Container supporting and dispensing apparatus

Claim 1

A container supporting and dispensing apparatus for use with a bottle having contents therein, said apparatus comprising: a container support means for supporting said bottle in a sloped position, said container support means comprising a pair of similarly shaped side walls; a front wall fixedly secured to a front end of said side walls, said front wall having a rectangular aperture formed at a top end of said front wall; a rear wall fixedly secured to a rear end of said side walls; and an arcuately shaped inner wall positioned between said side walls, said inner wall defining a cradle operable to support said bottle in a sloped position; a valve assembly releasably couplable to said bottle for selectively dispensing said contents from said bottle, said valve assembly comprising a coupling threadably engagable to said bottle; a mount secured to said coupling, said mount having a groove extending therearound; a nozzle coupled to said mount in fluid communication with said bottle; and a valve means coupled to said nozzle for selectively permitting fluid communication through said nozzle, wherein said groove can be slidably engaged to said rectangular aperture to support said valve assembly relative to said front wall; a pump means coupled to said valve assembly and positioned in fluid communication with said bottle for selectively pressurizing said bottle; an ice container means coupled to said container support for containing ice, said ice container means comprising a cavity positioned below said cradle; and a tray slidably positioned within said cavity; and, a water circulation means for collecting water generated by a melting of said ice and cascading said water over said bottle.