Patent ID: 6931998

Claim:
A tray mounting apparatus for removably mounting a tray on a railing having an upper railing, a lower railing and a plurality of vertical members extending between the upper and lower railings, said apparatus comprising: a panel having an upper side, a lower side and a peripheral edge, a peripheral flange being attached to and extending downwardly from said peripheral edge; a pair of mountings, each of said mountings being removably positionable on said upper railing, each of said mountings including, a horizontal plate and a pair of legs being attached to extending downward from said horizontal plate, said legs being spaced from each other such that each of said legs is positionable adjacent to an opposite side of the upper railing when said horizontal plate is abutted against a top surface of the upper railing; an elongate member being attached to an outer surface of said legs and extending downwardly therefrom, said elongate member having a longitudinal axis orientated substantially perpendicular to a plane of said horizontal plate, said elongate member having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, each of said supports including an arm having a first end and a second end; a pair of supports, each of said supports being removably attachable to one of said mountings such that said supports are in a generally horizontal orientation when each of said mountings are positioned on the upper rail, a pair of latches being attached to each of said first ends, said latches being removably extendable into said apertures for selectively securing said arms to said elongate members; and wherein said panel may be removably positioned on said pair of mountings and said supports such that said panel is in a generally horizontal orientation.