Patent ID: 7537185

Claim:
A beverage holder comprising: a swiveling device structured to retain a beverage container and structured to prevent the beverage container from falling from the swiveling device as the swiveling device is rotated over its entire range of motion, the swiveling device configured to return the beverage container to a substantially upright position when no external force besides gravity is applied to the swiveling device; a frame structured to be affixed to a reference point on a substantially horizontal surface and structured to support the swiveling device at a vertical distance above the reference point and at a horizontal distance from the reference point, wherein the swiveling device includes a stop that is configured to substantially prevent a top portion of the beverage container from rotating towards the reference point when the stop contacts the frame, the frame comprising: a first arm; and a second arm, the first arm and second arm structured to contact the swiveling device, the vertical distance and the horizontal distance defining a location between the first and the second arms; and an eating utensil detachably affixed to the frame by a leash.