Drink stabilizing insert for portable cooler

Abstract

A beverage stabilizing implement operable to insert into a portable cooler and adapted to secure a plurality of beverages within the cooler while allowing free disposition of ice around the beverages, the beverage stabilizing implement comprising a plurality of interconnected cylindrical receptacles having open top and bottom ends, In some embodiments, the stabilizing implement comprises a plurality of interiorly-jutting protuberances formed of a flexible polymeric materials for receiving beverage containers of varying diameters.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A beverage stabilizing implement operable to insert into a portable cooler, the stabilizing insert comprising:
 a plurality of cylindrical receptacles joined together, each receptacle formed from an uninterrupted annular sidewall, each cylinder forming a hollow interior recess; and   a plurality of protuberances jutting from inwardly from the sidewalls, each protuberance operable to collapse when pressed against by an outer surface of a beverage.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage stabilizing implement of  claim 1 , wherein the protuberances are formed with the sidewall as a single integrated piece. 
     
     
         3 . The beverage stabilizing implement of  claim 1 , wherein four or more receptacles join to define an intermediate recess adapted to receive ice, the triangular recess having an open top and open bottom end. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage stabilizing implement of  claim 1 , wherein the protuberances vary in size. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage stabilizing implement of  claim 1 , wherein the protuberances are spaced at regular intervals across a surface of a sidewall. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage stabilizing implement of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall is between 0.3 inches and 2 inches in height.