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A beverage holder configured to accommodate drinking vessels of different sizes and that can be secured on a resting surface includes a hollow tubular body with an open end, a closed end opposite the open end, at least one projection along the inner surface of the hollow tubular body spaced from the

A beverage holder configured to accommodate drinking vessels of different sizes and that can be secured on a resting surface includes a hollow tubular body with an open end, a closed end opposite the open end, at least one projection along the inner surface of the hollow tubular body spaced from the closed end, and a removable insert configured to seat within the hollow tubular body against the at least one projection such that the removable insert is spaced from the closed end. The beverage holder may also include at least one suction cup extending from the exterior surface of the closed end.

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1. A beverage holder comprising: a hollow tubular body having a closed end, an open end opposite the closed end, and an axis extending from the open end to the closed end;a plurality of projections extending radially inward from an interior surface of the hollow tubular body and configured to contac

1. A beverage holder comprising: a hollow tubular body having a closed end, an open end opposite the closed end, and an axis extending from the open end to the closed end;a plurality of projections extending radially inward from an interior surface of the hollow tubular body and configured to contact a sidewall of a drinking vessel residing within the hollow tubular body, wherein the plurality of projections have a square cross section and an inner surface that extends along a first arc that is concentric with a second arc formed by the interior surface of the hollow tubular body,the plurality of projections are circumferentially arranged on an inner surface of the hollow tubular body on a single plane that is transverse to the axis of the hollow tubular body, andthe plurality of projections are spaced from the closed end and spaced from the open end a distance that defines a bottom portion of the hollow tubular body and a top portion of the hollow tubular body, wherein the top portion is sized to accommodate a drinking vessel, anda removable insert configured to seat within the hollow tubular body against the plurality of projections such that the removable insert is spaced from the closed end and spaced from the open end, wherein the removable insert defines a passage configured to permit fluid flow through the removable insert while the removable insert supports a bottom surface of the drinking vessel. 2. The beverage holder of claim 1, wherein the removable insert is a disc. 3. The beverage holder of claim 1, wherein the disc is planar and aligns transverse to the axis of the hollow tubular body when seated within the hollow tubular body. 4. The beverage holder of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of suction cups arranged periodically along the exterior surface of the closed end. 5. The beverage holder of claim 1, wherein the plurality of projections are a resiliently deformable elastomeric material. 6. The beverage holder of claim 1, wherein the hollow tubular body is made of an insulating material. 7. The beverage holder of claim 1, further comprising a suction cup attached to an exterior surface of the hollow tubular body other than the closed end. 8. The beverage holder of claim 1, wherein the closed end defines an aperture therethrough. 9. The beverage holder of claim 1, wherein the hollow tubular body defines a notch parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof for receiving a handle of a drinking vessel therein. 10. The beverage holder of claim 1, wherein the hollow tubular body comprises a contoured outer surface for facilitating gripping. 11. A beverage holder comprising: a hollow tubular body having a closed end, an open end opposite the closed end, a height between the open end and the closed end, and an axis extending from the open end to the closed end;at least one projection extending radially inward from an inner surface of the hollow tubular body and configured to contact a sidewall of a drinking vessel residing within the hollow tubular body, wherein the at least one projection has a square cross section and an inner surface that extends along a first arc that is concentric with a second arc formed by the interior surface of the hollow tubular body, andthe at least one projection is spaced from the closed end and spaced from the open end a distance that defines a bottom portion of the hollow tubular body and a top portion of the hollow tubular body, wherein the top portion is sized to accommodate a drinking vessel; anda removable insert configured to seat within the hollow tubular body against the at least one projection such that the removable insert is spaced from the closed end and spaced from the open end, wherein the removable insert defines a passage configured to permit fluid flow through the removable insert while the removable insert supports a bottom surface of the drinking vessel. 12. The beverage holder of claim 11, further comprising a suction cup extending from an exterior surface of the closed end. 13. The beverage holder of claim 11, further comprising a nonslip surface at least partially covering an exterior surface of the closed end.