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A holder for supporting a beverage container against an automobile air conditioner/heater grill includes a housing having a base for holding a beverage container bottom, and open top surrounding the beverage container sides, an open back and upstanding sidewalls inner connecting the base and the ope

A holder for supporting a beverage container against an automobile air conditioner/heater grill includes a housing having a base for holding a beverage container bottom, and open top surrounding the beverage container sides, an open back and upstanding sidewalls inner connecting the base and the open top. Sidewalls include an open front for enabling passage of air therethrough and circulation of air around the container sides. A pair of spaced apart ribs extending vertically between the base and the top across the open back and a slidable element disposed between the ribs enable vertical positioning of the housing in front of the grill. Arms, separate from the housing, are provided for engaging the grill and including an interconnecting portion for removably engaging a slidable/deflecting element.

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What is claimed is: 1. A holder for supporting a beverage container against an automobile air conditioner/heater grill, said holder comprising: a housing having a beverage container bottom holding base, an open top surrounding beverage container sides, an open back and upstanding sidewalls connecti

What is claimed is: 1. A holder for supporting a beverage container against an automobile air conditioner/heater grill, said holder comprising: a housing having a beverage container bottom holding base, an open top surrounding beverage container sides, an open back and upstanding sidewalls connecting the base and open top, the sidewalls having an open front enabling passage of air therethrough and circulation of air around the container sides; a plurality of adjustable pins protruding from the housing back, adjustment of protrusion of the pins from the housing back enabling abutment with a non-vertical grill with the housing top in a generally horizontal plane; the plurality of adjustable pins including three adjustable pins spaced apart from one another in a triangular relationship on the housing back; an elastic member encircling the housing sidewalls and front in a spaced apart relationship with the pins, for holder the pins against the grill; grill engagement hooks fixed to opposite ends of said elastic member; a cell phone holder detachably received by the housing upstanding sidewalls; and opposing openings in the housing sidewalls for enabling detachable engagement of the cell phone holder on opposite sides of said housing. 2. The holder according to claim 1 wherein said elastic member passes between said cell phone holder and the housing sidewalls. 3. The holder for supporting a beverage container against an automobile air conditioner/heater grill, said holder comprising: a housing having a beverage container bottom holding base, an open top surrounding beverage container sides, an open back and upstanding sidewalls connecting the base and open top, the sidewalls having an open front enabling passage of air therethrough and circulation of air around the container sides; a plurality of adjustable pins protruding from the housing back, adjustment of protrusion of the pins from the housing back enabling abutment with a non-vertical grill with the housing top in a generally horizontal plane; the plurality of adjustable pins including three adjustable pins spaced apart from one another in a triangular relationship on the housing back, each pin including a threaded shank received by corresponding threaded bores disposed in the housing back; an elastic member encircling the housing sidewalls and front in a spaced apart relationship with the pins, for holder the pins against the grill; and grill engagement hooks fixed to opposite ends of said elastic member; 4. The holder according to claim 3 wherein each pin includes a non-slip head portion disposed at a protruding end of each pin.