Beverage container holder having a three-dimensional figure

Abstract

An insulated beverage container holder that incorporates a three-dimensional stuffed figure. Certain disclosed embodiments comprise three-dimensional stuffed figures of animals and, in some embodiments, of cartoon characters. Any three-dimensional object may be portrayed, such as scenes (e.g. a city), buildings (e.g. a castle), toys (e.g. an alphabet block or blocks), sporting equipment (e.g. a baseball and bats, or ballet slippers), etc.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A beverage container holder, comprising:
 a beverage holding portion defining a hollow cavity;   a first character side piece having a first margin therearound;   a first stuffing material portion disposed between the first character side piece and the beverage holding portion;   a second character side piece having a second margin therearound;   a second stuffing material portion disposed between the second character side piece and the beverage holding portion;   a first joint between the beverage holding portion and the first character side piece extending along at least a first portion of the first margin;   a second joint between the beverage holding portion and the second character side piece extending along at least a second portion of the second margin.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow cavity is sized and shaped to receive a child's sippy cup. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the beverage holding portion is formed from neoprene. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a bottom member having a bottom member margin;   wherein the beverage holding portion is generally cylindrical in shape; and   wherein the bottom member is joined to the beverage holding portion along the bottom member margin.   
     
     
         5 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first character side piece is representative of a character's front side; and   the second character side piece is representative of a character's back side.   
     
     
         6 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first character side piece is representative of a right side of a character; and   the second character side piece is representative of a left side of a character.   
     
     
         7 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second character side pieces are representative of multiple characters. 
     
     
         8 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second character side pieces are representative of at least one inanimate object. 
     
     
         9 . The beverage container of  claim 8 , wherein the inanimate object is selected from the group consisting of: a scene, a city, a building, a castle, a toy, an alphabet block, sporting equipment, a baseball and bats, and ballet slippers. 
     
     
         10 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the stuffing material is selected from the group consisting of: polyester fiber and cotton. 
     
     
         11 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second joints are formed by a joining technique selected from the group consisting of: sewing and joining with adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a third joint between the first character side piece and the second character side piece extending along at least a third portion of the first margin and a fourth portion of the second margin, wherein the first and second character side pieces extend beyond a margin of the beverage holding portion; and   a fourth joint between the first character side piece and the second character side piece extending along at least a fifth portion of the first margin and a sixth portion of the second margin.   
     
     
         13 . The beverage container holder of  claim 12 , wherein the third and fourth joints are formed by a joining technique selected from the group consisting of: sewing and joining with adhesive. 
     
     
         14 . The beverage container holder of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first character side piece comprises a representation selected from the group consisting of: a front of a sitting cat, a front of a sitting elephant, and a right side of a standing dinosaur; and   the second character side piece comprises a representation selected from the group consisting of: a back of a sitting cat, a back of a sitting elephant, and a left side of a standing dinosaur.