Bottle locking assembly for a domestic appliance

A domestic appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the domestic appliance comprising:

• a cabinet defining a chamber;
• a tray assembly positioned within the chamber, the tray assembly provided for holding one or more bottles;
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• a bottle locking assembly for selectively locking one or more bottles within the chamber, the bottle locking assembly comprising:
• a fascia assembly attached to a front of the tray assembly, the fascia assembly defining one or more bottle openings therethrough, each bottle opening of the one or more bottle openings for receiving a discrete bottle therethrough;
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• one or more iris assemblies comprising a plurality of locking blades positioned within the fascia assembly, each locking blade of the plurality of locking blades extending between a proximal end and a distal end, each locking blade of the plurality of locking blades comprising a pivot body positioned at the proximal end thereof and a slide body positioned at the distal end thereof, each pivot body defining a slot therethrough that extends from the proximal end toward the distal end of the corresponding locking blade, each pivot body comprising a pivot pin that is rotatably coupled to the fascia to provide a pivot joint,
• wherein the one or more iris assemblies are transitionable between an unlocked position or a locked position for selectively unlocking or locking a discrete bottle within a discrete bottle opening, and
• wherein each locking blade of the plurality of locking blades is pivotably attached to the fascia assembly at the pivot body between a natural position and a forced position.