Modular bottle rack system and rack component thereof
AssigneeWinehive, Inc.
InventorJohn F. Paulick
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Abstract
A modular bottle rack system which includes a plurality of rack components. Each of the rack components may include a first receptacle and a second receptacle facing in opposite direction. The rack components may have S-shaped transverse cross-sectional areas. The rack components may also include connection features designed to enable the various rack components to be coupled together. The rack components may be able to be stacked with each rack component nesting within the rack component above and/or below. The system may also include mounting brackets for mounting the bottle rack to a wall in various different configurations.
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A modular bottle rack system comprising:
- a plurality of rack components each comprising:
- a first portion that defines a first receptacle facing in a first direction;
- a second portion that defines a second receptacle adjacent to the first receptacle and facing in a second direction that is opposite the first direction;
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- at least one connection feature;
- wherein the plurality of rack components are configured to be arranged in a stack so that:
- the first portion of an upper rack component nests within the first receptacle of a lower rack component positioned immediately below the upper rack component and the second portion of the lower rack component nests within the second receptacle of the upper rack component;
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- the first portion of the upper rack component nests within the second receptacle of the lower rack component and the first portion of the lower rack component nests within the second receptacle of the upper rack component;
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- wherein the plurality of rack components are configured to be coupled together via engagement between the at least one connection features to form a bottle rack whereby the first receptacle of a first one of the plurality of rack components and the second receptacle of a second one of the plurality of rack components form a cavity that is configured to contain a bottle positioned therein.
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A rack component of a modular bottle rack system, the rack component comprising:
- a monolithic body comprising a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the monolithic body comprising:
- a first receptacle comprising a first floor and a first open top end;
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- a second receptacle adjacent to the first receptacle and comprising a second floor and a second open top end, the first floor of the first receptacle and the second floor of the second receptacle facing in opposite directions;
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- wherein the monolithic body has an S-shaped transverse cross-sectional area.
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A modular bottle rack system comprising:
- a plurality of rack components each comprising:
- a first portion comprising comprises a first wall, a second wall, and a common wall that collectively define a first receptacle that faces in a first direction;
- a second portion comprising a third wall, a fourth wall, and the common wall that collectively define a second receptacle that faces in a second direction that is opposite the first direction;
- wherein one of the first and second walls comprises a first type of connection feature and the other one of the first and second walls comprises a second type of connection feature;
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- wherein one of the third and fourth walls comprises the first type of connection feature and the other one of the third and fourth walls comprises the second type of connection feature;
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- wherein a first one of the plurality of rack components is configured to be coupled to a second one of the plurality of rack components via slidable engagement between the first and second types of connection features.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.