Collapsible food and beverage container

Claim 1

A container for food and beverage type products comprising: a foldable, bag-like structure including a bottom, an upstanding wall structure, and an open top; a first deployable support means disposed interiorly of said bag-like structure and including at least one aperture for receiving and supporting a beverage type container, the border of said aperture being weakened so as to frictionally engage a variety of different size beverage containers, said first support means being hingedly secured along one edge thereof to said upstanding wall structure so as to be movable between a folded position in which said first support means extends in the direction of said upstanding wall structure and a deployed position in which said first support means extends substantially parallel to said bottom of said bag-like structure; a support flap hingedly secured along an edge of said first support means for engaging said bottom of said bag-like structure when said first support means assumes a deployed position and supporting said first support means in parallel spaced relationship to said bottom of said bag-like structure when said beverage containers are inserted into said apertures; a second support means disposed interiorly of said bag-like structure above and in spaced relation with said first support means, said second support means being hingedly secured along one edge thereof to said upstanding wall structure so as to be movable between a folded position in which said second support means extends in the direction of said upstanding wall structure and a deployed position in which said second support means extends substantially parallel to said bottom of said bag-like structure; and adhesive means for holding at least one of said first and second support means in its folded position.