Beverage Organizer

Abstract

The present invention provides a beverage organizer that is configured to be placed within a cooler. The beverage organizer includes an upper rectangular plate and a lower rectangular plate that are aligned horizontally and affixed together via a pair of side walls to form substantially a rectangular prism shape. The upper rectangular plate includes a plurality of apertures that align with a plurality of apertures on the lower rectangular plate to allow a beverage container to be received therethrough. The sidewalls further include a plurality of elongated apertures that allow cool air therethrough, and a plurality of legs that allow the lower rectangular plate to be disposed above a bottom surface of a cooler. One of the sidewall includes an upstanding panel, which allows the higher sidewall to block ice. The lower rectangular plate also includes a lighting assembly that is configured to illuminate the beverage organizer.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A bottle organizer that is configured to be placed within the interior chamber of a cooler, comprising:
 an upper rectangular plate and a lower rectangular plate each having a pair of sides, a pair of lengths, and a plurality of openings;   wherein said upper rectangular plate is disposed above the lower rectangular plate in a parallel manner;   said upper rectangular plate and said lower rectangular plate being attached to one another via a pair of sidewalls;   each sidewall being affixed along said lengths;   wherein said plurality of openings of said upper rectangular plate and plurality of openings of said lower rectangular plate are aligned to receive a beverage container or a bar tool/accessory therethrough;   said lower rectangular plate comprising a lighting assembly configured to illuminate said bottle organizer.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each said sidewall comprise a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of opposing side edges;   wherein each sidewall includes a plurality of elongated apertures that are equidistantly spaced apart in a parallel manner that are configured to allow cool air, cold water, or cold ice to flow therethrough;   said bottom edge further includes a plurality of legs that are equidistantly spaced apart along said bottom edge configured to allow said lower rectangular plate to be situated above a base surface of an interior chamber of a cooler.   
     
     
         3 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said lighting assembly includes a battery, an on/off switch, and a plurality of light emitting diodes to illuminate said lower rectangular plate;   wherein said light emitting diodes are activated by said battery to complete a circuit from said battery to said light emitting diodes thereby illuminating said lower rectangular plate.   
     
     
         4 . The bottle organizer of  claim 3 , wherein:
 said battery is stored within a battery compartment on said lower rectangular plate;   wherein said battery compartment is configured to prevent any liquid from seeping therein.   
     
     
         5 . The bottle organizer of  claim 3 , wherein said battery includes an alkaline battery or a rechargeable battery. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle organizer of  claim 4 , wherein:
 said battery compartment includes at least one surface and an open end;   wherein said open end is attached to said lower rectangular plate to allow said light emitting diodes to be electrically connected to said battery.   
     
     
         7 . The bottle organizer of  claim 3 , wherein said on/off switches includes a rocker switch. 
     
     
         8 . The bottle organizer of  claim 2 , wherein one of said sidewalls includes an upstanding panel configured to prevent ice from blocking access to said plurality of apertures.