Tray attachable to a steering wheel

Abstract

A steering wheel tray is used on a steering wheel to support a horizontal tray that can be used to take notes coming over the cell phone. Of course, the driver could not be driving at this time. The tray consists of a plate that is attached to the surface of the steering wheel by upper spring loaded hooks that engage the rim of the steering wheel. At the bottom of the plate there is attached a tray that can be moved into a forward position toward the driver by way of a ratchet hinge.

1 . A tray to be attached to a steering wheel of a vehicle including a plate attached to a surface of said steering wheel, a tray is attached to a lower margin of said plate, said tray is situated in a substantial horizontal plane by way of a hinge at said lower margin, said hinge having ratchets therein to allow said tray to be adjustable in different positions.  
   
   
       2 . The tray of  claim 1  including means for adjusting said plate to different positions on said steering wheels.  
   
   
       3 . The tray of  claim 2 , wherein said means for adjusting said plate includes means for adjusting said plate to different heights relative to said steering wheel.  
   
   
       4 . The tray of  claim 1 , wherein said ratchets consist of male ratchet elements and female ratchet elements that interengage with each other to lock said tray in predetermined positions.  
   
   
       5 . The tray of  claim 4  wherein said male and female ratchet elements are under a spring bias to stay engaged with each other.  
   
   
       6 . The tray of  claim 5  including a push button on one side of said hinge to release said spring bias to enable said hinge to move said tray to different horizontal positions.  
   
   
       7 . The tray of  claim 1 , wherein said ratchets consist of opposing teeth located on opposing plates.  
   
   
       8 . The tray of  claim 7 , wherein some of said opposing plates are located in a stationary manner in said hinge and others are located in a movable manner on a rod extending through said hinge.  
   
   
       9 . The tray of  claim 7 , wherein said rod is spring biased to engage said opposing teeth.  
   
   
       10 . A steering wheel tray including a substantially horizontal tray extending toward a driver in a vehicle, said tray being supported by a plate being attached to a surface of a steering wheel, means for attaching said plate to a rim of said steering wheel, said means for attaching comprises at least two spring loaded hook elements being hooked over said rim of said steering wheel.  
   
   
       11 . The steering wheel tray of  claim 10  including means for adjusting the height of said tray relative to said steering wheel.  
   
   
       12 . The steering wheel tray of  claim 11 , wherein said means for adjusting said height is a ratchet mechanism.  
   
   
       13 . The steering wheel tray of  claim 12 , wherein said ratchet mechanism is adjustable to different heights.  
   
   
       14 . The steering wheel tray of  claim 10  including means for adjusting the relative position of said plate relative to said tray.  
   
   
       15 . The steering wheel tray of  claim 14 , wherein said means for a relative adjustment includes a ratchet mechanism.  
   
   
       16 . The steering wheel tray of  claim 15  including means for releasing said ratchet mechanism.  
   
   
       17 . The steering wheel tray of  claim 10  including an upstanding edge at a bottom of said tray.