Patent ID: 8322666

Claim:
A portable and adjustable stand, comprising: a length adjustable rod having a second rod member slidably received in a first rod member and movable between a retracted configuration substantially inside said first rod member and an extended configuration substantially outside of said first rod member; wherein said first rod member defines a plurality of spaced apart apertures; a fastener coupled to said second rod member that is configured to register with a respective aperture when said second rod member is moved relative to said first rod member; a base assembly having an end cap coupled to a lower end of said first rod member having a configuration that is slidable along said first rod member, said base assembly including at least three legs each having an upper end coupled to said end cap and configured to pivotally move between deployed and retracted configurations; a mounting arm coupled to an upper end of said second rod member, said mounting arm being generally perpendicular to said second rod member and extending away in opposed directions therefrom; a drink holder assembly having a pair of generally cylindrical containers each defining an open top, each container being pivotally coupled to an opposed distal end of said mounting arm relative to said second rod member and movable between a use configuration in which a respective open top is upwardly oriented so as to receive a beverage container and a storage configuration in which said respective open top is oriented inwardly toward said second rod member; a leveling assembly, including: a base member removably coupled to said upper end of said second rod member, said base member having an upwardly directed configuration defining an open top; an adjustment member attached to said mounting arm, said adjustment member having a downwardly directed hemispherical configuration defining an open bottom; wherein said adjustment member includes a diameter slightly smaller than a diameter of said base member, said adjustment member and said base member having complementary configurations such that said adjustment member is received in said base member and movable in a rotational manner; wherein: said base member and said adjustment member are coupled in a friction fit arrangement; and said adjustment member is movable in a 360 degree rotation with respect to said base member; an auxiliary vertical rod coupled to one of said mounting arm and said upper end of said second rod member, said auxiliary rod extending upwardly relative to said drink holding assembly; and a holding member having a sleeve coupled to said auxiliary vertical rod.