HANDHELD APPARATUS MOUNT FIXTURE FOR CHILD RESTRAINT TRAY

Abstract

A tray is provided for use with a juvenile seat. The tray includes an item-storage platform formed to include at least one receptacle.

Description

PRIORITY CLAIM

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to US Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/758,565, filed Jan. 30, 2013, which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.

BACKGROUND

The present disclosure relates to a tray, and particularly to a tray for use in a child restraint sized to seat a small child. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a tray for use alongside a juvenile seat.

SUMMARY

According to the present disclosure, a tray is configured to be paired with a juvenile seat included in a child restraint so that it may be used by a child seated in the juvenile seat. In illustrative embodiments, the tray includes an item-storage platform and means for coupling the item-storage platform to a frame included in the child restraint so that the item-storage platform is retained in a fixed position accessible by a child seated in the juvenile seat.

In illustrative embodiments, the tray includes an item-storage platform and a handheld clamp. The handheld clamp is mounted on the item-storage platform for movement between a compact storage position along a top face of the item-storage platform and a tilted use position lying at an acute angle to a rear portion of the item-storage platform.

In illustrative embodiments, the tray further includes a handheld tether coupled to the handhold apparatus and linked to the item-support platform to establish a limited range of motion of the handheld apparatus relative to the item-support platform. In one embodiment, the handheld tether includes a first pocket coupled to a top end edge of the handheld apparatus and a second pocket coupled to a bottom end edge of the handheld apparatus. In other embodiments, the handheld tether includes two or more loops coupled to corners of the handheld apparatus.

Additional features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of illustrative embodiments exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the disclosure as presently perceived.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The detailed description particularly refers to the accompanying figures in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tray in accordance with the present disclosure showing that a rearwardly facing handheld apparatus such as a cellular telephone or a digital music player is retained in stationary position between an underlying item-storage platform and a free end of a pivotable and lockable handheld apparatus clamp so that it can be viewed by a child seated behind the tray and showing that the tray is adapted to be included in a variety of child restraints such as a booster seat, high chair, walker, and stroller;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the tray of FIG. 1 showing the handheld apparatus clamp in a compact storage position retained in a clamp-storage cavity formed in a center portion of the item-storage platform included in the tray and located between two spaced-apart receptacles and showing that a center rear portion of the item-storage portion is formed to include a relatively deep first handheld-receiver slot sized to receive a relatively narrow end edge of a handheld apparatus arranged to lie in an upright PORTRAIT orientation as suggested (in solid) in FIG. 3 and a relatively shallower and wider second handheld-receiver slot sized to receive a relatively wider side edge of a handheld apparatus arranged to lie in a sideways LANDSCAPE orientation as suggested (in phantom) in FIG. 3;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the tray of FIG. 1 showing the pivotable handheld apparatus clamp locked in a rearwardly tilted use position engaging an upper end edge of the handheld apparatus while the lower end edge of the handheld apparatus is trapped in the deep first handheld-receiver slot to retain the handheld apparatus in a stationary upright PORTRAIT orientation relative to the item-storage platform so as to be viewed and accessed easily by a child seated in a juvenile seat paired with the tray and suggesting that a push-and-slide-actuated locking system is provided in the handheld apparatus clamp;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a tray in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure showing an alternative squeeze-actuated locking system provided in the handheld apparatus clamp;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tray of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a handheld tether in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure showing that the tether includes a two-pocket handheld receiver sized to mate with the handheld apparatus and a receiver strap configured to include a webbing strip, a receiver anchor coupled to a first end of the webbing strip and to the handheld receiver, and a platform anchor coupled to an opposite second end of the webbing strip and adapted to mate with an anchor-receiving socket coupled to the item-storage platform as suggested in FIGS. 7 and 8;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a handheld apparatus retained in the two-pocket handheld receiver of FIG. 6 and suggesting that the platform anchor included in the receiver strap can be mated with an anchor-receiving socket located in the clamp-storage cavity formed in the item-storage platform;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a handheld apparatus that has been tethered to the item-storage platform using the handheld tether as suggested in FIG. 7 and has also been retained in a stationary upright PORTRAIT orientation using the handheld apparatus clamp for added security;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a handheld tether in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure showing that the tether includes a two-loop handheld receiver sized to mate with the handheld apparatus and a receiver strap configured to include a webbing strip, a receiver anchor made of stretchy elastic material and coupled to a first end of the webbing strip and to the handheld receiver, and a platform anchor coupled to an opposite second end of the webbing strip and adapted to mate with an anchor-receiving socket coupled to the item-storage platform as suggested in FIGS. 10 and 11;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a handheld apparatus retained in the two-loop handheld receiver of FIG. 7 and suggesting that the platform anchor included in the receiver strap can be mated with an anchor-receiving socket located in the clamp-storage cavity formed in the item-storage platform;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a handheld apparatus that has been tethered to an item-storage platform using the handheld tether of FIG. 9 as suggested in FIG. 10 and has also been retained in a stationary upright PORTRAIT orientation using the handheld apparatus clamp to provide extra security;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a handheld tether in accordance with a third embodiment of the present disclosure showing that the tether includes a four-loop handheld receiver sized to mate with the handheld apparatus and a receiver strap configured to include a webbing strip, a receiver anchor made of a stretchy elastic material and coupled to a first end of the webbing strip and to the handheld receiver, and a platform anchor coupled to an opposite second end of the webbing strip and adapted to mate with an anchor-receiving socket coupled to the item-storage platform as suggested in FIGS. 13 and 14;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a handheld apparatus retained in the handheld receiver of FIG. 12 and suggesting that the platform anchor included in the receiver strap can be mated with an anchor-receiving socket located in the clamp-storage cavity formed in the item-storage platform; and

