Multi-piece accessory tray

Abstract

An accessory tray includes a first tray portion and a second tray portion adapted to be coupled to and decoupled from the first tray portion. A third tray portion can also be provided for coupling to and decoupling from the first tray portion. The accessory tray is adapted to couple to a high chair tray.

1 . An accessory tray comprising 
 a first tray portion adapted to mount on a perimeter of a high chair tray, the first tray portion having a top surface for holding items and a first side and a second side,    a second tray portion adapted to mount on the first side of the first tray portion, the second tray portion having a top surface for holding items, and    a third tray portion adapted to mount on the second side of the first tray portion, the third tray portion having a top surface for holding items.    
     
     
         2 . The accessory tray of  claim 1 , wherein the first tray portion and mounted second and third tray portions are adapted to cover a majority of a vertical front portion of the high chair tray perimeter.  
     
     
         3 . The accessory tray of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second sides of the first tray portion are formed to include one of a tab and a slot.  
     
     
         4 . The accessory tray of  claim 3 , wherein the second and third tray portions are formed to include the other of the tab and the slot.  
     
     
         5 . The accessory tray of  claim 1 , further comprising a support for supporting the second and third tray portions relative to the first tray portion.  
     
     
         6 . A multi-piece accessory tray for use with a high chair tray having a perimeter including a front wall that faces away from a high chair seat of a high chair to which the high chair tray is coupled, the accessory tray comprising 
 a first tray piece adapted to couple to the high chair tray and extend away from a first portion of the front wall of the high chair tray in a cantilevered manner, the first tray piece having a first top surface, a vertical surface extending downwardly from the first top surface, and a set of tabs extending away from the vertical surface, and    a second tray piece that is attachable to and detachable from the first tray piece, the second tray piece having a second top surface and a vertical wall extending downwardly from the second top surface, the vertical wall being formed to include a set of slots, each slot receiving a respective tab of the set of tabs to couple the second tray piece to the first tray piece, the vertical wall abutting the vertical surface when the second tray piece is attached to the first tray piece, and the second tray piece extending from the first tray piece in a cantilevered manner alongside the first tray piece and alongside a second portion of the front wall of the high chair tray when the first tray piece is coupled to the high chair tray.    
     
     
         7 . The multi-piece accessory tray of  claim 6 , wherein each tab of the set of tabs includes a web portion extending horizontally from the vertical surface and a rail extending vertically from the web portion, each slot of the set of slots has a receiving portion and a retaining portion, and as the second tray piece is coupled to the first tray piece, the second tray piece is first moved along a path perpendicular to the vertical surface so that the rails move through the receiving portions of the slots and then the second tray piece is moved along a path parallel with the vertical surface so that the web portions are received in the retaining portions of the slots.  
     
     
         8 . The multi-piece accessory tray of  claim 7 , wherein the vertical wall includes a front surface and a back surface, the front surface of the vertical wall abuts the vertical surface of the first tray piece when the second tray piece is attached to the first tray piece, and the rails abut the back surface of the vertical wall when the second tray piece is attached to the first tray piece.  
     
     
         9 . The multi-piece accessory tray of  claim 7 , wherein the set of tabs includes a first tab, a second tab that is spaced horizontally from the first tab, a third tab that is positioned to lie vertically beneath the first tab, and a fourth tab that is positioned to lie vertically beneath the second tab.  
     
     
         10 . The multi-piece accessory tray of  claim 9 , wherein the rails of the first and second tabs extend vertically upwardly from the respective web portions of the first and second tabs and the rails of the third and fourth tabs extend vertically downwardly from the respective web portions of the third and fourth tabs.  
     
     
         11 . The multi-piece accessory tray of  claim 9 , wherein the vertical surface of the first tray piece is formed to include a detent that is located centrally between the four tabs, the second tray piece includes a catch that is received in the detent to lock the second tray piece in place relative to the first tray piece, and the catch is movable out of the detent to unlock the second tray piece from the first tray piece to permit detachment of the second tray piece from the first tray piece.  
     
