# US 11,297,962 B2 · Plate runner device

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- Number: US 11,297,962 B2
- Document ID: US11297962B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/225,542
- Filed: 2018-12-19
- Published: 2020-06-25
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-19
- Applicants: Russell B. Palmer
- Inventors: Russell B. Palmer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11297962B2

## CPC

- A47G 19/08: Plate-holders (holders for kitchen pots A47J45/10)
- F16B 2/005: {Means to increase the friction-coefficient}
- F16B 2/10: using pivoting jaws
- F16B 2/12: using sliding jaws
- F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

A plate runner device includes an elongated device body configured to be attached to an upper arm of a user and at least one plate clamp attached to the device body. The plate clamp is configured to secure a dinner plate to the plate runner device. The device can include an upper retention portion at an upper end of the device body and a forearm rest at a lower end of the device body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising a plate runner device, comprising:
an elongated device body configured to be attached to an upper arm of a user;
at least one plate clamp attached to the device body, wherein the plate clamp is configured to secure a dinner plate to the plate runner device; and
an upper retention portion at an upper end of the device body; and
a forearm rest at a lower end of the device body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the forearm rest comprises a forearm crescent rest.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the forearm rest comprises a flat forearm pad.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the upper retention portion comprises an armpit retention plate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the upper retention portion comprises an arm strap.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plate clamp comprises:
a stationary arm;
a pivoting arm; and
a spring causing the pivoting arm to clamp down upon the stationary arm.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plate clamp comprises:
a stationary arm;
a linearly translating arm; and
a spring causing the linearly translating arm to clamp down upon the stationary arm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plate clamp comprises a locking snap tab.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device body comprises a crook configured to situate the forearm rest in a middle of a forearm of the user.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plate clamp comprises a groove configured to mate with a notch on a plate.

### Claim 11

An apparatus comprising a plate runner device, comprising:
an elongated device body configured to be attached to an upper arm of a user;
at least one plate clamp attached to the device body, wherein the plate clamp is configured to secure a dinner plate to the plate runner device; and
an elastic sleeve attached to the device body configured to be worn over the upper arm of the user.

### Claim 12

An apparatus comprising a plate runner device, comprising:
an elongated device body configured to be attached to an upper arm of a user;
at least one plate clamp attached to the device body, wherein the plate clamp is configured to secure a dinner plate to the plate runner device; and
a plurality of plate clamps attached to the device body.

### Claim 13

An apparatus comprising a plate runner device, comprising:
an elongated device body configured to be attached to an upper arm of a user;
at least one plate clamp attached to the device body, wherein the plate clamp is configured to secure a dinner plate to the plate runner device, wherein the plate clamp comprises rubberized gripping material.

### Claim 14

An apparatus comprising a plate runner device, comprising:
an elongated device body;
an upper retention portion at an upper end of the device body;
a forearm rest at a lower end of the device body; and
at least one plate clamp attached to the device body, wherein the plate clamp is configured to secure a dinner plate to the plate runner device.