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A beverage container holder includes a supporting member configured to laterally and axially support a beverage container in an upright position within the beverage container holder, and a stabilizing member configured to stabilize the beverage container holder with respect to a surface on which the

A beverage container holder includes a supporting member configured to laterally and axially support a beverage container in an upright position within the beverage container holder, and a stabilizing member configured to stabilize the beverage container holder with respect to a surface on which the holder rests, the stabilizing member having an outer dimension that is greater at a lower end of the stabilizing member than at an upper end of the stabilizing member.

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At least the following is claimed: 1. A beverage container holder comprising: a supporting member configured to laterally and axially support a beverage container in a generally upright position within the beverage container holder, the supporting member including an inner wall that forms a cavity

At least the following is claimed: 1. A beverage container holder comprising: a supporting member configured to laterally and axially support a beverage container in a generally upright position within the beverage container holder, the supporting member including an inner wall that forms a cavity having an opening so that a beverage container can be placed into the cavity through the opening, the inner wall being configured to restrict the beverage container within the cavity from moving laterally, a base coupled to the inner wall within the cavity, the base being configured to substantially support the weight of the beverage container within the cavity; and the inner wall having a taper such that an inner dimension of the cavity continuously decreases from a maximum value at a top to a minimum value at a bottom of the cavity; and a stabilizing member configured to stabilize the beverage container holder with respect to a surface on which the holder rests, the stabilizing member having an outer dimension that is greater at a lower end of the stabilizing member than at an upper end of the stabilizing member; the upper end of the stabilizing member being coupled to the top of the supporting member, the stabilizing member stabilizing the cavity with respect to a surface on which the beverage container holder rests; wherein the beverage container further comprises a handle opening formed through a side of the beverage container, such that when a handled beverage container is inserted into the cavity of the beverage container holder, a handle of the beverage container projects through the handle opening to an exterior of the beverage container holder, the handle opening formed generally vertically through both the supporting member and the stabilizing member, the handle opening beginning in a generally vertical direction at the top of the supporting member, and including opposed handle opening sides, each handle opening side connecting the supporting member to the stabilizing member, the opposed handle opening sides converging towards each other along the handle opening from the top of the handle opening at the top of the supporting member towards the bottom of the handle opening such that the distance between the opposed handle opening sides is greater at the top of the handle opening than at the bottom of the handle opening; and wherein a void is formed between the supporting member and the stabilizing member, such that the beverage container holder can be stacked on another similarly shaped beverage container holder by inserting the base of the beverage container holder into the cavity of the other beverage container holder and advancing the supporting member of the beverage container holder into the cavity of the other beverage container holder, causing the handle opening of the beverage container to nest within the handle opening of the other beverage container holder. 2. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein a height of the cavity is less than a height of the beverage container stabilizing member, such that the base of the beverage container supporting member is suspended above the surface on which the beverage container holder rests. 3. The beverage container holder of claim of claim 1, wherein the supporting member is an inwardly tapered cylindrical sleeve, and the stabilizing member is an outwardly tapered cylindrical sleeve, and the base is a circular plate. 4. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing member is coupled to the supporting member at the opening into the cavity, and the base is coupled to the supporting member at a bottom of the cavity. 5. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the supporting member has protrusions configured to elevate the beverage container off of the base of the supporting member such that the beverage container does not contact condensation accumulated within the supporting member. 6. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the supporting member is inwardly tapered and the stabilizing member is outwardly tapered, such that the beverage container holder is configured to be stacked onto other similarly shaped holders, the holders as a group occupy relatively less space than the holders individually. 7. The beverage container holder of claim 1, wherein the outer dimension of the stabilizing member is greater at the lower end than at the upper end in at least two directions with respect to a plane on which the beverage container holder is configured to rest. 8. The beverage container holder of claim 1: the supporting member configured to support the weight of a beverage container; and the stabilizing member configured to restrict the lateral movement of the beverage container at one or more points along a height of the stabilizing member, and configured to stabilize the beverage container holder with respect to a surface on which the holder rests, the stabilizing member having an outer dimension that is greater at a lower end of the stabilizing member than at an upper end of the stabilizing member.