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US20170172330A1 | 2017-06-22 |
I claim: 1. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a generally rectangular frame having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left column of compartments along a left side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end; a right column of compartments along a right side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end, the right column of compartments being parallel to the left column of compartments. the right column of compartments being equal in number to the left column of compartments; a support loop extending below the bottom of the frame adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the frame between the support post and the front end of the frame, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the support loop and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments. 2. The beverage serving tray of claim 1, wherein the generally rectangular frame is formed from molded plastic. 3. The beverage serving tray of claim 1, wherein the right column of compartments and the left column of compartments, each include four compartments. 4. The beverage serving tray of claim 1, wherein each of the right column of compartments and each of the left column of compartments, include generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls. 5. The beverage serving tray of claim 4, wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes an outwardly facing generally V shaped vertical side opening running from the top to the bottom. 6. The beverage serving tray of claim 5, wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes a slit opening in the bottom adjacent to the generally V shaped vertical side opening, which expands to a larger opening the bottom of each of the compartments, wherein a stem of wine glass is adapted to be inserted through the slit opening and the wine glass is supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment. 7. The beverage serving tray of claim 5, wherein a handle of a beer mug is adapted to be slid within the generally V shaped vertical side opening of each compartment, and the beer mug being supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment 8. The beverage serving tray of claim 1, further comprising: an additional beverage compartment adjacent to the front end between the right column of compartments and the left column of compartments. 9. The beverage serving tray of claim 8, wherein the additional compartment includes: include generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, and a cut-out along adjacent to the front end, for allowing a handle of a beer mug to pass therethrough, and the beer mug being supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment. 10. The beverage serving tray of claim 1, wherein the front end of the frame includes a convex curved end with front outer raised edge, and wherein the rear end of the frame includes a generally convex curved indentation with rear outer raised edge, the generally convex curved indentation adapted for fitting the upper arm portion of the server, the front outer raised edge and the rear outer raised edge for helping plates be balanced on top of the tray. 11. The beverage serving tray of claim 10, further comprising: a left side raised outer edge adjacent to the left column of compartments along a left side; and a right side raised outer edge adjacent to the right column of compartments, the left side raised outer edge and the right side raised outer edge for additionally helping plates be balanced on the top of the tray. 12. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a tray having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left side plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end; a right plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end, the right plurality of compartments being parallel to the left plurality of compartments. the right plurality of compartments being equal in number to the left plurality of compartments; a strap extending below the bottom of the tray adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the tray between the strap and the front end of the tray, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the strap and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments. 13. The beverage serving tray of claim 12, wherein each of compartments, include generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls. 14. The beverage serving tray of claim 13, wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes an outwardly facing generally V shaped vertical side opening running from the top to the bottom. 15.. The beverage serving tray of claim 14, wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes a slit opening in the bottom adjacent to the generally V shaped vertical side opening, which expands to a larger opening the bottom of each of the compartments, wherein a stem of wine glass is adapted to be inserted through the slit opening and the wine glass is supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment. 16. The beverage serving tray of claim 12, further comprising: an additional beverage compartment adjacent to the front end between the right column of compartments and the left column of compartments; a generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls in the additional compartment, and a cut-out along adjacent to the front end, for allowing a handle of a beer mug to pass therethrough, and the beer mug being supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment. 17. The beverage serving tray of claim 12, wherein the front end of the frame includes a convex curved end with front outer raised edge, and wherein the rear end of the frame includes a generally convex curved indentation with rear outer raised edge, the generally convex curved indentation adapted for fitting the upper arm portion of the server, the front outer raised edge and the rear outer raised edge for helping plates be balanced on top of the tray. 18. The beverage serving tray of claim 17, further comprising: a left side raised outer edge adjacent to the left side plurality of compartments; and a right side raised an outer edge and the right side raised outer edge for additionally helping plates be balanced on the top of the tray. 19. A method for safely and efficiently transporting a plurality of beverage containers on a tray, comprising the steps of: providing a generally rectangular frame having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; providing a left side column of compartments along the frame between the rear end and the front end; providing a right column of compartments along the frame between the rear end and the front end, the right column of compartments being parallel to the left column of compartments. the right column of compartments being equal in number to the left column of compartments; providing a support loop extending below the bottom of the frame adjacent to the rear end; and providing a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the frame between the support post and the front end of the frame; separately storing beverage containers in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments; positioning a single arm of a server through the support loop and gripping a hand about the downwardly extending post; and transporting the tray storing the beverage containers with the single arm and the hand of the server. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps of: providing outer raised edges along a top surface of the tray; and balancing stacked plates and preventing the stacked plated from falling off the tray with the outer raised edges along the top surface of the tray. |
AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 22 November 2023 (22.11 .2023) 1 (Cancelled). 2. The beverage serving tray of claim 4, wherein the generally rectangular frame is formed from molded plastic. 3. The beverage serving tray of claim 4, wherein the right column of compartments and the left column of compartments, each include four compartments. 4. The beverage serving tray of claim 4, wherein each of the right column of compartments and each of the left column of compartments, include generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls. 5. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a generally rectangular frame having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left column of compartments along a left side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end; a right column of compartments along a right side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end, the right column of compartments being parallel to the left column of compartments, the right column of compartments being equal in number to the left column of compartments; a support loop extending below the bottom of the frame adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the frame between the support loop and the front end of the frame, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the support loop and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments, wherein each of the right column of compartments and each of the left column of compartments, include generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls , wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes an outwardly facing generally V shaped vertical side opening running from the top to the bottom. 6. The beverage serving tray of claim 5, wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes a slit opening in the bottom adjacent to the generally V shaped vertical side opening, which expands to a larger opening the bottom of each of the compartments, wherein a stem of wine glass is adapted to be inserted through the slit opening and the wine glass is supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment 7. The beverage serving tray of claim 5, wherein a handle of a beer mug is adapted to be slid within the generally V shaped vertical side opening of each compartment, and the beer mug being supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment 8. The beverage serving tray of claim 1 , further comprising: an additional beverage compartment adjacent to the front end between the right column of compartments and the left column of compartments. 9. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a generally rectangular frame having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left column of compartments along a left side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end; a right column of compartments along a right side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end, the right column of compartments being parallel to the left column of compartments, the right column of compartments being equal in number to the left column of compartments; a support loop extending below the bottom of the frame adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the frame between the support loop and the front end of the frame, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the support loop and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments; an additional beverage compartment adjacent to the front end between the right column of compartments and the left column of compartments, , wherein the additional compartment includes: include generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, and a cut-out along adjacent to the front end, for allowing a handle of a beer mug to pass therethrough, and the beer mug being supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment. 10. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a generally rectangular frame having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left column of compartments along a left side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end; a right column of compartments along a right side of the top of the frame between the rear end and the front end, the right column of compartments being parallel to the left column of compartments, the right column of compartments being equal in number to the left column of compartments; a support loop extending below the bottom of the frame adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the frame between the support loop and the front end of the frame, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the support loop and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments, wherein the front end of the frame includes a convex curved end with front outer raised edge, and wherein the rear end of the frame includes a generally convex curved indentation with rear outer raised edge, the generally convex curved indentation adapted for fitting the upper arm portion of the server, the front outer raised edge and the rear outer raised edge for helping plates be balanced on top of the tray. 11. The beverage serving tray of claim 10, further comprising: a left side raised outer edge adjacent to the left column of compartments along a left side; and a right side raised outer edge adjacent to the right column of compartments, the left side raised outer edge and the right side raised outer edge for additionally helping plates be balanced on the top of the tray. 12(Canceled) 13(Cancelled). 14. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a tray having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left side plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end; a right plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end, the right plurality of compartments being parallel to the left plurality of compartments, the right plurality of compartments being equal in number to the left plurality of compartments; a strap extending below the bottom of the tray adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the tray between the strap and the front end of the tray, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the strap and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments, wherein each of compartments, include generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes an outwardly facing generally V shaped vertical side opening running from the top to the bottom. 15. The beverage serving tray of claim 14, wherein each of the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls, includes a slit opening in the bottom adjacent to the generally V shaped vertical side opening, which expands to a larger opening the bottom of each of the compartments, wherein a stem of wine glass is adapted to be inserted through the slit opening and the wine glass is supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment. 16. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a tray having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left side plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end; a right plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end, the right plurality of compartments being parallel to the left plurality of compartments, the right plurality of compartments being equal in number to the left plurality of compartments; a strap extending below the bottom of the tray adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the tray between the strap and the front end of the tray, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the strap and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments; an additional beverage compartment adjacent to the front end between the right column of compartments and the left column of compartments; a generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls in the additional compartment, and a cut-out along adjacent to the front end, for allowing a handle of a beer mug to pass therethrough, and the beer mug being supported in the generally cylindrical and inverted conical shaped interior side walls of each compartment. 17. A beverage serving tray, comprising: a tray having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; a left side plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end; a right plurality of compartments in the top of the tray between the rear end and the front end, the right plurality of compartments being parallel to the left plurality of compartments, the right plurality of compartments being equal in number to the left plurality of compartments; a strap extending below the bottom of the tray adjacent to the rear end; and a downwardly extending post below the bottom of the tray between the strap and the front end of the tray, wherein beverage containers are separately storable in each of the left column of compartments, and each of the right column of compartments, and wherein one arm and a hand of a server is adapted to be inserted through the strap and gripped about the downwardly extending post, and wherein beverage containers selected from wine glasses, beer mugs, beverage bottles and beverage cans are separately storable in each of the compartments, wherein the front end of the frame includes a convex curved end with front outer raised edge, and wherein the rear end of the frame includes a generally convex curved indentation with rear outer raised edge, the generally convex curved indentation adapted for fitting the upper arm portion of the server, the front outer raised edge and the rear outer raised edge for helping plates be balanced on top of the tray. 19. The beverage serving tray of claim 17, further comprising: a left side raised outer edge adjacent to the left side plurality of compartments; and a right side raised an outer edge and the right side raised outer edge for additionally helping plates be balanced on the top of the tray. 19(Cancelled). 20(Cancelled). |
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