Patent ID: 8015929

Claim:
A tray apparatus comprising: a tray base assembly attachable to a post attachment assembly, including a stop member positioned on a front surface thereof and a tray articulation coupling member extending substantially horizontally across the tray base assembly above the stop member; a tray member having a top surface and a bottom surface, an inner edge and an outer edge, a first side edge and a second side edge opposing the first side edge, to, in turn, define a width, the first side edge including a first opening and the second side edge including a second opening, the width of the tray member being substantially wider than the longitudinal length of the tray articulation coupling member; and a tray articulating member comprising a bracket having a central region rotatably coupled to the tray articulation coupling member of the tray base assembly, a first side region rotatably coupled to the first side edge and a second side region rotatably coupled to the second side edge, the first side region extending obliquely in an outward and downward direction from the central region and terminating with an inwardly directed hook region with a first tray engagement end and the second side region extending obliquely in an outward and downward direction from the central region and terminating with an inwardly directed hook region with a second tray engagement end, with the first tray engagement end extending into the first opening, and the second tray engagement end extending into the second opening; wherein the tray member is movable between a collapsed configuration wherein the top surface of the tray member substantially abuts the front surface of the tray base assembly, and an articulated configuration wherein the top surface of the tray member substantially abuts the stop member of the tray base assembly, to, in turn, facilitate the use of the top surface thereof.