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a handheld apparatus that has been tethered to item-storage platform using the handheld tether of FIG. 12 as suggested in FIG. 13 and has also been retained in a stationary upright PORTRAIT orientation using the handheld apparatus clamp for added security.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A tray 10 includes an item-storage platform 12 and a movable handheld clamp 14 coupled to item-storage platform 12 and made in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure as shown, for example, in FIGS. 1-3. Clamp 14 is provided to retain a handheld apparatus 15 such as a cellular telephone or a digital music player in a stationary position on item-storage platform 12 so that it cannot be moved by a child at the option of a caregiver as suggested in FIGS. 1 and 3. A handheld clamp 14′ in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure is configured to include a squeeze-actuated locking system and is shown, for example, in FIGS. 4 and 5.

Tray 10 is adapted to be included in various child restraints 16-19 as suggested in FIG. 1. Tray 10 also includes a platform-support arm 13 coupled to each side of item-storage platform 12 as suggested in FIGS. 1 and 8. Each platform-support arm 13 is configured to mount to a neighboring juvenile seat or seat frame in any suitable manner.

An illustrative first handheld tether 114 for use alone or with either of handheld clamps 14 or 14′ is shown in FIGS. 6-8. An illustrative second handheld tether 214 is shown in FIGS. 9-11, while an illustrative third handheld tether 314 is shown in FIGS. 12-14. Each of tethers 114, 214, and 314 is configured to be coupled to handheld apparatus 15 to limit movement of handheld apparatus 15 by a child relative to item-storage platform 12 included in juvenile tray 10.

Handheld clamp 14 is mounted on item-storage platform 12 for pivotable movement about pivot axis 14A at the option of a caregiver as suggested in FIGS. 2 and 3. Handheld clamp 14 is arranged to be moved about pivot axis 14A from a compact storage position nested in a clamp-storage cavity 24 formed in item-storage platform 12 as shown in FIG. 2 to a tilted use position as shown in FIG. 3. In the tilted use position, a handheld apparatus 15 is retained in a stationary position as shown in FIG. 3 so that handheld apparatus 15 can be viewed by a child seated behind tray 10. The rectangular handheld apparatus 15 can be retained either in an upright PORTRAIT orientation as shown in FIG. 3 or in a sideways LANDSCAPE orientation as suggested in phantom in FIG. 3.

Handheld clamp 14 includes a pivotable retainer arm 20 and a releasable arm lock 22 as suggested in FIG. 3. Arm lock 22 is coupled to retainer arm 20 to move therewith relative to item-storage platform 12 as suggested in FIGS. 2 and 3.

