards its opposite side, and is dimensioned so that, when in use, a user's finger may be placed in the groove. 4. The plate as in claim 3, wherein the groove is formed on a same side of the plate as the bottom side of the food-receiving surface. 5. The plate as in claim 1, the plate having a center of mass that is located closer to a point in the incurvate portion than to any other point in the periphery. 6. The plate as in claim 1, the plate further comprising a raised lip along at least a portion of the periphery around the food-receiving surface. 7. The plate as in claim 6, wherein the raised lip has a top that extends outwardly in directions generally parallel to the food-receiving surface. 8. The plate as in claim 6, wherein the raised lip has a height, the raised edge of the incurvate portion has a height, and the height of the raised lip is less than or equivalent to the height of the raised edge of the inner side of the incurvate portion. 9. The plate as in claim 1, wherein the plate has a center, and the raised edge of the outer side leans towards the center of the plate as it rises. 10. The plate as in claim 1, wherein the periphery is generally oval in shape except for the incurvate portion. 11. The plate as in claim 10, wherein the oval shape of the periphery corresponds generally with an ellipse;a ratio of a semi-major axis to a semi-minor axis of the ellipse is between about 1.4 and about 1.5. 12. The plate as in claim 11, wherein the incurvate portion has a left immediately adjacent portion in the periphery and a right immediately adjacent portion in the periphery;a linear distance “d” is a shortest distance between any two points, respectively, in the left and right immediately adjacent portions;a ratio of the linear distance “d” to the semi-minor axis is between about 1.25 and about 1.30. 13. The plate as in claim 1, the periphery being generally triangular in shape except for the incurvate portion. 14. The plate as in claim 1, the periphery being generally parallelogram-shaped except for the incurvate portion. 15. The plate as in claim 1, the periphery being generally tear-dropped in shape. 16. The plate as in claim 1, the periphery being generally circular in shape except for the incurvate portion. 17. The plate as in claim 1, so dimensioned that a second plate comprising substantially similar dimensions may be stacked on top of or below the plate. 18. The plate as in claim 17, wherein the groove comprises a slot through which the raised edge of the outside side of the second plate passes when the second plate is stacked below the plate. 19. A plate to be held with a drinking cup, the plate comprising a food-receiving surface and a periphery, the periphery comprising: a support structure, the support structure being dimensioned so that a user's finger may be placed through the support structure when holding the plate; anda raised lip around at least a portion of the food-receiving surface, the raised lip comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface positioned adjacent to the food-receiving surface, and the second surface positioned and dimensioned so as to be pressed against a drinking cup when holding the plate;wherein the support structure is placed so as to enable the user to hold the cup between the user's thumb and the second surface of the raised lip, when the user's finger is placed in the support structure, and wherein the support structure is formed by a portion of the raised lip of an outer side reverting back toward the raised lip of an inner side. 20. A plate that can be held with a drinking cup, the plate comprising a food-receiving surface and a periphery; the food-receiving surface having a top side and a bottom side, wherein food, when placed, is on the top side;the periphery being adjacent to and surrounding the food-receiving surface, the periphery having an outer diameter; andan incurvate portion attached to the bottom side of the food receiving surface and extending away from the food-receiving surface, the incurvate portion comprising a first side and a second side; the incurvate portion corresponding generally with an arc that extends no more than about 180°; wherein the second side is structured and dimensioned so that the plate may be held in one hand of a user together with a drinking cup, wherein when in use the user places a finger along the first side, and the second side and the drinking cup are pressed together along a surface of second side. 21. A plate that can be held with a drinking cup, the plate comprising a food-receiving surface and a periphery, wherein the plate has a center; the food-receiving surface having a top side and a bottom side, wherein food, when placed, is on the top side;the periphery comprising an incurvate portion comprising an outer side; the incurvate portion corresponding generally with an arc that extends no more than about 180°;the outer side comprising a raised edge having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the raised edge of the outer side leans towards the center of the plate as it rises;wherein the outer side is structured and dimensioned so that the plate may be held in one hand of a user together with a drinking cup, wherein when in use the user's finger fits along the raised edge of the outer side, and the drinking cup is mated along the second surface of outer side.
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