Shelf for a cabinet for receiving bottles
AssigneeEurocave
InventorFélix Gilbert
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Abstract
A shelf including a row of supports supported by a frame, which is slidable is aligned along a transverse direction. Each support comprises cradles aligned parallel to the same longitudinal direction to form a column. Each cradle of one of the supports is aligned with a cradle of the other supports along the transverse direction, to form a row. Each support may individually support a bottle in a longitudinal position, where the bottle is arranged on the column of cradles, forming transverse wedges preventing the bottle from rolling. The supports may collectively support the bottle in a transverse position, where the bottle is arranged on one of the rows of cradles forming longitudinal wedges preventing the bottle from rolling.
Claims9
A shelf for a cabinet for accommodating bottles, the shelf comprising:
- a frame comprising a first rail and a second rail which are parallel to a transverse direction, each rail having a hollow shape;
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- at least one row of supports, which are supported by said frame, which are aligned along a transverse direction parallel to said frame, each support comprising:
- a first sliding end accommodated in the hollow shape of said first rail;
- a second sliding end, opposite said first sliding end along a longitudinal direction, accommodated in the hollow shape of said second rail;
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- cradles, the cradles of a same support being aligned parallel to the longitudinal direction parallel to said frame, to form a column of cradles, and each cradle of one of the supports being aligned with one of the cradles of the other supports along the transverse direction to form a row of cradles, wherein (i) each support is slidable relative to said frame parallel to the transverse direction, in that each first sliding end is guided by said first rail during sliding, and each second sliding end is guided by said second rail during sliding, (ii) each support is configured to individually support a bottle in a longitudinal position, where the bottle is arranged on the column of cradles of the support while being oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction, the column of cradles forming transverse wedges between which the bottle, in the longitudinal position, is accommodated, to prevent the bottle from rolling out of the column of cradles, along the transverse direction, and (iii) the supports are configured to collectively support the bottle in a transverse position, where the bottle is arranged on one of the rows of cradles of the supports, being oriented parallel to the transverse direction, the row of cradles forming longitudinal wedges between which the bottle, in the transverse position, is accommodated, to prevent the bottle from rolling out of the row of cradles, along the longitudinal direction.
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