Retainer arm 20 of handheld clamp 14 includes a base end 20B mounted on item-storage platform 12 for pivotable movement about a horizontal pivot axis 14A and an opposite free end 20F configured to mate with handheld apparatus 15 to trap handheld apparatus 15 in a stationary position between item-storage platform 12 and free end 20F of retainer arm 20 as suggested in FIG. 3. Free end 20F of retainer arm 20 is formed to include a notch 15N sized to receive a portion of handheld apparatus 15 therein when handheld clamp 14 is used to retain handheld apparatus 14 in a stationary position on item-storage platform 12 as suggested in FIG. 3.

In illustrative embodiments, retainer arm 20 has a hinge point on pivot axis 14A and a ratchet or similar mechanism. Retainer arm 20 traps handheld apparatus 15 between itself and item-storage platform 12 and the ratchet is part of the lock system that keeps the retainer arm 20 in the trapping position. A ratchet release coupled to the ratchet can be operated to release the ratchet to free retainer arm 20 to pivot about pivot axis 14A.

Releasable arm lock 22 of handheld clamp 14 is configured to provide means for locking retainer arm 20 in the tilted use position in FIG. 3. In an illustrative embodiment, arm lock 22 normally is spring-biased toward a locked position blocking pivotable movement of retainer arm 20 about pivot axis 14A. Arm lock 22 is configured to provide a push-and-slide-actuated locking system and is actuated by a caregiver to free retainer arm 20 for pivotable movement about pivot axis 14A in response to application of an inward pushing force F_PUSH and also a sliding force F_SLIDE acting along the plane of retainer arm 20 as suggested in FIG. 3.

Item-storage platform 12 is formed to include a clamp-storage cavity 24 as suggested in FIG. 3. Cavity 24 is sized to receive handheld clamp 14 therein upon pivotable movement of handheld clamp 14 to the compact storage position as suggested in FIG. 2. Clamp-storage cavity 24 is sized to provide space between item-storage platform 12 and retainer arm 20 to hold one of the handheld tethers 114, 214, and 314 therein when handheld clamp 14 lies in the compact-storage position to close a top opening into cavity 24.

Item-storage platform 12 is also formed to include first and second receptacles 26, 28 as suggested in FIGS. 2 and 3. Clamp-storage cavity 24 is arranged to lie between first and second receptacles 26, 28 in an illustrative embodiment as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

Item-storage platform 12 is also formed to include a handheld receiver 15R alongside and in communication with clamp-storage cavity 24 and along a rear edge of item-storage platform 12 as suggested in FIGS. 2 and 3. Handheld receiver 15R is seen best in FIG. 2 and configured to receive a portion of handheld apparatus 15 therein when handheld apparatus 15 is retained in the stationary position by handheld clamp 14 as suggested in FIG. 3.

In an illustrative embodiment, handheld receiver 15R comprises a deep first handheld receiver slot 30, a relatively shallow first side channel 31 located on one side of slot 30 near first receptacle 26, and a relatively shallow second side channel 32 located on an opposite side of slot 30 near second receptacle 28. Second side channel 32 is arranged to cooperate with first side channel 31 and slot 30 to form a relatively shallow second handheld receiver slot 34 as suggested in FIG. 2. First handheld receiver slot 30 is centered on item-storage platform 12 and located between portions of first and second receptacles 26, 28 in an illustrative embodiment as shown, for example, in FIG. 2. The length of first side channel 31 is equal to the length of second side channel 32 as suggested in FIG. 2 in an illustrative embodiment.

Handheld apparatus 15 is retained in a stationary upright PORTRAIT orientation relative to item-storage platform 12 as shown in FIG. 3 by moving handheld clamp 14 to the locked tilted use position to cause a top end edge 15T of handheld apparatus 15 to be engaged by free end 20F of retainer arm 20 while a bottom end edge 15B of handheld apparatus 15 is trapped in the deep first handheld-receiver slot 30 of handheld receiver 15R. Alternatively, a handheld apparatus 15 can be retained in a stationary sideways LANDSCAPE orientation relative to item-storage platform 12 as suggested in phantom in FIG. 3 by moving handheld clamp 14 to the locked tilted use position to cause an upper side edge 15U of handheld apparatus 15 to be engaged by free end 20F of retainer arm 20 while a lower side edge 15L of handheld apparatus 15 is trapped in the relatively shallow second handheld-receiver slot 34 of handheld receiver 15R.

