Self-balancing tray

A self-balancing tray for carrying open receptacles containing spillable contents, fragile items or items splattering when falling down, said tray comprising:

• a disc of substantially rigid material;
• and an assemblage for mounting the disc and carrying the same in always substantially horizontal position, said assemblage comprising a frame shaped to encompass the rim of the disc with a loose fit, lugs inwardly protruding from the frame fixedly secured thereto and underlying the disc upon placement thereof into the frame, thereby supporting the disc;
• and a holder shaped to extend across the frame spaced apart therefrom to provide space for placing receptacles and other items upon the disc, mounting means for releasably attaching the holder to the frame and locking the disc within the frame, said mounting means including two pairs of receiving openings and disposed at opposite points of the frame and at each end of the holder a pair of spaced apart lugs insertable into the respective openings on the frame, said lugs on the holder being insertable into said openings at the frame and being dimensioned to overlie the disc thereby locking the disc in the frame;
• and a handle including a grip and a freely bendable connecting member secured at one end to the grip and at the other end to the holder at a point thereof coaxial with the center point of the disc.