| 摘要 |
<p>This invention provides an aid for dining in stand-up and similar situations where a person must simultaneously support a plate or other such receptacle and a beverage container by a single hand. The invention comprises a universal food holding receptacle that is stably mountable (directly or by means of a connector unit) on upright beverage containers of widely diverse shapes and sizes, taken one beverage container at a time. The user holds a lower portion of the beverage container in one hand and uses the other hand for other activities such as taking food items from the food holding receptacle that is supported on the beverage container. In order to drink from the beverage container the user removes the plate from the beverage container and drinks from the beverage container in the normal way. The food holding receptacle is stably mounted on the beverage container in loose-fitting relationship so that the receptacle can be repeatedly mounted on and demounted from the beverage container in a facile manner. The food holding receptacle of the present invention may also be used to stably support beverage containers of diverse shapes and sizes, taken one beverage container at a time. In this mode of operation, the user grasps the food holding receptacle, with the upright beverage container supported on the receptacle. This leaves the user's other hand free to take food items from the receptacle or for other purposes. In order to drink from the beverage container in this mode of usage the user removes the beverage container from the receptacle and drinks from the beverage container in the normal way.</p> |
