Patent ID: 8342468

Claim:
A drink container holding system for holding a beverage container comprising: a frame; at least one mounting assembly; and a sleeve coupled to said frame, said sleeve having a beverage aperture extending therein through an upper end of said sleeve, wherein said sleeve is configured such that it is capable of receiving a drink container in said beverage aperture to allow said sleeve to support a drink container substantially adjacent to a stand when said frame is mounted to the stand; wherein at least one mounting assembly couples the sleeve to said frame, and wherein at least one mounting assembly is configured such that the mounting assembly may be engaged with a stand to mount said frame to the stand, and comprises: a plurality of clamping arms, each of said clamping arms being extendable around a portion of the stand; a securing portion being coupled to at least one of said clamping arms and selectively engaging at least one other one of said clamping arms for forcing said clamping arms against the stand to secure said clamping arms to the stand; a base portion extending toward the stand when said frame is mounted to the stand; and a neck portion coupled to at least one of said clamping arms, said neck portion being rotatably coupled to said base portion, said neck portion being rotatable from 0 to 360 degrees with respect to said base portion to adjust an angle of said clamping arms with respect to said frame to maintain said frame in a desired orientation when mounted to the stand; wherein said neck portion comprises a plurality of indexing pins outwardly extending from said neck portion, each of said indexing pins being inserted into one of a plurality of indexing slots in said base portion to permit orientation of said neck portion and said clamping arms at desired angles with respect to each other and with respect to said frame.