Patent ID: 7025206
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A disposable plate stack, comprising: a plurality of disposable plates, each of said disposable plates comprising a main body portion having a center, a substantially planar bottom portion and an outwardly sloping sidewall portion; and a handle portion disposed on the peripheral edge of said disposable plates, wherein the perimeter of said handle portion does not extend beyond a boundary defined by a square having the same center as said main body portion of said disposable plates, said square having sides equal in length to the diameter of said main body portion of said disposable plates; wherein said disposable plates are vertically stacked upon each other to form a stack, and said disposable plates are configured and arranged such that said handle portions are circumferentially staggered such that no such handle portion rests upon the handle portion of an adjacent disposable plate; and wherein each of said handle portions are folded downward along the outer peripheral surface of said disposable plate stack.