Beverage Glass/Food Sampling Transport and Stabilizing System

Abstract

A serving tray for stably holding wine glasses and food items simultaneously while suspended by a use or set on a horizontal surface. The tray includes a slot for supporting the stem of a wine glass and a corresponding channel on the underside of the tray for accepting the base of the wine glass in the event that the tray is set down. The underside of the tray may also include a number of supports that assist in spacing the tray apart from a horizontal surface and encouraging the base of the wince glass to remain in the channel formed in the underside of the tray. As a result, when the tray is set down, the wine glasses will not become unstable and the tray will remain balanced.

1 . A tray for supporting food items and glassware, comprising:
 a body having a peripheral edge;   a slot formed in said peripheral edge;   a hole formed through said body and including a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is greater than said first diameter; and   wherein said hole is positioned in communication with said slot.   
   
   
       2 . The tray of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one support on said body configured to space said tray apart from a surface on which said tray is placed. 
   
   
       3 . The tray of  claim 2 , wherein said second portion of said slot is dimensioned to accept the stem of a wine glass. 
   
   
       4 . The tray of  claim 3 , wherein said first portion of said hole is dimensioned to accept the bowl of a wine glass. 
   
   
       5 . The tray of  claim 4 , wherein the said second portion of said hole is dimensioned to accept the base of a wine glass. 
   
   
       6 . The tray of  claim 1 , wherein said slot includes a first section having a first width and a second section having a second width that is greater than said first width. 
   
   
       7 . The tray of  claim 6 , wherein the second width of said second section of said slot is substantially equal to said second diameter of said second portion of said hole. 
   
   
       8 . A tray for supporting food items and glassware, comprising:
 a body having a peripheral edge;   a plurality of slots formed in said peripheral edge;   a plurality of holes formed through said body, each of which includes a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is greater than said first diameter; and   wherein each of said plurality of holes is in communication with one of said plurality of slots.   
   
   
       9 . The tray of  claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of supports on said body configured to space said tray apart from a surface on which said tray is placed. 
   
   
       10 . The tray of  claim 9 , wherein said body includes an upper surface and a lower surface. 
   
   
       11 . The tray of  claim 10 , wherein said supports on positioned on said lower surface of said tray and said body includes a second plurality of holes formed therethrough. 
   
   
       12 . The tray of  claim 11 , wherein said first plurality of holes are dimensioned to receive wine glasses and said second plurality of holes are dimensioned to receive beer glasses. 
   
   
       13 . The tray of  claim 12 , further comprising a third set of holes formed through said body positioned proximately to said peripheral edge. 
   
   
       14 . The tray of  claim 13 , wherein said third set of holes are dimensioned to accept the thumbs of a user. 
   
   
       15 . The tray of  claim 14 , wherein the upper surface of said body includes partitions. 
   
   
       16 . The tray of  claim 15 , wherein the lower surface of said body includes a non-slip surface.