Patent ID: 7040678
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A holder for a beverage container, the holder comprising: a base having a substantially planar lower surface and an opposite upper surface containing a receptacle configured to slidably receive, support and restrain a lower end portion of a beverage container against lateral movement; an elongated handle disposed adjacent to the base, the handle having an upper end disposed above the upper surface of the base and an opposite, substantially planar lower end disposed coplanar with the lower surface of the base; an arcuate web rigidly connecting the base to the upper end of the handle, a first strap having opposite ends respectively attached to opposite sides of the web and an intermediate portion arranged to contact a side of an upper portion of a beverage container so as to restrain it against lateral movement; the first strap further comprising a second strap having opposite ends respectively connected to the first strap intermediate of the ends of the first strap and an intermediate portion arranged to contact the upper portion of a beverage container on a side of a beverage container opposite to the intermediate portion of the first strap and further restrain an upper portion of a beverage container against lateral movement; and wherein the holder has an appearance suggestive of a high-heeled shoe.