Patent ID: 7739963

Claim:
A breakaway tray assembly for supporting items, said tray assembly comprising: a tray assembly having a first tray and a second tray, said first tray and said second tray having a stored-away position and a useable position: said first tray being in a generally vertical position when in said stored-away position and in a generally horizontal position when in said useable position; said second tray being in a generally vertical position when in said stored-away position and generally coplanar with and semi-rigidly extending from said first tray when in said useable position, said second tray also having a breakaway position that is not generally coplanar with said first tray in said useable position; said first tray having an edge portion overlapping an edge portion of said second tray with a pivot axis extending through said first tray and said second tray with said second tray pivotally mounted to said first tray; and a spring loaded latch extending between said first tray and said second tray, said spring loaded latch assisting in the release of said second tray from said useable position into said breakaway position when a predetermined amount of downward force is applied to said second tray in said useable position.