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US 3,941,286 AGranted
One-handed serving tray
OwnerJohn W. Perkinsoninventor
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Abstract
A serving tray, having an opening through which at least a portion of the server's hand may be inserted and a support which thrusts upwardly against the wrist and/or forearm materially assists in carrying and balancing the laden tray, has utility for use in situations in which the server must carry and serve from the tray with one hand.
Claims16
A serving tray, comprising:
- a. a generally planar tray having a top and bottom surface and a periphery;
- b. said tray having an opening extending through said top and bottom surfaces, said opening dimensioned so that at least a portion of a hand may be inserted through said opening so that fingers and at least a portion of a palm of the hand may serve to support said tray when the hand is positioned generally parallel to said tray;
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- c. support means connected with and generally parallel to said tray, extending beyond said periphery at least to as far as a wrist and below the bottom surface of said tray, and shaped so as to generally conform to the shape of the underside of the wrist.
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A serving tray, comprising:
- a. a generally planar tray having a top and bottom surface and a periphery;
- b. support means having a top and bottom surface, connected with and generally parallel to said tray, extending beyond said periphery and below the bottom surface of said tray, and shaped so as to generally conform to the underside of a wrist;
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- c. said support means having an opening extending through said top and bottom surfaces of said support means, said opening dimensioned so that at least a portion of a hand may be inserted through said opening so that fingers and at least a portion of a palm of the hand may serve to support said tray when the hand is positioned generally parallel to said tray.
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A serving tray, comprising:
- a. a generally planar tray having a top and bottom surface and a periphery;
- b. said tray having an opening extending through at least a portion of said top and bottom surfaces, said opening dimensioned so that at least a portion of a hand may be inserted through said opening so that fingers and at least a portion of a palm of the hand may serve to support said tray when the hand is positioned generally parallel to said tray;
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- c. support means connected with and generally parallel to said tray, extending beyond said periphery at least to as far as a wrist and located on substantially the same general plane as the bottom surface of said tray, and shaped so as to generally conform to the shape of the underside of the wrist for supporting said tray.
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A serving tray, comprising:
- a. a generally planar tray having a top and bottom surface and a periphery;
- b. said tray having an opening extending through at least a portion of said top and bottom surfaces, said opening dimensioned so that at least a portion of a hand may be inserted through said opening so that fingers and at least a portion of a palm of the hand may serve to support said tray when the hand is positioned generally parallel to said tray;
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- c. support means connected with and generally parallel to said tray, extending beyond said periphery to as least as far as a wrist and located on a plane slightly above the general plane of the bottom surface of said tray, and shaped so as to generally conform to the shape of the underside of the wrist for supporting said tray.
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A serving tray, comprising:
- a. a generally planar tray having a top and bottom surface and a periphery;
- b. support means having a top and bottom surface, connected with and generally parallel to said tray, extending beyond said periphery and located on substantially the same general plane as the bottom surface of said tray, and shaped so as to generally conform to the underside of a wrist;
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- c. said support means having an opening extending through said top and bottom surfaces of said support means, said opening dimensioned so that at least a portion of a hand may be inserted through said opening so that fingers and at least a portion of a palm of the hand may serve to support said tray when the hand is positioned generally parallel to said tray.
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A serving tray, comprising:
- a. a generally planar tray having a top and bottom surface and a periphery;
- b. support means having a top and bottom surface, connected with and generally parallel to said tray, extending beyond said periphery and at least a portion of said support means located slightly above the general plane of the bottom surface of said tray, and shaped so as to generally conform to the underside of a wrist;
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- c. said support means having an opening extending through said top and bottom surfaces of said support means, said opening dimensioned so that at least a portion of a hand may be inserted through said opening so that fingers and at least a portion of a palm of the hand may serve to support said tray when the hand is positioned generally parallel to said tray.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.