Cover structure for beverage cans or like containers

Claim 1

For use in combination with a beverage container having a bottom end and an exterior surface, a cover structure adapted to be removably mounted in covering relation to the exterior surface of the beverage container, said cover structure comprising: a. a substantially elongate, cylindrical base formed of a substantially flexible material and including a cylindrical wall disposed in surrounding relation to a hollow interior, said cylindrical wall adapted to be folded longitudinally between a collapsed, substantially flat position and an open, cylindrical operable position, b. an access opening formed on one end of said cylindrical base dimensioned and configured to allow sliding passage of the beverage container therethrough for nested engagement within said hollow interior, c. support means disposed on an opposite end of said cylindrical base structured and configured to extend inwardly with said hollow interior in supporting relation to the bottom end of the beverage container, said support means including at least two support members having an elongate configuration and pivotally attached at opposite ends thereof to said cylindrical wall so as to be independently movable between a retracted position and a support position, d. said cylindrical wall dimensioned and configured such that an interior surface of said cylindrical wall is disposed in substantially covering, surrounding and engaging relation to the exterior surface of the beverage container, and e. said cylindrical wall including an outer surface adapted for application of decorative indicia thereon.