PORTABLE TRAY FOR LUGGAGE

摘要

A portable tray for luggage has a support assembly, a ratchet assembly, a table, and a storage sleeve. The support assembly installs upon the telescoping poles of an existing handle assembly of luggage. The support assembly then allows a user to position the invention at a desired elevation from a supporting surface such as a concourse floor. The ratchet assembly allows a user to rotate the table from a stowed position, generally within the poles of a handle assembly, to a cantilevered position across the top of a piece of luggage. The user then unfolds the table of three plates into a flat shape, generally level but with at least two alternate angles. The invention fits into a storage sleeve placed within the handle assembly and within the luggage. The storage sleeve prevents luggage contents from entangling with the table and other components of the invention.

主权项

1. A device providing a tray upon a handle assembly of luggage, the handle assembly extending outwardly from the luggage generally perpendicular to a supporting surface, the device comprising:
a support assembly adapted to slidingly engage the handle assembly; a ratchet assembly cooperatively joined to the support assembly; a table cooperatively connected to said support assembly; a storage sleeve adapted to install within the handle assembly within the luggage, said storage sleeve having a volume to contain said table and said ratchet assembly; said device having a stowed position when contained in said storage sleeve, a rest position when withdrawn from said storage container above the luggage, a cantilevered position when said table rotates outwardly from said support assembly wherein said table extends generally parallel to the supporting surface, and an unfolded position wherein said table has its greatest surface area; said support assembly adapted to engage by friction the handle assembly at an elevation above the supporting surface selected by a user; said ratchet assembly having a flat orientation generally parallel to the supporting surface and at least two angled orientations; and, said table having three plates that unfold into a common planar shape.