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A beverage cooling device for the rapid cooling of the content of canned or bottle beverages is provided. The beverage cooling device is a handheld device that easily engages the top of a can or beverage. The beverage cooling device includes a housing with side walls for mounting a motor. A containe

A beverage cooling device for the rapid cooling of the content of canned or bottle beverages is provided. The beverage cooling device is a handheld device that easily engages the top of a can or beverage. The beverage cooling device includes a housing with side walls for mounting a motor. A container engagement member is attached to the motor along the bottom side of the housing such that it is able to freely rotate within the side walls of the housing. The container engagement member is attached to the drive shaft of the motor such that it is able to rotate when the motor is actuated. The container engagement member includes, at its center, a central gripping member for gripping the top of containers with long narrow necks. The container engagement member further includes peripheral gripping members for engaging containers having tops of larger circumferences, such aluminum beverage containers of varying sizes. The motor is actuated by an on/off switch. The motor rotates the container engagement member when actuated thus enabling the rotation of bottles or containers when engaged by the container engagement member of the beverage cooling device. Rapid rotation of the beverage container in contact with a chilling substance such as ice or ice water results in a very rapid chilling of the contents of the beverage container.

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1. A handheld beverage cooling device for engaging and rotating a beverage container, the handheld beverage cooling device comprising: a motor;a housing having a top, bottom and side walls for housing the motor;a container engagement member rotatably attached to the motor such the container engageme

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A handheld beverage cooling device for engaging and rotating a beverage container, the handheld beverage cooling device comprising: a motor;a housing having a top, bottom and side walls for housing the motor;a container engagement member rotatably attached to the motor such the container engagement member is able to rotate when the motor is actuated;the container engagement member comprising: a central gripping member for engaging a container having a top of at least a first circumference;a plurality of peripheral gripping members for engaging a container having a top of at least a second circumference, larger than the first circumference; anda tension member configured to apply a force to the peripheral gripping member to engage the container having a top of at least the second circumference,whereby the motor is configured to rotate the container engagement member when actuated enabling rotation of an engaged container when engaged by the container engagement member of the beverage cooling device. 2. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a removable foam-rubber outer body. 3. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 2, where the foam-rubber outer body includes tailor designs for different target market segments. 4. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 2 where the removable foam-rubber outer body is buoyant. 5. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1, wherein the attachment of the housing and container engagement member creates a water-tight seal for the motor. 6. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1 where the housing includes sculpted cut-out features to act as a grip on ice while the beverage cooling device rotates the engaged container. 7. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1 where the housing includes a timer communicatively coupled to the motor with an automatic shut-off. 8. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1 further including one or more light indicators configured to show the status of the device in operation. 9. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1, wherein the tension member is further configured to apply a force to the central gripping member to engage the container having a top of at least the first circumference. 10. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1, wherein the peripheral gripping members comprise a plurality of gripping fingers each coupled to the tension member, each of the gripping fingers comprising a raised grip for gripping the container having a top of at least the second circumference. 11. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 10, wherein the gripping fingers comprises a range of movement between an opened position and a closed position, and the tension member is configured to apply the force to the gripping fingers through the range of movement, to engage a container having a top of a range of circumferences between the opened position and closed position. 12. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 10, wherein each of the gripping fingers is coupled to the container engagement member at a respective fixed pivot point, andwherein the raised grip is at an opposing end of each respective gripping finger relative to its fixed pivot point. 13. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 12, wherein the container engagement member comprises a rotatable disk comprising a plurality of slots, and wherein each of the gripping fingers further comprises a peg extending through a respective one of the slots, such that rotation of the disk engages the slots with their respective pegs and pivots the gripping fingers about their respective fixed pivot points to open the container engagement member. 14. The handheld beverage cooling device of 10, wherein the container engagement member comprises a rotatable disk comprising a plurality of slots, and wherein each of the gripping fingers further comprises a peg extending through a respective one of the slots, such that rotation of the disk engages the slots with their respective pegs and pushes the gripping fingers radially outward to open the container engagement member. 15. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 1, wherein the peripheral gripping members comprise a plurality of tiered concentric engaging members each configured to fit containers having different respective circumferences. 16. A handheld beverage cooling device for engaging and rotating a beverage container, the handheld beverage cooling device comprising: a motor;a housing having a top, bottom, and side walls for housing the motor;a container engagement member rotatably attached to the motor such that the container engagement member is able to rotate when the motor is actuated;the container engagement member comprising: a central gripping member for engaging a container having a top of at least a first circumference; anda plurality of tiered concentric engaging members each configured to fit containers having different respective circumferences, each greater than the first circumference,whereby the motor is configured to rotate the container engagement member when actuated enabling rotation of an engaged container when engaged by the container engagement member of the beverage cooling device. 17. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 16, wherein the attachment of the housing and container engagement member creates a water-tight seal for the motor. 18. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 16, where the housing includes sculpted cut-out features to act as a grip on ice while the beverage cooling device rotates the engaged container. 19. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 16, wherein the tiered concentric engaging members comprise angled surfaces having a smaller circumference in the direction of an engaged container, configured for a friction fit with the containers having the respective circumferences. 20. The handheld beverage cooling device of claim 16, wherein the central gripping member comprises an expandable rubber flange having a circumference less than the first circumference for tightly engaging the container having a top of at least the first circumference.