As suggested in FIGS. 4 and 5, a tray 10′ in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure includes item-storage platform 12, platform-support arms 13, and a handheld clamp 14′. Handheld clamp 14′ is pivotable about a horizontal axis to move from the compact storage position shown in FIG. 4 to the tilted use position shown in FIG. 5. Handheld clamp 14′ comprises a pivotable retainer arm 20′ and a releasable squeeze-actuated arm lock 22′ comprising first and second actuator buttons mounted for movement on opposite sides of retainer arm 20′ as suggested in FIG. 5. Inward movement of those actuator buttons toward one another in the directions of arrows A and B as suggested in FIG. 5 unlocks retainer arm 20′ so that it is free to pivot between the compact storage position shown in FIG. 4 and the tilted use position of FIG. 5.

A first handheld tether 114 is shown, for example, in FIG. 6. First handheld tether 114 is configured to hold a handheld apparatus 15 and to be linked to a tray 10 as suggested in FIGS. 6-8. First handheld tether 114 comprises a two-pocket handheld receiver 130 and a receiver strap 136 coupled to handheld receiver 130 as suggested in FIG. 6. A screen of handheld apparatus 15 is accessible when handheld apparatus 15 is coupled to handheld tether 114 as suggested in FIG. 7.

Two-pocket handheld receiver 130 includes a first pocket 131, an opposing second pocket 132, and a pocket-connector strip 133 interconnecting first and second pockets 131, 132 as shown, for example, in FIG. 6. First and second pockets 131, 132 are arranged to face toward and lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a handheld-receiving space 140 therebetween. A top end edge 15T of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into a cavity formed in first pocket 31, while a bottom end edge 15B of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into a cavity formed in second pocket 132 to stretch pocket-connector strip 133. Once edges 15T, 15B are coupled to pockets 131, 132, the stretched pocket-connector strip 133 will contract to assume its initial shape and handheld apparatus 15 will be retained securely in handheld receiver 130. Handheld apparatus 15 can be removed easily from handheld receiver 130 by a caregiver in response to moving pockets 131, 132 apart to stretch the elastic pocket-connector strip 133 and then disengaging handheld apparatus 15 from pockets 131, 132.

Receiver strap 136 includes a webbing strip 138 made of a non-stretch material, a receiver anchor 137 coupled to a first end of webbing strip 138 and to pocket-connector strip 133 of handheld receiver 130, and a platform anchor 139 coupled to an opposite second end of webbing strip 138 as shown, for example, in FIG. 6. Platform anchor 139 is configured to provide releasable connector means for mating with an anchor-receiving socket 40 coupled to item-storage platform 12. In an illustrative embodiment, anchor-receiving socket 40 is located in clamp-storage cavity 24 as suggested in FIG. 7.

First handheld tether 114 is coupled to tray 10 as suggested in FIG. 7 to allow an older child seated in juvenile seat 11 to hold and operate handheld apparatus 15 and move handheld apparatus 15 through a limited range of motion established in part by the length of webbing strip 138 relative to item-storage platform 12. For added security, the tethered handheld apparatus 15 can also be retained in a stationary position on item-storage platform 12 using handheld clamp 14 as suggested in FIG. 8. First handheld tether 114 can be stored in clamp-storage cavity 24 when not in use.

A second handheld tether 214 is shown, for example, in FIG. 9. Second handheld tether 214 is configured to hold a handheld apparatus 15 and to be linked to a tray 10 as suggested in FIGS. 9-11. Second handheld tether 214 comprises a two-loop handheld receiver 230 and a receiver strap 236 coupled to handheld receiver 230 as suggested in FIG. 9. A screen of handheld apparatus 15 is accessible when handheld apparatus 15 is coupled to handheld tether 214 as suggested in FIG. 10.

