Patent ID: 7264134

Claim:
A combination holder and coaster device for a beverage container or vessel, which device comprises: a first insulative panel having an outer face, an inner face, opposite sides and a pair of attachment points, each located at a respective side; a second insulative panel having an outer face, an inner face, opposite sides and a pair of attachment points each located at a respective side and each being located adjacent to a respective first panel attachment point; each said panel comprising a flexible, thermally-insulative material; first and second connection joints each connecting the first insulative panel to the second insulative panel at respective, adjacent attachment points; said first connection joint comprising a stretchable, flexible adhesive material bonded to said first and second panels at the respective panel attachment points; said device having a collapsed coaster configuration with said first and second panels positioned in juxtaposed, overlying relation and an overall thickness which is generally the sum of the thicknesses of said first and second panels; said device having a generally elliptical cross-sectional holder configuration defining a receiver adapted to receive a beverage container or vessel therebetween; said device having a memory characteristic which enables the device to spring back to the collapsed coaster configuration when empty; and said panels presenting first and second adjustable projected dihedral angles at said first and second joints respectively.