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Plate with utensil pocketRelated Patent Categories: Receptacles, Compartmented Container, Compartments Accessible From Different PlanesPlate with utensil pocket description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070131697, Plate with utensil pocket. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/749,273, filed Dec. 9, 2005, entitled: Plate With Utensil Pocket. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to plates for holding food, and more particularly to a plate having a pocket formed therein for holding utensils such as a knife, fork or spoon or napkin. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] In picnics and other informal gatherings, it is often the case that paper or plastic plates are placed in a stack upon a table for usage by guests. Placed proximate the plates are utensils, and proximate the utensils are napkins. Guests must then pick up a plate and utensils and a napkin, and commonly the guests' hands are then full, making it difficult to place food upon the plate. The guests' discomfort can become even greater where the guest is attempting to hold a drink while holding the plate, food, utensils and napkin. In such a situation, it is desirable to have a place to put the utensils, such that they do not have to be carried in the hand of the person. The present invention seeks to ease the discomfort of the guest by creating a utensil pocket within the plate, as is more fully described herebelow. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] The present invention generally comprises a food holding plate having a pocket formed therein for holding utensils such as a knife, fork and/or spoon and/or a napkin. A lower plate-like member is engaged to the lower surface of the plate member to form the utensil pocket, such that the pocket is generally formed beneath the flat central portion of the plate member. An opening for the pocket is formed between an edge of the lower plate-like member and the lower surface of the plate member. Handle portions of the utensils may be disposed within the pocket, while the food contact portions of the utensils extend from the pocket opening. [0007] It is an advantage of the plate with utensil pocket of the present invention that a utensil pocket is formed beneath the lower surface of the plate. [0008] It is another advantage of the plate with utensil pocket of the present invention that the utensil pocket is formed with a relatively large opening, such that a plurality of utensils, which may include a napkin, may be easily disposed therein and removed therefrom. [0009] It is a further advantage of the plate with utensil pocket of the present invention that the plate may be integrally formed, such that it is easily manufactured. [0010] It is yet another advantage of the plate with utensil pocket of the present invention that it may be used with ease. [0011] It is yet a further advantage of the plate with utensil pocket of the present invention that the plates without utensils can be easily stacked, and the utensils can be easily inserted within the utensil pocket prior to usage. [0012] These and other features and advantages of the present invention will no doubt become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description which makes reference to the several figures of the drawing. IN THE DRAWINGS [0013] The following drawings are not made to scale as an actual device, and are provided for illustration of the invention described herein. [0014] FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a round plate 10 of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the round plate 10 depicted in FIG. 1 including utensils 48 disposed within a utensil pocket 22; [0016] FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the plate depicted in FIG. 1; [0017] FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of the plate plus utensils depicted in FIG. 2; [0018] FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the plate depicted in FIG. 1; [0019] FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the plate plus utensils depicted in FIG. 2; [0020] FIG. 7 is a front plan view of the plate depicted in FIG. 1; Continue reading about Plate with utensil pocket... Full patent description for Plate with utensil pocket Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Plate with utensil pocket patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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