Patent ID: 9580229
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A47G,B65D

Claim:
1. A closure for a beverage container holder, comprising: an integral hole having an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter is sufficient to passably dispose a neck of a beverage container bottle therethrough, and wherein the inner diameter is smaller than an outer diameter of the beverage container bottle; a gripping area; a lateral engaging surface configured to secure the closure to a housing configured to accept the beverage container bottle, and wherein the lateral engaging surface is of a narrower diameter than the gripping area and a larger diameter than the integral hole; a liner channel situated in the integral hole, wherein a resiliently compressible lining is at least partially positioned in the liner channel and does not extend above or below the liner channel; and a horizontal surface positioned between the gripping area and the lateral engaging surface, wherein an upper surface of the housing is below the horizontal surface when the closure is engaged with the housing, wherein the horizontal surface is substantially perpendicular to the gripping area, wherein the horizontal surface is substantially perpendicular to the lateral engaging surface, and wherein an outer diameter of the gripping area is substantially the same as an outer diameter of the housing.