Patent ID: 7520550

Claim:
A plate carrier comprising: a horizontal support having a centerline and including a substantially flat support surface configured for carrying on a forearm of a server with the centerline of the horizontal support aligned with a forearm length L F of the forearm and having a longitudinal support length L S parallel to the centerline and a lateral support width W S perpendicular to the centerline, the support width W S extending across the forearm while carried; a spine carried by the horizontal support and extending downward from the horizontal support, the spine including; a vertical loop portion aligned with the support width W S and having a loop height H L and a loop depth D L and comprising an upper segment residing adjacent to the horizontal support, a center segment laterally displaced from the horizontal support centerline and extending downward from the upper segment, and a lower segment returning perpendicular to the centerline of the horizontal support under the horizontal support allowing the horizontal support to be carried on the forearm with the loop portion looping around the forearm; and a plate holder portion extending down from the lower segment of the loop portion, the plate holder portion approximately laterally centered under the horizontal support by the loop portion; and at least one plate holder extending from the plate holder portion parallel to the centerline of the horizontal support and configured for carrying plates laterally centered under the horizontal support.