Combination assembly set of disposable utensils and dishes

Abstract

Combination assembly set of disposable dishware, which includes a dinner plate and a side plate, with the side plate being suspended below the dinner plate via an extendable set connector. The assembled set of disposable dishware allows for one-handed transportation of multiple dishes of food to a seating position. A set connector which allows for the detachable assembly of a combination assembly set as outlined is also disclosed.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A dinnerware assembly set optimized for carriage, said assembly set comprising:
 a. a dinner plate;   b. a side plate; and   c. a set connector comprising a support disc of a diameter approximating the diameter of the side plate and having a plurality of extendible connectors extending from the perimeter thereof, each connector having a releasable connector at the distal end thereof for attachment to an outer edge of the dinner plate;   wherein the assembled assembly set comprises the side plate being placed on top of the support disc, the dinner plate placed on top of the side plate, and each of the releasable connectors being attached to the outer edge of the dinner plate whereby upon lifting the dinner plate the extendible connectors allow the side plate to be suspended below the dinner plate permitting the dual-layered transport of items on the dinner plate and the side plate to a disassembly location, where the side plate can be slidably removed from the support disc;   and the dinner plate can be placed on a surface directly on top of the support disc.   
     
     
         2 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 1  wherein the set connector can be removed from the dinner plate by releasing the releasable connectors, when the dinner plate is set down on the surface at the disassembly location. 
     
     
         3 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 1  further comprising a utensil sleeve attached to the bottom of the dinner plate permitting the carriage of dining utensils to the disassembly location. 
     
     
         4 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 3  further comprising dining utensils within the utensil sleeve. 
     
     
         5 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 1  wherein the support disc is circular. 
     
     
         6 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 1  wherein the support disc is noncircular. 
     
     
         7 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 1  wherein the extendible connectors will lengthen as the load on the side plate is increased. 
     
     
         8 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 7  wherein the extendible connectors are springs. 
     
     
         9 . The dinnerware assembly set of  claim 1  wherein the extendible connectors are manually extendible by the user of the assembly set. 
     
     
         10 . A set connector for use with a carriage-optimized dinnerware assembly set, said set connector comprising a support disc of a diameter approximating the diameter of a side plate and having a plurality of extendible connectors extending from the perimeter thereof, each connector having a releasable connector at the distal end thereof for attachment to an outer edge of a dinner plate,
 wherein the set connector is used by attaching each of the releasable connectors to the outer edge of the dinner plate, the support disc then providing a support surface for the side plate which can be placed thereon whereby upon lifting the dinner plate the extendible connectors allow the side plate to be suspended below the dinner plate permitting the dual-layered transport of items on the dinner plate and the side plate to a disassembly location, where the side plate can be slidably removed from the support disc; and the dinner plate can be placed on a surface directly on top of the support disc.   
     
     
         11 . The set connector of  claim 10  wherein the set connector can be removed from the dinner plate by releasing the releasable connectors when the dinner plate is set down on the surface at the disassembly location. 
     
     
         12 . The set connector of  claim 10  wherein the support disc is circular. 
     
     
         13 . The set connector of  claim 10  wherein the support disc is noncircular. 
     
     
         14 . The set connector of  claim 10  wherein the extendible connectors will lengthen as the load on the side plate is increased. 
     
     
         15 . The set connector of  claim 10  wherein the extendible connectors are springs. 
     
     
         16 . The set connector of  claim 10  wherein the extendible connectors are manually extendible by the user of the assembly set.