Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A serving tray apparatus comprising, a tray member including an annular floor, the annular floor including a top planar surface overlying a bottom planar surface, and a surrounding wall extending upwardly relative to the top surface in a surrounding relationship to the tray floor, and a plurality of annular wells arranged in an annular sector defined by a predetermined angle of arc directed downwardly and orthogonally relative to the floor, wherein the wells are arranged coaxially relative to the tray floor adjacent the surrounding wall, and wherein the annular wells are defined by a cylindrical annular well wall directed downwardly from the bottom surface of the floor, and each well includes a concave floor member, arranged at the lower terminal end of each well, and wherein each concave floor member includes a coaxially arranged drainage aperture positioned therewithin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A serving tray apparatus comprising, a tray member including an annular floor, the annular floor including a top planar surface overlying a bottom planar surface, and a surrounding wall extending upwardly relative to the top surface in a surrounding relationship to the tray floor, and a plurality of annular wells arranged in an annular sector defined by a predetermined angle of arc directed downwardly and orthogonally relative to the floor, wherein the wells are arranged coaxially relative to the tray floor adjacent the surrounding wall, and wherein the annular wells are defined by a cylindrical annular well wall directed downwardly from the bottom surface of the floor, and each well includes a concave floor member, arranged at the lower terminal end of each well, and wherein each concave floor member includes a coaxially arranged drainage aperture positioned therewithin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the predetermined angle of arc defines an angle between 250 and 290 degrees, and further defines an angle of entrance between the wells defined by the plurality of wells, wherein the angle of entrance is defined by an angle substantially equal to 60 to 110 degrees.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein each cylindrical well wall is defined by a predetermined height and a predetermined internal diameter, and further including a plurality of cup members receivable within each well, wherein each cup member includes an annular lower portion and an extendible upper portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein each annular lower portion is defined by a height equal to the predetermined height and defined by an external diameter equal to the internal diameter of each of the wells to permit complementary reception of each cup within each well.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein each extendible upper portion is defined by an accordion pleated portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 5 wherein the accordion pleated portion is contractible to a first position and expandable to a second position, and the pleated portion in the first position is arranged to extend to or below the surrounding wall, and in the second position, arranged to extend above the surrounding wall.