US 2010/0059520 A1Published application

Apparatus For Storing And Dispensing Bottles

OwnerPauline R. Roeskeinventor

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Loading patent…

Abstract

An apparatus for storing and dispensing bottles includes spaced apart first and second vertical walls, each side wall having upper and lower ends and front and rear sides. Respective first and rear wall front sides include an upper portion recessed toward respective vertical wall rear sides. A female floor element operatively extends from the first wall lower end toward the second wall and is inclined downwardly toward the first wall front side. A first lip extends upwardly from the female floor element for impeding bottles from passing beyond the first wall front side. A male floor element extends from the second wall lower end toward the first wall and is telescopically coupled to the female floor element to allow spacing between the first and second walls to be altered, the male floor element being inclined downwardly toward the second wall front side.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An apparatus for storing and dispensing baby bottles, comprising:

first and second generally vertical walls spaced apart from one another, each said wall having upper and lower ends and front and rear sides, said first wall front side having an upper portion recessed toward said first wall rear side, said second wall front side having an upper portion recessed toward said second wall rear side;
a female floor element operatively extending from said first wall lower end toward said second wall, said female floor element being inclined downwardly toward said first wall front side;
a first lip extending upwardly from said female floor element for impeding bottles from passing beyond said first wall front side;
a male floor element operatively extending from said second wall lower end toward said first wall, said male floor element being telescopically coupled to said female floor element to allow spacing between said first and second walls to be altered, said male floor element being inclined downwardly toward said second wall front side;
a second lip extending upwardly from said male floor element for impeding bottles from passing beyond said second wall front side;
a female rear wall extending outwardly from one of said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side;
a male rear wall extending outwardly from another of said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side, said male rear wall being telescopically coupled to said female rear wall to collectively provide a continuous rear wall extending between said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side to restrict bottles from passing beyond said rear sides of said first and second walls regardless of spacing between said first and second walls;
a female front wall extending outwardly from one of said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion;
a male front wall extending outwardly from another of said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion, said male front wall being telescopically coupled to said female front wall to collectively provide a continuous front wall extending between said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion to restrict bottles from passing beyond said front side upper portions of said first and second walls regardless of spacing between said first and second walls;
and
an uncovered front opening extending between said continuous front wall and said first and second lips, said uncovered front opening being configured to allow the baby bottles to be dispensed from between said first and second walls.

8 more elements

An apparatus for storing and dispensing baby bottles, comprising:

first and second generally vertical walls spaced apart from one another, each said wall having upper and lower ends and front and rear sides, said first wall front side having an upper portion recessed toward said first wall rear side, said second wall front side having an upper portion recessed toward said second wall rear side;
a female floor element operatively extending from said first wall lower end toward said second wall, said female floor element being inclined downwardly toward said first wall front side;
a first lip extending upwardly from said female floor element for impeding bottles from passing beyond said first wall front side;
a male floor element operatively extending from said second wall lower end toward said first wall, said male floor element being telescopically coupled to said female floor element to allow spacing between said first and second walls to be altered, said male floor element being inclined downwardly toward said second wall front side;
a second lip extending upwardly from said male floor element for impeding bottles from passing beyond said second wall front side;
a set of overlapping rear walls respectively extending from said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side to collectively provide a substantially continuous rear wall extending between said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side to restrict bottles from passing beyond said rear sides of said first and second walls regardless of spacing between said first and second walls;
a set of overlapping front walls respectively extending from said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion to collectively provide a substantially continuous front wall extending between said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion to restrict bottles from passing beyond said front side upper portions of said first and second walls regardless of spacing between said first and second walls;
and
a front opening extending between said substantially continuous front wall and said first and second lips, said front opening being configured to allow the baby bottles to be dispensed from between said first and second walls.

6 more elements

An apparatus for storing and dispensing baby bottles, comprising:

first and second generally vertical walls spaced apart from one another, each said wall having upper and lower ends and front and rear sides, said first wall front side having an upper portion recessed toward said first wall rear side, said second wall front side having an upper portion recessed toward said second wall rear side;
a female floor element operatively extending from said first wall lower end toward said second wall, said female floor element being inclined downwardly toward said first wall front side;
a first lip extending upwardly of said female floor element for impeding bottles from passing beyond said first wall front side;
a male floor element operatively extending from said second wall lower end toward said first wall, said male floor element being telescopically coupled to said female floor element to allow said first and second walls to move relatively towards and away from one another, said male floor element being inclined downwardly toward said second wall front side;
a second lip extending upwardly of said male floor element for impeding bottles from passing beyond said second wall front side;
a female rear wall extending outwardly from one of said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side;
a male rear wall extending outwardly from another of said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side, said male rear wall being telescopically coupled to said female rear wall to collectively provide a substantially continuous rear wall extending between said first wall rear side and said second wall rear side to restrict bottles from passing beyond said rear sides of said first and second walls regardless of spacing between said first and second walls;
a female front wall extending outwardly from one of said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion;
a male front wall extending outwardly from another of said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion, said male front wall being telescopically coupled to said female front wall to collectively provide a substantially continuous front wall extending between said first wall front side upper portion and said second wall front side upper portion to restrict bottles from passing beyond said front side upper portions of said first and second walls regardless of spacing between said first and second walls;
a front opening extending between said substantially continuous front wall and said first and second lips, said front opening being configured to allow the baby bottles to be dispensed from between said first and second walls;
means for indicating a distance between said first and second walls;
and
a basket having a plurality of compartments configured to receive bottle accessories.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.