Patent ID: 9675190
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A47G

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a plate defining a surface for holding food, the surface defining at least one opening therein; and a collapsible beverage holder that fits within the at least one opening defined within the surface of the plate, the collapsible beverage holder moving between a collapsed configuration responsive to the apparatus being placed on a surface and an un-collapsed configuration responsive to the apparatus being lifted off the surface by the plate, wherein the collapsible beverage holder further comprises: a top tubular body for connecting to an edge of the at least one opening defined within the surface of the plate, the top tubular body having a first body wall with a first exterior surface and a first interior surface defining a first passageway therein, the first body wall defining a plurality of top guide channels having a first cross-sectional area extending longitudinally along the first interior surface from a top end of the top tubular body to a bottom end of the top tubular body, the first body wall further defining a plurality of top stop channels, each of the top stop channels located between a pair of the top guide channels, extending longitudinally along the first interior surface from the top end of the top tubular body to a stop ledge within the top tubular body; at least one middle tubular body having a second body wall with a second exterior surface and a second interior surface defining a second passageway therein, the second body wall defining a plurality of middle stop channels extending longitudinally along the first interior surface from a top end of the middle tubular body to a bottom end of the middle tubular body, the plurality of equally spaced middle stop channels further defined by a guide member running longitudinally along the second exterior surface of the second body wall for sliding within the top guide channels, the second body wall further defining a plurality of middle guide pins for sliding within the first stop channels, the guide member sliding within the top guide channel and the middle guide pins sliding within the top stop channels between the collapsed configuration and the un-collapsed configuration; a bottom tubular body having a third body wall with a third exterior surface and a third interior surface defining a third passageway therein, the third body wall further defining a plurality of bottom guide pins for sliding within the middle stop channels of the at least one middle tubular body between the collapsed configuration and the un-collapsed configuration; and a base support extending from the bottom end of the bottom tubular body to support a container placed in the collapsible beverage holder.