ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,017, issued on June 3, was assigned to Regalo International LLC (Longboat Key, Fla.).
"Tray with integral mechanism" was invented by Mark A. Flannery (Longboat Key, Fla.) and William D. Butterfield (River Falls, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tray for attachment to first and second rising legs of a foldable chair for a child. A connection between the tray and one of the first and second legs includes a female connector depending from the underside of a tray and a male connector rising from the leg. An interlock slides between the female and male connectors and is operated by a handle integral with the interlock. Resilient arms ...