Tray for carrying food and contained beverages
First Claim
1. A tray for displaying dinnerware or for carrying food and contained beverages, comprising:
- an upstanding support member having upper and lower ends;
a first horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped member secured at its center to said lower end of said upstanding support member;
said first disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side;
said first disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially-spaced apart pairs of horizontally spaced-apart projections which extend upwardly from said upper side thereof inwardly of said peripheral edge thereof;
a second horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped second member secured at its center to said upstanding support member above said first disc-shaped member;
said second disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side;
said second disc-shaped member having a diameter less than said first disc-shaped member;
said second disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially spaced-apart cut-outs formed therein which define lobes therebetween having an arcuate outer end;
each of said lobes of said second disc-shaped member having a pair of horizontally spaced-apart projections extending downwardly from said lower side thereof at the outer end thereof;
a third horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped member secured at its center to said upstanding support member above said second disc-shaped member;
said third disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side;
said third disc-shaped member having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of said second disc-shaped member and which is less than the diameter of said first disc-shaped member;
said third disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially spaced-apart cut-outs formed therein which define lobes therebetween having an arcuate outer end;
each of said lobes of said third disc-shaped member having a pair of horizontally spaced-apart projections extending upwardly from said upper side thereof at the outer end thereof;
a fourth horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped member is secured at its center to said upstanding support member above said third disc-shaped member;
said fourth disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side;
said fourth disc-shaped member having a diameter which is less than the diameter of said third disc-shaped member;
said fourth disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially spaced-apart cut-outs formed therein which define lobes therebetween having an arcuate outer end;
each of said lobes of said fourth disc-shaped member having a pair of horizontally spaced-apart projections extending downwardly from said lower side thereof at the outer end thereof;
and a carrying handle secured to said upper end of said upstanding support member.
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Abstract
A tray is disclosed for carrying food on dinnerware between a restaurant kitchen to customers. The tray includes a vertically disposed support member having upper and lower ends with a handle being secured to the upper end of the support member. A plurality of vertically spaced and horizontally disposed disc-shaped members are selectively rotatably secured to the support member. Different sizes and shapes of dinnerware may be carried by the tray by inserting the inner ends thereof between the outer ends of the support members. The tray is also designed to be able to carry wine bottles and wine glasses.
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14 Claims
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1. A tray for displaying dinnerware or for carrying food and contained beverages, comprising:
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an upstanding support member having upper and lower ends; a first horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped member secured at its center to said lower end of said upstanding support member; said first disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side; said first disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially-spaced apart pairs of horizontally spaced-apart projections which extend upwardly from said upper side thereof inwardly of said peripheral edge thereof; a second horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped second member secured at its center to said upstanding support member above said first disc-shaped member; said second disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side; said second disc-shaped member having a diameter less than said first disc-shaped member; said second disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially spaced-apart cut-outs formed therein which define lobes therebetween having an arcuate outer end; each of said lobes of said second disc-shaped member having a pair of horizontally spaced-apart projections extending downwardly from said lower side thereof at the outer end thereof; a third horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped member secured at its center to said upstanding support member above said second disc-shaped member; said third disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side; said third disc-shaped member having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of said second disc-shaped member and which is less than the diameter of said first disc-shaped member; said third disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially spaced-apart cut-outs formed therein which define lobes therebetween having an arcuate outer end; each of said lobes of said third disc-shaped member having a pair of horizontally spaced-apart projections extending upwardly from said upper side thereof at the outer end thereof; a fourth horizontally disposed and generally disc-shaped member is secured at its center to said upstanding support member above said third disc-shaped member; said fourth disc-shaped member having a peripheral edge, an upper side and a lower side; said fourth disc-shaped member having a diameter which is less than the diameter of said third disc-shaped member; said fourth disc-shaped member having a plurality of radially spaced-apart cut-outs formed therein which define lobes therebetween having an arcuate outer end; each of said lobes of said fourth disc-shaped member having a pair of horizontally spaced-apart projections extending downwardly from said lower side thereof at the outer end thereof; and a carrying handle secured to said upper end of said upstanding support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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