Two-loop handheld receiver 230 includes a first loop 231 formed to include space 231S, an opposing second loop 232 formed to include space 232S, and a loop-connector strip 233 interconnecting first and second loops 231, 232 as shown, for example, in FIG. 9. First and second loops 231, 232 are arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a handheld-receiving space 240 therebetween. A first corner 15C1 along top end edge 15T of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into a space 231S formed in first loop 231, while another corner 15C3 along bottom end edge 15B of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into a space 232S formed in second loop 232 to stretch first and second loops 231, 232. Once corners 15C1, 15C3 of edges 15T, 15B are coupled to loops 231, 232, the stretched loops 231, 232 will contract to assume their initial shapes and handheld apparatus 15 will be retained securely in handheld receiver 230 as suggested in FIG. 10. Handheld apparatus 15 can be removed easily from handheld receiver 230 by a caregiver in response to moving loops 231, 232 apart to stretch the elastic material forming loops 231, 232 and the disengaging handheld apparatus 15 from loops 231, 232.

Receiver strap 236 includes a webbing strip 238 made of a non-stretch material, a receiver anchor 237 coupled to a first end of webbing strip 238 and to pocket-connector strip 233 of handheld receiver 230, and a platform anchor 239 coupled to an opposite second end of webbing strip 238 as shown, for example, in FIG. 9. Platform anchor 239 is configured to provide releasable connector means for mating with an anchor-receiving socket 40 coupled to item-storage platform 12. In an illustrative embodiment, anchor-receiving socket 40 is located in clamp-storage cavity 24 as suggested in FIG. 10.

Second handheld tether 214 is coupled to tray 10 as suggested in FIG. 10 to allow an older child seated in juvenile seat 11 to hold and operate handheld apparatus 15 and move handheld apparatus 15 through a limited range of motion established in part by the length of webbing strip 238 relative to item-storage platform 12. For added security, the tethered handheld apparatus 15 can also be retained in a stationary position on item-storage platform 12 using handheld clamp 14 as suggested in FIG. 11. Second handheld tether 214 can be stored in clamp-storage cavity 24 when not in use.

A third handheld tether 314 is shown, for example, in FIG. 12. Third handheld tether 314 is configured to hold a handheld apparatus 15 and to be linked to a tray 10 as suggested in FIGS. 12-14. Third handheld tether 314 comprises a four-loop handheld receiver 330 and a receiver strap 336 coupled to handheld receiver 330 as suggested in FIG. 12. A screen of handheld apparatus 15 is accessible when handheld apparatus 15 is coupled to handheld tether 314 as suggested in FIG. 10.

Four-loop handheld receiver 330 includes first, second, third, and fourth loops 331-334 made of stretchable elastic material and a loop-connector strip 335 interconnecting loops 331-334 as shown, for example, in FIG. 12. Loops 331-334 are arranged to extend outwardly from loop-connector strip 335 to form an X-shaped element as suggested in FIG. 12 and lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a handheld-receiving space 340 therebetween as suggested in FIG. 13.

Loop-connector strip 335 has a rectangular shape characterized by four corners C1, C2, C3, and C4 as suggested in FIG. 12. Loop-connector strip 335 is formed to include a strap-receiver slot 335S sized to receive a portion of receiver strap 336 therein as shown, for example, in FIG. 12.

A first loop 331 is coupled to first corner C1 of loop-connector strip 335 as shown in FIG. 12. First loop 331 is formed to include a space 331S. A second loop 332 is coupled to second corner C2 of loop-connector trip 335. Second loop 332 is formed to include a space 332S. A first corner 15C1 of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into space 331S formed in first loop 331, while a second corner 15C2 of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into space 332S formed in second loop 332 to couple top end edge 15T of handheld apparatus 15 to handheld receiver 330.

A third loop 333 is coupled to third corner C3 of loop-connector strip 335 as shown in FIG. 12. Third loop 333 is formed to include a space 333S. A fourth loop 334 is coupled to fourth corner C4 of loop-connector strip 335. Fourth loop 334 is formed to include a space 334S. A third corner 15C3 of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into space 333S formed in third loop 333, while a fourth corner 15C4 of handheld apparatus 15 can extend into a space 334S formed in fourth loop 334 to couple bottom end edge 15B of handheld apparatus 15 to handheld receiver 330.

Handheld apparatus 15 can be removed easily from handheld receiver 330 by a caregiver in response to removing each corner of handheld apparatus 15 from its companion loop while stretching the elastic loops. This process will be understood easily by a caregiver, but not by a young child.

