Combination food plate and beverage-holding article

A combination food plate and beverage-holding article comprising:

• a plate body for supporting food and having a generally upstanding lip substantially about the margin of the body;
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• a beverage container support carried by said body and including a generally truncated cone-shaped member having a wall portion adjacent said plate body larger in diameter than an upper end portion thereof and being open at both upper and lower ends thereof;
• said member extending upwardly above said lip and being located off-center relative to said plate body sufficiently such that at least a portion of said member extending upwardly of the plate body can be grasped by an individual's fingers above the lip of the plate, thereby facilitating the carrying of the article with food on the plate and a beverage container in the beverage container support;
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• a support base carried by said article, said support base being movable between a position with the lower end of said member open and a position substantially closing said lower end of said member for supporting a beverage container in said beverage container support.

Nestable combination food plate and beverage-holding articles comprising:

• a plurality of plate bodies for supporting food thereon, each said plate body having a generally upstanding lip substantially about the margin of said body and a beverage container support formed integrally with and upstanding from said body;
• each said beverage container support including a generally truncated cone-shaped member having a wall portion adjacent said plate body larger in diameter than a diameter of an upper end portion thereof for carrying a beverage container receivable within said member through said upper end portion;
• each said member extending upwardly above said lip and being located off-center relative to said plate body and lying adjacent a margin of the plate body;
• a support base carried by each said article and movable between a non-supporting position for a beverage container received within said member and a beverage container support position within said member, each said member being nestable within another member of an adjacent article by insertion of the truncated cone-shaped members one into another with said support base in said non-supporting position whereby a plurality of said articles are stacked and nested.

A combination food plate and beverage-holding article comprising:

• a plate body for supporting food and having a generally upstanding lip substantially about the margin of the body;
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• a beverage container support carried by said body and including a member generally upstanding from said plate body comprised of a surface of revolution open at its upper and lower ends;
• said member extending upwardly above said lip and being located off-center relative to said plate body sufficiently such that at least a portion of said member extending upwardly of the plate body can be grasped by an individual's fingers above the lip of the plate, thereby facilitating the carrying of a plate with food thereon and a beverage container in the beverage container support;
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• a support base carried by said article, said support base being movable between a first position closing the opening therethrough at said lower end of said member for supporting a beverage container in said beverage container support and a second position opening the lower end of said member.

A combination food plate and beverage-holding article comprising:

• a plate body for supporting food and having a generally upstanding lip substantially about the margin of the body;
• and
• a beverage container support carried by said body and including a generally truncated cone-shaped member having a wall portion adjacent said plate body larger in diameter than an upper end portion thereof;
• said member extending upwardly above said lip and being located off-center relative to said plate body sufficiently such that at least a portion of said member extending upwardly of the plate body can be grasped by an individual's fingers above the lip of the plate, thereby facilitating the carrying of the article with food on the plate and a beverage container in the beverage container support, said member having a slot opening laterally thereof and a support ledge in part defining said slot, said ledge lying along one side of said member enabling insertion of a portion of a generally flat base of a stem glass into said slot for supporting the stem glass from said ledge.

A combination food plate and beverage-holding article comprising:

• a plate body for supporting food and having a generally upstanding lip substantially about the margin of the body;
• a beverage container support formed integrally with and upstanding from said body, said support including a generally truncated cone-shaped member having a wall portion adjacent said plate body larger in diameter than a diameter of an upper end portion of said member whereby a beverage container is at least in part receivable within said member through said upper end portion thereof;
• said member being located off-center relative to said plate body and extending above the lip of the plate;
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• a pair of support bases carried by said article and movable between non-supporting positions for a beverage container received within said member through said upper end portion thereof and beverage container support positions within said member.