Patent ID: 9708171
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B67D

Claim:
1. A stand comprising: a capped cylinder, a cup opening, a non-skid surface, a plurality of hook and loop fasteners, a flared edge, and a safety edge, wherein the capped cylinder is formed with an open end, a closed end, a face, a length and a diameter, and the cup opening is an opening that is formed in the face between the closed end and the open end of the capped cylinder; wherein the stand is adapted for use with a five gallon beverage cooler; wherein the stand is a cylindrical structure, rests on a resting surface and receives the five gallon beverage cooler on the closed end such that the stand raises the five gallon beverage cooler off the resting surface; wherein the cup opening that is sized to allow a cup to be placed underneath a spigot of the five gallon beverage cooler; wherein the cup opening is sized and positioned such that liquid released from the cooler through the spigot will fall into a beverage cup placed inside the cup opening on the resting surface underneath the spigot; wherein the open end of the capped cylinder is placed over an end of the five gallon beverage cooler that is distal from the spigot while the stand is in storage and not in use.