Helmet Shaped drink holder

Abstract

A helmet shaped drink holder has a facemask ( 30 ), first and second helmet side pieces ( 10, 20 ) and a cup insert ( 40 ) and is assembled by the two helmet side pieces being snapped together. The facemask is held in place by a tab on the facemask restrained within a slot in the assembled side pieces. Cup insert ( 40 ) is placed within an aperture in the top of assembled side pieces ( 10, 20 ).

1 . A helmet shaped drink holder comprising:
 first and second helmet side pieces that are snapped together to form a helmet shape, each of said first and second helmet side pieces having slots in the frontal portions thereof, said slots forming a unitary slot when said first and second helmet side pieces are assembled so as to enclose a tab on a facemask portion thereby securing said facemask portion to said first and second helmet side pieces;   said first and second helmet side pieces each having a flattened upper portion that forms an aperture when the pieces are assembled, wherein a cup insert having a flange disposed about the upper portion thereof, is removably inserted within said aperture, said flange resting against said flattened upper portion.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said first and second helmet side pieces being snapped together with complementary male-female fastening members.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said cup insert being made of insulating material.   
     
     
         4 . A football helmet shaped drink holder comprising:
 a facemask having
 a facemask tab, 
 and a pair of lower facemask male connectors for engaging a pair of lower facemask female connectors; 
   a first helmet side piece having
 a first slot for receiving a portion of said facemask tab, 
 a first frontal recess, 
 a first mating tab, 
 a second mating tab, 
 a third mating tab, 
 a fourth mating tab, 
 a first base portion, and 
 a first flat upper surface; 
   a second helmet side piece having
 a second slot for receiving a portion of said facemask tab, 
 a second frontal recess, 
 a first mating slot for receiving said first mating tab, 
 a second mating slot for receiving said second mating tab, 
 a third mating slot for receiving said third mating tab, 
 a fourth mating slot for receiving said fourth mating tab, 
 a second base portion, and 
 a second flat upper surface; 
   and a cup insert having
 a flange disposed about the upper portion thereof, 
   wherein said facemask and said first and second helmet side pieces are joined together to form a football helmet shape,
 said first and second facemask slots forming a unitary slot for receiving said facemask tab, 
 said first frontal recess of said first helmet side piece and said second frontal recess of said second helmet side piece forming a unitary recess, 
 said facemask cooperatively engaging said unitary recess, 
 said first and second base portions forming a unitary base portion, 
 said first and second flat upper surfaces forming an aperture; 
   further wherein said cup insert can be removably inserted within said aperture with said cup insert flange being flush against said first and second flat upper surfaces;   whereby a beverage container can be inserted within said cup insert.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 5  further comprising:
 said cup insert being made of insulating material.