Wine bottle storage racks

摘要

Racks are disclosed for storing a plurality of wine bottles, each bottle having a bottom portion and a neck portion. Each rack comprises a housing having two opposing side panels connected to a back panel, at least one of the side panels having a plurality of holes or notches. One or more structures are provided in the housing to receive the bottom portions of the wine bottles, such that the bottles are stored at angles with the neck of each wine bottle extending outwardly through a respective one of the holes or notches. The side panels may curve into an upper point to form a boat-shaped housing. The rack may include a plurality of V-shaped structures or a zigzag structure mounted on the back panel to receive the bottom portions of the wine bottles. Mirror-image and staggered bottle storage embodiments are described.

主权项

1. A rack for storing a plurality of wine bottles, each bottle having a bottom portion transitioning to a neck portion through a shoulder portion, the rack comprising:
a housing having an open front bordered by two opposing side panels with inner surfaces, and wherein the side panels are connected to a back panel; one or both of the side panels having a plurality of vertically spaced-apart holes that are larger than the neck portions of the bottles but smaller than the bottom portions of the bottles; and one or more structures mounted on the back panel adapted to support the bottom portions of wine bottles, such that the bottles are stored at non-horizontal angles in the housing with the shoulder of each bottle resting against the inner surface of one of the side panels, with the neck of each wine bottle extending downwardly and outwardly through a respective one of the holes in the side panels.