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US 2006/0123829 A1Published application
Drinking vessel tray
OwnerPeter Nielseninventor
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Abstract
The Invention is a tray for serving a beverage in a nightclub or tavern. A tray body defines a reservoir adapted to contain a beverage. A reservoir aperture communicates through the tray body and is controlled by a valve. A dispensing opening is defined by the bottom side of the tray body and aligns the drinking vessel with the reservoir aperture. The valve is actuated when a drinking vessel is placed in engagement with the dispensing opening. A plurality of drinking vessel receptacles located on the top side of the tray are adapted to support drinking vessels.
Claims18
A tray, the tray comprising:
- a. a tray body;
- b. a reservoir defined by said tray body, said reservoir defining an interior volume, said interior volume being adapted to contain a beverage;
- c. a plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said tray body, each of said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles being configured to engage and to support a drinking vessel.
A tray, the tray comprising:
- a. a tray body, said tray body adapted to be supported by a one hand of a server;
- b. a reservoir defined by said tray body;
- c. a plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said tray body, each of said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles being configured to support a drinking vessel;
- d. a reservoir aperture, said tray body having a bottom side, said reservoir aperture being in fluid communication between said beverage reservoir and said bottom side of said tray body;
- e. a dispensing opening defined by said bottom side of said tray body, said dispensing opening being adapted to engage said drinking vessel and to align said drinking vessel with said reservoir aperture;
- f. means for dispensing a predetermined amount of said beverage into said drinking vessel from said beverage reservoir through said reservoir aperture when said drinking vessel is aligned with said dispensing opening;
- g. a power supply supported by said tray body;
- h. a lamp supported by said tray body, said lamp operably and selectably connected to said power supply.
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A tray, the tray comprising:
- a. a tray body, said tray body having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper and said lower portions of said tray body being joined one to the other to form said tray body, said tray body having a top side and a bottom side;
- b. a reservoir defined by said upper portion of said tray body, said reservoir defining an interior volume, said interior volume being adapted to contain a beverage;
- c. a plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said upper portion of said tray body and appearing on said top side of said tray body, each of said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles being configured to engage and to support a drinking vessel;
- d. a reservoir aperture, said reservoir aperture being defined by said upper portion of said tray body, said reservoir aperture being in fluid communication between said interior volume of said reservoir and said bottom side of said tray body;
- e. a valve, said valve being adapted to selectably dispense said beverage through said reservoir aperture;
- f. a dispensing opening defined by said lower portion of said tray body, said dispensing opening being configured to engage said drinking vessel and to align said drinking vessel with said reservoir aperture, said dispensing opening and said valve being adapted so that engagement between said dispensing opening and said drinking vessel actuates said valve, thereby dispensing said beverage into said drinking vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.