Cup holder system

Abstract

A beverage drinking device includes a body that supports a plurality of containers arranged relative to each other such that a liquid from a first one of the containers flows into an adjacent, second one of the containers while an individual consumes liquid from the second one of the containers.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A beverage drinking device comprising a body that supports a plurality of containers arranged relative to each other such that a liquid from a first one of the containers flows into an adjacent, second one of the containers while an individual consumes liquid from the second one of the containers. 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , comprising a handle extending from the body near at least one of the containers. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a plurality of apertures configured to receive and support the plurality of containers. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein
 the body comprises a plurality of units;   each of the units includes at least one of the apertures; and   each of the units is configured to position a dispensing surface of the first one of the containers in a first plane and a dispensing surface of the second one of the containers in a second, different plane.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of units are selectively connected together or separated from each other. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein
 at least one of the units includes at least one attachment member; and   at least one other of the units includes at least one groove configured to receive the at least one attachment member for connecting the at least one of the units to the at least one other of the units.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the body is a single-piece structure including all of the plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body and the plurality of containers are integrally formed as a single-piece structure. 
     
     
         9 . A cup holder system, comprising:
 a first cup holder unit including a handle member; and   a second cup holder unit adjacent the first cup holder unit,   wherein a top surface of the first cup holder unit is at least partially in a first plane and a top surface of the second cup holder unit is at least partially in a second plane that is different than the first plane.   
     
     
         10 . The cup holder system of  claim 9 , wherein the top surface of the second cup holder is positioned above the top surface of the first cup holder unit. 
     
     
         11 . The cup holder system according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the first cup holder includes a first body,   the first body includes an area defining a first aperture,   the aperture is configured to at least partially receive a first cup,   the second cup holder includes a second body,   the second body includes an area defining a second aperture,   the second aperture is configured to receive a second cup.   
     
     
         12 . The cup holder system according to  claim 11 , comprising a cup in each of the apertures and wherein the first and second apertures are respectively configured to stagger a dispensing surface of the cups relative to a dispensing surface of an adjacent one of the cups so that a fluid in the one of the cups in the second aperture flows into the one of the cups in the first aperture while a user consumes at least some of the fluid in the cup in the first cup holder. 
     
     
         13 . The cup holder system according to  claim 9 , wherein the first cup holder unit includes an attachment portion that is configured to engage an attachment portion on the second cup holder unit. 
     
     
         14 . The cup holder system according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the first cup holder unit includes a first attachment portion situated for the handle member to be used in a right-handed configuration;   the first cup holder unit includes a second attachment portion situated for the handle member to be used in a left-handed configuration; and   each of the first and second attachment portions are configured to respectively engage an attachment portion of the second cup holder unit.   
     
     
         15 . The cup holder system according to  claim 9 , comprising a third cup holder unit adjacent to the second cup holder unit and wherein a top surface of the third cup holder unit is at least partially in a third plane that is different than the first plane and the second plane. 
     
     
         16 . The cup holder system according to  claim 9 , wherein the first cup holder unit and the second cup holder unit are integrally formed together to define a single-piece structure. 
       includes an attachment portion formed on a surface thereof that is selectively operable to engage an attachment portion formed on a surface of the second cup holder unit. 
     
     
         17 . A cup holder system, comprising:
 a first cup holder unit, wherein the first cup holder unit includes a handle member, wherein the first cup holder includes a body, wherein the body includes an area defining an aperture formed therein, wherein the aperture is selectively operable to receive a fluid container therein; and   a second cup holder unit removably coupled to the first cup holder unit, wherein the second cup holder includes a body, wherein the body includes an area defining an aperture formed therein, wherein the aperture is selectively operable to receive a fluid container therein, wherein a top surface of the second cup holder unit is above a top surface of the first cup holder unit when the first and second cup holder units are coupled together;   wherein a top surface of the fluid container in the aperture of the second cup holder is higher than a top surface of the fluid container in the aperture of the first cup holder;   wherein the fluid container in the aperture of the second cup holder is proximate to the fluid container in the aperture of the first cup holder such that a fluid contained in the fluid container of the second cup holder is able to flow into the fluid container of the first cup holder.   
     
     
         18 . The cup holder system according to  claim 17 , wherein the first cup holder unit includes an attachment portion formed on a surface thereof that is selectively operable to engage an attachment portion formed on a surface of the second cup holder unit. 
     
     
         19 . The cup holder system according to  claim 17 , wherein the first cup holder unit includes a first and a second attachment portion formed on a surface thereof, wherein each of the first and second attachment portions are selectively operable to engage an attachment portion formed on a surface of the second cup holder unit.