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Granted Patent B2
US 10,694,876 · App. 16/161,618 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Carry tray

Inventor: Natalie Jean Boyatt (Germantown, TN)
A47G23/0641A47G23/0616B65D71/0003
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,694,876
App. No.
16/161,618
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A carry tray a two-part base hingedly attached in the middle along adjacent edges. A removable or detachable handle may be provided. Each base comprises a bottom with a side extending upwards along the circumference, in whole or in part Each part of the base can be polygonal, semi-circular, hemi-circular, rectilinear, curved, or combinations thereof. The tray can be folded up along the hinge into a closed position for convenient storage or transport when not in use. The base may be used with a removable template or foam insert.

Claims (27)

1. A carry tray, comprising:

a first base component hingedly attached to a second base component at two lockable hinge joints positioned at adjacent corners on said first base component and said second base component;

a first hole template removably inserted into the first base component;

a second hole template removably inserted into the second base component; and

a rotatable handle;

wherein the hole templates each comprise a plurality of circular holes, said circular holes further comprising a plurality of flexible tabs extending inward.

2. The carry tray of claim 1 , wherein the handle is removable.

3. The carry tray of claim 1 , wherein the hole templates are independently removable.

4. The carry tray of claim 1 , wherein the hole templates each comprise a plurality of circular holes.

5. The carry tray of claim 1 , wherein the hole templates are foam.

6. The carry tray of claim 5 , wherein the holes in the foam template extend entirely therethrough.

7. A carry tray, comprising:

a first base component hingedly attached to a second base component at two lockable hinge joints positioned at adjacent corners on said first base component and said second base component;

a first hole template removably inserted into the first base component;

a second hole template removably inserted into the second base component; and

a rotatable handle;

wherein each lockable hinge joint comprises a male push-button component on a first corner of the first base component, and a female component on a second corner of the second base component.

8. The carry tray of claim 1 , wherein each lockable hinge joint comprises a closed locking position and an open locking position.

9. A carry tray, comprising:

a first base component hingedly attached to a second base component at two lockable hinge joints positioned at adjacent corners on said first base component and said second base component;

a first hole template removably inserted into the first base component;

a second hole template removably inserted into the second base component; and

a rotatable handle;

wherein each lockable hinge joint comprises a closed locking position and an open locking position; and

further wherein the handle has two ends, and each end is rotatably connected to a corresponding lockable hinge joint.

10. The carry tray of claim 9 , wherein the handle is rotatable when the lockable hinge joints are in a closed locked position, and the handle is locked in a fixed upright position when the lockable hinge joints are in an open locked position.

11. The carry tray of claim 9 , each base component further comprising a partial flange extending from a bottom edge.

Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 14992780 · Jan 11, 2016
Provisional Application 62233456 · Sep 28, 2015
Related Publication 20190254454A1 · Aug 22, 2019
Cited By (1)
US 1,103,704