Patent ID: 8444097

Claim:
A collapsible support, comprising: a) a plurality of support members having a corresponding plurality of top portions, medial portions and bottom portions, each of said plurality of top portions indented to provide a corresponding plurality of support elements adapted to support a container; b) a support member pivot which disposes medial portions of said plurality of support members in pivotal relation to permit spreading of a corresponding plurality of top portions and plurality of bottom portions of said support members from a folded condition into a support condition in which said plurality of support elements inwardly face to receive said container; and c) a restraint element coupled to said plurality of support members to prevent spreading of said plurality of top portions and said plurality of bottom portions beyond said supporting condition, said restraint element adapted to flexibly engage said container allowing receipt by said plurality of support elements and drawing said plurality of top portions sufficiently inward to engage an external surface of said container.