ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,386, issued on April 15.
"Foldable tray assembly" was invented by Morgan Merkes (Bonney Lake, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable tray assembly for securely storing food and beverages in a vehicle or an article of luggage includes a tray which includes a first panel hingedly coupled to a second panel such that the tray is positionable between a flattened position and a folded position. A net is attached to the tray and the net surrounds the tray to inhibit the objects from sliding off of the tray. A cup holder unit is hingedly attached to the tray and the cup holder unit is positionable in a deployed position when the tray...