Tray, in particular for catering purposes onboard aircrafts

Abstract

A tray, in particular for catering purposes onboard aircrafts, including a tray body defining a receiving surface for receiving thereon items to be carried by use of the tray. The tray body includes an interlocking device for releasably engaging an interlocking device of the tray body of a similar tray, when at least two trays are positioned such that the receiving surfaces of the tray bodies are overlapping each other partially. The interlocking device of the trays interacting such that when one of the trays is drawn in a drawing direction, the other tray is moved along in the drawing direction.

1 . Tray for catering purposes onboard aircrafts, comprising:
 a) a tray body defining a receiving surface for receiving thereon items to be carried by the tray; and   b) the tray body including an interlocking device configured for releasably engaging an interlocking device of the tray body of a similar tray, when at least two trays are positioned such that the receiving surfaces of the tray bodies are overlapping each other partially, and the interlocking devices of the at least two trays interacting such that when one of the at least two trays is drawn in a drawing direction, the other one of the at least two trays is moved along in the drawing direction.   
     
     
         2 . Tray as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 a) the interlocking device includes a substantially form-locking element.   
     
     
         3 . Tray as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein:
 a) the interlocking device includes at least one protrusion located on an upper surface of the tray body and at least one recess located on a lower surface of the tray body the protrusion engaging the recess of a similar tray, when the tray bodies of two similar trays are overlapping each other.   
     
     
         4 . Tray as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein:
 a) the tray body has a shaped cross-section, the shaped cross-section forming the protrusion and the recess.   
     
     
         5 . Tray as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein:
 a) the protrusion and the recess at least sectionally are shaped substantially complementary to each other.   
     
     
         6 . Tray as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein:
 a) the protrusion and the recess have a substantially triangular cross-section.   
     
     
         7 . Tray as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein:
 a) the protrusion and the recess are formed by hollow sections of the shaped cross-section.   
     
     
         8 . Tray as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 a) the tray body is manufactured from plastics.