Patent ID: 7290746
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A portable, multi-purpose, beverage container holder supported tray assembly, comprising: a beverage container holder component; the beverage container holder component having a top side and a bottom side, a beverage container holder means having depending means extending downward from the bottom side of the beverage container holder component for being removably received in a seat arm beverage container holder to removably mount the tray assembly on the seat arm; a tray component; the tray component having a top side and a bottom side; the tray component having a first end and a second end; the top side of the tray component providing a utilitarian support surface; and coupling means joining the first end of the tray component to the beverage container holder component for supporting the tray component from the beverage container holder component in a first substantially horizontal utilitarian position wherein the tray component extends over a seating portion of a seat when the beverage container holder means is mounted in a seat arm beverage container holder of the seat and the utilitarian support surface is positioned for use by a person in the seat; the coupling means having hinge means with a substantially horizontal axis for permitting the tray component to be pivoted about the substantially horizontal axis from the first utilitarian position to a raised position to permit seat ingress and egress by a person using the tray assembly while the beverage container holder means of the beverage container holder component of the tray assembly is still mounted in the seat arm beverage container holder of the seat; and the coupling means permitting relative forward and rearward movement between the tray component and the beverage container holder component in a direction parallel to the substantially horizontal axis of the hinge means to adjust the tray component toward or away from a person using the tray assembly.