US 5,062,558 A · Food tray and bib system

Abstract

This invention pertains to a food tray and bib system (10) which is adapted to be removably coupled to the neck (16) of a user's body (18). The food tray and bib system (10) includes a flexibly collapsible housing and bib assembly (20) having a deformable cavity (30) for receipt of a tray assembly (40). Housing and bib assembly (20) includes a rear wall (22) having a lower portion (21) defining a rear wall of the deformable cavity (30), and an upper portion (23) extending longitudinally from deformable cavity (30) a predetermined distance to define a bib-like structure. Upper portion (23) of rear wall (22) includes an arcuate cut-out portion (33) whose perimeter is defined by a pair of strap members (34) of alternately a through opening (32) may be provided for releasable coupling to the neck (16) of the user's body (18). The forward portion of deformable cavity (30) is structurally supported by an angular portion (28) integrally formed in each side wall (26) extending from an upper portion of rear wall (22) to a forward perimeter portion of deformable cavity (30). Tray assembly (40) is formed in a parallelepiped contour and includes a plurality of corner posts (46) for establishing the contour of deformable cavity (30), subsequent to insertion of tray assembly (40) therein.

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Dependent claims

A food tray bib system adapted to be removably coupled to the body of a user, comprising:

a flexibly collapsible housing integrally formed in one piece formation and defining a deformable cavity;
bib means for overlaying a first portion of a user's body and providing a removable coupling to a second portion of said user's body, said bib means defining a rear wall of said housing extending longitudinally a predetermined distance external said cavity, said flexibly collapsible housing including an opposing pair of side walls, each of said side walls having an angularly extended portion extending between a forward perimeter portion of said cavity and an upper portion of said bib means;
and,
tray means insertable within said deformable cavity for supporting food items disposed thereon, said tray means including a container housing having a predetermined contour and defining an internal housing chamber having a planar bottom member for supporting said food items, said container housing within said deformable cavity, whereby subsequent to receipt of said container housing said deformable cavity substantially conforms to said contour of said container housing, said container housing including a plurality of corner members, each of said corner members extending a predetermined distance external said internal housing chamber for interfacing with said pair of opposing side walls to provide a vertically extending support for said opposing side walls in said vertical direction and maintaining said opposing side walls in a substantially vertical plane.

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A disposable tray and bib system for the temporary support of food items, comprising:

tray means for supporting said food items disposed thereon;
means for releasably coupling said tray means to a user's body formed in one piece formation, said releasable coupling means includes (1) a container defined by a flexibly collapsible housing having a deformable cavity open on one end for receipt of said tray means, (2) a rear wall member having a first portion defining a wall of said cavity and a second portion extending longitudinally a predetermined distance external said deformable cavity, and (3) an opposing pair of side wall members extending angularly between a respective forward perimeter portion of said deformable cavity and said second portion of said rear wall member for supporting said tray means within said deformable cavity, said tray means including a container housing having a substantially parallelepiped contour and defining an internal housing chamber having a planar bottom member for supporting said food items, said container housing being matingly coupled to said flexibly collapsible housing within said deformable cavity, said container housing further including a plurality of corner members, each of said corner members extending a predetermined distance external said internal housing chamber for interfacing with said pair of opposing side walls to provide a vertically extending support for said opposing side walls in said vertical direction and maintaining said opposing side walls in a substantially vertical plane.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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