Child protective entertainment and dining accessory
View Patent ↗A child protective entertainment and dining accessory includes a base tray selectively attachable to and detachable from a dining table and configured to support at least one of food and drink for a child, and a rail elevated above and supported by the base tray onto which to secure one or more toys.
1. A child protective entertainment and dining accessory, comprising:
a base tray selectively attachable to and detachable from a dining table and configured to support at least one of food and drink for a child;
a food compartment disposed on a portion of the base tray, such that the food compartment is recessed from a top surface of the base tray;
a child cup holder disposed on a portion of the base tray to store a cup therein;
a rail onto which to secure one or more toys such that the rail is supported by the base tray, the rail disposed above the food compartment, the rail comprising:
a lateral portion in parallel with the base tray to support the one or more toys, such that the lateral portion has a length substantially the same as a length of the food compartment, such that the lateral portion prevents the one or more toys from contact with the food compartment,
a first vertical portion perpendicularly disposed on a first end of the lateral portion to elevate at least a portion of the lateral portion above the base tray, such that the first vertical portion is removably connected to at least a portion of the top surface of the base tray, such that a height of the first vertical portion is at least less than half of a length of the lateral portion, such that the first vertical portion is disposed near at least a portion of a first edge of the food compartment between the food compartment and the child cup holder, and
a second vertical portion perpendicularly disposed on a second end of the lateral portion to elevate at least a portion of the lateral portion above the base tray, such that the second vertical portion is removably connected to at least a portion of the top surface of the base tray, such that a height of the second vertical portion is equivalent to the height of the first vertical portion, such that the second vertical portion is disposed at a greater distance from a second edge of the food compartment with respect to the first vertical portion; and
a flexible edge extension removably connected to at least a portion of an edge portion of the base tray to extend along and from an edge portion of a peripheral edge of the base tray.
2. The accessory of claim 1 wherein the base tray is selectively attachable to and detachable from the dining table.
3. The accessory of claim 2 wherein the flexible edge extension of the base tray has an arcuate-shaped configuration in cross-section.
4. The accessory of claim 2 wherein the flexible edge extension of the base tray has a lengthwise configuration corresponding to the configuration of an edge portion of the dining table to which the flexible edge extension is selectively attachable to and detachable from the dining table.
5. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the child cup holder is a compartment formed into the base tray.
6. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more rings provided on the elevated rail to secure one or more toys thereon.
7. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the elevated rail has an inverted U-shaped configuration.