Juvenile tray

• US 6,302,033 B1
• Filed: 07/14/2000
• Issued: 10/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cosco Management Incorporated (Dorel Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Cosco Management Incorporated (Dorel Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Roudebush, H. Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US09/616,707
• Time in Patent Office: 459 Days
• Field of Search: 108/25, 108/16, 108/44, 297/188.14, 248/311.2, 248/311.3, 248/309.1, 224/926
• US Class Current: 108/25
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/0085 removable

Abstract

A container holder includes a container receiver formed to include a top surface and a mounting flange coupled to the container receiver and adapted to be coupled to a juvenile seat to mount the container receiver thereon. The holder further includes a receptacle depending from the top surface. The receptacle includes a bottom wall, a pair of end walls, and a pair of side walls. Each side wall includes a pair of straight sections and a concave curved section therebetween. The concave curved sections are spaced apart and arranged to receive a round container therein. The straight sections of the side walls and the end walls cooperate to receive a rectangular container therein.

Claims

1. A monolithic juvenile tray comprising

a flat top surface configured to provide a shelf and

a first receptacle including an opening in the shelf, a planar bottom wall below the shelf, first and second straight end walls positioned to interconnect the bottom wall interconnecting in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, and first and second side walls the bottom wall in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, each side wall being arranged to interconnect the first and second straight end walls and formed to include a first straight section adjacent to the first straight end wall, a second straight section adjacent to the second straight end wall, and a concave curved section interconnecting the first and second straight sections, the concave curved section of the first side wall bowing outwardly in a first direction, the concave curved section of the second side wall bowing outwardly in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the concave curved sections of the first and second side walls cooperating to define round- receiver means for receiving a container having a circular cross section therebetween, the first and second straight end walls cooperating with the first and second straight sections of the first and second side walls to define rectangle-receiver means for receiving a container having a rectangular cross section therebetween, the flat top surface being formed to include an opening into each of the round-receiver means and the rectangle-receiver means, the planar bottom wall providing a container-receiving floor in each of the round-receiver means and the rectangle-receiver means.

2. A monolithic juvenile tray comprising

a flat top surface configured to provide a shelf,

a first receptacle including an opening in the shelf, a planar bottom wall, first and second straight end walls positioned to interconnect the bottom wall and the shelf and in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, and first and second side walls positioned to the bottom wall and the shelf and in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, each side wall being arranged to interconnect the first and second straight end walls and formed to include a first straight section adjacent to the first straight end wall, a second straight section adjacent to the second straight end wall, and a concave curved section interconnecting the first and second straight sections, the concave curved section of the first side wall bowing outwardly in a first direction, the concave curved section of the second side wall bowing outwardly in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the concave curved sections of the first and second side walls cooperating to define round- receiver means for receiving a container having a circular cross section therebetween, the first and second straight end walls cooperating with the first and second straight sections of the first and second side walls to define rectangle-receiver means for receiving a container having a rectangular cross section therebetween, the opening providing an entrance into each of the round-receiver means and the rectangle-receiver means, and

a second receptacle, wherein the first receptacle extends downwardly below the flat top surface and the second receptacle includes a bottom wall defined by the flat top surface and a perimeter side wall coupled to the bottom wall and arranged to extend upwardly away from the flat top surface.

3. A monolithic container holder comprising

a container receiver formed to include a top surface,

a mounting flange coupled to the container top surface and adapted to be coupled to a juvenile seat to mount the container receiver thereon, and

a first receptacle including an opening in the top surface, a planar bottom wall, first and second straight end walls positioned to interconnect the bottom wall and top surface and in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, and first and second side walls positioned to interconnect the bottom wall and top surface and in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, each side wall being arranged to interconnect the first and second straight end walls and formed to include a first straight section adjacent to the first straight end wall, a second straight section adjacent to the second straight end wall, and a concave curved section interconnecting the first and second straight sections, the concave curved section of the first side wall bowing outwardly in a first direction, the concave curved section of the second side wall bowing outwardly in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the concave curved sections of the first and second side walls cooperating to define round-receiver means for receiving a container having a circular cross section therebetween, the first and second straight end walls cooperating with the first and second straight sections of the first and second side walls to define rectangle-receiver means for receiving a container having a rectangular cross section therebetween, the top surface opening providing an entry into each of the round-receiver means and the rectangle-receiver means, the planar bottom wall providing a container-receiving floor in each of the round-receiver means and the rectangle-receiver means.

4. A monolithic container holder comprising

a container receiver formed to include a top surface,

a mounting flange coupled to the container receiver top surface and adapted to be coupled to a juvenile seat to mount the container receiver thereon, and

a receptacle depending from the top surface, the receptacle including a bottom wall, a pair of end walls having a height extending between the top surface and the bottom planar wall, and a pair of side walls, each side wall including a pair of straight sections and a concave curved section therebetween, each of the straight and concave curved sections having a height equivalent to the height of the end walls, the concave curved sections being spaced apart and arranged to receive a round container therein, the straight sections of the side walls and the end walls being spaced apart and arranged to receive a rectangular container therein.

5. A monolithic juvenile tray comprising

a flat top surface configured to provide a shelf and

a first receptacle including a planar bottom wall, first and second straight end walls positioned to interconnect the bottom wall and the flat top surface and in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, and first and second side walls positioned to interconnect the bottom wall and the flat top surface and in spaced-apart, opposed relation to one another, each side wall being arranged to interconnect the first and second straight end walls and formed to include a first straight section adjacent to the first straight end wall, a second straight section adjacent to the second straight end wall, and a concave curved section interconnecting the first and second straight sections, the concave curved section of the first side wall bowing outwardly in a first direction, the concave curved section of the second side wall bowing outwardly in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the concave curved sections of the first and second side walls cooperating to define a round-receiver for receiving a container having a circular cross section therebetween, the first and second straight end walls cooperating with the first and second straight sections of the first and second side walls to define a rectangle-receiver for receiving a container having a rectangular cross section therebetween, each of the round-receiver and the rectangle-receiver being positioned to lie in an opening formed in the flat top surface, the planar bottom wall providing a container-receiving floor in each of the round-receiver means and the rectangle-receiver means.