Patent ID: 8201794

Claim:
A portable stand for holding a beverage container above a supporting surface comprising: an elongated shaft having a first end adapted for insertion into the supporting surface and a second end adapted to extend above the supporting surface with the shaft being vertically upright; a substantially flat, relatively thin cage plate fixed to said shaft at said second end and extending laterally outward from opposite sides of said shaft; said cage plate having a hole formed therein on each side of said shaft adapted to receive a container therein and each hole having a wall edge that surrounds a container positioned therein; a substantially flat, relatively thin shelf plate secured to the shaft spaced below said cage plate, the shelf plate extending laterally outward from opposite sides of said shaft and under the cage openings, whereby the shelf plate supports the bottom of the container to limit downward movement and the walls of the cage plate holes limit lateral movement of the supported container; and, upright tabs formed adjacent the edges of the plates whereby objects placed on the plates are retained by the tabs and objects may be hung therefrom.