Patent ID: 7934449

Claim:
A food tray assembly, comprising: (a) a serving platter having (i) a disposal aperture disposed therethrough, and (ii) a serving area on a first side of the serving platter; and (b) a receptacle platter having (i) a bottom, and (ii) a peripheral wall extending therefrom; (c) wherein the receptacle platter and the serving platter are configured to be releasably coupled together in two configurations, including (i) a serving configuration, in which the receptacle platter is releasably coupled to the serving platter such that (A) the first side of the serving platter generally faces upwards, (B) the peripheral wall of the receptacle platter extends generally upwards from the bottom of the receptacle platter, (C) the serving platter is disposed generally above the receptacle platter, and (D) items disposed via the disposal aperture are received and retained within an area collectively defined by the receptacle platter and the serving platter, and (ii) a transport configuration, in which the receptacle platter is releasably coupled to the serving platter such that (A) the first side of the serving platter generally faces upwards, (B) the peripheral wall of the receptacle platter extends generally downwards from the bottom of the receptacle platter, (C) the receptacle platter is disposed generally above the serving platter, (D) the receptacle platter covers the serving area of the food tray assembly, and (E) the receptacle platter covers the disposal aperture so as to generally seal off any items disposed in the serving area; and (d) wherein the food tray assembly can be transitioned from the transport configuration to the serving configuration by uncoupling the receptacle platter from generally atop the serving platter, inverting the receptacle platter, and coupling the receptacle platter generally below the serving platter.