Patent ID: 7565997

Claim:
An improvement to a serving tray of the type made from a single sheet of material that is folded and secured into a partially assembled position ready for use, wherein the improvement comprises: a bottom panel; four generally upright side panels disposed around the bottom panel that form a three-dimensional interior portion compartment over said bottom panel, and wherein said four generally upright wall side panels include a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel and a fourth side panel that are each attached to said bottom panel, said second side panel opposing said fourth side panel; a first top panel attached to said first side panel, a second top panel attached to said second side panel, a third top panel attached to said third side panel, a fourth top panel attached to said fourth side panel; and means for securing a beverage container to said serving tray with the beverage container disposed either interiorly or exteriorly of the interior portion compartment, said means for securing comprising a circular overall opening that is provided through said second top panel and said fourth top panel formed by a first partial opening disposed in the said second top panel and a second partial opening disposed in said fourth top panel, said means for securing further comprising a circular top opening in said first top panel disposed adjacent to a crease between said first top panel and said first side panel; wherein when said beverage container is disposed in said interior portion, said third top panel is not folded inward and said second and fourth top panels are disposed over and generally parallel to said bottom panel and combining to provide a covering over all the interior portion except for said circular overall opening which is adapted to receive said beverage container therein; and when said beverage container is disposed exteriorly of said interior portion compartment, said first top panel is folded outward and away from said bottom panel and receives said beverage container within said circular top opening in said first top panel, and said second top panel, third top panel and fourth top panel are folded inward and combine to provide a covering over all of said interior portion compartment with said third top panel covering said circular overall opening to protect any food items placed on the bottom panel.