Chair attached tray assembly

• US 5,887,940 A
• Filed: 04/23/1998
• Issued: 03/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey A. Michels, Richard B. Anderson
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey A. Michels, Richard B. Anderson
• Inventors: Anderson, Richard B., Michels, Jeffrey A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US09/065,337
• Time in Patent Office: 341 Days
• Field of Search: 297/135, 297/160, 297/153, 297/170, 297/174, 297/188.18, 297/188.2, 297/188.21, 403/381, 108/143, 108/153.1, 108/50.14, 108/157.11, 108/49, 108/42, 248/309.1, 248/310, 248/311.2, 248/314, 248/316.1, 248/226.11, 248/228.6, 248/231.71
• US Class Current: 297/135
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/624 located on side of seat, e.g. on armrest
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/70 of foldable type
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/705 of detachable type

Abstract

A tray assembly uniquely configured to be removably attached to a chair armrest such as that of a beauty salon includes a U-shaped clamp having a pair of parallel sidewalls and an end wall therebetween. A sidewall has an aperture for threadedly receiving a bolt allowing the clamp to be quickly attached to the chair arm rest. The opposing sidewall and the end wall each have an elongated, substantially wedge shaped groove for slidably receiving a tongue on the accompanying tray member. The tray member includes a substantially rectangular support surface having four peripheral edges with an elongated portion integrally extending from an edge thereof. On the upper side of the support surface is a substantially rectangular recessed portion with one or more beverage receptacles therein. The lower side has an elongated, wedge shaped tongue slidably received within either of the grooves on the clamp. The beverage receptacles have one or more freezable gel packs removably received therein for maintaining a beverage at a substantially constant temperature.

Claims

1. A tray assembly for attaching to a chair arm rest comprising:

a substantially U-shaped clamp having a pair of opposed spaced sidewalls, an end wall disposed therebetween and a first elongated groove on a side wall;

means for attaching said clamp to a support structure;

a substantially planar tray member having an upper and lower surface with an elongated tongue on the lower surface thereof, said tongue dimensioned to be slidably received within said first groove.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said means for attaching said clamp to a support structure includes a threaded aperture on a side wall thereof;

a bolt means threadedly received within said aperture for securing said clamp to said support structure.

3. A device according to claim 1 wherein said tray member further includes a substantially rectangular recessed portion on its upper surface with said beverage receptacle received therein.

4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said tray member further includes a planar support surface having four peripheral edges and a planar elongated portion integrally extending from an edge thereof, said planar elongated portion having a terminal edge.

5. A device according to claim 4 wherein said tongue is disposed on the lower surface of said elongated portion proximal its terminal edge.

6. A device according to claim 1 wherein said tray member further includes a substantially circular indention on its upper surface defining a beverage receptacle.

7. A device according to claim 6 further comprising a freezable gel pack removably received within said beverage receptacle.

8. A device according to claim 1 wherein said clamp further includes a second groove on an end wall thereof for selectively receiving said tongue.

9. A device according to claim 8 wherein said first and second grooves and said tongue have a substantially wedge shaped cross-sectional configuration.