Patent ID: 8186538

Claim:
A food holding receptacle for use in combination with a beverage container, said food holding receptacle stably mountable on the beverage container in loose-fitting relationship, said receptacle comprising: a base having a hole of a first perimeter; said hole partially, but not completely, penetrable by the beverage container; said base having a first surface facing upward and comprising a first food holding section surrounding said hole; a collar extending upwardly from said base having a first opened lower end having a lower perimeter and a second opened upper end having an upper perimeter, said upper end and said lower end defining an inner surface, said collar joined to said base in substantially fixed relationship such that said lower perimeter is substantially coincident with said first perimeter, said collar being devoid of a compartment for receiving food items; wherein said collar is adapted to surround an upper portion of an outer surface of the beverage container wherein a portion of the beverage container penetrates said hole to provide the loose-fitting relationship between said receptacle and the beverage container when said receptacle is mounted on the beverage container, wherein a tolerance is provided between portions of the outer surface of the beverage container and said inner surface when said receptacle is mounted on the beverage container, said tolerance contributing to the loose-fitting relationship that allows said receptacle to be wiggled while sitting stably on the beverage container.