Plate for evaluating foods or other goods

Abstract

A plate for use in evaluating food or other goods, includes a base surface and a plurality of spaced partitions extending upwardly from the base surface. The partitions are arranged to establish a plurality of segregated sections for receiving food or other goods to be evaluated. Each section has associated therewith, evaluation indicia to facilitate recordation of the results of an evaluation of the food or other goods received in the corresponding sections. In a preferred embodiment, the plate is generally circular with a central hub and a generally annular flange extending from the base surface proximate the outer circumference of the plate. In the preferred embodiment, the partitions extend radially between the central hub and the annular flange to establish the sections.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A plate for use in evaluating food or other goods, the plate including a base surface and a plurality of spaced partitions extending outwardly from the base surface and arranged to establish a plurality of segregated sections for receiving food or other goods to be evaluated, each section having associated therewith evaluation indicia to facilitate recordation of the results of an evaluation of the food or other goods received within the corresponding section.  
     
     
         2 . The plate as recited in    claim 1   , wherein each section further includes identification indicia.  
     
     
         3 . The plate as recited in    claim 2   , wherein the identification indicia comprises alphanumeric characters.  
     
     
         4 . The plate as recited in    claim 1   , wherein the evaluation indicia comprises a sequential set of symbols.  
     
     
         5 . The plate as recited in    claim 4   , wherein the symbols comprise sequential alphanumeric characters.  
     
     
         6 . The plate as recited in    claim 1   , wherein the evaluation indicia are located on a partition forming each section.  
     
     
         7 . The plate as recited in    claim 1   , wherein the partitions are arranged to establish six sections.  
     
     
         8 . The plate as recited in    claim 1   , which is formed of one of paper, paperboard and Styrofoam.  
     
     
         9 . A generally circular plate for use in evaluating food or other goods, the plate including a base surface, a central hub extending upwardly from the base surface, a generally annular flange extending upwardly from the base surface proximate the outer circumference thereof and a plurality of partitions extending upwardly from the base surface and extending radially between the central hub and annular flange, the partitions, being circumferentially spaced from each other to establish therebetween a plurality of segregated sections for receiving food or other goods to be evaluated, each section having associated therewith evaluation indicia to facilitate recordation of the results of an evaluation of food or other goods within the corresponding section.  
     
     
         10 . The plate as recited in    claim 9   , wherein the evaluation indicia is located on a portion of the annular flange proximate to the corresponding section.  
     
     
         11 . The plate as recited in    claim 10   , wherein the evaluation indicia comprises a sequential set of symbols.  
     
     
         12 . The plate as recited in    claim 11   , wherein the symbols comprise alphanumeric characters.  
     
     
         13 . The plate as recited in    claim 9   , wherein each section further includes identification indicia.  
     
     
         14 . The plate as recited in    claim 13   , wherein the identification indicia comprise alphanumeric characters.  
     
     
         15 . The plate as recited in    claim 9   , wherein there are six partitions which establish six sections.