Patent application title: WINE BOTTLE AND GLASS HOLDER DEVICE
Inventors:
Steven R. Cross (Greenfield Center, NY, US)
IPC8 Class: AA47B7300FI
USPC Class:
211 74
Class name: Special article receptacle support bottle or jar
Publication date: 2015-10-22
Patent application number: 20150296978
Abstract:
A wine bottle and glass holder device that includes a front base member
extending between a left end and a right end, the front base member
including a front left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a
front right semi annular channel proximate the right end, a rear base
member extending between a left end and a right end, the rear base member
including a rear left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a
rear right semi annular channel proximate the right end, a leg member
having an L-shape and an upper body including a left channel dividing a
left protrusion and an inner protrusion, and a right channel dividing a
right protrusion and the inner protrusion.Claims:
1. A wine bottle and glass holder device comprising: a front base member
extending between a left end and a right end, the front base member
including a front left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a
front right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a rear base
member extending between a left end and a right end, the rear base member
including a rear left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a
rear right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a leg member
having a first portion extending horizontally between the front base
member and the rear base member, the leg member having a second portion
extending vertically from the rear base member to a top location; an
upper body connected to the leg member at the top location, the upper
body extending horizontally in a parallel or substantially parallel
direction to the second portion, the upper body including a left channel
and a right channel each extending horizontally in the upper body;
wherein a first attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg
member to the rear base member, wherein a second attachment mechanism is
configured to attach the leg member to the front base member, and wherein
a third attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg member to
the upper body.
2. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 1, wherein the left channel configured to receive and hold a base of two wine glasses, the right channel configured to receive and hold two wine glasses, and wherein the front left semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a first wine bottle, and wherein the front right semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a second wine bottle, and wherein the rear left semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of the first wine bottle, and wherein the rear right semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of a second wine bottle.
3. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 1, wherein the leg member is constructed of a single component.
4. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 2, wherein the first and second wine bottles are configured to be received in a downward angle such that wine within each of the first and second wine bottles remains in contact with a cork in each of the first and second wine bottles.
5. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 1, wherein the front left semi annular channel and the front right semi annular channel have greater curvature than the rear left semi annular channel and the rear right semi annular channel.
6. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 1, wherein the top location of the leg member includes a table portion and wherein a bottom surface of the upper body includes a third attachment channel and wherein the table portion is located within the first attachment channel.
7. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 6, wherein an end of the leg member is located within the first attachment channel of the front base member.
8. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 7, wherein the leg member includes a fourth attachment channel located along a base of the leg member, and wherein the fourth attachment channel of the leg member and the second attachment channel of the rear base member are configured to interlock.
9. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 1, wherein the first, second and third attachment mechanisms are each a dowel.
10. A wine bottle and glass holder device comprising: a front base member extending between a left end and a right end, the front base member including a first attachment channel at a middle location between the left end and the right end, the front base member including a front left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a front right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a rear base member extending between a left end and a right end, the rear base member including a second attachment channel at a middle location between the left end and the right end, the rear base member including a rear left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a rear right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a leg member having a first portion extending horizontally between the front base member and the rear base member, the leg member having a second portion extending vertically from the rear base member to a top location; an upper body connected to the leg member at the top location, the upper body extending horizontally in a parallel or substantially parallel direction to the second portion, the upper body including a left channel and a right channel each extending horizontally in the upper body, the left channel configured to receive and hold a base of two wine glasses, the right channel configured to receive and hold two wine glasses; wherein the front left semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a first wine bottle, and wherein the front right semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a second wine bottle, and wherein the rear left semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of the first wine bottle, and wherein the rear right semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of a second wine bottle.
11. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 10, wherein the leg member is constructed of a single component.
12. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 10, wherein the first and second wine bottles are configured to be received in a downward angle such that wine within each of the first and second wine bottles remains in contact with a cork in each of the first and second wine bottles.
13. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 10, wherein the front left semi annular channel and the front right semi annular channel have greater curvature than the rear left semi annular channel and the rear right semi annular channel.
14. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 10, wherein the top location of the leg member includes a table portion and wherein a bottom surface of the upper body includes a third attachment channel and wherein the table portion is located within the first attachment channel.
15. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 14, wherein an end of the leg member is located within the first attachment channel of the front base member.
16. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 15, wherein the leg member includes a fourth attachment channel located along a base of the leg member, and wherein the fourth attachment channel of the leg member and the second attachment channel of the rear base member are configured to interlock.
17. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 16, wherein a first attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg member to the rear base member, wherein a second attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg member to the front base member, and wherein a third attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg member to the upper body.
18. The wine bottle and glass holder device of claim 17, wherein the first, second and third attachment mechanisms are each a dowel.
19. A kit comprising: a front base member extending between a left end and a right end, the front base member including a front left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a front right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a rear base member extending between a left end and a right end, the rear base member including a rear left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a rear right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a leg member having an L-shape; an upper body including a left channel dividing a left protrusion and an inner protrusion, and a right channel dividing a right protrusion and the inner protrusion; a first attachment mechanism that is configured to attach the leg member to the rear base member; a second attachment mechanism that is configured to attach the leg member to the front base member; and a third attachment mechanism that is configured to attach the leg member to the upper body; wherein the front base member, the rear base member, the leg member and the upper body are configured to be assembled into a wine bottle and glass holder device such that the left channel configured to receive and hold a base of two wine glasses, the right channel configured to receive and hold two wine glasses, the front left semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a first wine bottle, the front right semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a second wine bottle, the rear left semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of the first wine bottle, and the rear right semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of a second wine bottle.
