Patent ID: 8348091

Claim:
A plate that can be held with a drinking cup, the plate comprising a food-receiving surface and a periphery; the food-receiving surface having a top side and a bottom side, wherein food, when placed, is on the top side; the periphery comprising an incurvate portion comprising an inner side, an outer side, and a groove; the incurvate portion corresponding generally with an arc that extends no more than about 180°; the inner side being adjacent to the food-receiving surface and comprising a raised edge separating the food-receiving surface from the outer side, the raised edge having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is adjacent to the food receiving surface; the outer side comprising a raised edge having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the outer side is opposite the second surface of the inner side; the groove being formed between the second surface of the raised edge of the inner side and the first surface of the raised edge of the outer side; wherein the outer side is structured and dimensioned so that the plate may be held in one hand of a user together with a drinking cup, wherein when in use the user's finger fits in the groove and the raised edge of the outer side and the drinking cup are mated along the second surface of outer side, and wherein the drinking cup rests only on the second surface of the outer side.