Patent ID: 8292342

Claim:
A plate carrier comprising: a wireform comprising: a horizontal support portion having a centerline and configured for carrying on a forearm of a server with the centerline of the horizontal support portion 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 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 portion, 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 portion under the horizontal support portion allowing the horizontal support portion 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 portion by the loop portion; and at least one plate holder attached to the plate holder portion and aligned parallel to the centerline of the horizontal support portion and configured for carrying plates laterally centered under the horizontal support portion, the plate holder comprising: a stationary lower jaw attached to the plate holder portion; and a pivoting upper jaw slidably engaging the lower jaw at a forward end and having a plurality of rear engagement positions with respect to the stationary lower jaw for adjusting the plate holder for various plate sizes.