Receiver strap 336 includes a webbing strip 338 made of a non-stretch material, a receiver anchor 337 coupled to a first end of webbing strip 338 and to loop-connector strip 333 of handheld receiver 330, and a platform anchor 339 coupled to an opposite second end of webbing strip 338 as shown, for example, in FIG. 12. A portion of receiver anchor 337 is arranged to pass through strap-receiver slot 335S formed in loop-connector strip 335 as suggested in FIG. 12. Platform anchor 339 is configured to provide releasable connector means for mating with an anchor-receiving socket 40 coupled to item-storage platform 12. In an illustrative embodiment, anchor-receiving socket 40 is located in clamp-storage cavity 24 as suggested in FIG. 13.

Third handheld tether 314 is coupled to tray 10 as suggested in FIG. 13 to allow an older child seated in juvenile seat 11 to hold and operate handheld apparatus 15 and move handheld apparatus 15 through a limited range of motion established in part by the length of webbing strip 338 relative to item-storage platform 12. For added security, the tethered handheld apparatus 15 can also be retained in a stationary position on item-storage platform 12 using handheld clamp 14 as suggested in FIG. 14. Third handheld tether 314 can be stored in clamp-storage cavity 24 when not in use.

Claims

1. A tray comprising

an item-storage platform and

a handheld clamp mounted on the item-storage platform for movement between a compact storage position lying in a clamp-storage cavity formed in the item-storage platform and a tilted use position lying at an angle to the item-storage platform, wherein the handheld clamp is configured to provide means for retaining a handheld apparatus in a stationary position relative to the item-storage platform so that the handheld apparatus can be viewed by a child seated in a juvenile seat associated with the item-storage platform.

2. The tray of claim 1, wherein the item-storage platform is formed to include a handheld receiver configured to provide means for receiving a portion of the handheld apparatus retained by the handheld clamp.

3. The tray of claim 2, wherein the handheld receiver comprises a first handheld receiver slot sized to provide means for receiving an end edge of the handheld apparatus retained by the handheld clamp to establish an upright portrait orientation of the handheld apparatus.

4. The tray of claim 3, wherein the handheld receiver further includes separate first and second side channels and the first handheld receiver slot is arranged to interconnect and cooperate with the first and second side channels to form a second handheld receiver slot sized to provide means for receiving a relatively longer side edge of the handheld apparatus alternatively to establish a sideways landscape orientation of the handheld apparatus.

5. The tray of claim 1, wherein the handheld clamp includes a retainer arm having a base end mounted on the item-storage platform for pivotable movement about a horizontal pivot axis and an opposite free end configured to mate with a handheld apparatus associated with the item-storage platform to trap the handheld apparatus in a stationary position between the item-storage platform and the free end of the retainer arm.

6. The tray of claim 5, wherein the free end of the retainer arm is formed to include a notch sized to receive a portion of the handheld apparatus therein when the handheld clamp is used to retain the handheld apparatus in a stationary position on the item-storage platform.

7. The tray of claim 6, wherein the item-storage platform is formed to include a handheld receiver configured to provide means for receiving a portion of the handheld apparatus retained by the handheld clamp, the handheld receiver comprises a first handheld receiver slot sized to provide means for receiving an end edge of the handheld apparatus retained by the handheld clamp to establish an upright portrait orientation of the handheld apparatus, and the handheld receiver further includes separate first and second side channels and the first handheld receiver slot is arranged to interconnect and cooperate with the first and second side channels to form a second handheld receiver slot sized to provide means for receiving a relatively longer side edge of the handheld apparatus alternatively to establish a sideways landscape orientation of the handheld apparatus

8. The tray of claim 5, wherein the handheld clamp further includes a releasable arm lock that is configured to provide means for locking the retainer arm in a tilted use position relative to the item-storage platform so that a handheld apparatus trapped between the item-storage platform and the free end of the retainer arm to limit movement of the handheld apparatus relative to the item-storage platform.

9. The tray of claim 8, wherein the releasable arm lock normally is spring-biased toward a locked position blocking pivotable movement of the retainer arm about the horizontal pivot axis by a spring included in the handheld clamp and mounted in the retainer arm.

