Patent ID: 6575417
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A beverage container holding device for holding a beverage container for a user, the beverage holding device comprising:a body member being adapted for holding the beverage container, said body member having a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall defining an interior space of said body member, said interior space of said body member having an open end for permitting insertion of the beverage container into said interior space of said body member; a support member being coupled to said body member, said support member having a free end, said free end of said support member being positioned opposite said body member, said free end being adapted for being inserted into the ground such that said support member supports said body member above the ground when said free end of said support member is inserted into the ground; said perimeter wall of said body member having an interior portion and an exterior portion, said interior portion being coupled to an interior face of said exterior portion such that said interior portion abuts the beverage container when the beverage container is positioned in said interior space of said body member; said interior portion of said perimeter wall of said body member comprising an insulating material, said insulating material being adapted for inhibiting thermal communication between the beverage container and the environment when the beverage container is positioned in said interior space of said body member; said perimeter wall of said body member having a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures extending through a bottom wall of said perimeter wall, each of said apertures being adapted for permitting liquid collected in said interior space of said body member to drain; said body member having a coupler portion, said coupler portion outwardly extending from said bottom wall of said perimeter wall of said body member, said coupler portion selectively receiving said support member for coupling said body member to said support member such that said bottom wall of said perimeter wall inhibits communication between said coupler portion and said interior space of said body member; said coupler portion of said body member having a threaded bore, said threaded bore of the coupler portion threadably receiving a threaded end of said support member; an anchor member being coupled to said support member, said anchor member being adapted for engaging the ground such that said anchor member is for inhibiting rotation of said support member with respect to the ground when said anchor member and said support member engage the ground; and said anchor member having a base arm and an engaging arm, said base arm orthogonally extending from said support member, said engaging arm being positioned at a distal end of said base arm such that said engaging arm is positioned in a spaced relation to said support member; wherein said engaging arm of said anchor member extends a distance from the base arm to a free distal end of said engaging arm.