Storage system

A bottle storage cabinet comprising:

• joined left and right side panels and top and bottom panels defining an enclosure, a normally stationary support, and a front opening;
• a first hinge leaf defining a first plane,
• the first hinge leaf supported by a first pivot defining a generally vertical first pivot axis, the first hinge leaf being pivotable with respect to the normally stationary support, and the first pivot axis being located in a fixed position with respect to the normally stationary support,
• the first hinge leaf supporting an elongated first wine bottle support projecting generally perpendicularly in its direction of elongation from the plane of the first hinge leaf, and configured for supporting a wine bottle having a mouth at one end and a base at the other end, the wine bottle being elongated along a wine bottle axis extending between the mouth and the base, with the wine bottle axis extending generally perpendicularly from the plane of the first hinge leaf,
• the first hinge leaf being rotatable about the first pivot axis to move the first wine bottle support between a first position supporting the bottle within the enclosure and perpendicular to the side panels, and a second position supporting the bottle with at least one of its ends projecting out of the enclosure through the front opening;
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• a second hinge leaf defining a second plane,
• the second hinge leaf supported by a second pivot defining a generally vertical second pivot axis spaced from the first pivot axis, the second hinge leaf being pivotable with respect to the normally stationary support, and the second pivot axis being located in a fixed position with respect to the normally stationary support,
• the second hinge leaf supporting an elongated second wine bottle support projecting generally perpendicularly in its direction of elongation from the plane of the second hinge leaf, and configured for supporting a wine bottle having a mouth at one end and a base at the other end, the wine bottle being elongated along a wine bottle axis extending between the mouth and the base, with the wine bottle axis extending generally perpendicularly from the plane of the second hinge leaf,
• the second hinge leaf being rotatable about the second pivot axis to move the second wine bottle support between a first position supporting the bottle within the enclosure and perpendicular to the side panels, and a second position supporting the bottle with at least one of its ends projecting out of the enclosure through the front opening
• in which the second wine bottle support is between the first wine bottle support and the back of the storage space when the first and second hinge leaves are in their first positions.

A bottle storage kit suitable for installation in a storage space, the storage space having a front and a back with access to the storage space from the front, the storage space defined at least in part by a normally stationary support, the kit comprising:

• a first hinge leaf having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal and distal portions of the first hinge leaf defining the plane of the first hinge leaf;
• an elongated first wine bottle support supported by the first hinge leaf, projecting generally perpendicularly in its direction of elongation from the plane of the first hinge leaf, and configured for supporting a wine bottle having a mouth, a base, and a wine bottle axis extending between the mouth and the base, with the wine bottle axis extending generally perpendicularly from the plane of the first hinge leaf;
• a first pivot mountable in a fixed position with respect to the normally stationary support in the storage space for supporting the first hinge leaf by a generally vertical first pivot axis, such that,
• the first hinge leaf proximal portion is adjacent to the first pivot axis,
• the first hinge leaf distal portion is radially further from the first pivot axis than its proximal portion, and
• the first hinge leaf is rotatable about the first pivot axis between a first position, with its distal portion closer to the back of the storage space than its proximal portion and the plane of the first hinge leaf generally perpendicular to the front, and a second position with the distal portion displaced forward of its first position;
• a second hinge leaf having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal and distal portions of the second hinge leaf defining the plane of the second hinge leaf;
• an elongated second wine bottle support supported by the second hinge leaf, projecting generally perpendicularly in its direction of elongation from the plane of the second hinge leaf, and configured for supporting a wine bottle having a mouth, a base, and a wine bottle axis extending between the mouth and the base, with the wine bottle axis extending generally perpendicularly from the plane of the second hinge leaf;
• a second pivot mountable in a fixed position with respect to the normally stationary support in the storage space for supporting the second hinge leaf by a generally vertical second pivot axis spaced from the first pivot axis, such that,
• the second hinge leaf proximal portion is adjacent to the second pivot axis
• the second hinge leaf distal portion is radially further from the second pivot axis than its proximal portion,
• and the second hinge leaf is rotatable about the second pivot axis between a first position, with its distal portion closer to the back of the storage space than its proximal portion and the plane of the second hinge leaf generally perpendicular to the front, and a second position with the distal portion displaced forward of its first position
• in which the second wine bottle support is between the first wine bottle support and the back of the storage space when the first and second hinge leaves are in their first positions.