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A detachable beverage container handle includes a reusable figurine-shaped handle which can be mounted and released from beverage contains of a plurality of container diameters. The figurine is hinged to accommodate containers of different sizes. A lower extremity of the figurine includes a clamp fo

A detachable beverage container handle includes a reusable figurine-shaped handle which can be mounted and released from beverage contains of a plurality of container diameters. The figurine is hinged to accommodate containers of different sizes. A lower extremity of the figurine includes a clamp for engaging the base or bottom of the container. an upper extremity of the figurine has a clamp for engaging the rim of the container. An embodiment of the handle has a rim clamp with pivoting arms that force gripping surfaces of the clamp into an engaging position on the rim. A user may pivot the arms to a release position.

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1. A detachable handle for a beverage container having a base and a wall connected to the base, the wall having a rim, comprising: a handle in a shape of a figurine;a hinge in said figurine for pivoting movement of a first portion of the figurine relative to a second portion of the figurine;a first

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A detachable handle for a beverage container having a base and a wall connected to the base, the wall having a rim, comprising: a handle in a shape of a figurine;a hinge in said figurine for pivoting movement of a first portion of the figurine relative to a second portion of the figurine;a first coupling element attached to said figurine and configured for engaging the base of the beverage container;a clamp attached to said figurine, said clamp having first and second clamp portions engagable on the rim of the beverage container, said first clamp portion having a grip surface disposed and configured to engage an inside of the rim of the beverage container, said second clamp portion having a grip surface disposed and configured to engage an outside of the rim of the beverage container; anda pivoting arm mounted to be movable between a first position and a second position, said first position of said pivoting arm urging said first and second clamp portions toward one another to a position capable of engaging the rim of the beverage container, said second position of said pivoting arm releasing said first and second clamp portions from engagement of the rim of the beverage container, said pivoting arm bearing against an outside of one of said first and second clamp portions in said first position so as to press said first and second clamp portions toward one another. 2. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a thumb tab on said pivoting arm for grasping by a user to permit the user to pivot said pivoting arm between said first and second positions; anda latch pivot to which the thumb tab and the pivoting arm are attached, the latch pivot being rotatable about an axis extending substantially perpendicular to the rim of the beverage container. 3. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pivoting arm includes first and second pivoting arms mounted for simultaneous pivoting movement between said first and second positions, said first and second pivoting arms bearing on respective outside surfaces of said first and second clamping portions when said first and second pivoting arms are in said first position. 4. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a latch support extending from said first and second clamp portions; anda pivot pin extending through said latch support and rotatable therein, said pivot pin being connected to said pivoting arm. 5. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 4, wherein said latch support is connected to said figurine. 6. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said figurine is of a human form and said hinge moves said figurine at a location and in a direction as movable by a human represented by the figurine. 7. A detachable handle for a beverage container having a base and a wall connected to the base, the wall having a rim, comprising: a handle in a shape of a figurine having a human shape;a hinge in said figurine for pivoting movement of a first portion of the figurine relative to a second portion of the figurine, said hinge moves said figurine at a location and in a direction as movable by a human represented by the figurine;a first coupling element attached to said figurine and configured for engaging the base of the beverage container;a clamp attached to said figurine, said clamp having first and second clamp portions engagable on the rim of the beverage container;first and second pivoting arms mounted to be movable between a first position and a second position, said first position of said pivoting arms urging said first and second clamp portions toward one another to a position capable of engaging the rim of the beverage container, said second position of said pivoting arms releasing said first and second clamp portions from engagement of the rim of the beverage container, said first and second pivoting arms mounted for simultaneous pivoting movement between said first and second positions, said first and second pivoting arms bearing on respective one of said first and second clamping portions when said first and second pivoting arms are in said first position, said first pivoting arm being disposed within the rim of the beverage container when in the first position and said second pivoting arm being disposed outside the rim of the beverage container when in the first position so as to engage the rim of the beverage container between said first and second pivoting arms;a latch support extending from said first and second clamp portions;a pivot pin extending through said latch support and rotatable therein, said pivot pin being connected to said pivoting arm, said pivot pin rotating about a pivot axis extending substantially normal to the wall of the beverage container;a thumb tab on said pivoting arm for grasping by a user to permit the user to pivot said pivoting arms between said first and second positions. 8. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 7, wherein said figurine is a sports personality in a sport, and further comprising: a representation of an article used in the sport and associated with the figurine. 9. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 8, wherein said sport is a ball sport and said article is the ball used in the sport, wherein the ball is attached to said latch support. 10. An adjustable detachable handle for a container having a base and a wall connected to the base, wherein the wall has a rim, comprising: a rim coupling element for detachably connecting to the rim of the container; anda figurine mounted to said rim coupling element, wherein the figurine is a humaniform or an animal form and wherein said rim coupling element is operably attached to an integral adjustable extremity of said humaniform or animal form, said adjustable extremity being adjustable by hinged movement at a location on said figurine corresponding to a movable joint on the humaniform or animal form depicted by said figurine to provide natural movement of the figurine during adjustment of the adjustable extremity;wherein said rim coupling element includes first and second flaps of a rim gripping member, said first and second flaps being compressible toward one another by a latch arm bearing on an outside surface of one of said first and second flaps, and a grip engagable by a user to move said latch arm between a latched position and an unlatched position by rotating the latch arm about an axis substantially normal to the rim of the beverage container being gripped. 11. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein the container is a beverage container. 12. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 11, wherein said rim coupling element is constructed for detachably attaching to the top rim of the wall of the beverage container. 13. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 11, wherein said beverage container is a cup or a can. 14. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein said first and second flaps include two opposed gripping surfaces defining an opening capable of receiving a top rim of a beverage container. 15. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein said base coupling element is formed of a resilient material and comprises a substantially flat member, wherein said flat member is curved toward the base of the container. 16. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein the adjustable extremities are capable of being restricted in motion following adjustment by a locking apparatus. 17. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein the humaniform or animal form is an athlete, an actor, a cartoon character, a celebrity, a politician, or if an animal is a mammal. 18. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein said figurine includes an article, said article being a bat, a ball, a racquet, a book, a skull or a tool. 19. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein said handle is adapted to be coupled, at different times, with first and second containers of different sizes, a top of the first container having a rim of a first diameter, a top of the second container having a rim of a second diameter which differs from said first diameter, and wherein an axial distance between the rim of the first container and its base is different from an axial distance between the rim of the second container and its base. 20. An adjustable detachable handle as claimed in claim 10, wherein said rim gripping member is a unitary rim gripping member. 21. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a notched ramp on an outer surface of at least one of said first and second clamp portions into which the pivoting arm engages when in the first position. 22. A detachable handle as claimed in claim 3, further comprising: first and second notched ramps on outer surfaces of respective ones of said first and second clamp portions into which respective ones of the first and second pivoting arms engage when in the first position.