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A beverage can holding container (20) is removably positionable within an interior area (12) of a refrigerator (10). The container has an interior area (36) that holds a plurality of beverage cans (22). A plurality of handles (46, 58, 60) are provided to facilitate removing the container from the re

A beverage can holding container (20) is removably positionable within an interior area (12) of a refrigerator (10). The container has an interior area (36) that holds a plurality of beverage cans (22). A plurality of handles (46, 58, 60) are provided to facilitate removing the container from the refrigerator and transporting the container with the beverage cans therein to a location away from the refrigerator where the beverages will be consumed.

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1. Apparatus comprising: a container, wherein the container is configured to house a plurality of beverage cans and be removably positioned on a generally horizontal shelf surface within a refrigerator interior,the container including a housing, the housing including a generally rigid first wall,a g

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Apparatus comprising: a container, wherein the container is configured to house a plurality of beverage cans and be removably positioned on a generally horizontal shelf surface within a refrigerator interior,the container including a housing, the housing including a generally rigid first wall,a generally rigid second wall disposed from and generally parallel to the first wall,a generally rigid first end wall, wherein the first end wall extends generally perpendicular to and between the first wall and the second wall,a generally rigid second end wall, wherein the second end wall extends generally perpendicular to and between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the second end wall is disposed from the first end wall,a closure wall, wherein the closure wall extends between the first wall, the second wall, the first end wall and the second end wall,wherein the housing bounds an interior area and includes an opening to the interior area opposite the closure wall, wherein the interior area is sized to hold the plurality of beverage cans therein,at least one ramp surface, wherein the at least one ramp surface is in attached connection with the first wall, wherein the at least one ramp surface is configured such that when the first wall is operatively supported on a generally horizontal surface, at least one interior can supporting face in operative connection with the first wall is slanted downward toward the closure wall,a divider removably positioned in the interior area, wherein the divider includes at least one divider can supporting face configured to support at least one beverage can that is engaged with the divider in the interior area,wherein the divider includes a hook, wherein the hook is releasibly engageable with the second wall, wherein the hook is in engagement with the second wall when the divider is positioned in the interior area,at least one handle, wherein the at least one handle is operatively connected to one of the first wall, the second wall, the first end wall and the second end wall,whereby when the container is supported on the generally horizontal shelf surface within a refrigerator interior with the at least one ramp surface in engagement with such shelf surface, the at least one ramp surface causes cans in the interior area to be urged downward toward the closure wall, andwherein when the container is so supported on the generally horizontal shelf surface, the divider is engaged with the second wall through engagement of the hook with the second wall, whereby weight of at least one beverage can engaged with the at least one divider can supporting face is borne by the second wall,and wherein the container is removable from the refrigerator interior by manual engagement of the at least one handle, and wherein the container is configured so that when carried by the at least one handle and the closure wall is positioned below the opening to the interior area, beverage cans in the interior area are urged downward toward the closure wall. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1wherein the at least one ramp surface extends outward on an exterior side of the first wall outside the interior area. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2wherein one handle of the at least one handle is attached to the second wall. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3wherein the one handle is integrally formed with the second wall. 5. The apparatus according to claim 3wherein the at least one handle includes a respective and e attached to each of the first end wall and the second end wall. 6. Apparatus comprising: a container, wherein the container is configured to house a plurality of beverage cans and be removably positioned within a refrigerator,the container including a housing, the housing including a generally rigid first wall,a generally rigid second wall disposed from and generally parallel to the first wall,a generally rigid first end wall, wherein the first end wall extends generally perpendicular to and between the first wall and the second wall,a generally rigid second end wall, wherein the second end wall extends generally perpendicular to and between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the second end wall is disposed from the first end wall,a closure wall, wherein the closure wall extends between the first wall, the second wall, the first end wall and the second end wall,wherein the housing bounds an interior area and includes an opening to the interior area opposite the closure wall, wherein the interior area is sized to hold the plurality of beverage cans therein,wherein the second wall includes a recess that extends in the interior area toward the first wall, Wherein the recess is bounded by two bounding walls that extend generally perpendicular of the second wall,at least one ramp surface, wherein the at least one ramp surface is in operative connection with the first wall, and extends outward on an exterior side of the first wall outside the interior area wherein the at least one ramp surface is configured such that when the first wall is operatively supported on a generally horizontal surface, at least one interior can supporting face in operative connection with the first wall is slanted downward toward the closure wall,a handle, wherein the handle is integrally formed with each of the two bounding walls,wherein the container is configured to be supported on a generally horizontal shelf surface within a refrigerator interior and wherein when the container is so supported, the at least one ramp surface causes the plurality of cans in the interior area to be urged downward toward the closure wall,and wherein the container is removable from the refrigerator interior by manual engagement of the handle, and when the container is carried by the handle the plurality of beverage cans area urged downward toward the closure wall. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6at least one divider within the interior area, wherein the at least one divider includes the at least one can supporting face. 8. The apparatus according to claim 6wherein each of the first end wall and the second end wall include a handle engaging opening integrally formed therein. 9. The apparatus according to claim 6wherein the interior area is configured to hold cylindrical beverage cans with a central axis thereof extending generally perpendicular to the closure wall. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9 and further including: at least one divider positioned in the interior area, wherein the at least one divider is configured to engage at least one beverage can and urge the central axis thereof to extend generally perpendicular to the closure wall. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10wherein the at least one divider is configured to engage a plurality of cans in the interior area. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11wherein the one divider is selectively removable from the interior area. