Patent ID: 6439388
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A food holder onto which food can be served or from which food can be eaten, and which is self-balancing while being carried by one hand of a user, comprising:a platter having an upper surface for receiving and supporting food, and a lower surface for engaging the hand of the user; and a restraint member connected to the platter at laterally spaced locations, the restraint member having a restraining portion capable of being vertically spaced from the lower surface of the platter to define a passage for receiving the user's hand in interposed relationship between the platter and the restraining portion such that the platter can be engaged securely by the hand of the user and restrained against sideways tipping or falling from the user's hand; the platter and restraint member being intergrally formed, the restraining portion defining a wing extending from the platter, the restraining portion being subsequently foldable and the wing being joinable at a seam.