Patent ID: 7216837

Claim:
A device for holding a container in an upright, inclined, or inverted position comprising: (a) providing a substantially flat first member of flexible and elastic material of predetermined thickness and (b) said first member having a length and width of sufficient size to support said container and (c) said first member having a predetermined shape comprising of a generally star-shaped main body and (d) said star-shaped body comprising of a plurality of radially extended arms along the outer edge of the main body and (e) said star-shaped body containing a hole there through for inserting said container and (f) said hole comprising of a plurality of tabs along the edge of the hole and (g) said hole having a diameter such that said container fits tightly when inserted within said hole thereby inducing said first member to incurvate into a generally concave shape and (h) said concave shaped first member can be placed upon a surface where the radially extended arms of said concave shaped first member are in contact with said surface and (i) said concave shaped first member can be oriented so that said held container will be in an upright, inclined or inverted position on the surface and whereby said first member will hold said container within said hole and said first member will be incurvated into a concave shape upon the insertion of said container and said first member can be oriented whereby said container held within said hole can be positioned into an upright, inclined or inverted position with respect to said surface and thereby supporting said container on said surface.