Folding tray for attachment to a vehicle seat back

• US 5,443,018 A
• Filed: 11/15/1993
• Issued: 08/22/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carl E. Cromwell
• Original Assignee: Carl E. Cromwell
• Inventors: Cromwell, Carl E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US08/152,678
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 108/44, 108/43, 108/42, 108/46, 108/25
• US Class Current: 108/44
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/004 of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest

Abstract

A first box and a second box are connected to a base member. The base member may be attached to the back of a vehicle seat with a mounting harness. The second box and the first box can be moved to an open position, away from the seat back. The tops of the boxes can then be opened, or folded up to form an easel for holding a book. A handle is provided for using the invention apart from a vehicle.

Claims

1. A folding tray for attachment to a vehicle seat back, comprising:

a base member;

a mounting harness for attaching the base member to the seat back, wherein the mounting harness includes a pair of straps attached between the bottom of the seat back and a headrest on the seat back and wherein a pair of projections are affixed on the base member for insertion into a pair of corresponding holes in the straps of the mounting harness;

a first box, having a bottom, a top, and a plurality of sides, wherein the first box is connected to the base member and can be pivoted between a closed position upward toward the seat back, and an open position downward away from the seat back; and

a second box, having a bottom, a top, and a plurality of sides, wherein the second box is connected to the first box and can be moved between a closed position in which the second box is near the seat back, and an open position in which the second box is away from the seat back.