A multi-positional drink coaster includes a generally planar outer rim defining a periphery of the drink coaster. A base wall skirts downwardly from the outer rim to a base of the drink coaster. The base is configured to rest atop an underlying surface. A flexible central support depends laterally i
A multi-positional drink coaster includes a generally planar outer rim defining a periphery of the drink coaster. A base wall skirts downwardly from the outer rim to a base of the drink coaster. The base is configured to rest atop an underlying surface. A flexible central support depends laterally inwardly from the outer rim and includes opposed upper and lower surfaces. The flexible central support area is manually deflectable between a stationary collapsed position and a stationary expanded position. In the collapsed position, the upper surface defines a generally horizontal plane for supporting an object thereon and the lower surface is generally convex. In the expanded position, the flexible central support area forms an ornamental dome structure with both the upper surface being generally convex and the lower surface being generally concave.
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1. A multi-positional drink coaster comprising: a generally planar outer rim defining a periphery of the drink coaster;a base wall skirting downwardly from the outer rim to a base of the drink coaster, the base being configured to rest atop an underlying surface; anda flexible central support depend
1. A multi-positional drink coaster comprising: a generally planar outer rim defining a periphery of the drink coaster;a base wall skirting downwardly from the outer rim to a base of the drink coaster, the base being configured to rest atop an underlying surface; anda flexible central support depending laterally inwardly from the outer rim and including opposed upper and lower surfaces, the flexible central support area being manually deflectable between a stationary collapsed position and a stationary expanded position;wherein, in the collapsed position, the upper surface defines a generally horizontal plane for supporting an object thereon and the lower surface is generally convex, and in the expanded position, the flexible central support area forms an ornamental dome structure with both the upper surface being generally convex and the lower surface being generally concave. 2. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 1, further comprising at least one foot protruding downwardly from the lower surface and contacting the underlying surface in the collapsed position. 3. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 1, wherein the flexible central support area includes an internal spring bias for deflecting the flexible central support area between the collapsed and expanded positions, after initial manual deflection thereof. 4. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 1, wherein the drink coaster is constructed of a single piece of polymeric material. 5. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 1, further comprising a hanging member protruding outwardly from the base wall and including a through hole for hanging the coaster therefrom. 6. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 1, wherein the base includes a plurality of cavities, each cavity accommodating a respective foot depending from the base wall for contacting the underlying surface. 7. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 1, wherein the upper surface includes a plurality of separate support members projecting upwardly to define the generally horizontal plane of the collapsed position. 8. A multi-positional drink coaster comprising: a generally planar outer rim defining a periphery of a top surface of the coaster;a base wall skirting downwardly from the outer rim to a base of the drink coaster, the base being configured to rest atop an underlying surface; anda flexible central support area located inward of the outer rim, the central support area including at least a first section depending inwardly from the outer rim, a second section depending inwardly from the first section and a plurality of support members projecting upwardly from the first and second sections, and the central support area being manually deflectable between a collapsed position and an expanded position;wherein in the collapsed position, the first section depends from the outer rim at a concave angle, the second section depends from the first section at a concave angle and the support members project upwardly to the outer rim, defining a generally horizontal plane for supporting an object thereon, and in the expanded position, the first section depends from the outer rim at a convex angle and the second section depends from the first section at a convex angle, such that central support area and the support members form an ornamental dome structure. 9. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 8, wherein the second section depends at an angle less concave than the concave angle of the first section depending from the outer rim, in the collapsed position, and the second section depends at approximately an equal convex angle from the first section as the convex angle of the first section from the outer rim, in the expanded position. 10. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 8, wherein the first and second sections project downwardly from the outer rim and form a concave shape in the collapsed position, and the first and second sections project upwardly from the outer rim and form a convex shape in the expanded position. 11. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 8, wherein the support members define a plurality of varying lengths. 12. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 8, wherein the central support area further includes a support section depending inwardly from the second section. 13. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 12, wherein the support section contacts the underlying surface in the collapsed position. 14. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 12, wherein the support section is oriented parallel to the generally horizontal plane in the collapsed position. 15. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 12, wherein the central support area further includes a third section depending inwardly from the support section at a generally convex angle in the collapsed position. 16. The multi-positional drink coaster of claim 15, wherein the central support area and the third section also include support members projecting upwardly therefrom, forming a portion of the generally horizontal plane for supporting an object thereon in the collapsed position and forming a portion of the ornamental dome structure of the central support area in the expanded position.
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