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Vincent H Bradley

Charles M Armstrong

Roger D Chafin

Beverage container holders which typically include a single-cup beverage container holder, a dual-cup beverage container holder, a three-cup beverage container holder and a four-cup beverage container holder. The respective beverage container holders are each characterized by at least one container cup and a handle attached to the container cup, which handle is typically hollow and serrated or scalloped to facilitate non-rotatable nesting of the handles of two or more of the beverage container holders in either stored or functional configuration. The various configurations of the container cups on the handles facilitates selective positioning of the container cups of multiple nested beverage container holders, to enable an individual to carry a selected number of beverages using one hand at the nested handles. In another embodiment, a dual tray characterized by a pair of typically recessed and/or planar tray surfaces extending from a common serrated handle can be used alone to carry food, or in handle-nested combination with one or more of the beverage container holders for carrying both food and a drink or drinks using one hand.

Beverage container holders

A food, beverage and utility tray which includes in a first embodiment a plate section having downwardly-extending legs or supports and a flat area bordered by a tapered lip for receiving and supporting a plate. An intermediate section extends from the plate section and includes a downwardly-extending conical hand grip and a slotted cup holder. A stiffening and finger access indentation typically extends from the plate section, through the upper surface of the hand grip to the cup holder. A downwardly-extending arm rest may be provided in the plate section for engaging the forearm of the user. In another embodiment a supplemental cup holder may be included in the intermediate section between the plate section and the cup holder. In yet another embodiment two to four legs may be provided on the plate section and these legs may project from the lip extending around the plate section as substantially flat or slightly curved supports, or as frusto-conical legs extending from the plate section. In still another embodiment a recess or indentation is provided in the plate section for accommodating a saucer, salad or dessert plate and a pair of curved stiffeners are provided in the intermediate section for strengthening the tray.

Food, beverage and utility tray

A plate section includes a planar inner section, surrounded by a raised lip. A cup holder for holding a beverage container is attached to the plate section by an intermediate section. A hand grip extends downward from the intermediate section. The hand grip is hollow and provides space for tableware and condiments. Also, the hand grip has a plurality of serrations to facilitate gripping the hand grip. A plurality of supports extend downward from the plate section to provide additional support to the plate section when the food and beverage tray is placed upon a supporting a surface. The supports are spaced apart so as to extend downward on opposite sides of a person's arm when the food and beverage tray is held. A supplemental beverage container holder, including a pair of supplemental cup holders, connected by a supplemental intermediate section, may be inserted into the rest of the food and beverage tray. A supplemental hand grip extends downward from the supplemental intermediate section. One of the supplemental cup holders can be placed into the cup holder, and the supplemental hand grip can be placed into the hand grip, to form a food and beverage tray capable of holding two beverage containers.

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Dallas, TX, United States of America

Vincent H Bradley