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US 11,607,035 B1Granted
Tray system
AssigneeGroup Dekko, Inc.
InventorsRaymond H. Riner, Austin S. Valley
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Abstract
A tray system including a column, a tray and a tray collar. The tray has an opening through which the column extends. The tray collar is constrained against the column, the tray being a part of or resting upon the tray collar.
Claims15
A tray system, comprising:
- a column;
- a tray having an opening through which the column extends;
- and
- a tray collar constrained against the column, the tray being a part of or resting upon the tray collar, the tray collar having a plurality of portions that contact an outer surface of the column, the tray collar portions being separate from the tray, the tray collar that contacts the outer surface of the column has two portions including a first portion and a second portion, the tray collar portions being identical.
1 more element
A tray system, comprising:
- a column;
- a base coupled to an end of the column;
- a tray having an opening through which the column extends;
- and
- a tray collar having a plurality of portions that are contactable to an outer surface of the column, the portions being constrained against the column, the tray resting upon the tray collar, the plurality of tray collar portions are two portions including a first portion and a second portion, wherein the two portions are identical.
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A method of supporting a tray, the method comprising the steps of:
- extending a column through an opening in the tray;
- contacting an outer surface of the column with a first portion and a second portion of a tray collar;
- and
- securing the first portion to the second portion against the outer surface of the column by way of drawing together the first portion and the second portion against the outer surface of the column, the drawing together step taking place by way of a first fastener extending from the first portion into the second portion and a second fastener extending from the second portion into the first portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.