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A beverage container holder adapted to hold a wide variety of containers including cups, bottles, mugs, and tumblers. The device preferably includes a base, an upright extending upward from the base, and a receiver near the top of the upright. The receiver includes a cup holder which is preferably m

A beverage container holder adapted to hold a wide variety of containers including cups, bottles, mugs, and tumblers. The device preferably includes a base, an upright extending upward from the base, and a receiver near the top of the upright. The receiver includes a cup holder which is preferably made detachable so that it may be washed in a dishwasher. The cup holder and receiver include a cutout which is wide enough to accommodate the handle on a coffee cup.

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1. A beverage container holder for holding a mug including an outwardly protruding handle, comprising: a. a base;b. an upright extending from said base;c. a receiver attached to said upright, said receiver having an upward facing surface;d. a cup holder attached to said receiver, said cup holder hav

1. A beverage container holder for holding a mug including an outwardly protruding handle, comprising: a. a base;b. an upright extending from said base;c. a receiver attached to said upright, said receiver having an upward facing surface;d. a cup holder attached to said receiver, said cup holder having, i. a vertical side wall, having an upper extreme,ii. a lip extending outward from said upper extreme of said vertical side wall, with said lip resting atop said upward facing surface of said receiver,iii. a bottom, joining a lower extreme of said vertical side wall;e. a holder cutout in said vertical side wall of said cup holder and said lip;f. a receiver cutout in said receiver;g. wherein said cup holder is removable from said receiver;h. a mechanical interlock between said cup holder and said receiver that prohibits rotation between said cup holder and said receiver; andi. said mechanical interlock aligning said receiver cutout with said holder cutout so that said protruding handle passes through both said receiver cutout and said holder cutout when said mug is placed in said cup holder. 2. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said bottom of said cup holder is solid so that said cup holder can accumulate spilled liquids. 3. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 1 wherein said holder cutout and receiver cutout are wide enough to admit said handle and a thumb of a user on a first side of said handle and a finger of a user on a second side of said handle. 4. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said rotation-prohibiting mechanical interlock comprises a notch in said receiver engaging an edge of said cutout of said cup holder. 5. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said rotation-prohibiting mechanical interlock comprises a rib on said cup holder sliding into a notch in said receiver. 6. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said cup holder includes a large portion and a small portion. 7. A beverage container holder for holding a mug including an outwardly protruding handle, comprising: a. a base;b. an upright extending from said base;c. a receiver attached to said upright, said receiver including a an upward facing surface, with a circular relief passing vertically through said upward facing surface;d. a cylindrical cup holder sized to fit into said circular relief in said receiver, said cup holder having, i. a vertical side wall having an upper extreme,ii. a lip extending outward from said upper extreme of said vertical side wall, with said lip resting atop said upward facing surface of said receiver;e. a holder cutout in said vertical side wall of said cup holder and said lip;f. a receiver cutout in said receiver;g. wherein said cup holder is removable from said receiver;h. a mechanical interlock between said cup holder and said receiver that prohibits rotation between said cup holder and said receiver; andi. said mechanical interlock aligning said receiver cutout with said holder cutout so that said protruding handle passes through both said receiver cutout and said holder cutout when said mug is placed in said cup holder. 8. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 7, wherein said cup holder has a solid bottom configured to accumulate spilled liquids. 9. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 7, wherein said holder cutout and receiver cutout are wide enough to admit said handle and a thumb of a user on a first side of said handle and a finger of a user on a second side of said handle. 10. beverage container holder as recited in claim 7, wherein said rotation-prohibiting mechanical interlock comprises a notch in said receiver engaging an edge of said cutout of said cup holder. 11. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 7, wherein said rotation-prohibiting mechanical interlock comprises a rib on said cup holder sliding, into a notch in said receiver. 12. A beverage container holder as recited in claim 7, wherein said cup holder includes a large portion and a small portion.