Vehicle Tray
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1. A tray system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a base, sized and shaped to fit within a vehicle cup holder, a lower portion of the base approximating a shape of a beverage container; and
a tray attachable to the base, the tray being repositionable on the base to a plurality of different lateral positions spaced further apart than a width of the base, the tray being supportable by the base at the plurality of different lateral positions;
wherein the tray is configured to be supported within the vehicle by the base when the tray is attached to the base and the base is within the vehicle cup holder.
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Abstract
A tray for use in a vehicle may include a base sized and shaped to fit within a vehicle cup holder and a tray attachable to the base and repositionable on the base to different positions.
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20 Claims
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1. A tray system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a base, sized and shaped to fit within a vehicle cup holder, a lower portion of the base approximating a shape of a beverage container; and a tray attachable to the base, the tray being repositionable on the base to a plurality of different lateral positions spaced further apart than a width of the base, the tray being supportable by the base at the plurality of different lateral positions; wherein the tray is configured to be supported within the vehicle by the base when the tray is attached to the base and the base is within the vehicle cup holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tray system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a tray including a bottom and a circularly shaped aperture formed through the bottom, the aperture being sized to receive a beverage container; a track attached to the bottom of the tray and non-overlappingly spaced apart from the aperture; and a base removably attachable to the track and laterally repositionable within the track, the base being configured to support the tray in the vehicle when the base is positioned within a vehicle cup holder, the base comprising; a track insert slidably receivable within the track, the track insert having a length L, a width W and a height H with a relationship H<
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L, walls extending along the height of the track insert extending at an oblique angle with respect to a planar top of the base;a shoulder portion adjacent to the walls of the track insert and configured to support the tray about the track; a lower portion being sized and circularly shaped to fit within the vehicle cup holder and the aperture, the lower portion being tapered and having a different size and shape than the shoulder portion, the shoulder portion having a greater circumference than the lower portion; and a transition portion comprising a taper tapering between the shoulder portion and the lower portion.
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20. A tray system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle use tray; and a base, sized and shaped to fit within a vehicle cup holder, wherein the base is removably attachable to the tray and slidably positionable on a bottom of the tray at a plurality of different lateral positions along a track on the vehicle use tray, and wherein the base is configured to support the vehicle use tray at any of the plurality of different lateral positions; a securement aperture formed through the tray, through the track, and configured receive a securing device therethrough; and an aperture formed in the base and configured to receive the securing device through the securement aperture to prevent sliding of the base within the track between the plurality of different lateral positions.
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