Patent ID: 7036776

Claim:
A holder for releasably holding an ice cream cone, said device comprising: a housing including a base and a vertical portion being attached to and extending upward from said base, an opening extending into an upper end of said vertical portion and through a bottom surface or said base; a saddle being positioned in said opening, said saddle having a top end, a bottom end and a peripheral wall extending between said top and bottom ends; and a plate having a rod attached thereto and extending upwardly therefrom, said rod being threaded, said rod being threadably engaged to a threaded receptacle extending into said bottom end of said saddle, a muting member being attached to said plate, said mating member extending into and being mated with a receiving cavity in said bottom surface of said base, said cavity extending in a circle about said base such that said plate is rotatably coupled to said base, wherein said saddle is moved toward said upper end of said housing when said plate is rotated in a first direction and toward said base when said plate is rotated in a second direction.