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A container covering apparatus provides a structural work surface and has an opening to access operational components of a container. The container cover also provides attachment elements to attach the cover to a container or a receptacle holding the container. The container cover further includes a

A container covering apparatus provides a structural work surface and has an opening to access operational components of a container. The container cover also provides attachment elements to attach the cover to a container or a receptacle holding the container. The container cover further includes an accessory support element. An embodiment designed to cover a beverage container within a receptacle, wherein the surface is used in serving beverages, the opening allows for access to a beverage dispensing mechanism, and the accessory support holds empty cups for serving the beverage.

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1. An apparatus for covering a liquid dispensing container and providing a usable surface for serving a liquid from said liquid dispensing container into a cup or a serving container comprising: a main body having a top surface that is flat and a fixed shape which covers a majority of said liquid di

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An apparatus for covering a liquid dispensing container and providing a usable surface for serving a liquid from said liquid dispensing container into a cup or a serving container comprising: a main body having a top surface that is flat and a fixed shape which covers a majority of said liquid dispensing container, wherein said liquid dispensing container comprises a liquid container and a dispenser operable to facilitate dispensing the liquid from said liquid container and wherein said liquid container has a top and said top is below said main body;an attachment element connected to said main body, wherein said attachment element enables attachment to a receptacle having a receptacle top edge and said receptacle holds said liquid dispensing container, and wherein said attachment element comprises at least three separate hooks extending from an exterior edge of said main body and each said hook extends vertically upward above said top surface then outward from said main body and then downward and said hooks support said main body at a recessed position within said receptacle when said apparatus is attached to said receptacle;an access opening in the main body which provides an opening to the ambient through said top surface, and is sized to allow at least one operable component of said dispenser to be accessible via said access opening;drainage elements integrated into the main body comprising a plurality of holes through said main body which are open to the ambient and allow said liquid to drain into said at least one of said liquid dispensing container and said receptacle holding said liquid dispensing container, and wherein said plurality of holes are each significantly smaller than said access opening and are configured to allow said top surface to operate as said usable surface; andan accessory support which facilitates support of an accessory, wherein said accessory support comprises a plurality of fixed prongs extending from said top surface of said main body that are designed to collectively provide pressure on said accessory and wherein said accessory is independent from said apparatus. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a pump handle and an output component of said dispenser extend from said top of said liquid container and through said access opening which is above said top of said liquid container. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said hooks includes a protrusion. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said hooks comprise a fitted connection associated with the design of said receptacle. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said fixed prongs are designed to provide an outward pressure on an interior surface of a serving container. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said drainage elements comprise a plurality of fixed channels in said main body. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said channels have a gradient decline below the top surface of said main body to an edge of said main body. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said hooks are adjustable to fit variable dimensions. 9. An apparatus for covering a beverage container and a beverage dispenser in a receptacle having a top which is open and providing a usable surface for serving a beverage from said beverage container into a cup or serving container comprising: a main body comprising a fixed body which is shaped to fit within the top of said receptacle and to cover a majority of said beverage container and said beverage dispenser, wherein said beverage container includes a top surface and said receptacle includes a top edge and at least three slots;at least three separate prongs extending from said outer edge of said main body, wherein said prongs are configured to correspond with said slots and enable attachment of said main body to said receptacle with said main body positioned above said top surface of said beverage container;an access opening in said main body open to the ambient, wherein said access opening is sized to allow components of said beverage dispenser that extend above said top surface of said beverage container and which facilitate dispensing the beverage from said beverage container to be accessible via said access opening;a serving container support connected to said main body comprising at least one fixed prong extending from said main body which is designed to provide pressure on a serving container, and wherein said serving container is independent from said apparatus; anda drainage system integrated into said main body comprising a plurality of fixed channels having a gradient decline to an edge of said main body, wherein said drainage system facilitates said liquid draining from said top surface into said receptacle via openings to the ambient comprising a space between said edge of said main body and an interior wall of said receptacle and is configured to allow said top surface of said main body to operate as said usable surface. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said drainage system further comprises a plurality of holes through said main body that are open to the ambient and allow said beverage to drain through said main body and are configured to allow said top surface of said main body to operate as said usable surface. 11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said prongs are adjustable to fit variable dimensions. 12. An apparatus for serving beverages comprising: a receptacle having a top opening and a top edge around said top opening;a beverage container located within said receptacle, wherein said beverage container has a top surface and said beverage container is independent from said receptacle;a beverage dispensing device operationally associated with said beverage container having an element extending above said top surface of said beverage container; anda cover comprising:a main body comprising a planar top surface configured to be a usable surface for serving said beverages and a fixed body which is shaped to fit within the top opening of said receptacle, wherein said fixed body covers a majority of said beverage container;an attachment element, wherein said attachment element enables removable attachment of said cover to said receptacle, wherein said attachment element comprises at least three separate hooks extending from an exterior edge of said main body and wherein said hooks position said main body below said top edge of said receptacle and above said top surface of said beverage container and are configured to fit said top edge of said receptacle wherein said hooks extend upward from said main body on an inside of said receptacle, outward from said main body over the top edge of the receptacle and downward on an outside of the top edge of said receptacle;an access opening through said main body, wherein said access opening is sized to allow said element of said beverage dispensing device to be at least partially accessible via said access opening;a serving container support, wherein said serving container support comprises at least one fixed prong which extends from said planar top surface of said main body and is designed to provide pressure on a serving container and wherein said serving container is independent from said apparatus; anda drainage system integrated into said main body comprising a plurality of holes to the ambient through said main body, wherein said drainage system facilitates said liquid draining into said receptacle via said plurality of holes, and wherein said plurality of holes are substantially smaller than said access opening and configured to allow said top surface to operate as said usable surface. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said element of said beverage dispensing device comprises a pump and a beverage output spout, wherein said pump and said beverage output spout are accessible through said access opening. 14. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said drainage system further comprises a plurality of channels in said main body. 15. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said main body, said attachment element and said accessory support are constructed as a single form. 16. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said main body, said attachment element and said serving container support are constructed as a single form.