Beverage container holding apparatus

Abstract

A beverage container holding apparatus for holding beverage containers on a person's body includes a case with a lower portion and an upper portion which enclose a beverage container. A lanyard is attached to the case which includes a strap and an adjustment ring. The adjustment ring is slidable along end portions of the strap to adjust the respective sizes of a pair of loops formed by the strap.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A beverage container holding apparatus comprising:
 a case comprising:
 a lower portion having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending away from the bottom wall, the lower portion defining an interior space in the lower portion, the interior space having a size and a shape such that the lower portion is configured to hold a beverage container in the interior space, a top edge of the perimeter wall defining an opening to the interior space; 
 an upper portion being coupled to the lower portion, the upper portion being movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the opening of the lower portion; and 
 a closure being coupled to the lower portion and the upper portion and is operable to releasably secure the upper portion in the closed position; and 
   a lanyard being coupled to the case, the lanyard comprising:
 a strap being mounted to the upper portion of the case, the strap having a pair of end portions, each end portion of the pair of end portions of the strap being coupled to the case, the strap having a middle portion being coupled to and extending between the pair of end portions; and 
 an adjustment ring being slidably coupled to the pair of end portions of the strap, the adjustment ring receiving the pair of end portions through the adjustment ring, the adjustment ring forming a proximal loop and a distal loop with the strap with respect to the case, the adjustment ring being slidable alternately toward and away from the case to adjust sizes of the proximal loop and the distal loop. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter wall has a height from the bottom wall to the top edge of the perimeter wall such that the top edge is configured to be positioned between a top end and a bottom end of the beverage container when the lower portion holds the beverage container in a held position in the lower portion. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the top edge is configured to be positioned closer to the top end than to the bottom end of the beverage container when the lower portion holds the beverage container in the held position. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein an interior surface of the perimeter wall has a shape such that the interior surface is configured to be complementary in shape to an exterior surface of the beverage container. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter wall has a cylindrical shape. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the lower portion and the upper portion each comprise a thermally insulating material. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion has a top wall and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall being coupled to and extending away from the top wall, the upper portion and the lower portion being configured to completely enclose the beverage container when the upper portion is positioned in the closed position. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises a pair of mating members. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the closure comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a hinge being coupled to the lower portion and the upper portion, the upper portion being pivotable with respect to the lower portion via the hinge. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the hinge comprises a living hinge. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the hinge is integrally formed with the lower portion and the upper portion. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a lid being mounted in the upper portion, the lid comprising a panel and a peripheral lip, the peripheral lip being coupled to and extending away from the panel wherein the peripheral lip is configured to form a seal around a rim of the beverage container. 
     
     
         14 . A beverage container holding apparatus comprising:
 a case comprising:
 a lower portion having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending away from the bottom wall, the lower portion defining an interior space in the lower portion, the interior space having a size and a shape such that the lower portion is configured to hold a beverage container in the interior space, a top edge of the perimeter wall defining an opening to the interior space, the perimeter wall having a height from the bottom wall to the top edge of the perimeter wall such that the top edge is configured to be positioned between a top end and a bottom end of the beverage container when the lower portion holds the beverage container in a held position in the lower portion, the top edge being configured to be positioned closer to the top end than to the bottom end of the beverage container when the lower portion holds the beverage container in the held position, an interior surface of the perimeter wall having a shape such that the interior surface is configured to be complementary in shape to an exterior surface of the beverage container, the perimeter wall having a cylindrical shape, the lower portion comprising a thermally insulating material; 
 an upper portion being coupled to the lower portion, the upper portion being movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the opening of the lower portion, the upper portion having a top wall and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall being coupled to and extending away from the top wall, the upper portion and the lower portion being configured to completely enclose the beverage container when the upper portion is positioned in the closed position, the upper portion comprising the thermally insulating material; 
 a hinge being coupled to the lower portion and the upper portion, the upper portion being pivotable with respect to the lower portion via the hinge, the hinge comprising a living hinge, the hinge being integrally formed with the lower portion and the upper portion; 
 a closure being coupled to the lower portion and the upper portion and is operable to releasably secure the upper portion in the closed position, the closure comprising a pair of mating members, the closure comprising a zipper; and 
 a lid being mounted in the upper portion, the lid comprising a panel and a peripheral lip, the peripheral lip being coupled to and extending away from the panel wherein the peripheral lip is configured to form a seal around a rim of the beverage container; and 
   a lanyard being coupled to the case, the lanyard comprising:
 a strap being mounted to the upper portion of the case, the strap having a pair of end portions, each end portion of the pair of end portions of the strap being coupled to the case, the strap having a middle portion being coupled to and extending between the pair of end portions; and 
 an adjustment ring being slidably coupled to the pair of end portions of the strap, the adjustment ring receiving the pair of end portions through the adjustment ring, the adjustment ring forming a proximal loop and a distal loop with the strap with respect to the case, the adjustment ring being slidable alternately toward and away from the case to adjust sizes of the proximal loop and the distal loop.