Patent ID: 8672176

Claim:
A beverage holding apparatus comprising: a base including at least one inner region and at least one outer region, wherein the at least one inner region and the at least one outer region are in fluid communication; and a frame supported by the base and configured to receive drinking vessels of varying sizes and configurations, the frame coupled to the base between the at least one inner region and the at least one outer region, the frame comprising cylindrical walls with at least one notched region for receiving one or more handles of the drinking vessel, the at least one notch region extending down from an upper peripheral edge of the frame, the upper peripheral edge of the frame distal from a portion of the frame supported by the base, the frame extending vertically from the base to a height above the base and accessible from a position outside the base in a direction perpendicular to a side of the frame, an interior of the frame forming an inner cavity for supporting a drinking vessel, the frame at least partially surrounding the drinking vessel when the drinking vessel is placed in the frame in the inner cavity, the at least one inner region and the at least one outer region shaped for collecting moisture from the drinking vessel, wherein a capacity of the inner cavity is adaptively configured when a portion of the drinking vessel is received in the inner cavity.