Bottle Holder For Use With Open Beverage Can

Abstract

A bottle holder device includes a substantially planar top surface; an opening through the top surface; an arched side edge extending along a side of the top surface; and a substantially U-shaped receiving rim extending along an inside of the side edge.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bottle holder device, comprising:
 a substantially planar top surface;   an opening through the top surface;   an arched side edge extending along a side of the top surface; and   a substantially U-shaped receiving rim extending along an inside of the side edge.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is circular. 
     
     
         3 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1 , wherein a wall defining the opening is chamfered. 
     
     
         4 . The bottle holder device of  claim 3 , wherein a chamfer of the opening slopes inward from the top surface towards a center of the opening. 
     
     
         5 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is off center of the top surface. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the side edge is semi-circular. 
     
     
         7 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the side edge is arched more than 180 degrees. 
     
     
         8 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1  made of a unitary construction of plastic, molded wax, or a biodegradable material. 
     
     
         9 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the top surface includes nomenclature. 
     
     
         10 . The bottle holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving rim is configured to fit over and be supported by a rim of a can. 
     
     
         11 . A method of holding a bottle with respect to a can, comprising the steps of:
 removing a top from the can;   inserting a bottle holder device over a rim of the can; and   placing an inverted bottle through an opening of the bottle holder device.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the inverted bottle rests on a top surface of the bottle holder device and a sloped surface of the opening. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the step of inserting the bottle holder device includes moving the can with respect to the bottle holder device such that the rim of the can is moved horizontally through a receiving slot defined in the bottle holder device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising, after dispensing contents of the bottle into the can, removing the bottle from the bottle holder device and the bottle holder device from the can. 
     
     
         15 . The method of claim, wherein the step of inserting the bottle holder device includes the bottle holder of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         16 . A system, comprising:
 a can;   a bottle; and   a bottle holder configured to attach to the can and hold the bottle inverted with respect to the can.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the can is a beverage can and the bottle is a mini-bottle. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the bottle holder includes a substantially planar top surface, an opening through the top surface, an arched side edge extending along a side of the top surface, and a substantially U-shaped receiving rim extending along an inside of the side edge. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the receiving rim is configured to fit over and be supported by a rim of a can. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the bottle holder includes a receiving rim that is configured to fit over and be supported by a rim of the can.