Popcorn bag cup holder insert

1 . A popcorn bag cup holder insert comprising:

an extendable base, a top panel, and a bottom panel;

wherein the top panel adheres to the underside of a popcorn container to hold the popcorn bag cup holder insert onto the popcorn container;

wherein the extendable base comprises a plurality of collapsible sections that convert between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration;

wherein in the extended configuration, the extendable base is inserted into a cup holder of an arm rest in order to retain the popcorn container on the arm rest;

wherein a pull tab located on the bottom panel is adapted to be grasped and pulled by a user to move the plurality of collapsible sections from the collapsed configuration to the extended configuration.

2 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 1

wherein the extendable base comprises the plurality of collapsible sections that are deployed to the extended configuration in order to form an insert for the cup holder;

wherein the extendable base resembles a frustum of a cone when in the extended configuration.

3 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 2

wherein the plurality of collapsible sections are hollow such that the plurality of collapsible sections telescopically collapse to form the collapsed configuration.

4 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 3 wherein the plurality of collapsible sections are movably coupled by a plurality of section couplers.

5 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 4

wherein the plurality of collapsible sections comprise a top section, one or more intermediate sections, and a bottom section;

wherein the top section has the largest diameter of the plurality of collapsible sections;

wherein the diameters of the plurality of collapsible sections decrease sequentially at lower levels of the plurality of collapsible sections;

wherein the bottom section has the smallest diameter.

6 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 5

wherein the extendable base adjusts to the size of the cup holder by virtue of pulling more or fewer of the plurality of collapsible sections downward.

7 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 5

wherein the top panel covers the top of the top section such that the top of the top section is closed;

wherein the top panel forms a horizontal surface that is coupled to the bottom of the popcorn container.

8 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 7 wherein the top surface of the top panel comprises an adhesive layer that is operable to couple the top panel to the popcorn container.

9 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 8

wherein the adhesive layer is covered by a backing liner that covers the adhesive layer;

wherein the backing liner is removed to expose the adhesive layer.

10 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 8 wherein the one or more intermediate sections couple the top section to the bottom section such that the plurality of collapsible sections telescopically collapse and extend.

11 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 10

wherein the bottom panel covers the bottom of the bottom section such that the bottom of the bottom section is closed.

12 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 11

wherein the bottom panel comprises the pull tab that is adapted to be grasped and pulled by the user while extending and/or collapsing the extendable base.

13 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 12

wherein the plurality of collapsible sections are movably coupled by the plurality of section couplers;

wherein two adjacent sections selected from the plurality of collapsible sections are coupled by an individual section coupler such that a lower section moves axially relative to an upper section.

14 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 13

wherein the individual section coupler is a living hinge that couples the bottom of the upper section to the top of the lower section.

15 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 13

wherein in the extended configuration, the lower section is positioned below the upper section with the individual section coupler extending down from a bottom rim of the upper section to an upper rim of the lower section.

16 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 15

wherein in the collapsed configuration, the lower section is positioned at least partially within the upper section with the individual section coupler extending up from a bottom rim of the upper section to an upper rim of the lower section.

17 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 16

wherein in the extended configuration, the plurality of collapsible sections are unnested such that the extendable base achieves maximum vertical height;

wherein in the collapsed configuration, the plurality of collapsible sections are nested such that the extendable base achieves minimum vertical height.

18 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 17

wherein there are three collapsible sections comprising the top section, one intermediate section, and the bottom section.

19 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 17

wherein the popcorn bag cup holder insert is coupled to the popcorn container prior to distribution such that the popcorn container and the popcorn bag cup holder insert are distributed as a single unit.

20 . The popcorn bag cup holder insert according to claim 17

wherein the popcorn bag cup holder insert is distributed separately from the popcorn container such that the popcorn bag cup holder insert is coupled to the popcorn container at the time of use.