Patent ID: 6138860
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for use with a beverage container having a mouth at its top, comprising:(a) a plate with a food-receiving surface and a bottom surface;(b) a layer of bonding material;(c) a decorative layer affixed to the bottom surface by the layer of bonding material, wherein the plate and the layer of bonding material are sufficiently transparent so as to permit the decorative layer to be seen through the plate;(d) a layer of non-adhesive non-slip material; and(e) a second layer of bonding material between the decorative layer and the layer of non-slip material for affixing the layer of non-slip material to the decorative layer and hence to the bottom surface, wherein:the plate can be placed atop the beverage container so that the layer of non-slip material is interposed between the bottom surface and the mouth to increase a tilt angle at which the plate will slide from the beverage container;the plate can be placed atop the beverage container to increase said tilt angle without a use of physical force which would be required to insert a beverage container into a mechanical holder;the plate can be lifted from the beverage container without any resistance other than the weight of the plate and bonding and non-slip layers due to the non-adhesiveness of the non-slip layer and due to the lack of use of a mechanical holder which would physically attach the plate to the beverage container; andthe layer of non-slip material does not interfere with setting the plate down on a surface as would a mechanical holder attached to the bottom surface of the plate.