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The Invention is a tray for serving a beverage in a nightclub or tavern. A tray body defines a reservoir adapted to contain a beverage. A reservoir aperture communicates through the tray body and is controlled by a valve. A dispensing opening is defined by the bottom side of the tray body and aligns

The Invention is a tray for serving a beverage in a nightclub or tavern. A tray body defines a reservoir adapted to contain a beverage. A reservoir aperture communicates through the tray body and is controlled by a valve. A dispensing opening is defined by the bottom side of the tray body and aligns the drinking vessel with the reservoir aperture. The valve is actuated when a drinking vessel is placed in engagement with the dispensing opening. A plurality of drinking vessel receptacles located on the top side of the tray are adapted to support drinking vessels.

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I claim: 1. A tray, the tray comprising: a. a tray body; b. a reservoir defined by said tray body, said reservoir defining an interior volume, said interior volume being configured to contain a beverage; c. a plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said tray body, each of said plurality

I claim: 1. A tray, the tray comprising: a. a tray body; b. a reservoir defined by said tray body, said reservoir defining an interior volume, said interior volume being configured to contain a beverage; c. a plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said tray body, each of said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles being configured to engage and to support a drinking vessel; d. a reservoir aperture, said tray body having a bottom side, said interior volume of said reservoir being in fluid communication with said bottom side of said tray body through said reservoir aperture; e. a metered valve, said metered valve being operably connected to said reservoir aperture, said metered valve being configured to selectably allow a predetermined amount of said beverage to flow through said reservoir aperture from said interior volume of said reservoir. 2. The tray of claim 1 wherein said bottom side of said tray defines a dispensing opening, said dispensing opening being configured to engage a drinking vessel and to align said drinking vessel with said reservoir aperture, said metered valve being configured to allow said predetermined amount of said beverage to flow through said reservoir aperture from said reservoir into said drinking vessel when said drinking vessel is placed in engagement with said dispensing opening. 3. The tray of claim 2, further comprising: a vertically disposed handle, said handle depending from said bottom side of said tray body, said handle and said bottom side of said tray body being configured so that a server may grip said handle and support said tray body using a first hand of said server and simultaneously may grip said drinking vessel and bring said drinking vessel in engagement with said dispensing opening using a second hand of said server. 4. The tray of claim 3 wherein said handle defines said dispensing opening. 5. The tray of claim 3, further comprising: a lid, said reservoir defining a fill opening, said lid being configured to selectably cover said fill opening, said reservoir being configured to receive a dry ice, said engagement of said lid and said fill opening being configured to allow escape of a carbon dioxide gas and a water vapor from said reservoir, whereby said carbon dioxide gas and said water vapor may result from an exposure of said beverage to said dry ice in said reservoir when said dry ice and said beverage are placed in said reservoir and said carbon dioxide gas and said water vapor may escape from said reservoir past said lid. 6. The tray of claim 2, further comprising: a. a lamp, said lamp being attached to said tray body; b. a power supply operably connected to said lamp, said power supply selectably providing power to said lamp, whereby said lamp may be selectably illuminated. 7. The tray of claim 6 wherein said lamp is located proximal to said reservoir and a light from said lamp being directed toward said reservoir when said lamp is illuminated. 8. The tray of claim 6 wherein said lamp is located within one of said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said tray body and light from said lamp being directed toward said drinking vessel when said lamp is illuminated. 9. The tray of claim 8 wherein said lamp is configured to selectably illuminate a water vapor emanating from said drinking vessel when said drinking vessel is in engagement with said receptacle, said configuration of said lamp to illuminate said water vapor comprising said lamp being beneath said drinking vessel when said drinking vessel is in engagement with said receptacle, a light from said lamp being directed upward to said drinking vessel when said drinking vessel is in engagement with said receptacle. 10. A tray, the tray comprising: a. a tray body, said tray body adapted to be supported by a one hand of a server; b. a reservoir defined by said tray body; c. a plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said tray body, each of said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles being configured to support a drinking vessel; d. a reservoir aperture, said tray body having a bottom side, said reservoir aperture being in fluid communication between said beverage reservoir and said bottom side of said tray body; e. a dispensing opening defined by said bottom side of said tray body, said dispensing opening being adapted to engage said drinking vessel and to align said drinking vessel with said reservoir aperture; f. means for dispensing a predetermined amount of said beverage into said drinking vessel from said beverage reservoir through said reservoir aperture when said drinking vessel is aligned with said dispensing opening; g. a power supply supported by said tray body; h. a lamp supported by said tray body, said lamp operably and selectably connected to said power supply. 11. The tray of claim 10, further comprising: an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion and said lower portion being joined one to the other to form said tray body, said upper portion defining said reservoir, said reservoir aperture and said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles, said lower portion defining said dispensing opening. 12. The tray of claim 11 wherein said adaptation of said tray body to be supported by said one hand of said server comprises a handle, said dispensing opening defining said handle. 13. A tray, the tray comprising: a. a tray body, said tray body having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper and said lower portions of said tray body being joined one to the other to form said tray body, said tray body having a top side and a bottom side; b. a reservoir defined by said upper portion of said tray body, said reservoir defining an interior volume, said interior volume being adapted to contain a beverage; c. a plurality of drinking vessel receptacles defined by said upper portion of said tray body and appearing on said top side of said tray body, each of said plurality of drinking vessel receptacles being configured to engage and to support a drinking vessel; d. a reservoir aperture, said reservoir aperture being defined by said upper portion of said tray body, said interior volume of said reservoir and said bottom side of said tray body being in fluid communication through said reservoir aperture; e. a valve, said valve being operably connected to said reservoir aperture, said valve being adapted to selectably dispense said beverage through said reservoir aperture; f. a dispensing opening defined by said lower portion of said tray body, said dispensing opening being configured to engage said drinking vessel and to align said drinking vessel with said reservoir aperture, said dispensing opening and said valve being adapted so that engagement between said dispensing opening and said drinking vessel actuates said valve, thereby dispensing said beverage into said drinking vessel. 14. The tray of claim 13, further comprising: a. a power supply supported by said tray body; b. a lamp supported by said tray body, said lamp operably and selectably connected to said power supply. 15. The tray of claim 14 wherein lamp is located between said upper and said lower portions, said lamp being adapted to selectably illuminate said beverage when said beverage is located within said interior volume. 16. The tray of claim 15 wherein said valve is a metered valve, said metered valve being adapted to dispense a predetermined amount of said beverage from said reservoir through said reservoir aperture to said drinking vessel when said metered valve is actuated. 17. The tray of claim 16, further comprising: a handle; said handle defining said dispensing opening, said tray body and said handle being adapted so that a server may support said tray body with a one of said server's hands.