Stemware retention device

A stemware retention device comprising:

• a first plate, the first plate being substantially planar, the first plate being one of rectangular, square, hexagonal, octagonal, circular, or ovoid;
• a set of slots, each slot of the set of slots extending into the first plate from a perimeter of the first plate, a terminus of the slot distal from the perimeter of the first plate being arcuate, such that the terminus complements a cross-sectional profile of a stem of a respective article of stemware;
• a spacing element attached to and extending from a lower face of the first plate, wherein the spacing element is configured for supporting the first plate above a substantially horizontal surface, the spacing element comprising a second plate, the second plate being circumferentially smaller than the first plate;
• a first hole axially positioned in the first plate;
• a second hole axially positioned in the second plate such that the second hole is aligned with the first hole, wherein the first hole and the second hole are configured for insertion of a post of an umbrella;
• a plurality of panels attached to the lower face of the first plate, such that each slot of the set of slots is bracketed by a pair of panels, each panel of the plurality of panels extending from the first plate to proximate to the substantially horizontal surface, the panels of the plurality of panels being resiliently flexible, wherein each pair of panels is configured for engaging a base of the respective article of stemware as the stem of the respective article of stemware is inserted into a respective slot, such that tipping of the respective article of stemware relative to the substantially horizontal surface is inhibited, the panels of the plurality of panels comprising rubber, silicone, or elastomer;
• a third plate attached to the second plate, such that the second plate is bracketed by the third plate and the first plate, the third plate being circumferentially larger than the first plate, wherein the third plate is configured for positioning on the substantially horizontal surface, each panel of the plurality of panels extending from the first plate to proximate to the third plate, the third plate being shaped complementarily to the first plate;
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• a third hole axially positioned in the third plate, such that the third hole is aligned with the first hole and the second hole, wherein the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole are configured for insertion of the post of the umbrella.

A stemware retention system comprising:

• a table;
• a first plate, the first plate being substantially planar;
• a set of slots each slot of the set of slots extending into the first plate from a perimeter of the first plate;
• a second plate attached to and extending from a lower face of the first plate, the second plate being circumferentially smaller than the first plate;
• a third plate attached to the second plate, such that the second plate is bracketed by the third plate and the first plate, the third plate being circumferentially larger than the first plate, the third plate being positioned on a top of the table;
• a plurality of panels attached to the lower face of the first plate, such that each slot of the set of slots is bracketed by a pair of panels, each panel of the plurality of panels extending from the first plate to proximate to the third plate, the panels of the plurality of panels being resiliently flexible;
• an article of stemware having a stem extending from a base, the stem being inserted into a respective slot, such that the base of the article of stemware is engaged to a respective pair of panels, such that tipping of the article of stemware relative to the top of the table is inhibited;
• a first hole axially positioned in the first plate;
• a second hole axially positioned in the second plate, such that the second hole is aligned with the first hole;
• a third hole axially positioned in the third plate, such that the third hole is aligned with the first hole and the second hole;
• a post hole axially positioned in the table, such that the post hole is aligned with the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole;
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• an umbrella comprising a post, the post being positioned through the first hole, the second hole, the third hole, and the post hole, such that the umbrella is removably attached to the table.