Refrigeratable beverage container holder

A refrigerated holder for a beverage container of the type including a cylindrical outer cup of insulative material closed on one end and open on the other, the circular edges of the open end being covered by a circular retaining ring including a first portion extending radially across the top edges and into the open end with flap portions to position a cylindrical beverage container in axial alignment with said outer cup and a second, cylindrical portion extending from the top of the cup down the outer wall to retain the ring in position around the cup, the improvement comprising:

• a cylindrical inner cup having an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the outer cup to define an annular space therebetween and an inner diameter for receiving the cylindrical walls of a beverage container therein, said inner cup also including a radially extending flange region at the open end for positioning adjacent the top edges of the outer cup beneath the retaining ring to seal the annular space therebeneath;
• a freezable fluid positioned within the annular space between the outer walls of the inner cup and the inner walls of the outer cup for absorbing heat from the walls of a beverage container positioned within the inner cup when said fluid is frozen to cool the beverage within the container.