Patent ID: 6883765

Claim:
A novel holder comprising: a) a structural volume for holding a container; b) the structural volume is comprised of a disposable unitary blank composed of a biodegradable material; c) said blank comprising a base with four legs extending therefrom to form a cruciform shape and provided with fold lines between the base and the legs that enable the blank to be folded into the structural volume; d) said legs being comprised of first pair of opposed legs and a second pair of opposed legs, all of said legs having a free end; e) an annulus defining a central opening and having an outer periphery, said annulus being hinged at its outer periphery to the free end of one leg of the first pair of legs, and having on its periphery opposite the hinge a first element of a coupling; f) the other leg of said first pair of legs defining at its free end a second element of said coupling that cooperates with the first element of the coupling to interconnect the first pair of opposite legs via the annulus to define the structural volume; g) said second pair of opposite legs each defining a horizontal slot extending from an edge remote from the one leg of the first pair of legs having the annulus hinged thereto; h) gussets formed at the junction of each leg and the base; i) whereby the structural volume is completed by folding all legs into a vertical position relative to the base, reinforced by the gussets, and bending the second pair of legs behind the other leg of the first pair of legs opposite the one leg having the annulus mounted thereon, and hinging the annulus over the top of the structural volume and interconnecting the annulus with the other leg of the first pair of legs opposite the one leg having the annulus mounted thereon via the first and second elements of the coupling; j) and whereby the annulus, when coupled to the other leg of the first pair of legs opposite the one leg having the annulus mounted thereon, is received in the horizontal slots defined in the edges of the second pair of legs completing the structural volume and enabling a container to be inserted through the annulus and to be carried securely in the structural volume while being supported on the base.