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An assortment of water cooler holders made from either metal hollow bars, flat bars and/or wires for removable attachment to various regions of a pickup vehicle, a post or which may be free standing. In one embodiment, the holder has a tripod shape, the three legs being joined by upper and lower tri

An assortment of water cooler holders made from either metal hollow bars, flat bars and/or wires for removable attachment to various regions of a pickup vehicle, a post or which may be free standing. In one embodiment, the holder has a tripod shape, the three legs being joined by upper and lower tripod support bars pivotally attached to permit collapsing the tripod for transport and storage. In another embodiment, the holder has two parallel rings joined by support bars which hook over the side panel or tailgate of a pickup truck. Another embodiment has two parallel rings supported by an inverted cone attached to a tow bar for attachment to a trailer hitch. Yet another embodiment has two parallel rings with a clamp for attachment to a post.

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1. A collapsible, free standing holder for supporting a cylindrical water cooler having a bottom and a side, said water cooler holder comprising: three upright bar legs, each of said legs having a straight upper portion terminating in a bend and a lower portion extending outward from the bend; t

1. A collapsible, free standing holder for supporting a cylindrical water cooler having a bottom and a side, said water cooler holder comprising: three upright bar legs, each of said legs having a straight upper portion terminating in a bend and a lower portion extending outward from the bend; three horizontally disposed upper tripod support bars, each of said upper support bars having a first end and a second end, each said first end being separately secured to each of said legs at a position above the bend in the upper portion, and each said second end being pivotally connected together; and three horizontally disposed lower tripod support bars, each of said lower support bars having a third end and a fourth end, each said third end being separately secured to each of said legs at a position spaced downward from the bend, and each said fourth end being pivotally connected together; wherein the upper tripod support bars are adapted for supporting the bottom of the water cooler and the straight upper portion of each of the three legs is adapted for engaging the side of the water cooler when the holder is in a free standing position, and whereby the holder is pivotally collapsible when not in use. 2. The water cooler holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said legs has an outwardly extending foot portion. 3. The water cooler holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said legs has a hollow square cross-section. 4. The water cooler holder according to claim 1, wherein each of said upper and the lower tripod support bars are flat bars.