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US 2006/0032780 A1Published application
Serving tray and method for its manufacture
OwnerRonda Heyninventor
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Abstract
A serving tray. The tray includes an elongate flexible handle mounted adjacent a reverse surface, the elongate flexible handle sized and shaped for securely receiving a server's hand.
Claims28
A serving tray, comprising:
- a planar member having an obverse surface, a reverse surface, a body there between;
- a peripheral edge portion extending outward from said planar member;
- first and second pedestal mounts, said pedestal mounts extending outwardly by a height H1 from said reverse surface;
- and
- a flexible handle secured to and between said first and second pedestal mounts.
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A serving tray, comprising:
- a planar member having an obverse surface, a reverse surface, a body there between;
- a peripheral edge portion extending outward from said planar member;
- first and second pedestal mounts, said pedestal mounts extending outwardly by a height H1 from said reverse surface;
- and
- an elongate handle secured to, and between, said first and second pedestal mounts, said elongate handle comprising a central portion having a loop portion of height H2 extending outwardly from said reverse surface, said reverse surface, said pedestal mounts, and said elongate handle defining an entry zone for receiving and securing a hand of a user against said reverse surface.
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A method comprising:
- providing a planar member having an obverse surface, a reverse surface, a body there between, a peripheral edge portion extending outward from said planar member, a first and a second pedestal mount, said pedestal mounts extending outwardly by a height H1 from said reverse surface, a flexible handle secured to and between said first and second pedestal mounts, said flexible handle and said first and second pedestal mounts sized and shaped to secure a hand of a user against the reverse surface;
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- transporting items on said obverse surface from a first location to a second location while a user's hand is secured against the reverse surface.
A method for making a serving tray, comprising:
- forming a planar member having an obverse surface, a reverse surface, a body there between, a peripheral edge portion extending outward from said planar member, a first and a second pedestal mount, said pedestal mounts extending outwardly by a height H1 from said reverse surface, a plurality of feet extending downwardly from said reverse surface;
- and
- providing a flexible handle secured to and between said first and second pedestal mounts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.