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US3239272A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Snack tray

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-01-29
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1985-01-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald H Wilkins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 03:01
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/62; A47C7/622; A47C7/624; A47C7/68; A47C7/705

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
A SNACK AND BEVERAGE TRAY FOR LAWN CHAIRS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATED TRAY MEMBER PROVIDING RESTING MEANS FOR SNACKS AND BEVERAGES, A FIRST PAIR OF L-SHAPED BRACKETS SECURED TO ONE SIDE OF THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TRAY MEMBER, A SECOND PAIR OF L-SHAPED ADJUSTABLE BRACKETS EACH HAVING AN INTEGRAL SPRING CLIP AT ITS ONE END ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO SAID FIRST L-SHAPED PAIR OF BRACKETS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAIRS OF BRACKETS PROVIDING SUPPORT MEANS FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID TRAY MEMBER TO AN ARM OF SAID CHAIR, SAID FIRST PAIR OF L-SHAPED BRACKETS HAVING A SLOT THEREIN, SAID SLOT ADJUSTABLY RECEIVING A THREADED BOLT, AN OPENING IN SAID SECOND PAIR OF L-SHAPED BRACKETS TO RECEIVE SAID BOLTS AND A WING NUT CARRIED ON EACH OF SAID BOLTS PROVIDING CLAMPING MEANS FOR SAID BRACKETS, SAID TRAY HAVING A DIAGONAL BRACE SECURED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF AND AN ADJUSTABLE EXTENSION BRACE ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO SAID DIAGONAL BRACE PROVIDING OPPOSITE SIDE SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID TRAY MEMBER, SAID EXTENSION BRACE HAVING AN SSHAPED CLIP INTEGRALLY FORMED AT ITS LOWERMOST END FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A SEAT EDGE OF SAID CHAIR SAID EXTENSION BRACE HAVING AN OPENING NEAR ITS OPPOSITE END, A THREADED BOLT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND THROUGH A SLOT IN SAID DIAGONAL BRACE AND A WING NUT CARRIED ON SAID BOLT PROVIDING CLAMPING MEANS FOR SAID DIAGONAL BRACE AND SAID ADJUSTABLE EXTENSION BRACE AND SAID FIRST LSHAPED BRACKETS SECURED TO SAID TRAY BEING PARALLEL SPACED APART BENEATH SAID TRAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
A SNACK AND BEVERAGE TRAY FOR LAWN CHAIRS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATED TRAY MEMBER PROVIDING RESTING MEANS FOR SNACKS AND BEVERAGES, A FIRST PAIR OF L-SHAPED BRACKETS SECURED TO ONE SIDE OF THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TRAY MEMBER, A SECOND PAIR OF L-SHAPED ADJUSTABLE BRACKETS EACH HAVING AN INTEGRAL SPRING CLIP AT ITS ONE END ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO SAID FIRST L-SHAPED PAIR OF BRACKETS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAIRS OF BRACKETS PROVIDING SUPPORT MEANS FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID TRAY MEMBER TO AN ARM OF SAID CHAIR, SAID FIRST PAIR OF L-SHAPED BRACKETS HAVING A SLOT THEREIN, SAID SLOT ADJUSTABLY RECEIVING A THREADED BOLT, AN OPENING IN SAID SECOND PAIR OF L-SHAPED BRACKETS TO RECEIVE SAID BOLTS AND A WING NUT CARRIED ON EACH OF SAID BOLTS PROVIDING CLAMPING MEANS FOR SAID BRACKETS, SAID TRAY HAVING A DIAGONAL BRACE SECURED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF AND AN ADJUSTABLE EXTENSION BRACE ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO SAID DIAGONAL BRACE PROVIDING OPPOSITE SIDE SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID TRAY MEMBER, SAID EXTENSION BRACE HAVING AN SSHAPED CLIP INTEGRALLY FORMED AT ITS LOWERMOST END FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A SEAT EDGE OF SAID CHAIR SAID EXTENSION BRACE HAVING AN OPENING NEAR ITS OPPOSITE END, A THREADED BOLT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND THROUGH A SLOT IN SAID DIAGONAL BRACE AND A WING NUT CARRIED ON SAID BOLT PROVIDING CLAMPING MEANS FOR SAID DIAGONAL BRACE AND SAID ADJUSTABLE EXTENSION BRACE AND SAID FIRST LSHAPED BRACKETS SECURED TO SAID TRAY BEING PARALLEL SPACED APART BENEATH SAID TRAY.

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