Patent ID: 7726512

Claim:
A universal food holding receptacle comprising: a receptacle having a first specified food holding orientation, wherein said receptacle in said first specified food holding orientation is stably mountable in a loose-fitting relationship on multiple beverage containers, taken one beverage container at a time, each of said beverage containers in its respective specified beverage holding orientation, said multiple beverage containers being of diverse shapes, diverse sizes, or diverse shapes and sizes; and wherein said receptacle further comprises: a base having a hole therethrough, said hole having a first perimeter; a food holding section adjacent said hole when said receptacle is in said first specified food holding orientation; and a collar having an inner surface defined by a first end having a second perimeter that substantially coincides with said first perimeter of said hole such that said collar is joined to said base in a substantially fixed relationship and a second end having a third perimeter that is smaller than said first perimeter and said second perimeter.