Patent ID: 6039206
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A47G,Y10S

Abstract:
A beverage container holder comprising:a body having a cylindrical sidewall and a bottom wall, said sidewall having a top edge and a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings adjacent to said bottom wall,a plurality of stabilization legs extend radially through said openings in said sidewall, said legs each having inner ends, said openings allowing for the sliding movement of said legs therethrough between an inwardly extending stored position and an outwardly extending protruding position,a plurality of flexible bands each having an upper end and a lower end, said lower ends of said flexible bands are attached to said stabilization legs at the inner ends thereof and said upper ends of said flexible bands are attached to said sidewall adjacent to said top edge, the bands are biased inwardly at their lower ends and the attached legs are also biased towards said inwardly stored position when the holder is empty, said bands are adapted to move outwardly upon the placement of a beverage container into said body through said top edge, the outer sides of the beverage container push outwardly against said lower ends of said flexible bands and the stabilization legs are moved outwardly to said protruding position.