An under hood service tray is provided that includes a vertical member attached to a tray and a base. The base is rendered mobile through a plurality of castors and has first and second longitudinally extending legs and a laterally extending leg located between and attached to both the first and sec
An under hood service tray is provided that includes a vertical member attached to a tray and a base. The base is rendered mobile through a plurality of castors and has first and second longitudinally extending legs and a laterally extending leg located between and attached to both the first and second longitudinally extending legs. The pair of longitudinally extending legs and the laterally extending leg define an opening capable of receiving at least a portion of a tire attached to an automobile therein.
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1. An under hood service tray, comprising: a base having a plurality of castors thereon so as to render the base mobile on a surface onto which the base is located, wherein the base has a pair of longitudinally extending legs and a laterally extending leg that is attached to and extends between the
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An under hood service tray, comprising: a base having a plurality of castors thereon so as to render the base mobile on a surface onto which the base is located, wherein the base has a pair of longitudinally extending legs and a laterally extending leg that is attached to and extends between the longitudinally extending legs, wherein a forward one of the castors is attached to each longitudinally extending leg and wherein a rearward one of the castors is attached to each longitudinally extending leg, wherein the laterally extending leg defines a portion of an opening that has an open front end capable of receiving at least a portion of a tire attached to an automobile therein and is attached to the longitudinally extending legs at a location that is completely between the locations of attachment of the forward and rearward castors to the longitudinally extending legs in a longitudinal direction, wherein the longitudinally extending leas and the laterally extending leg define a second opening that has an open back end such that the laterally extending leg is located between the opening and the second opening and each of the longitudinally extending legs has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of each of the longitudinally extending legs is located at a height that is less than the height location of the second portion of each of the longitudinally extending legs with the forward castors attached to the first portion of each of the longitudinally extending legs and is at a point of attachment that is at a height lower than a point of attachment of the rearward castors attached to the second portion of each of the longitudinally extending legs;a vertical member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the vertical member centrally attached to the lateral extending leg of the base; anda tray attached to the second end of the vertical member opposite to the first end to which the base is attached, wherein the tray is attached to the vertical member such that the tray is not capable of being removed from the vertical member; andat least six compartments are defined on the upper surface of the tray, wherein the tray has a front wall and a rear wall that are parallel to one another, and wherein the tray has a pair of side walls that extend between the front wall and the rear wall, wherein the pair of side walls are angled such that a portion of the pair of side walls are parallel to one another and a portion of the pair of side walls are not parallel to one another, wherein the outer surfaces of the front wall, the rear wall and the pair of side walls have a slip resistant material located thereon that has a higher coefficient of friction that other portions of the tray. 2. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 1, wherein slip resistant material is located on the upper surface of the tray within some of the plurality of open compartments, wherein the slip resistant material has a higher coefficient of friction than other portions of the tray. 3. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 1, wherein a plurality of apertures are defined through the tray and are located within the perimeter of one of the open compartments of the tray. 4. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 1, wherein the tray has a mounting bracket rigidly attached to the bottom surface of the tray, wherein the end of the vertical member is attached to and contacts the mounting bracket, wherein the tray has a longitudinally extending reinforcing member and a laterally extending reinforcing member that are rigidly attached to the bottom surface of the tray, wherein the longitudinally extending reinforcing member and the laterally extending reinforcing member have a square tubular cross-section. 5. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 1, wherein the height of the vertical member is capable of being adjusted so as to change the distance between the base and the tray. 6. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 5, wherein the vertical member is a telescoping vertical member, and wherein the base is attached to the vertical member such that the base is not capable of being removed from the vertical member and is not capable of rotating with respect to the vertical member. 7. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 1, wherein the pair of longitudinally extending legs are at least 12 inches apart from one another along at least a portion of the lengths of the pair of longitudinally extending legs. 8. An under hood service tray, comprising: a tray;a vertical member attached to the tray; anda base attached to the vertical member, wherein the base has a plurality of castors located thereon so as to render the base mobile on a surface onto which the base is located, wherein the base has a first longitudinally extending leg and a second longitudinally extending leg and a laterally extending leg located between and attached to both the first and second longitudinally extending legs, wherein the pair of longitudinally extending legs and the laterally extending leg define a first opening capable of receiving at least a portion of a tire attached to an automobile therein and define a second opening that has an open back end such that the laterally extending leg is located between the first opening and the second opening;wherein the first longitudinally extending leg has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the first longitudinally extending leg is located