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A holder for a plurality of coozies which can be mounted on a hanger such as a clothes hanger in an automobile, sport utility vehicle, or the like, is provided. Each of the coozies has an insulated and compressible side wall in the preferred embodiment. A bottom closes one end of the side wall of a

A holder for a plurality of coozies which can be mounted on a hanger such as a clothes hanger in an automobile, sport utility vehicle, or the like, is provided. Each of the coozies has an insulated and compressible side wall in the preferred embodiment. A bottom closes one end of the side wall of a conventional coozie. The holder includes a elongated rod having a length which substantially approximates the effective height of the stack or stacks of coozies to be carried thereon. The rod carries a fastener for securing it to the hanger. In one embodiment the header is interposed between the fastener and the rod at one of its end and serves to provide a mechanical limit for the uppermost coozie carried thereon. In another embodiment a plurality of mechanical adapters are secured along the length of the rod and designed to grip the side walls of the coozies at their upper and lower most ends.

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1. A holder for a plurality of stacked coozies each having an insulated side wall and a compressible bottom closing one end of the side wall, the bottom defines a central opening to allow the escape of gas as a drink container is inserted into the open end of the coozie, the holder suitable for bein

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A holder for a plurality of stacked coozies each having an insulated side wall and a compressible bottom closing one end of the side wall, the bottom defines a central opening to allow the escape of gas as a drink container is inserted into the open end of the coozie, the holder suitable for being supported on a hanger such as the clothes hanger above the rear window of an automobile, sport utility vehicle, or the like, the coozie holder comprising:an elongated rod dimensioned for being received within a coozie side wall for insertion through the central opening in the bottom of said coozie and for forming a forced fit therewith, the bottom surrounding said opening being compressible to allow said coozie to be pushed alone the length of the rod and further forming a forced fit with said rod when said coozie is pushed to a desired location and released; a fastener mechanically connected to one end portion of said rod for suspending said holder from a hanger; and a header interposed between said fastener and said rod, said header being mechanically connected to said rod at one end portion thereof and further carrying said fastener. 2. The coozie holder of claim 1 wherein said rod is provided with a plurality of ridges suitable for enhancing the forced fit formed between the opening in the bottom of the coozie and said rod such that said rod can be threaded through the bottom openings in a plurality of coozies such that said coozies are held in a stacked relationship on said rod for transport and/or storage.3. The coozie holder of claim 1 wherein said header serves as a limit for coozies threaded onto said rod.4. A holder for a plurality of coozies each having an insulated and compressible side wail and a rigid bottom closing one end of the side wall, the perimeter of the bottom being secured to the inside surface of the side wail proximate one end thereof, said holder being suitable for being supported on a hanger such as the clothes hanger above the rear window of an automobile, sport utility vehicle, or the like, said coozie holder comprising:an elongated rod having a length substantially approximating the maximum height of a stack of coozies to be carried thereon; a plurality of adapters, each having an opening for receiving said rod therethrough in a forced fit such that each of said adapters can be moved along the length of said rod to a selected location at which location the forced fit engagement between the rod and the adapter will maintain the adapter at said selected location when released, each of said adapters including a pair of ears extending outwardly therefrom for supporting a coozie proximal of the rod by mechanically connecting between respective ears of adjacent adapters with a compressed end section of the coozie side wall; and a fastener mechanically connected to said rod for suspending said holder from a hanger. 5. The coozie holder of claim 4 including a header interposed between said rod and said fastener, said header being mechanically connected to said rod at one end portion thereof and further carrying said fastener.6. The coozie holder of 5 wherein each of said adapters includes a wall circumscribing said opening which is dimensioned for receiving said rod therein, and wherein said pair of ears includes like-configured ears extending outwardly in opposed orientation from said wall of each adapter, each ear including a distal end having an enlarged cross-sectional outline such that the compressed side wall of one end of the coozie is received within said ear and the compressed side wall of the opposite end of said coozie is received within an ear on an adjacent adapter whereby a pair of coozie stacks can be carried in a side-by-side relationship with each coozie of said pair of coozie stacks being received between respective ears extending from adjacent aligned adapters on said rod.7. A holder for a plurality of stacked coozies each having an insulated side wall and a bottom closing one end of the side wall, the bottom defines an opening to allow the escape of gas as a drink container is inserted into the open end of the coozie, the holder suitable for being supported on a hanger such as the clothes hanger above the rear window of an automobile, sport utility vehicle, or the like, the coozie holder comprising:an elongated rod dimensioned for being received within an opening in the bottom of a coozie and for forming a forced fit therewith, said coozie is pushed along the length of said rod to a desired location whereby said forced fit maintains said coozie at said desired location; a fastener mechanically connected to said rod for suspending said holder from a hanger; and a header interposed between said fastener and said rod, said header being mechanically connected to said rod at one end portion thereof and further carrying said fastener. 8. The coozie holder of claim 7 wherein said rod is provided with a plurality of ridges suitable for enhancing the forced fit formed between the opening in the bottom of the coozie and said rod.9. The coozie of claim 7 wherein said header servers as a limit for coozies threaded onto said rod.10. The holder of claim 7 including a plurality of adapters, each having an opening for receiving said rod there through in a forced fit such that each of said adapters can be moved in spaced apart orientation along the length of said rod to a selected location at which location the forced fit engagement between the rod and the adapter will maintain the adapter at said selected location when released, each of said adapters including a pair of like-configured ears extending outwardly therefrom and being aligned with respective ears extending from adjacent adapters for supporting each coozie of the plurality of stacked coozies between adjacent adapters on the rod by mechanically connecting respective adapter ears with a compressed end section of the coozie side wall.11. The coozie holder of claim 10 wherein each of said adapters includes a wall circumscribing said opening which is dimensioned for receiving said rod therein, and wherein each ear of said pairs of like-configured ears includes a distal end having an enlarged cross-sectional outline such that the compressed side wall of one end of the coozie is received within said ear and the compressed side wall of the opposite end of said coozie is received within an ear on an adjacent adapter whereby a pair of coozie stacks can be carried in a side-by-side relationship between respective aligned ears of adapters received on said rod.12. The coozie holder of claim 11 where each of said adapters is carried on said header and can be broken away for positioning on said rod at selected locations along the length thereof.13. A holder for a plurality of stacked coozies each having an insulated side wall and a compressible bottom closing one end of the side wall, the bottom defines a central opening to allow the escape of gas as a drink container is inserted into the open end of the coozie, the holder suitable for being supported on a hanger such as the clothes hanger above the rear window of an automobile, sport utility vehicle, or the like, said coozie holder comprising:an elongated rod dimensioned for being received within the central opening in the bottom of a coozie and for forming a forced fit therewith, the bottom surrounding said opening being compressible to allow said coozie to be pushed along the length of the rod and further forming a forced fit with said rod when said coozie is pushed to a desired location and released; a fastener mechanically connected to one end portion of said rod for suspending said holder from a hanger; and a header interposed between said fastener and said rod, said header being mechanically connected to said rod at one end portion thereof and further carrying said fastener; whereby said header serves as a limit for coozies threaded onto said rod. 14. The coozie holder of claim 13 wherein said rod is provided with a plurality of ridges suitable for enhancing the forced fit formed between the opening in the bottom of said coozie and said rod, such that said rod can be threaded through the bottom openings in a plurality of coozies, such that said plurality of coozies are held in a stacked relationship on said rod for transport and/or storage.