Patent ID: 8146737

Claim:
An improved beverage cup carrier integrally molded from a resilient material containing a plurality of sockets capable of accommodating different sizes of taper walled beverage container or a straight walled beverage container, said beverage cup carrier comprising: a unitary molded top surface and a bottom surface generally square in shape having a width and length approximately eleven inches by eleven inches capable of accommodating a plurality of said beverage containers in a liquid filled state; a peripheral rim having four rounded corners disposed about the top surface; a plurality of sockets positioned within the four corners of the peripheral rim, said sockets being generally conical in shape and extending downward from the bottom surface at a depth of approximately five inches for accommodating a plurality of sizes of said beverage containers; a plurality of annular ribs in a tiered configuration integral to the peripheral rim positioned symmetrically between said sockets; and a ergonomically shaped carrying handle unitary molded medially within the top surface integrally in communication with said annular ribs.