Cup holder

A portable beverage container holder for a beverage container comprising:

• a. a tubular upper member having an inner wall and an outer wall that are concentric to each other;
• b. a thermal insulator liner that surrounds and adheres to the inner wall, wherein the diameter of the inner wall with the thermal insulator liner adhered thereto permits the free insertion and withdrawal of the beverage container therefrom;
• c. a cylindrical lower base element having a top surface, a bottom surface and a sidewall surrounding the base element, wherein the bottom portion of the tubular upper member is mounted to the top surface of the lower base element, wherein the sidewall surrounding the base element is concentric to the inner and outer walls of the tubular upper member, the sidewall protrudes above the top surface of the cylindrical lower base element to form a circumferential channel surrounding the tubular upper member to capture any spillage from the beverage container, the beverage container resting on the top surface of the lower base element when inserted into the tubular upper member, wherein the tubular upper member and cylindrical lower base element are molded together as one monolithic structure from a thermal insulating material;
• d. a weight mounted to the bottom surface of the lower base element to prevent the container holder from being lifted from the surface when the beverage container is removed therefrom;
• e. a non-skid polymeric laminate adhered to at least a portion of the bottom surface of the lower base element to prevent the portable beverage container holder from sliding on a surface that it is placed on;
• f. two recessed portions sloping downward toward the lower base element formed in the top portion of the tubular upper member at two diametrically opposed locations to allow the user to easily grasp the beverage container therein for removal from or insertion into the tubular upper member.