Serving tray

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-08-10
DALEY RALPH
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is about a tray for serving food and beverages. It includes a flat surface for holding food items and a raised edge to keep them from sliding off. The tray also has a handle and base support members for stability. The base support members are cylindrical legs positioned near the edge of the tray. The tray can be made of metal or thermoplastic material. The handle can have a U-shaped bracket for holding a user's hand. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a stable tray for serving food and beverages that allows for easy handling and protection of the served items.

Problems solved by technology

However, learning to correctly balance and use a serving tray, particularly when loading and unloading objects or food items from the tray is a difficult task especially for users such as waiters and servants.
Because of crowded conditions, a necessity to serve quickly, and slippery nature of serving trays, servers often lose their grip or balance of the serving tray and tend to spill the tray contents on table, floor or on customers.
Lose of grip over the serving tray usually result in broken glassware, wasted food and customer grievances, which ultimately lead to loss of revenue.
With existing tray designs, the tray is held by placing an arm underneath the serving tray in a fixed position, which does not allow stretching of the elbow without the losing the orientation of the serving tray.
Carrying the serving tray by holding at an edge does not offer enough balance, especially when the tray is completely loaded with food items.

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[0014]A description of embodiments of the present disclosure will now be given with reference to the Figures. It is expected that the present disclosure may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the disclosure is, therefore indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.

[0015]Referring to FIG. 1, showing a bottom surface of a serving tray 100 in an inverted position, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The serving tray 100 comprises a handle 110 extending outwards from a bottom surface 106 of a planar member 102. In an embodiment, the handle 110 comprises a U-shaped bracket extending out perpendicularly to the axis of the planar member 102. The h...

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Abstract

A serving tray comprising a planar member coated with a nonslip material for bearing food items and a periphery extending substantially upwards with respect to the planar member. A handle extending outwards from a bottom surface of the planar member, for receiving a portion of user's hand in order to provide a firm grip and a plurality of short leg members positioned on the bottom surface for supporting the serving tray when placed on a flat surface.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to trays used for serving food and beverages. More particularly relates to a serving tray comprising a bottom handle for firm holding of the tray using a single hand and leg members for supporting the tray when placed on a flat surface.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Serving trays are generally used for placing and carrying food items to a table or from one location to another location. In designing serving trays, various features have been implemented to ensure that the serving trays are easily nestable and stackable, and that they are easily cleaned and disinfected. However, learning to correctly balance and use a serving tray, particularly when loading and unloading objects or food items from the tray is a difficult task especially for users such as waiters and servants.[0005]In places like crowded restaurants, eateries, lounges, hotels and other related service industries, servers are...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G23/06B65D25/24
CPCB65D25/24A47G23/0625
InventorDALEY, RALPH
OwnerDALEY RALPH