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Several embodiments of a beverage carrier are disclosed. In one embodiment, four side walls and a bottom are joined together to form an open box-type structure. The open box-type structure comprises an opening sized and shaped to allow a disposable drink carrier to be placed inside. The beverage car

Several embodiments of a beverage carrier are disclosed. In one embodiment, four side walls and a bottom are joined together to form an open box-type structure. The open box-type structure comprises an opening sized and shaped to allow a disposable drink carrier to be placed inside. The beverage carrier additionally comprises an insert for placing and retrieving the disposable drink carrier inside the box-type structure, the insert comprising a frame for receiving the disposable drink carrier and placement handles connected to the frame for raising and lowering the disposable drink carrier into and out of the box-type structure. Further, the beverage carrier comprises means for removably securing the box-type structure to a portion of a vehicle interior.

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1. A beverage carrier, comprising: four side walls and a bottom joined together to form an open box-type structure, wherein the open box-type structure comprises an opening sized and shaped to allow a disposable, multi-cup carrier to be placed inside the box-type structure, the disposable, multi-cup

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A beverage carrier, comprising: four side walls and a bottom joined together to form an open box-type structure, wherein the open box-type structure comprises an opening sized and shaped to allow a disposable, multi-cup carrier to be placed inside the box-type structure, the disposable, multi-cup carrier capable of carrying at least two cups, each of the cups filled with a liquid;an insert for placing and retrieving the disposable multi-cup carrier inside the box-type structure, the insert comprising a frame which forms a substantially square opening, the substantially square opening sized and shaped for supporting the disposable multi-cup carrier along an underside perimeter of the disposable multi-cup carrier, the frame additionally comprising at least one placement handle connected to the frame for raising and lowering the disposable multi-cup carrier into and out of the box-type structure;a guide formed vertically on one of the four side walls that contains the placement handle and allows the placement handle to slide vertically therein; andmeans for removably securing the box-type structure to a portion of a vehicle interior;wherein the placement handle additionally comprises a stop structure extending towards a center of the insert and that interferes with the guide when the insert is in a first raised position and disengages the guide for placement of the insert within the box-type structure when the placement handle is in a second raised position. 2. The portable beverage carrier of claim 1, further comprising: a flange located on the placement handle, the flange for engaging a lip of the box-type structure and preventing the insert from sliding into the box-type structure, while allowing the insert to be lowered into the box-type structure if the flange is dis-engaged from the rim. 3. The portable beverage carrier of claim 1, wherein the means for removably securing the box-type structure to a portion of a vehicle interior comprises a clip for attaching to a vehicle seat belt strap. 4. The portable beverage carrier of claim 1, wherein the means for removably securing the box-type structure to a portion of a vehicle interior comprises a tail, the tail sized and shape to slide between a vehicle seat and a vehicle seat back. 5. The portable beverage carrier of claim 1, further comprising: a lid sized and shaped to cover the opening; anda hinge attached lattitudinally along one of the four side walls and lattitudinally to the lid. 6. The portable beverage carrier of claim 1, further comprising an insulating layer disposed on an inner surface of four side walls. 7. The portable beverage carrier of claim 5, further comprising a handle attached to an outer surface of the lid. 8. The portable beverage carrier of claim 5, further comprising a handle that is built into the lid. 9. A carrying device to transport beverages, comprising: four side walls and a bottom joined together to form an open box-type structure;a disposable multi-cup carrier capable of holding two or more cups, each of the two or more cups containing a liquid;an insert for supporting the disposable multi-cup carrier, for placing the disposable multi-cup carrier inside the box-type structure, and for removing the disposable cup holder from the box-type structure, the insert comprising: a horizontally-positioned frame having an opening sized and shaped to support the disposable multi-cup carrier along an underside of a perimeter of the disposable multi-cup carrier; andat least one placement handle connected vertically and perpendicularly to the frame, for raising and lowering the disposable multi-cup carrier into and out of the box-type structure, the placement handle additionally comprising a stop structure extending towards a center of the insert, wherein the stop structure interferes with a guide disposed along an interior surface of the box-type structure when the insert is in a first raised position and disengages the guide when the placement handle is in a second raised position; andmeans for removably securing the box-type structure to a portion of a vehicle interior. 10. The carrying device of claim 9, wherein each of the at least one placement handles are deformable inward towards the center of the insert so as to disengage the stop structure from the guide and allow the insert to be lowered into the box-type structure. 11. The beverage carrier of claim 1, wherein the first raised position comprises an upper portion of the placement handle being positioned away from the center of the insert and the second raised position comprises the upper portion of the placement handle being positioned towards the center of the insert. 12. The beverage carrier of claim 9, wherein the first raised position comprises an upper portion of the placement handle being positioned away from the center of the insert and the second raised position comprises the upper portion of the placement handle being positioned towards the center of the insert. 13. The beverage carrier of claim 1, wherein the stop structure comprises a “T” shaped element formed perpendicularly to a surface of the placement handle. 14. The carrying device of claim 9, wherein the stop structure comprises a “T” shaped element formed perpendicularly to a surface of the placement handle.