Securable insulating object holder

Abstract

An insulating and securable object holder comprising a solid insulator for holding the object coupled with a flexible material that extends downwardly past the rubber insulator protruding radially to form a flexible skirt. The holder protects, insulates, and secures differently-sized objects to smooth and semi-smooth non-porous surfaces by a vacuum created when the holder is firmly pressed down onto a non-porous surface.

1 . An insulating object holder securable to a non-porous surface, the object holder comprising: 
 a hollow cylinder having an opened top, a closed bottom, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a bottom surface, said bottom surface generally defining the base of said cylinder; and    a skirt encircling and affixed to the perimeter of said cylinder and having a sealing surface for providing a sealable chamber, said chamber being further defined by said bottom surface of said cylinder and said non-porous surface, said skirt further being a flexible, non-porous material having stiffness sufficient to support said cylinder above said non-porous surface when placed on said surface without sealing said object holder thereto.    
   
   
       2 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a passage through said closed bottom forming a passage between said chamber and the inside of said hollow cylinder.    
   
   
       3 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 a plug insertable into said passage to seal between said closed bottom and said plug.    
   
   
       4 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 1  wherein said cylinder is made of foam rubber.  
   
   
       5 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 4  wherein said skirt is made of neoprene.  
   
   
       6 . An insulating object holder securable to a non-porous surface, the object holder comprising: 
 a hollow cylinder having an opened top, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a bottom surface, said bottom surface generally defining the base of said cylinder;    a cylindrical bottom member having a side surface shaped to be attachable to said inner surface, said bottom member further having an altitude less than the altitude of said cylinder and being affixed along said side surface to said inner surface of said cylinder to form a seal therebetween; and    a skirt encircling and affixed to the perimeter of said cylinder and having a sealing surface for providing a sealable chamber, said chamber being further defined by said bottom surface of said cylinder and said non-porous surface, said skirt further being a flexible, non-porous material having stiffness sufficient to support said cylinder above said non-porous surface when placed on said surface without sealing said object holder thereto.    
   
   
       7 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 6  further comprising: 
 a passage through said bottom member forming a passage between said chamber and the inside of said hollow cylinder.    
   
   
       8 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 7  further comprising: 
 a plug insertable into said passage to seal between said bottom member and said plug.    
   
   
       9 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 6 , wherein said bottom member is substantially flush with said surface when said object holder is secured thereto.  
   
   
       10 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 6  wherein said cylinder and said bottom member are made of foam rubber.  
   
   
       11 . The securable insulating object holder of  claim 10  wherein said skirt is made of neoprene.