Foldable tray assembly

A foldable tray assembly being attachable to a passenger seat or an article of luggage for supporting various items including food and drinks, said assembly comprising:

• a tray comprising a first panel being hingedly coupled to a second panel such that said tray is positionable between a flattened position and a folded position;
• a net being attached to said tray, said net surrounding said tray wherein said net is configured to inhibit the objects from sliding off of said tray;
• a cup holder unit being hingedly attached to said tray, said cup holder unit being positionable in a deployed position when said tray is in said flattened position wherein said cup holder unit is configured to support a pair of beverage containers, said cup holder unit being positionable in a stored position having said cup holder unit resting against said net;
• a pair of grapples, each of said grapples being pivotally attached to said tray, each of said grapples being positionable in a deployed position when said tray is in said flattened position wherein each of said grapples is configured to engage a support object thereby mounting said tray to the support object, each of said grapples being positionable in a stored position when said tray is in said folded position having said pair of grapples resting against said tray;
• wherein said first panel has a first edge being hingedly coupled to a primary edge of said second panel, a top surface of said first panel lying on a plane being coplanar with an upper surface of said second panel when said tray is in said flattened position wherein said tray is configured to support items, said top surface of said first panel being oriented to face said upper surface of said second panel when said tray is in said folded position thereby facilitating said tray to be placed in storage;
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• wherein said net has a bottom edge being attached to said top surface of said first panel and said upper surface of said second panel, said bottom edge extending substantially around a perimeter edge of each of said first panel and said second panel when said tray is in said flattened position, said net being folded between said first panel and said second panel when said tray is in said folded position, said net having a tube being positioned to extend around a top edge of said net, said tube having an elastomeric drawstring being positioned within said tube for retaining said net in a preferred shape when said tray is in said flattened position.

A foldable tray assembly being attachable to a passenger seat or an article of luggage for supporting various items including food and drinks, said assembly comprising:

• a tray comprising a first panel being hingedly coupled to a second panel such that said tray is positionable between a flattened position and a folded position, said first panel having a first edge being hingedly coupled to a primary edge of said second panel, a top surface of said first panel lying on a plane being coplanar with an upper surface of said second panel when said tray is in said flattened position wherein said tray is configured to support items, said top surface of said first panel being oriented to face said upper surface of said second panel when said tray is in said folded position thereby facilitating said tray to be placed in storage;
• a net being attached to said tray, said net surrounding said tray wherein said net is configured to inhibit the objects from sliding off of said tray, said net having a bottom edge being attached to said top surface of said first panel and said upper surface of said second panel, said bottom edge extending substantially around a perimeter edge of each of said first panel and said second panel when said tray is in said flattened position, said net being folded between said first panel and said second panel when said tray is in said folded position, said net having a tube being positioned to extend around a top edge of said net, said tube having an elastomeric drawstring being positioned within said tube for retaining said net in a preferred shape when said tray is in said flattened position;
• a cup holder unit being hingedly attached to said tray, said cup holder unit being positionable in a deployed position when said tray is in said flattened position wherein said cup holder unit is configured to support a pair of beverage containers, said cup holder unit being positionable in a stored position having said cup holder unit resting against said net, said cup holder unit comprising:
• an upright panel having a back side being attached to said net such that an upper edge of said upright panel is aligned with said tube on said top edge of said net and having a lower edge of said upright panel being positioned adjacent to said tray;
• a pair of bumpers, each of said bumpers having a first surface being bonded to a front side of said upright panel, each of said bumpers being elongated to extend along an axis being oriented parallel with said upper edge of said upright panel, each of said bumpers having a second surface which curves toward said first surface between each of a first end and a second end of said bumpers wherein said second surface of each of said bumpers is configured to conform to curvature of a beverage cup, said bumpers being spaced apart from each other on said front side of said upright panel;
• a pair of elastomeric bands, each of said elastomeric bands having a first end being coupled to said first end of a respective one of said bumpers, each of said elastomeric bands having a second end being coupled to said second end of a respective one of said bumpers such that each of said elastomeric bands extends across said second surface of said respective bumper, each of said elastomeric bands having a grip being centrally located on said elastomeric bands wherein said grip on a respective one of said elastomeric bands is configured to be gripped to stretch said respective elastomeric band around the beverage cup for securing the beverage cup against said respective bumper;
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• a support panel having a rear edge being hingedly coupled to said lower edge of said upright panel, said support panel having a top surface lying on a plane being perpendicularly oriented with said front side of said upright panel when said cup holder unit is positioned in said deployed position wherein said top surface of said support panel is configured to having a bottom end of the beverage containers placed on said top surface of said support panel, said top surface of said support panel being directed toward said front side of said upright panel when said cup holder unit is positioned in said stored position, said support panel having a lip extending upwardly from said top surface of said support panel, said lip extending along a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said support panel, said lip having a pair of curved sections each extending from a front edge of said support panel toward said rear edge of said support panel, each of said curved sections having an apex being spaced from said rear edge, each of said curved sections being aligned with a respective one of said bumpers wherein each of said curved sections of said lip is configured to restrain a bottom end of a respective one of the beverage containers thereby inhibiting the bottom end from sliding along said top surface of said support panel;
• a pair of grapples, cach of said grapples being pivotally attached to said tray, each of said grapples being positionable in a deployed position when said tray is in said flattened position wherein each of said grapples is configured to engage a support object thereby mounting said tray to the support object, each of said grapples being positionable in a stored position when said tray is in said folded position having said pair of grapples resting against said tray, each of said grapples comprising:
• a sleeve having a lower end and an upper end, said sleeve having a pivot point located adjacent to said lower end, said pivot point pivotally engaging said perimeter edge of said first panel of said tray, said upper end being open, said lower end being closed, said sleeve extending upwardly along said net having said upper end being aligned with said tube on said top edge of said net when said sleeve is a deployed position, said sleeve resting against a bottom surface of said first panel when said sleeve is in a stored position;
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• a hook having a primary end being inserted into said upper end of said sleeve, said hook having a series of bends being spaced apart from each other and being distributed from a secondary end of said hook toward said primary end of said hook to define a top portion of said hook being perpendicularly oriented between a leg portion of said hook and a finger portion of said hook, said primary end being associated with said leg portion, said secondary end being associated with said finger portion wherein said top portion of said hook is configured to rest on top of the support object having said finger portion extending downwardly behind the support object;
• a pair of first straps, each of said first straps being coupled to said tray, each of said first straps being matable to each other wherein said pair of first straps is configured to be wrapped around the support upon which said tray is positioned, each of said first straps extending away from a respective one of a first lateral side and a second lateral side of said perimeter edge of said first panel of said tray, each of said first straps having a distal end with respect to said respective first lateral side or second lateral side;
• a pair of first mating members, each of said first mating members being attached to a respective one of a top surface or a bottom surface of a respective one of said pair of first straps, each of said first mating members being positioned adjacent to said distal end of said respective first strap, each of said first mating members being releasably matable to each other wherein said pair of first mating members is configured to secure said first straps around the support upon which said tray is positioned;
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• a pair of second straps, each of said second straps being coupled to a respective one of said grapples, each of said second straps being matable to each other wherein each of said second straps is configured to be wrapped around an article of luggage, each of said second straps having a distal end with respect to said sleeve associated with said respective grapple;
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• a pair of second mating members, each of said second mating members being attached to a respective one of a first surface or a second surface of a respective one of said second straps, each of said second mating members being positioned adjacent to said distal end of a respective one of said second straps, each of said second mating members being releasably matable to each other wherein said pair of second mating members is configured to secure said second straps around the article of luggage.