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12wherein the second wall includes an edge that bounds the opening,wherein the divider includes a hook, wherein the hook engages the edge when the divider is in the interior area. 14. The apparatus according to claim 10wherein at least one of the first wall, second wall, first end wall, second end wall and closure wall includes a drain opening configured to be closed by a movable drain plug. 15. The apparatus according to claim 14wherein the drain opening is positioned in the second wall between the bounding walls and disposed from the handle that is integrally formed with the bounding walls. 16. The apparatus according to claim 15 and further including the refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator includes the horizontal shelf,wherein the refrigerator includes the refrigerator interior,a refrigerator opening to the refrigerator interior,a door movably mounted relative to the refrigerator opening, when the door is movable between a dosed position in which the door closes the refrigerator opening and an open position in which the door is disposed away from the refrigerator opening,wherein in the open position of the door with the housing stationary in the refrigerator interior and supported by the shelf, a can in the interior area of the housing is individually manually horizontally removable from the interior area and the refrigerator interior,or alternatively the housing including the can in the interior area, is removable from the refrigerator interior by manual engagement of the handle integrally formed with the bounding walls, and movement of the housing to disengage from the shelf and out of the refrigerator interior. 17. The apparatus according to claim 6and further comprising a respective handle attached to each of the first end wall and the second end wall. 18. The apparatus according to claim 17wherein each of the first end wall and the second end wall include a handle engaging opening integrally formed therein. 19. The apparatus according to claim 6wherein the interior area is configured to hold a plurality of cylindrical beverage cans with a central axis of each can extending generally perpendicular to the closure wall. 20. The apparatus according to claim 19 and further including: at least one divider positioned in the interior area, wherein the at least one divider is configured to engage at least one beverage can and urge the container axis thereof to extend generally perpendicular to the closure wall. 21. The apparatus according to claim 20wherein at least one divider is selectively removable from the interior area. 22. The apparatus according to claim 19wherein the at least one divider includes a hook,wherein the hook is in operative engagement with the second wall when the at least one divider is positioned in the interior area,wherein when the container is in the horizontal position supported on the shelf surface, at least one can in the interior area is operatively supported by the second wall through engagement of the hook and the second wall. 23. The apparatus according to claim 6wherein at least one of the first wall, the second wall, the first end wall, the second end wall and the closure wall includes a drain opening configured to be closed h a movable drain plug. 24. The apparatus according to claim 6wherein the handle and the at least one ramp surface are integrally formed with the container housing. 25. The apparatus according to claim 6 and further including the refrigerator, wherein the container is movable horizontally with the at least one ramp surface in engagement with the shelf and with the closure surface extending generally vertically. 26. Apparatus comprising: a container, wherein the container is configured to house a plurality of beverage cans,wherein the container is configured to hold a plurality of beverage cans within an interior area of the container when positioned in supported connection with a horizontal shelf within a refrigerator and when removed from the refrigerator,wherein the container includes a housing wherein the housing includes at least one side wall hounding the interior area,a closure wall extending between the side walls,an opening to the interior area opposite the closure wall,at least one ramp surface extending outward from at least one side wall on a side of the housing,a handle in operative connection with the housing, wherein the handle is connected to the housing on a further side wall of the housing opposed of the side wall that includes the at least one ramp surface,wherein the further side wall includes a recess that extends in the interior area toward the side all that includes the at least one ramp surface, wherein the recess is bounded by two bounding walls that extend generally perpendicular to the further side wall, and wherein the handle is integrally formed with the bounding walls,wherein with the container supported on a horizontal shelf within the refrigerator with the at least one ramp surface in abutting relation with the shelf all cans within the interior area are slanted downwardly within the interior area and urged toward the closure wall, andeach can is manually removable horizontally from the interior area,and the container is manually engageable by the handle to disengage from the shelf and he carried by the handle outside the refrigerator. 27. Apparatus comprising: a container, wherein the container is configured to house a plurality of beverage cans and be removably positioned within a refrigerator,the container including a housing, the housing including a generally rigid first wall,a generally rigid second wall disposed from and generally parallel to the first wall,a generally rigid first end wall, wherein the first end wall extends generally perpendicular to and between the first wall and the second wall,a generally rigid second end wall, wherein the second end wall extends generally perpendicular to and between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the second end wall is disposed from the first end wall,a closure wall, wherein the closure wall extends between the first wall, the second wall, the first end wall and the second end wall,wherein the housing bounds an interior area and includes an opening to the interior area opposite the closure wall, wherein the interior area is sized to hold the plurality of beverage cans therein,at least one ramp surface, wherein the at least one ramp surface is integrally formed with the first wall and extends outwardly relative to the interior area, wherein the at least one ramp surface is configured such that when the first wall is operatively supported on a generally horizontal surface, at least one interior can supporting face in operative connection with the first wall in the interior area is slanted downward toward the closure wall,a first handle, wherein the first handle includes a manually engageable opening extending through the second wall to the interior area, anda pair of second handles, wherein each of the pair of second handles includes a manually engageable opening extending through a respective one of the first end wall and the second end wall to the interior area,wherein the container is configured to be supported on a generally horizontal shelf surface within a refrigerator interior and wherein when the container is so supported, the at least one ramp surface causes the at least one interior can supporting face to be slanted downward toward the closure wall such that the plurality of cans in the interior area in engagement with the at least one interior can supporting, face are urged downward toward the closure wall, andthe manually engageable opening of the first handle extending through the second wall is disposed at an upper side of the container,and wherein the container is configured to be removable from the refrigerator interior by manual engagement of the manually engageable opening of the first handle in the second wall, and wherein when the container is carried by manual engagement of the manually engageable opening of the first handle, and the opening to the interior area is disposed above the closure wall, the plurality of beverage cans in the interior area are urged downward toward the closure wall.