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A fast food lap tray is provided which is particularly suitable for use in an automobile to support and secure fast foods and their containers. The food lap tray includes a pair of pliant leg straps whose lengths are sufficient only to be individually secured beneath the legs of the user. As such, t

A fast food lap tray is provided which is particularly suitable for use in an automobile to support and secure fast foods and their containers. The food lap tray includes a pair of pliant leg straps whose lengths are sufficient only to be individually secured beneath the legs of the user. As such, the lap tray is adapted to be positively secured to the lap of the user, yet will not cause discomfort to the user or bind or excessively restrain the legs of the user during use. In particular, the lap tray enables rapid positioning on the lap of the user, as well as rapid removal from the lap of the user. Furthermore, the lap tray does not rely on the vehicle restraint system of the automobile, such as a lap belt, and will not hinder the user from rapidly exiting an automobile if immediate escape is necessary. The lap tray is also configured to maximize its stability on the lap of the user.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.]1. A food lap tray adapted to be secured to the lap of a user solely in cooperation with the user's legs while the user is seated, the food lap tray comprising:a body having an uppe

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.]1. A food lap tray adapted to be secured to the lap of a user solely in cooperation with the user's legs while the user is seated, the food lap tray comprising:a body having an upper surface, a lower surface oppositely disposed from the upper surface, a first lateral end, and a second lateral end oppositely disposed from the first lateral end, the first and second lateral ends defining a lateral axis and a lateral width of the body;at least one recess formed in the upper surface of the body;.[.a pair of troughs formed in the lower surface of the body, the pair of troughs extending across the lower surface of the body in a direction approximately transverse to the lateral axis of the body;.]. anda pair of leg straps, each of the pair of leg straps being attached to a corresponding one of the first and second lateral ends, each of the pair of leg straps being formed from a material that is sufficiently pliant to allow each of the pair of leg straps to extend downwardly from the first and second lateral ends and then fold inwardly and horizontally beneath the body.Iadd., each of the pair of leg straps being free of any means for fastening the pair of leg straps together while the food lap tray is secured to the lap of the user.Iaddend.;whereby the food lap tray can be secured to the lap of the user by tucking each of the pair of leg straps beneath a corresponding one of the user's legs, and the food lap tray can be removed by retrieving the pair of leg straps from beneath the user's legs, and can also be removed by the action of the user standing up so as to release the pair of leg straps from beneath the user's legs.