Party plate

Abstract

A party place setting that facilitates the manipulation of food and drink with a single hand. Such place settings are of sturdy manufacture to allow for the support of food and drink with one hand via the place setting. The place setting may be manufactured from materials that lend to environmentally friendly practices.

1 . A plate, comprising:
 at least one food compartment; and   an integrated multi-use cup holder, wherein the cup holder is separated from the at least one food compartment by a raised edge, the plate being manufactured from material sturdy enough to allow a user of the plate to support both food and drink in the plate with one hand.   
     
     
         2 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is round. 
     
     
         3 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is rectangular. 
     
     
         4 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is manufactured from a biodegradable polystyrene composition that accelerates decomposition and disintegration. 
     
     
         5 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one food compartment has a sloped edge. 
     
     
         6 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one food compartment includes advertising. 
     
     
         7 . The plate of  claim 2 , wherein the cup holder includes beveled teeth. 
     
     
         8 . The plate of  claim 3 , wherein the cup holder includes multiple levels. 
     
     
         9 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the cup holder includes a cut away area. 
     
     
         10 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the molding of the plate allows for stacking of the plate with multiple other plates of the same design. 
     
     
         11 . The plate of  claim 10 , wherein the molding of the plate includes a lug to further aid in stacking of the plate with multiple other plates of the same design. 
     
     
         12 . The plate of  claim 11 , wherein the lug creates enough friction between the surface of the plate with the surface of another plate from the multiple other plates of the same design such that there is resistance with respect to removal of the plate from the other plate, but not so much resistance as to prevent removal. 
     
     
         13 . The plate of  claim 12 , wherein the lug and corresponding friction creates a snap-tight fit. 
     
     
         14 . The plate of  claim 1 , wherein the plate includes a plurality of food compartments, each of the food compartments being symmetrical to one another. 
     
     
         15 . The plate of  claim 8 , wherein each of the multiple levels of the cup holder is suited for a different sized beverage container. 
     
     
         16 . The plate of  claim 9 , wherein the cut away area allows for the introduction of stem ware.