Multiple beverage cup/can holder for outdoor use

Abstract

A multiple cup or multiple can beverage holder formed of an upper surface having a plurality of depending receptacles having circular side walls and a flat bottom wall, or inverted conical side walls and a flat bottom wall or a concentrically stepped side wall and flat bottom wall, each receptacle dimensioned for the receipt of a beverage cup or beverage can, and including at least one receptacle for receipt of incidental objects, the multiple cup and multiple can holder supported on at least one vertical rod secured to the underside of the upper surface of the holder, the lower end of the rod engageable in the earth for supporting the holder and its contents at a convenient height above the ground for a user either standing or sitting.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A multiple beverage cup holder for outdoor use comprising:
 a unitary one-piece molded body member defining an upper surface, a front surface, and opposing parallel side surfaces, the upper surface having formed therein two depending receptacles positioned proximate the sides of said body member, and a centrally depending receptacle, said two depending receptacles proximate said sides of said body member for receipt of a beverage cup or beverage can, said central receptacle for receipt of personal items, said rear surface of said front face of said body member having a vertically oriented C-shaped slot unitarily formed thereon;   a support rod for supporting said body member a distance above the underlying substrate, said support rod having a first end for insertion into the said substrate, said support rod having a second end slidably frictionally engageable through said C-shaped vertically oriented slot on said rear face of said body member, said second end of said support member abutting a lower surface of said centrally disposed depending receptacle for support of said body member and said beverage cup or beverage can.   
     
     
         2 . The multiple beverage cup holder in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said depending receptacles for receipt of said beverage cup or said beverage can are cylindrical. 
     
     
         3 . The multiple beverage cup holder in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said depending receptacles for receipt of said beverage cup inverted conical in shape. 
     
     
         4 . The multiple beverage cup holder in accordance with  claim 1  sides of said inverted conical receptacle are stepped to accommodate beverage cups of varying diameter. 
     
     
         5 . The multiple beverage cup holder in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said support rod is telescopic. 
     
     
         6 . The multiple beverage cup holder in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the rear wall of said body member snap fits to said body member and defines a slot member for receipt of reading material.