Tray, in particular for catering purposes onboard aircrafts

a technology for catering purposes and aircrafts, applied in the field of containers, can solve the problems of requiring a substantial amount of space and limited storage space in the trolley onboard aircrafts

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-09-01
DESTER ACS HLDG
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[0004]It is an object of the present invention to provide a t...

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It is a disadvantage of the known trays that they require a substantial amount of space when stored in a trol...

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[0020]FIG. 1 shows a tray 2 according to the invention, in particular for catering purposes onboard aircrafts including a tray body 4 for defining a receiving surface 6 for receiving thereon items to be carried by use of the tray, e.g. dishes, cups, food container, cutlery or foodstuff items. In the illustrated embodiment, the tray body 4 is substantially flat and is manufactured from plastics.

[0021]FIG. 2 shows a cross-section along a line I-I in FIG. 1, wherein the tray 2 is shown together with a similar tray 2′. For parts of the tray 2′ corresponding to parts of the tray 2 corresponding reference numerals are used.

[0022]The trays 2, 2′ are shown in a position in which the receiving surfaces 6, 6′ of the tray bodies 4, 4′ are overlapping each other partially. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the receiving surface 6 of the tray 2 is divided into two sections 8, 10. In the position shown in FIG. 2, the section 8′ of the receiving surface 6′ of the tray 2′ is overlapping the section 10 of t...

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A tray, in particular for catering purposes onboard aircrafts, including a tray body defining a receiving surface for receiving thereon items to be carried by use of the tray. The tray body includes an interlocking device for releasably engaging an interlocking device of the tray body of a similar tray, when at least two trays are positioned such that the receiving surfaces of the tray bodies are overlapping each other partially. The interlocking device of the trays interacting such that when one of the trays is drawn in a drawing direction, the other tray is moved along in the drawing direction.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of PCT / EP2009 / 001506, filed Mar. 4, 2009, which claims the priority of German application no. 20 2008 011 452.7, filed Aug. 28, 2008, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a tray, for catering purposes onboard aircrafts. In particular, the invention relates to a tray including a tray body defining a receiving surface for receiving thereon items to be carried by the tray for catering purposes onboard aircrafts.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Trays of this kind are well known, for example from EP 0 987 972 B1, and include a tray body defining a receiving surface for receiving thereon items to be carried by use of the tray. Usually, catering articles, for example dishes, cups, cutlery and foodstuff items are received on the receiving surface. If a hot meal is to be served to a passenger, the tray is drawn out of a storing trolley. Then a ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G23/06B65D1/34
CPCA47G23/0633A47G23/06
Inventor TESINK, TONVANDERHEYDEN, RUUD
Owner DESTER ACS HLDG
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