Patent ID: 6021914
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A nestable tray for holding food and a beverage container, comprising:an imaginary axis;an upper and an opposed lower face;a food holding portion and a beverage holding portion adjacent to the food holding portion along the axis;the food holding portion comprising: a central flat recessed area for holding food, and a raised rim about the periphery of the flat recessed area, wherein the raised rim extends generally upward and outward and then turns downward and outward in arcuate profile;the beverage holding portion comprising: a central flat recessed area for supporting a beverage container, wherein the recessed area being coplanar with the central area of the food holding portion; a central aperture generally circular in shape, extending through the central recessed area and sized to receive a stem of a stemmed glass; an outward flaring slot extending from and continuous with the central recessed area aperture to the exterior of the tray for admitting and securing a stem of a stemmed beverage container; and a raised rim about the periphery of the flat recessed area, wherein the raised rim extends generally upward and outward, and then turns downward and outwards in arcuate profile;wherein the tray rim further comprises undulating scallops depending around the periphery of the food holding area distal to the beverage holding portion.