Lap Food Tray Assembly

A lap food tray assembly for supporting a dinner plate on a user's lap, said assembly comprising:

• a saucer having a dinner plate indentation being integrated into said saucer Wherein said dinner plate indentation is configured to have a dinner plate positioned in said dinner plate indentation, said saucer having a lower wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from a perimeter of said lower wall, said outer wall having a distal edge with respect to said lower wall defining said dinner plate indentation, said lower wall having a lower surface and an upper surface wherein said upper surface is configured to have the dinner plate positioned on said upper surface such that said outer wall inhibits the dinner plate from sliding off of said upper surface;
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• a cushion being coupled to said saucer wherein said cushion is configured to positioned on a user's lap when the user is seated thereby orienting said saucer in a preferred orientation to facilitate the user to eat from the dinner plate when the dinner plate is positioned in said dinner plate indentation, said cushion being comprised of a deformable material wherein said cushion is configured to conform to the shape of the user's lap thereby facilitating said saucer to be positioned in a horizontal orientation, said cushion having an outside wall defining an interior space and a granular material, said granular material being packed into and entirely tilling said interior space, said outside wall being bonded to said lower surface of said lower wall of said saucer, said cushion having a circumference being greater than a circumference of said saucer such that said cushion extends outwardly beyond said outer wall of said saucer wherein said cushion is configured to enhance stability of said saucer when said cushion is positioned on the user's lap.

A method of stabilizing a dinner plate on a user's lap, the steps of the method comprising:

• providing a saucer having a dinner plate indentation, said saucer having a bottom side;
• providing a cushion being comprised of a deformable material;
• attaching said cushion to said bottom side of said saucer;
• positioning said cushion on a user's lap such that said cushion conforms to contours of the user's lap for retaining said saucer in a horizontal orientation;
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• positioning a dinner plate in said dinner plate indentation such that said saucer retains the dinner plate in a horizontal orientation to facilitate the user to eat from the dinner plate.