Beverage service rack

• US 8,590,715 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2011
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silvio R. Gray
• Original Assignee: Silvio R. Gray
• Inventors: Gray, Silvio R.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOVOSAD, JENNIFER ELEANORE
• Application Number:
  US13/373,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20130119005A1
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 211/85.18, 211/85.31, 211/75, 211/85.29, 211/196, 211/205, 211/85.4, 211/181.1, 211/74, 211/71.01, 211/133.4, 211/125, 248/175, 248/363, 248/311.3, 206501-505, 206/507, 206/508, 220/743, 220/737, 220/487, 220/495, 220/494, D74/012, D77/01, D76/37, D7704-708, D76/001, D6409-415, D64/49, D6454-458, D6461-469, D6509-511
• US Class Current: 211/85.18
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/0064 for crockery, e.g. plates, glasses
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0208 for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like

Abstract

A rack for carrying or displaying glassware or similar containers holding liquids such as beverages is disclosed. The rack has a planar portion, which may be defined by concentrically arranged wire rings, that supports several yokes around its outer edge. The yokes grasp the containers between outwardly extending arm segments. A straight post handle is joined to the center of the underside of the planar portion of the rack.

Claims

1. A beverage service rack comprising

a tray portion which includes

a substantially planar deck formed of concentrically arranged ring members,

a plurality of yokes on the deck having arm segments configured to receive and support cylindrical beverage holders nested in the arm segments, and

a tray portion support member affixed to a first side of the deck comprising

a hub section and

arm members joined to and radiating from the hub section engaging the first side of the deck,

a handle portion, and

a connector on the handle portion engaging and separable from the hub section of the tray portion support member affixing the handle portion to or disconnecting the handle portion from the hub section.

2. The beverage service rack of claim 1 in which the handle portion is columnar.

3. The beverage service rack of claim 1 in which the handle portion extends downwardly from the first side of the tray portion and is formed to nest into an upwardly facing orifice of a table-top tray holder.

4. The beverage service rack of claim 1 in which the first side of the tray portion is configured to nest within an upwardly facing second side of a like tray portion.