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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Cogent Technology Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
David W. Douglas, Austin, TX (US);
Robert R. Durkee, III, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
COGENT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a plate defining a surface for holding food that defines at least one opening therein. A collapsible beverage holder fits within the at least one opening defined within the surface of the plate. The collapsible beverage holder is automatically configured to a collapsed configuration responsive to the apparatus being placed on a surface and is automatically configured to an un-collapsed configuration responsive to the apparatus being lifted off the surface by the plate.