     
         12 . The multi-piece accessory tray of  claim 6 , wherein the vertical surface of the first tray piece is formed to include a detent, the second tray piece includes a catch that is received in the detent to lock the second tray piece in place relative to the first tray piece, and the catch is movable out of the detent to unlock the second tray piece from the first tray piece to permit detachment of the second tray piece from the first tray piece.  
     
     
         13 . The multi-piece accessory tray of  claim 12 , wherein the second tray piece includes a flexible finger, the catch is appended to the flexible finger, the flexible finger has a locking position in which the catch extends from the flexible finger into the detent, and the flexible finger has a releasing position in which the flexible finger is flexed away from the vertical surface to withdraw the catch from the detent.  
     
     
         14 . An accessory tray comprising 
 a first tray portion adapted to mount on a perimeter of a high chair tray, the first tray portion having a top surface for holding items and a first side and a second side, and    a second tray portion adapted to mount on the first side of the first tray portion, the second tray portion having a top surface for holding items and a rear wall configured to lie adjacent the first side of the first tray portion when the second tray portion is mounted to the first tray portion,    wherein the first side of the first tray portion is formed to include four outwardly extending tabs, the rear wall of the second tray portion is formed to include four slots, and each slot is configured to mate with one of the four outwardly extending tabs.    
     
     
         15 . The accessory tray of  claim 14 , further comprising a third tray portion adapted to mount on the second side of the first tray portion, wherein the second side of the first tray portion is formed to include four outwardly extending tabs and the third tray portion is formed to include four slots, each configured to mate with one of the four outwardly extending tabs of the second side.  
     
     
         16 . The accessory tray of  claim 14 , wherein each of the four tabs is formed in an L-shape.  
     
     
         17 . The accessory tray of  claim 14 , wherein the rear wall of the second tray portion is formed to include four lips, each lip extending into one of the four slots, each lip retaining the tab when the tab is moved within the slot to a locked position.  
     
     
         18 . The accessory tray of  claim 14 , further comprising a tongue coupled to the first tray portion, the tongue being configured to engage the second tray portion when the second tray portion is mounted on the first tray portion.  
     
     
         19 . The accessory tray of  claim 18 , wherein the first tray portion includes a wall disposed at an angle relative to the first side, the wall has a bottom portion, and the tongue extends outwardly from the bottom portion of the wall.  
     
     
         20 . The accessory tray of  claim 18 , wherein the second tray portion is formed to include a recess configured to receive the tongue when the second tray portion is mounted on the first tray portion.  
     
     
         21 . The accessory tray of  claim 14 , further comprising a catch coupled to the rear wall of the second tray portion and a detent formed in the first side of the first tray portion, the catch and detent cooperating to removably lock the second tray portion when the second tray portion is mounted on the first tray portion.  
     
     
         22 . The accessory tray of  claim 21 , wherein the second tray portion includes a finger, the catch is coupled to the finger, and the finger lies in a plane defined by the rear wall.  
     
     
         23 . The accessory tray of  claim 22 , wherein the finger is formed to move between a locked position, wherein the catch is configured to engage the detent, and an unlocked position, wherein the catch is disengaged from the detent.  
     
     
         24 . The accessory tray of  claim 22 , wherein the finger has a first end, a second end, and two sides, and the first end is appended to the rear wall.  
     
     
         25 . The accessory tray of  claim 24 , wherein the rear wall includes a bottom edge, the second end of the finger extends below the bottom edge, and the second end of the finger is engaged to move the finger to withdraw the catch from the detent.  
     
     
         26 . The accessory tray of  claim 24 , wherein the rear wall and finger are formed such that the two sides of the finger are spaced from the rear wall.  
     
     
         27 . The accessory tray of  claim 21 , wherein the catch and detent are each substantially cylindrically shaped.  
     
     
         28 . The accessory tray of  claim 21 , wherein the detent is a hole.  
     
     
         29 . The accessory tray of  claim 21 , wherein the detent is centrally formed in the first side, substantially between the four tabs.