Highchair helper

A detachable device for trays that are pre-attached to seats, the device being out of reach to occupants sitting in the seats, comprising in combination:

• a seat having a tray attached in front of the seat, the tray having a rear upper raised edge adjacent to the front of the seat, and an outer upper raised edge of the tray substantially opposite to the rear upper raised edge;
• an occupant sitting in the seat, the seated occupant being able to physically reach the rear upper raised edge of the tray, and the outer upper raised edge of the tray being out of reach from the seated occupant;
• a holder means for supporting items off of the tray, the holder means for supporting items selected from at least one of:
• food;
• liquid and utensils , on the holder means;
• and
• a clamp for attaching the holder to a portion of the outer upper raised edge of the tray, wherein the holder means and the supported items are out of reach from the sitting occupant.

A method for attaching subtrays for supporting foods, beverages and utensils to existing trays attached to occupied chairs, so that the supported foods, beverages and utensils are out of reach from persons in the occupied chairs, comprising the steps of:

• providing a chair and a seated occupant, the chair having an existing tray attached to and in front of the chair, the tray having a rear upper raised edge adjacent to and in reach of the sitting occupant, and the existing tray having a outer upper raised edge opposite to the rear. upper raised edge, the outer upper raised edge being substantially out of reach from the seated occupant of the chair;
• attaching a holder to a portion of the outer upper raised edge of the existing tray so that the holder extends away from the seated occupant, and is out of reach from the seated occupant;
• and
• positioning items in the holder to be out of reach from the seated occupant, the items being selected from at least one of:
• food, beverage, and a utensil, wherein the items within the holder remain out of reach from the seated occupant.

A method of attaching a subtray device for trays that are pre-attached to seats so that the subtrays are out of reach to occupants sitting in the seats, comprising the steps of:

• providing a seat with an existing-tray pre-attached in front of the seat, the existing-tray having a rear upper raised edge adjacent to the front of the seat, and an outer upper raised edge of the existing-tray substantially opposite to the rear upper raised edge;
• sitting an occupant in the seat, the sitting occupant being able to physically reach the rear upper raised edge of the existing-tray, and the outer upper raised edge of the tray being out of reach from the sitting occupant;
• attaching an accessory-tray to a portion of the outer upper raised edge of the existing-tray for extending the accessory-tray away from the sitting occupant;
• supporting items on the accessory-tray, the items selected from at least one of food and beverages, wherein the sitting occupant is prevented from spilling the items since the items are out of reach to the sitting occupant.