Collapsible Food Service Assembly

Abstract

A collapsible food service assembly for facile stowing when not in use includes a tray, a set of articles of tableware, and a set of fasteners. Each fastener is engaged to at least one of an upper face of the tray and a respective article of tableware. The fastener is selectively engageable to at least one of the tray and an associated one of the set of articles of tableware. The set of fasteners is positioned to removably couple the set of articles of tableware to the tray.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A collapsible food service assembly comprising:
 a tray;   a set of articles of tableware; and   a set of fasteners, each fastener being engaged to at least one of an upper face of the tray and a respective article of tableware and being configured to be selectively engageable to at least one of the tray and an associated one of the set of articles of tableware, such that the set of fasteners is positioned for removably coupling the set of articles of tableware to the tray.   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the tray is substantially rectangularly shaped such that the tray has corners. 
     
     
         3 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the corners are arcuate. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the set of fasteners comprises a clip engaged to the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a piece of cutlery, such that the piece of cutlery is engaged to the tray. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the piece of cutlery comprises at least one of a knife, a spoon, a fork, a straw, and a spork. 
     
     
         6 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the piece of cutlery comprises a spork. 
     
     
         7 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the set of fasteners comprises a peripheral ring engaged to the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a bottom of a drinking cup, such that the drinking cup is frictionally engaged to the tray. 
     
     
         8 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the drinking cup comprises at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer. 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 7 , further including a lid selectively engageable to the drinking cup for closing a top thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the lid has a hole positioned therethrough, wherein the hole is configured for insertion of a straw. 
     
     
         11 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the set of fasteners comprises:
 a central ring engaged to the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a lip of a bowl, such that the bowl is frictionally engaged to the tray; and   a center ring engaged to a plate and being configured for selectively engaging a base of the bowl, such that the plate is frictionally engaged to the bowl.   
     
     
         12 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the drinking cup comprises a plurality of interconnected segments such that the drinking cup is collapsible; and   the bowl comprises a plurality of interconnected sections such that the bowl is collapsible.   
     
     
         13 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the drinking cup and the bowl comprise at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer. 
     
     
         14 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 2 , further including a connector engaged to a lower face of the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a surface for engaging the tray to the surface. 
     
     
         15 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the connector comprises a connecting cup, the connecting cup being resiliently compressible, wherein the connecting cup is configured for compressing between the tray and the surface, such that the tray is suctionally engaged to the surface. 
     
     
         16 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the connecting cup is one of a set of connecting cups, the connecting cups being engaged singly proximate to each corner of the tray. 
     
     
         17 . The collapsible food service assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the connecting cup comprises at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer. 
     
     
         18 . A collapsible food service assembly comprising:
 a tray, the tray being substantially rectangularly shaped such that the tray has corners, the corners being arcuate;   a set of articles of tableware;   a set of fasteners, each fastener being engaged to at least one of an upper face of the tray and a respective article of tableware and being configured to be selectively engageable to at least one of the tray and an associated one of the set of articles of tableware, such that the set of fasteners is positioned for removably coupling the set of articles of tableware to the tray, the set of fasteners comprising:
 a clip engaged to the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a piece of cutlery, such that the piece of cutlery is engaged to the tray, the piece of cutlery comprising at least one of a knife, a spoon, a fork, a straw, and a spork, the piece of cutlery comprising a spork, 
 a peripheral ring engaged to the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a bottom of a drinking cup, such that the drinking cup is frictionally engaged to the tray, the drinking cup comprising a plurality of interconnected segments such that the drinking cup is collapsible, the drinking cup comprising at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer, 
 a central ring engaged to the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a lip of a bowl, such that the bowl is frictionally engaged to the tray, the bowl comprising a plurality of interconnected sections such that the bowl is collapsible, the bowl comprising at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer, and 
 a center ring engaged to a plate and being configured for selectively engaging a base of the bowl, such that the plate is frictionally engaged to the bowl; 
   a lid selectively engageable to the drinking cup for closing a top thereof, the lid having a hole positioned therethrough, wherein the hole is configured for insertion of a straw; and   a connector engaged to a lower face of the tray and being configured for selectively engaging a surface for engaging the tray to the surface, the connector comprising a connecting cup, the connecting cup being resiliently compressible, wherein the connecting cup is configured for compressing between the tray and the surface, such that the tray is suctionally engaged to the surface, the connecting cup being one of a set of connecting cups, the connecting cups being engaged singly proximate to each corner of the tray, the connecting cup comprising at least one of rubber, silicone, and elastomer.