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US 4,496,124 AGranted
Bottle support
AssigneeCreative Cellars, Inc.
InventorGerald Cole
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Abstract
A bottle support for engaging the neck of a bottle and supporting it in a slightly inclined position. An oblique prism has a rectangular base and two sets of parallel sides. A hole penetrates the prism through the sides, generally parallel to two of the sides. The center of gravity of the body lies outside the base and the combined center of gravity of the body and bottle lies above the base.
Claims13
A bottle and support comprising:
- (a) a body including a base surface,
- (b) said body extending upwardly from said base surface at an angle to the vertical,
- (c) the center of gravity of said body being above a point outside said base surface,
- (d) means on said body for supporting a bottle,
- (e) said bottle supported by said supporting means and having a center of gravity above a point on the opposite side of that edge of the base surface nearest said first point from said first point,
- (f) the combined center of gravity of said body and said bottle being above a point within said base surface,
- (g) said base surface being the sole support for said body and said bottle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.