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Plate

US12232638B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2021
Grant dateFeb 25, 2025
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G2400/08
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A plate assembly that includes a hoop having a hoop profile shape and a hoop cross-section shape and a plate shell having a first surface the receives food to be eaten and a second surface defining a cavity on a bottom surface of the plate shell, the cavity having a plate shell profile shape and a plate shell cross-section shape. The cavity receives at least a portion of the hoop; and the hoop is removably engaged and disengaged with the cavity of the plate shell by hand and without the use of tools and provides structural integrity to the plate shell when engaged with the cavity. The plate shell is typically a disposable plastic plate shell having a thickness of about 0.008 of an inch or less.

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