Table tray adapted for installation around an umbrella pole

A tray adapted for use upon a table having an upwardly extending projection such as an umbrella pole, said tray comprising:

• a tray member adapted for supporting or receiving items, said tray member including a radial opening having a sufficient width to receive therethrough a pole or the like;
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• a closure member for closing the radial opening and to thereby define with said tray member a central aperture within which said pole or the like is receivable.

A tray for supporting items upon a surface such as a table, said surface having an object such as an umbrella pole extending upwardly therefrom, said tray comprising:

• a tray member having a central opening, a peripheral edge, and a radial slot extending from said central opening to said peripheral edge, said radial slot having opposing interior surfaces and a sufficient width to receive therethrough a pole or the like;
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• a pair of flexible flanges aligning and being fixedly secured to the opposing interior surfaces of said radial slot, said flanges being adapted to, when said tray member is moved to receive the pole within the radial slot or to remove the pole from the central opening of the tray member, to engage the pole and flex out of the path of said pole to allow the pole to pass through said radial slot and to flex back to a stationary position once the pole has cleared the radial slot.