Abstract: A carrier having a body with arcuate sidewall sections and an integrally formed base, the body being sufficiently rigid to support a plurality of individual canned or bottled beverages. The carrier also includes an internal coolant chamber, a durable handle, and an elastomeric, thermally insulative band that is releasably securable around the body to maintain the beverages in supported contact with the body until removed for consumption of the contained beverage. Upon removal of all beverage containers from the carrier, the band desirably contracts into engagement with the projecting portions of the body perimeter to reduce the overall volume defined by the carrier. Shoulders are preferably provided on the body of the carrier to assist in maintaining the elastomeric band in a preferred positional alignment relative to the body.

Abstract: A container or receptacle, preferably a drinking cup or glass, having attached a combination caribiner and bottle opener.

Abstract: A thermally insulative holder for two single-serving beverage containers, the holder having two reversible ends with an open-ended receptacle at each end and a removable cover that is frictionally engageable with the holder to selectively cover either of the reversible ends.

Abstract: A thermally insulative, polymeric beverage holder having inner and outer side wall sections with a magnet having a substantially flat, outwardly facing surface disposed between inner and outer side wall sections of the holder, the magnet imparting to the holder a substantially planar side wall surface that is attachable to a substantially vertical ferrous metal surface with sufficient attractive force to support the weight of a full beverage container disposed inside the holder. A beverage holder having magnets disposed in both the side and bottom walls is also disclosed. Optionally, the beverage holder can include a molded polymeric liner.

Abstract: A beverage holder having a molded polymeric outer shell; a molded polymeric liner disposed inside the shell, a cluster of closely spaced magnets disposed on one side of the holder between the shell and the liner, the magnets cooperating with the shell to present a substantially flat, outwardly facing surface, and the liner having a biasing member exerting a force radially inward. The magnet cluster causes the holder to be attachable to a substantially vertical ferrous-metal-containing surface with sufficient attractive force to support the weight of a full beverage container disposed inside the holder. A beverage holder having magnets disposed in both the side and bottom walls, and a docking disk assembly useful in supporting the beverage holder on non-ferrous mounting surfaces is also disclosed.

Abstract: An automatically erectable decorative Christmas tree having a base, a telescoping center pole, a vertical array of curvilinear elements of graduated diameter supported from the top of the telescoping center pole by a plurality of circumferentially spaced tethers with the diameter of the curvilinear elements graduating in inverse proportion to the distance above the base; a plurality of circumferentially spaced branches pivotally connected to the curvilinear elements and extending radially outward from the curvilinear elements; and an electrically powered drive mechanism that is controllable by a user to selectively raise and lower the telescoping center pole. The subject tree can also be pre-lighted and pre-decorated. An automatically erectable support structure suitable for use as a tree stand and other applications is also disclosed.