Is a car seat travel tray patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a car seat travel tray have been patented many times, but "a car seat travel tray" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows

40 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “laptravelcar seat tray” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
Among the 23 best keyword matches we examined, 7 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
Most frequent assignees in those matches: SEEBORUN NOVEEN (1), FAN EAGLE (1), CONRAD DEREK (1), STARR PRODUCTS LLC D B A STAR (1).
Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B60N (15), A47B (5), A47D (5), B62B (3).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a car seat travel tray

Dinner tray, dinner tray holder and child carrier US-12654899-B2 2026 · WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
The present disclosure provides a dinner tray, a dinner tray holder, and a child carrier. The dinner tray includes a dinner tray body and at least one inserting member extending from the dinner tray body, and the at least one inse…
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Tray bracket for car seat back US-11738676-B2 2023 · FAN EAGLE
A tray bracket for car seat back is provided, including: a fixing unit, a hanging board, a tray, and a placement unit. The fixing unit is for fixing to at least one pillar on a car seat supporting a headrest; the hanging board has…
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Travel Tray Table Cover US-2021145193-A1 2021 · PRESLEY DENISE
This present application discloses a seat back tray table cover that helps to reduce the transmission of germs and diseases. The tray table cover is a disposable, relatively thin piece of plastic that substantially encompasses the…
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EZ-Ride Car Seat Tray US-2019143853-A1 2019 · SEEBORUN NOVEEN
During long car rides, children often sit in their car seats and complain about boredom. A car-seat tray is introduced for connection to a car seat. The tray provides a space for eating and for play. And the tray provides an adjus…
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Stroller with fold-down tray for receiving a car seat US-8256792-B2 2012 · CONRAD DEREK
A stroller with a front tray in front of the seat that can be folded down. The front tray is attached to two side bars of the stroller and can rotate around an axis that is horizontal and perpendicular to the moving direction of t…
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Travel tray liner US-7976099-B2 2011 · FERRARA MICHAEL
A tray liner of flexible construction relies on the rigid airline or railroad car seat tray underneath it to create a horizontal clean and sanitary surface useful for supporting food and drink utensils. While it is especially usef…
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Swing tray for a child booster seat US-7695060-B2 2010 · OPTILIFE PRODUCTS INC
A booster seat ( 1 ) for children and infants and more particularly an improved feeding seat contains a tray ( 9 ) which can rotate around either arm of the seat ( 1 ) through a unique joint design. The tray ( 9 ) can be removed c…
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Child's Travel Tray US-2007029848-A1 2007 · STARR PRODUCTS LLC D B A STAR
A device that is selectively interconnectable to a child's seat is provided. More specifically, the device is a travel tray that is adapted to selectively interconnect to a child safety seat, a stroller, a seat at a sports ven…
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Child's travel tray US-2005092212-A1 2005
The present invention relates to a device that is selectively interconnectable to a child's seat. More specifically, one embodiment of the present invention is a travel tray that is adapted to selectively interconnect to a chi…
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Traveling puzzle tray and child's activity board US-6679188-B1 2004
A tray assembly that includes an enlarged tray member, optional sorting boxes that can connect laterally to either side of the tray member, and detachable straps that allow support of the tray member by one or more automobile seat…
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Tray table for a child's car seat and associated methods US-6511124-B2 2003
A tray table for a child's car seat having at least two seat belt receiving slots, comprises a table top having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a periphery, and two connecting members extending from the lower surface of…
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Car seat travel tray US-2001039903-A1 2001
An apparatus for providing a work surface in an automobile. A first portion including a rigid member is hingedly coupled to a tray portion including a rigid member. Straps or other attachment mechanism is coupled to the first port…
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Disposable car seat tray US-6113266-A 2000
A disposable tray for use with an infant car seat is formed from a sack containing foodstuff, such as might be provided by a fast food restaurant. The sack includes a base portion and a bottom that forms the tray. The tray can be …
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Child's collapsible travel tray US-6116166-A 2000
A fully collapsible child's travel tray that fits closely to the child to prevent playthings or food from falling into the child's lap or to the floor of a vehicle in which the child is riding and restrained. The tray incl…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a car seat travel tray been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Vehicle accessories and travel gear differ in how they attach, fold, lock or secure items.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.