US2602311A - Tray attachment - Google Patents

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y 8, 1952 R. D. HANSEN 2,602,311 TRAY ATTACHMENT 2 Sl-IEETS-SI-IEET 1 Filed Dec. 18, 1946 INVENTOR,

ROY DAHL HANSE N. BY

AT TORNE R. D. HANSEN TRAY ATTACHMENT July 8, 1952 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Dec. 18, 1946 INVENTORY ROY DAHL HANSEN.

. ATTORNEY Patented July 8, 1952 TRAY ATTACHMENT v 1 Roy Dahl Hansen, Alameda, Calif.

Application December 1 This invention relates to trays, and more particularly to novel improvements in serving trays and is in the nature of a continuation in partof my copending application for United States Letters Patent Serial No. 656,451, filed March 22,

' The'principal object of the-present invention.

i'sto provide a novel serving tray with removable attachments to hold and restrain from unwanted movement various typesoi drinking glasses-or the like. -A particular object (if-"the invention is to provide a tray of the above mentioned type'with clip members which, when engaged'with the'tray, will provide a means to grip-removablya stemtype glass or a tumbler-type glass and allow their convenient removal andredeposit. A further object is to'provide atray of the above mentioned typefwith recesses to hold and restrain from unwanted movement drinking glasses of various types. A further-particular objectis'to provide a tray ofthe above mentioned type, having a clip member so designed that when placed in one position a stemetype glass will be accommodated, and when positioned invertedly a turnbler-typeglass will be accommodated. Ailirther object is to provide a trayywhereon anattachment therefor, adapted to engage and hold a glass thereon, acts as 'aj '.balancin'g element to prevent tilting of said tray. 7 p

Other objects and advantages will become apparent upon reference to the accompanying specification and drawings. In the drawings similar characters of reference-represent corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a tray embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3'is a top plan view of a modification of the tray.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a further modification of the attachment.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a furthermodification of the attachment.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view, taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8--8" of Fig. 6. I

porting portion at 4. The trap is formed with s, 1946,:'SerialNo. 717,019 1 Claim. (01. 65-455) outward horizontally projecting side edges 5. The tray may be formed from a metal or plastic blank by means of stamping or the like. clip member, generally indicated-at 6, is formed of a'pre'ferably resilient material, suchyas' sheet aluminumor the like, and comprises g-lass 'en-' gaging finger-members 1, which overliethe glass supporting portion 'of the tray 4, andaU-shaped clamp portion8 to grip, removably an edge 5 of the tray A. 1

Fig. 2 illustrates the clip Spositionedon the tray A. The foot of a stein-type glass 9 is held,

removably, to the glass supporting portion '4 of the tray A by the resilient members 1 of the clip 6. The under part of the clamp portion ;8- is bent backupon itself, as at ill, the same depth as the bottom of recess: 3 to form a balancing and supporting element for the tray. The clip- 6 may be slidably disengaged from the tray A so that the tray may be usedwithout the clip,

if so desired.

Fig.3 illustrates a modification of the inven" tion, wherein a glass containing depression H is stamped 'into'the tray B the same depth as' -recess 3 the depression ll having sidewalls to restrain glasses of various types fromundesired' movement. A supporting or balancing'element for the tray is provided by a depression, indicated at 12, which is formed so that the bottom thereof lies the same horizontal plane as the bottom of depressions H and 3. A clip 6 engages edge 5 and the resilient fingers l thereof overlie the glass supporting portion 4 and depression l2 and grip, removably, the base of a stem-type glass 9 placed therein, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 illustrates a cross section of the tray shown in Fig. 3 with depressions I I and 12. Depression ll supports tumbler-type glasses l3 of various types and depression 12 serves as a balancing and supporting member for the tray.

Figs. 6 and 8 illustrate a further modification of the invention, wherein tray A is identical to that described above with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 and wherein a tumbler-type glass retaining clip member, generally indicated at 15, is

I clamped to the edgei of the said tray by a U-shaped clamp portion [6. The member I5 comprises an annular flange I! which overlies 'the glass supporting portion A to hold and restrain from unwanted movement a tumbler-type glass I3. The clamp portion I6 is bent back upon itself, as at I8, similarly to clamp portion 8 heretofore described.

' Figs. 5 andv 7 illustrate another and preferred I modification of the present invention and where-.

' 3 in the same tray described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 6 and 8 is utilized. A glass holding member is indicated generally at 2| and comprises a clip portion 22, which is substantially identical with the clip member 6 described with 5 reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and is adapted to clamp a stem-type glass to the glass holding portion 4 of tray A by means of resilient diverging fingers and a ring member 23 which is the same as that described with reference toFigs; 6 and 8. The ring'member 23 and clip member 22 are joined together by a U-clamp 24 which is preferably formed integrally with said clip and said ring member and the clamp 24 is adapted to engage slidably the tray edge 5, as indicated in Fig. 7. The clip 22 is bowed outwardly, as at 25, so that when the said clip portion is positionedbelow the glass supporting portion 4 "the'bowed portion lies in the same horizontal plane as the bottom; ,1 of recess 3 of tray A. Similarly, the ring mem- 20 her 23 is formed sosthat when it occupies the. underside, of; the glass supporting portion 4 it acts as a;;balancing element for the tray, as illustrated in Fig. 7. 1 V M The novelglass holding member will accom: modate stem-type glasses when used in the position illustrated in-Fig. 7 and will accommodate tumbler-type glasses when'the member isv removed from the tray and re-attach'ed, thereto so that the ring member overlies the glass hold ingv portion. Hence I have described a unitary clip member adapted. to hold .glassesof various types by the simple expedient of reversing the position of the glass retaining member relativeto the glass supporting-portion of the tray. Obviously a tray may be -desig'ned by those skilled in the art which itself-may be reversed without the ,necessity of reversalof the glass engaging and retaining member in order to aceommodate various types of glassware. While the invention has been described, in; more or less specific detail for purposes of clarity of description 'it is -;understoo d that mod ifications and variations in detail of the-structure, ma b I cco l hed :W t the 9? O th nne s ed la m a A glass 'holdingclip for attachment to a tray; having a depressed portion and ,aj margijnal ho rif formed to receive the stem of a glass therebetween and to clamp the foot of said glass against said top of said tray edge, a clamp'ji'nteg'ral with said pair of fingers arranged to grip removably said edge, and means comprising a projection arranged to underlie said edge and integral with said clamp to afford support to said tray to prevent tilting thereof when a glass is placed on the edge of said tray, the bottom of said projection L lying in substantially the same plane as the bottom of said depressed portion.

ROY DAHL HANSEN.

. R F BENGESfi D,

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