Patent ID: 7300031

Claim:
A collapsible beverage container supporting apparatus comprising: a mounting framework including first and second spaced mounts located between first and second end structures with said first mount spaced from said first end structure a selected distance and said second mount adjacent to said second end structure, first and second spaced side structures extending between said first and second end structures; a container stabilizer having first and second opposite end portions, said first end portion pivotably securable at said first mount for pivoting movement between a substantially perpendicular configuration relative to said framework and a stored configuration with said second end portion located adjacent to said first end structure of said framework; and a container bottom support pivotably located at said second mount, said bottom support pivotable from a stored deployment to a substantially perpendicular deployment relative to said framework, and pivotable toward said first end structure of said framework from said perpendicular deployment to said stored deployment, said bottom support including a tray having dimensions selected to extend between said side structures and between said end structures of said framework when in said stored deployment, said tray engaging said container stabilizer when pivoted to said stored deployment to pivot said container stabilizer from said perpendicular configuration to said stored configuration.