Patent ID: 8286376

Claim:
A tray-tag adapted to be selectively and securely coupled to a rim of a tray for providing information about items on the tray, the rim of the tray being disposed along a top portion of a tray wall that has interior and exterior surfaces, the tray-tag comprising: a face plate having a front surface and a back surface, the front surface being adapted to have indicia thereon for providing information about items on the tray; a mounting assembly extending from the face plate and being adapted to selectively and securely couple the tray-tag to the rim of the tray so that the rim of the tray is positioned adjacent to the face plate and generally within a horizontal projection of the face plate when the tray-tag is coupled to the tray, the mounting assembly comprising; an engagement flap comprising a first portion that extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the first portion extends over a top of the rim and a second portion that extends generally downwardly from the first portion so that the second portion extends along a portion of the interior surface of the tray wall; a first support tab disposed adjacent a first end of the engagement flap, wherein the first support tab extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the first support tab extends underneath the rim of the tray; a second support tab disposed adjacent a second end of the engagement flap such that the first support tab and the second support tab are spaced apart from one another and such that the engagement flap is disposed between the first support tab and the second support tab, wherein the second support tab extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the second support tab extends underneath the rim of the tray.