Cup holder for a plate

Abstract

A plate including a cup holder located on a bottom of the plate and substantially near a center of the plate, the cup holder having a cylindrical shape for receiving a top portion of a cup so that when the top portion of the cup is inserted into the cup holder, the cup and the plate are substantially secured to each other when the cup is in an upright position.

1 . A plate, comprising:
 a cup holder located on a bottom of the plate and substantially near a center of the plate, the cup holder having a cylindrical shape for receiving a top portion of a cup so that when the top portion of the cup is inserted into the cup holder, the cup and the plate are substantially secured to each other when the cup is in an upright position.   
   
   
       2 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is disposable. 
   
   
       3 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is made of styrofoam, plastic or paper. 
   
   
       4 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is disposable. 
   
   
       5 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is made of styrofoam, plastic or paper. 
   
   
       6 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is made of porcelain, stoneware, glass, wood or carved stone. 
   
   
       7 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the cup is made of porcelain, stoneware, glass, wood or carved stone. 
   
   
       8 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate has an oval, triangular, square, rectangular, star or semicircular shape. 
   
   
       9 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein a top of the plate comprises a raised rail along its perimeter for preventing food from falling off the plate. 
   
   
       10 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the cup holder has a depth of about a sixteenth of an inch to about two inches. 
   
   
       11 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the cup holder includes a catch for fastening to an upper lip of the cup. 
   
   
       12 . A plate, comprising:
 a cup connector located on a bottom of the plate and substantially near a center of the plate, the cup connector having a cylindrical shape for receiving a top portion of a cup so that when the top portion of the cup is inserted into the cup connector, the cup and the plate are substantially secured to each other when the cup is held in an upright position.   
   
   
       13 . The plate of  claim 12 , wherein the plate is disposable. 
   
   
       14 . The plate of  claim 13 , wherein the plate is made of styrofoam, plastic or paper. 
   
   
       15 . The plate of  claim 12 , wherein the cup is disposable. 
   
   
       16 . The plate of  claim 15 , wherein the cup is made of styrofoam, plastic or paper. 
   
   
       17 . The plate of  claim 12 , wherein the cup connector has a depth of about a sixteenth of an inch to about two inches. 
   
   
       18 . A plate, comprising:
 a cup holder formed integrally into a bottom of the plate and substantially near a center of the plate, the cup holder having a cylindrical shape for receiving a top portion of a cup so that when the top portion of the cup is inserted into the cup holder, the cup and the plate are substantially secured to each other when the cup is in an upright position.   
   
   
       19 . The plate of  claim 18 , wherein the cup holder includes a catch for fastening to an upper lip of the cup. 
   
   
       20 . The plate of  claim 18 , wherein the cup holder has a depth of about a sixteenth of an inch to about two inches.