Floating Beverage Holder

Abstract

A non-inflatable floating beverage holder preferably consists of a ring of foam flotation material, with a mesh pouch affixed around its inner circumference and suspended downward. The beverage container is inserted downward through the ring and secured in the mesh pouch.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A floating beverage holder comprising a floatation ring; said floatation ring having a central opening; a mesh pouch; said mesh pouch being affixed about the inner circumference of said central opening; said floatation ring being non-inflatable; said floatation ring being sufficiently buoyant to float above the water level of its surroundings; and said central opening and said mesh pouch being configured to accept a beverage container. 
     
     
         2 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein said mesh pouch is stretchable such that a range of sizes and weights of said beverage container may be accommodate. 
     
     
         3 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein said mesh pouch is elongated such that said beverage container may be accommodated where said beverage container is a beverage bottle. 
     
     
         4 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein said mesh pouch is of reduced length such that said beverage container may be accommodated where said beverage container is a beverage can. 
     
     
         5 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein said mesh pouch is affixed so as to be reversible such that said floatation ring may be inverted with its function unaffected. 
     
     
         6 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 2  wherein said mesh pouch is affixed so as to be reversible such that said floatation ring may be inverted with its function unaffected. 
     
     
         7 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 3  wherein said mesh pouch is affixed so as to be reversible such that said floatation ring may be inverted with its function unaffected. 
     
     
         8 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 4  wherein said mesh pouch is affixed so as to be reversible such that said floatation ring may be inverted with its function unaffected. 
     
     
         9 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 1  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth. 
     
     
         10 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 2  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth. 
     
     
         11 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 3  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth. 
     
     
         12 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 4  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth. 
     
     
         13 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 5  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth. 
     
     
         14 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 6  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth. 
     
     
         15 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 7  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth. 
     
     
         16 . The floating beverage holder of  claim 8  wherein said floatation ring is resistant to microbial growth.