10. The tray of claim 5, further comprising first and second platform-support arms coupled to a rear portion of the item-storage platform and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another, and wherein a front portion of the item-storage platform is arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the rear portion, the horizontal pivot axis is arranged to extend along the front portion and lie in spaced-apart relation to the rear portion, and the clamp-storage cavity formed in the item-storage platform is located between the rear and front portions and sized to receive the handheld clamp therein upon movement of the handheld clamp about the horizontal pivot axis to the compact storage position.

11. The tray of claim 10, wherein the item-storage platform is formed to include first and second receptacles and the clamp-storage cavity is arranged to lie between the first and second receptacles.

12. The tray of claim 10, wherein the item-storage platform is formed to include a handheld receiver configured to provide means for receiving a portion of the handheld apparatus retained by the handheld clamp and to communicate with the clamp-storage cavity.

13. The tray of claim 12, wherein the handheld receiver is arranged to lie between the rear portion of the item-storage platform and the clamp-storage cavity.

14. The tray of claim 1, further comprising a handheld tether including a handheld receiver configured to hold a handheld apparatus and a receiver strap coupled to the handheld receiver and configured to provide means for establishing a limited range of motion of the handheld apparatus relative to the item-support platform.

15. The tray of claim 14, wherein a handheld apparatus retained by the handheld clamp in the stationary position is also held by the handheld receiver of the handheld tether.

16. The tray of claim 14, wherein the handheld tether is stored in the clamp-storage cavity formed in the item-storage platform in a space provided between the item-storage platform and the handheld clamp upon movement of the handheld clamp to assume the compact storage position.

17. The tray of claim 14, wherein the tray further includes an anchor-receiving socket coupled to the item-storage platform and the receiver strap includes a receiver anchor configured to provide releasable connector means for mating with the anchor-receiving socket to link the handheld tether to the item-storage platform.

18. The tray of claim 17, wherein the anchor socket is located in the clamp-storage cavity formed in the item-storage platform.

19. The tray of claim 14, wherein the handheld receiver includes first and second pockets arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to hold a handheld apparatus therebetween and a pocket-connector strip arranged to interconnect the first and second pockets and made of an elastic material.

20. The tray of claim 14, wherein the handheld receiver includes first and second loops and a loop-connector strip arranged to interconnect the first and second loops and each of the first and second loops is made of an elastic material and is formed to include a space sized to receive therein a corner portion of a handheld apparatus to hold the handheld apparatus in coupled relation to the first and second loops.

21. The tray of claim 14, wherein the handheld receiver includes a loop-connector strip and first, second, third, and fourth loops and each of the loops is made of an elastic material and is coupled to the loop-connector strip and formed to include a space sized to receive therein a corner portion of a handheld apparatus to hold the handheld apparatus in coupled relation to the first, second, third, and fourth loops.

22. A tray comprising

an item-storage platform formed to include a first handheld receiver slot sized to receive a narrow first end edge of a handheld apparatus and a second handheld receiver slot arranged to communicate with the first handheld receiver slot and sized to receive a relatively longer first side edge of the handheld apparatus and

a handheld clamp mounted for pivotable movement about a horizontal pivot axis to provide means for engaging a narrow second end edge of the handheld apparatus when the narrow first end edge of the handheld apparatus is placed in the first handheld receiver slot to retain the handheld apparatus in a stationary upright portrait orientation relative to the item-storage platform and alternatively for engaging a relatively longer second side edge of the handheld apparatus when the relatively longer second side edge of the handheld apparatus is placed in the second handheld receiver slot to retain the handheld apparatus in a stationary sideways landscape orientation relative to the item-storage platform so that the handheld apparatus can be viewed by a child seated in a juvenile seat associated with the item-storage platform.

23. The tray of claim 22, wherein the item-storage platform is formed to include separate first and second side channels that are arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to locate the first handheld receiver slot therebetween and in communication with each of the first and second side channels to cooperate to form the second handheld receiver slot.

24. The tray of claim 23, wherein the first handheld receiver slot has a deep depth and the first and second side channels have a shallow depth that is less than the deep depth of the first handheld receiver slot.