The beaver holding his coaster stack on a walnut coffee table, a mug of coffee beside him — It lives by the sofa now, and the coasters finally stay in one place.

Beaver Coaster Holder

He keeps your coasters under his paws. Press his tail and he lets the top one go.

It starts at the tail

The cross-hatched paddle lies behind his hinge. A press down at the back is all it takes.

He rocks back

Everything above the plate tips on one hidden pin at the back edge, 12° and no further.

The paws come up

His arms ride with him. The paws lift about 1.1 in clear of the top coaster.

One coaster slides out

Take the top one. The rest stay stacked on the stump in front of him.

Let go

He tips forward again until his paws come down on the next coaster in the stack.

Put it back the same way

Press, slide the coaster in, let go. He settles over all 4 again.

Up close

A chubby keeper with a job to do

7.3 in wide, 12.3 in from paws to tail tip, 7.2 in tall. Room for him on a coffee table, a desk or the end of the kitchen counter, right where the drinks are.

Close view of the beaver's cream muzzle and his paws resting on the top coaster — Paws flat on the top coaster: that is the whole lock.

The beaver from behind, his cross-hatched paddle tail flat on the plate — The cross-hatched tail is where your thumb goes.

Side view of the beaver reaching over the coaster stack — Seen from the side, he reaches right over the stack.

His tail is the handle

Everything above the plate is one beaver on one hinge. The tail sits behind that hinge and the arms reach far in front of it, so a short press at the back turns into a lift at the front: 12° of lean, and about 1.1 in of air over the top coaster.

Nothing on the outside gives it away. No pin shows, no slot, no spring. From across the room he is a beaver hugging a stack of coasters.

Side view. Dashed: at rest. Solid: tail pressed, 12° back.

The beaver leaning back with his arms raised while the top coaster slides off the stack — Tail down, arms up, top coaster free.

Beaver Coaster Holder

Four coasters and the beaver who keeps them

4: coasters, 4.2 in across, bark-rimmed
1: beaver on his round plate, with the stump the stack sits on

Size (W × D × H): 7.3 × 12.3 × 7.2 in
Weight: 22.2 oz
Coasters: 4, stacked
Coaster diameter: 4.2 in
Lean back: 12°, on a hidden hinge
Paw lift: about 1.1 in
Power: none, it is all lever
Care: hand wash only

The beaver Coaster Holder in dark oak, three-quarter view, paws on the top coaster

Good to know

How do I take a coaster out?

Press his paddle tail down. He leans back 12° and his paws rise about 1.1 in, so the top coaster slides out. Let go and he settles forward onto the next one.

Does it need batteries or a plug?

No. Nothing in it is powered. The tail is a lever on a hinge and that is the whole mechanism.

Will the stack stay put if the table gets bumped?

That is his job. His paws rest on the top coaster, so the stack stays put when the table gets knocked.

How many coasters does he hold, and how big are they?

Four, each 4.2 in across. They come with him and stack on the stump in front of his plate.

How do I clean it?

Hand wash only.