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A cup holder, including a cover being formed of an elasticized piece of material and having an upper opening providing access to an interior pocket, the upper opening and interior pocket being defined by an interior side and bottom of the cover, and the cover having an exterior side, the upper openi

A cup holder, including a cover being formed of an elasticized piece of material and having an upper opening providing access to an interior pocket, the upper opening and interior pocket being defined by an interior side and bottom of the cover, and the cover having an exterior side, the upper opening having a non-stretched position and a stretched position, the upper opening having a diameter in the non-stretched position less than ninety percent of the size of a diameter of a beverage container and the upper opening having a diameter in the stretched position sufficient to secure about the beverage container.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A cup holder insert and a vehicle console assembly, comprising: the vehicle console, including a cup holder, the cup holder having an upper opening and an inner diameter defined by a upper circumferential wall, an upper bottom wall joined to the upper circumferential wa

The invention claimed is: 1. A cup holder insert and a vehicle console assembly, comprising: the vehicle console, including a cup holder, the cup holder having an upper opening and an inner diameter defined by a upper circumferential wall, an upper bottom wall joined to the upper circumferential wall, the cup holder further having a lower opening defined through the upper bottom wall, the lower opening and a lower diameter defined by a lower circumferential wall, and a lower bottom wall joined to the lower circumferential wall; an insert including a cover being formed of an elasticized piece of material, the cover having an upper opening providing access to an interior pocket, the upper opening and interior pocket being defined by an interior side and bottom of the cover, and the cover having an exterior side; a base plate, the base plate having a bottom surface joined to the bottom of the cover, an upper surface and a circumferential wall defining a base plate diameter, and the base plate diameter being smaller than the lower diameter of the cup holder; means for attaching the cover to the base plate; an absorbent pad having an upper surface, a lower surface joined to the upper surface of the base plate, a circumferential wall, and a diameter, and the diameter of the absorbent pad being small than the lower diameter of the cup holder; and an upper support having a circumferential wall, the circumferential wall defining a slot therethrough, the circumferential wall having a first slot end, a second slot end, an interior surface, an exterior surface an upper surface and a lower surface, the circumferential wall defining an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the upper support being positioned in the cover such that the lower surface of the upper support is positioned above the upper bottom wall of the cup holder and the upper opening of the cover is positioned below the upper surface of the upper support. 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the insert is selectively joined to the console. 3. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a beverage container, having a side, top and bottom, the bottom of the beverage container being in contact with the upper surface of the absorbent pad and the side being in circumferential contact with the cover adjacent the opening of the cover.