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An beverage container holder includes a retaining member configured to retain a beverage container in an upright position, and an stabilizing member configured to support the retaining member off of a surface, such that the beverage container does not contact debris on the surface and is less likely

An beverage container holder includes a retaining member configured to retain a beverage container in an upright position, and an stabilizing member configured to support the retaining member off of a surface, such that the beverage container does not contact debris on the surface and is less likely to tip over.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage container holder comprising: a retaining member having an opening therein configured to retain a beverage container in an upright position; and a stabilizing member configured for insertion into a surface and for supporting the retaining member in a generally

The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage container holder comprising: a retaining member having an opening therein configured to retain a beverage container in an upright position; and a stabilizing member configured for insertion into a surface and for supporting the retaining member in a generally upright position, the stabilizing member including a base configured to support the beverage container, the base having an upper side configured to be releasably secured to an end of the retaining member opposite from the opening in the retaining member, the stabilizing member having a member configured for penetrating the surface, the member being coupled to a lower side of the base, wherein the retaining member is separate from the stabilizing member and has a cavity formed therein that is in communication with the opening therein; and the beverage container holder is movable between a first position in which the end of the retaining member opposite the opening therein is coupled to the upper side of the base, and a second position in which the penetrating member of the stabilizing member is inserted into the opening of the retaining member and the base of the stabilizing member is releaseably secured over the opening in the retaining member with the penetrating member coupled to the lower side of the base stored within the cavity of the retaining member. 2. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the retaining member is a sleeve forming the cavity in communication with the opening, such that a beverage container can be placed into the cavity through the opening. 3. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the base has an opening formed substantially in a center of the base, and the member coupled to the lower side of the base is a stake is coupled to the lower side of the base adjacent the opening. 4. The beverage container holder of claim 3, wherein the stake is hollow and tapers inward from the opening to the distal tip, such that the stake can mate with the stake of another such beverage container holder. 5. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the retaining member is tapered and can be removed from the base and nested at least partially within another retaining member of another such beverage container. 6. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing member supports the retaining member apart from the surface. 7. A beverage container holder comprising: a beverage container a retaining member having a to opening therein configured to receive and retain the beverage container in an upright position and a base having a bottom opening; and a stabilizing member configured for insertion into a surface and for supporting the retaining member in a generally upright position, the stabilizing member including a base configured to support the beverage container, the base having an upper side configured to be releasably secured to the base of the retaining member opposite from the top opening in the retaining member, the stabilizing member having a member configured for penetrating the surface, the member being coupled to a lower side of the base, the base of the stabilizing member having a flange coupled to the upper side of the base about a periphery of the base for releasably securing the retaining member to the stabilizing member, wherein: the retaining member includes a sleeve; an inner dimension of the to opening of the sleeve is sized to be at least the width of the beverage container; the retaining member having a reverse taper such that the sleeve of the retaining member has an outer dimension that substantially uniformly increases from the top opening to the bottom opening allowing for one retaining member to be nestable within another retaining member; and an outer dimension of the base of the sleeve is substantially the same as but is slightly smaller than an inner dimension of the flange, such that the base of the retaining member contacts the flange and is held in place by friction. 8. A beverage container holder comprising: a retaining member having an opening therein configured to retain a beverage container in an upright position; and a stabilizing member configured for insertion into a surface and for supporting the retaining member in a generally upright position, the stabilizing member including a base configured to support the beverage container, the base having an upper side configured to be releasably secured to an end of the retaining member opposite from the opening in the retaining member, the stabilizing member having a member configured for penetrating the surface, the member being coupled to a lower side of the base, wherein the base has a flange coupled to the upper side of the base about a periphery of the base for releasably securing the retaining member to the stabilizing member, wherein: the retaining member is a tapered cylindrical sleeve; an inner dimension of the sleeve is at least the width of a beverage container to be retained therein; and an outer dimension of the sleeve substantially uniformly increases from a minimum value at one end of the sleeve to a maximum value at an opposite end of the sleeve, one of the ends of the sleeve having an outer dimension being substantially the same as but slightly smaller than an inner dimension of the flange coupled to the upper side of the base. 9. A beverage container holder comprising: a retaining member having an opening therein configured to retain a beverage container in an upright position; and a stabilizing member configured for insertion into a surface and for supporting the retaining member in a generally upright position, the stabilizing member including a base configured to support the beverage container, the base having an upper side configured to be releaseably secured to an end of the retaining member opposite from the opening in the retaining member, the stabilizing member having a member configured for penetrating the surface, the member being coupled to a lower side of the base, wherein: the retaining member is separate from the stabilizing member and has a cavity formed therein; and the beverage container holder is movable between a first position in which the retaining member is coupled to the upper side of the base, and a second position in which the retaining member is not coupled to the base, such that the retaining member can be stacked on top of another retaining member of another such beverage container holder, the stabilizing member can be inserted into the retaining member with the penetrating member coupled to the lower side of the base stored within the cavity, and another stabilizing member of another such beverage container holder can be inserted into the upper side of the stabilizing member. 10. A beverage container holder comprising: a retaining member configured to retain a beverage container in an upright position, the retaining member having an opening in a top of the holder and having a cavity therein in communication with the opening that is configured to receive the beverage container; and a stabilizing member coupled to the retaining member, the stabilizing member configured to support the retaining member apart from a surface, the stabilizing member having at least one pointed distal tip at a bottom of the holder configured to penetrate the surface, the beverage container holder being hollow and tapered such that a width of the holder continuously decreases along a height of the holder from the opening in the retaining member to the pointed distal tip of the stabilizing member, wherein the retaining member is a tapered cylindrical sleeve having a diameter that substantially uniformly decreases from a maximum value at the opening to a minimum value at an end coupled to the stabilizing member and wherein the stabilizing member includes a circular plate and a hollow, tapered cone coupled to the plate adjacent an opening in the plate, the cone having a width that substantially uniformly decreases from the opening in the plate to the pointed distal tip, allowing a second such beverage container holder to be nested within said beverage container holder.