at a height that is less than the height location of the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg, and wherein the second longitudinally extending leg has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the second longitudinally extending leg is located at a height that is less than the height location of the second portion of the second longitudinally extending leg, wherein a first castor is attached to the first portion of the first longitudinally extending leg and is at a point of attachment that is at a height lower than a point of attachment of a second castor that is attached to the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg;wherein the vertical member is centrally located on the lateral extending leg of the base completely longitudinally forward of the second castor and part of the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg, and wherein the vertical member is located completely longitudinally rearward of a different part of the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg; andat least six open compartments are defined on the upper surface of the tray, wherein slip resistant material is located on the upper surface of the tray within some but not all of the plurality of open compartments, wherein the slip resistant material has a higher coefficient of friction than other portions of the tray, wherein the tray has a front wall and a rear wall that are parallel to one another, wherein the tray has a pair of side walls that extend between the front and rear wall and are angled such that a portion of the pair of side walls are parallel to one another and such that a portion of the pair of side walls are not parallel to one another, wherein the portion of the pair of side walls that are not parallel to one another is located above the opening defined by the pair of longitudinally extending legs and the laterally extending leg. 9. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 8, wherein the laterally extending leg is not located at the longitudinal midpoint of the first longitudinally extending leg, and wherein the laterally extending leg is not located at the longitudinal midpoint of the second longitudinally extending leg. 10. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 8, wherein the first longitudinally extending leg has an intermediate portion located between the first portion and the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg, wherein the second longitudinally extending leg has an intermediate portion located between the first portion and the second portion of the second longitudinally extending leg, wherein the first portion of the first longitudinally extending leg and the first portion of the second longitudinally extending leg are parallel to one another and are located at least 12 inches apart from one another. 11. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 8, wherein the castors extend from the bottom surfaces of the first and second longitudinally extending legs at locations proximate to the longitudinal ends of the first and second longitudinally extending legs. 12. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 8, wherein the vertical member is attached on one end to the laterally extending leg, wherein the vertical member is attached on an opposite end to the tray such that the tray is not capable of being removed from the vertical member, wherein the height of the vertical member is capable of being adjusted so as to change the distance between the base and the tray. 13. The under hood service tray as set forth in claim 8, wherein the tray has a mounting bracket rigidly attached to the bottom surface of the tray, wherein the end of the vertical member is attached to and contacts the mounting bracket, wherein the tray has a longitudinally extending reinforcing member and a laterally extending reinforcing member that are rigidly attached to the bottom surface of the tray, wherein the longitudinally extending reinforcing member and the laterally extending reinforcing member have a square tubular cross-section. 14. An under hood service tray, comprising: a tray;a vertical member attached to the tray; anda base attached to the vertical member, wherein the base has a plurality of castors located thereon so as to render the base mobile on a surface onto which the base is located, wherein the base has a first longitudinally extending leg and a second longitudinally extending leg and a laterally extending leg located between and attached to both the first and second longitudinally extending legs, wherein the pair of longitudinally extending legs and the laterally extending leg define a first opening capable of receiving at least a portion of a tire attached to an automobile therein and define a second opening that has an open back end such that the laterally extending leg is located between the first opening and the second opening;wherein the first longitudinally extending leg has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the first longitudinally extending leg is located at a height that is less than the height location of the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg, and wherein the second longitudinally extending leg has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the second longitudinally extending a height that is less than the second portion of the second longitudinally extending leg, wherein a first castor is attached to the first portion of the first longitudinally extending leg and is at a point of attachment that is at a height lower than a point of attachment of a second castor that is attached to the second portion of the first longitudinally extending lea;wherein the vertical member is located on the lateral extending leg of the base completely longitudinally forward of the second castor and part of the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg, and wherein the vertical member is located completely longitudinally rearward of a different part of the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg;wherein the laterally extending leg is not located at the longitudinal midpoint of the first longitudinally extending leg, and wherein the laterally extending leg is not located at the longitudinal midpoint of the second longitudinally extending leg; andwherein the first portion of the first longitudinally extending leg is located outboard from the second portion of the first longitudinally extending leg in the lateral direction, and wherein the first portion of the second longitudinally extending leg is located outboard from the second portion of the second longitudinally extending leg in the lateral direction.
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