Description:
[0001] This application is a non-provisional patent application of the
earlier provisional patent application entitled, "WINE BOTTLE AND GLASS
HOLDER DEVICE", Ser. No. 61/982,097, filed Apr. 21, 2014, now pending,
the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference to the extent
that it is not inconsistent with the present disclosure.
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0002] The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to wine bottle and glass holders. More particularly, the subject matter relates to a compact device configured to receive two wine bottles and four wine glasses.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Many people enjoy drinking wine. People enjoy displaying bottles of wine as decorations, particularly when the bottle is expensive, rare, or otherwise personal. Existing storage devices on the market often hold several bottles of wine. These storage devices are often bulky, plain and unfashionable. Most existing storage devices do not even display the bottle in a way that is visible and decorative. Further, existing devices do not elegantly store both wine bottles and wine glasses. Moreover, a wine bottle and wine glass storage device has not been invented that is easily assembled from simple component parts after purchase. As such, a device which stores and displays both wine bottles and glasses in an elegant and decorative way, and is easily assembled, would be well received in the art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
[0004] According to one embodiment, a wine bottle and glass holder device comprising: a front base member extending between a left end and a right end, the front base member including a front left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a front right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a rear base member extending between a left end and a right end, the rear base member including a rear left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a rear right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a leg member having a first portion extending horizontally between the front base member and the rear base member, the leg member having a second portion extending vertically from the rear base member to a top location; an upper body connected to the leg member at the top location, the upper body extending horizontally in a parallel or substantially parallel direction to the second portion, the upper body including a left channel and a right channel each extending horizontally in the upper body; wherein a first attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg member to the rear base member, wherein a second attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg member to the front base member, and wherein a third attachment mechanism is configured to attach the leg member to the upper body.
[0005] According to another embodiment, a wine bottle and glass holder device comprises: a front base member extending between a left end and a right end, the front base member including a first attachment channel at a middle location between the left end and the right end, the front base member including a front left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a front right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a rear base member extending between a left end and a right end, the rear base member including a second attachment channel at a middle location between the left end and the right end, the rear base member including a rear left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a rear right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a leg member having a first portion extending horizontally between the front base member and the rear base member, the leg member having a second portion extending vertically from the rear base member to a top location; an upper body connected to the leg member at the top location, the upper body extending horizontally in a parallel or substantially parallel direction to the second portion, the upper body including a left channel and a right channel each extending horizontally in the upper body, the left channel configured to receive and hold a base of two wine glasses, the right channel configured to receive and hold two wine glasses; wherein the front left semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a first wine bottle, and wherein the front right semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a second wine bottle, and wherein the rear left semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of the first wine bottle, and wherein the rear right semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of a second wine bottle.
[0006] According to another embodiment, a kit comprises: a front base member extending between a left end and a right end, the front base member including a front left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a front right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a rear base member extending between a left end and a right end, the rear base member including a rear left semi annular channel proximate the left end and a rear right semi annular channel proximate the right end; a leg member having an L-shape; an upper body including a left channel dividing a left protrusion and an inner protrusion, and a right channel dividing a right protrusion and the inner protrusion; a first attachment mechanism that is configured to attach the leg member to the rear base member; a second attachment mechanism that is configured to attach the leg member to the front base member; and a third attachment mechanism that is configured to attach the leg member to the upper body; wherein the front base member, the rear base member, the leg member and the upper body are configured to be assembled into a wine bottle and glass holder device such that the left channel configured to receive and hold a base of two wine glasses, the right channel configured to receive and hold two wine glasses, the front left semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a first wine bottle, the front right semi annular channel is configured to receive a neck of a second wine bottle, the rear left semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of the first wine bottle, and the rear right semi annular channel is configured to receive a body portion of a second wine bottle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 depicts a front perspective view of a wine bottle and glass holder device in accordance with one embodiment;
[0008] FIG. 2 depicts a rear side perspective view of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIG. 1 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0009] FIG. 3 depicts a top view of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-2 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0010] FIG. 4 depicts a bottom view of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-3 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0011] FIG. 5 depicts a right side view of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-4 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0012] FIG. 6 depicts a left side view of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-5 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0013] FIG. 7 depicts a front view of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-6 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0014] FIG. 8 depicts a rear view of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-7 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0015] FIG. 9 depicts a front base member of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-8 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0016] FIG. 10 depicts a rear base member of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-8 in accordance with one embodiment;
[0017] FIG. 11 depicts a leg member of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-8 in accordance with one embodiment; and
[0018] FIG. 12 depicts an upper body of the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-8 in accordance with one embodiment; and
[0019] FIG. 13 depicts the wine bottle and glass holder device of FIGS. 1-8 with two glasses of wine and two bottles of wine being held in accordance with one embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] A description of the hereinafter described embodiments of the disclosed apparatus and method are presented herein by way of exemplification and not limitation with reference to the photographs.
[0021] Referring to FIGS. 1-13, a wine bottle and glass holder device 10 is shown. The device 10 includes a leg member 18 which extends between a front base member 14 and a rear base member 16. The leg member 18 extends vertically from a bottom end 20 to a top end 22. From the top end 22, an upper body 24 is attached. The upper body 24 includes a first channel 26 and a second channel 28. The first and second channels 26, 28 are each configured to hold a base 30 of a wine glass 32 such that a stem 34 of the wine glass 32 extends downward therefrom (see FIG. 13). The front and rear base members 14, 16 are configured to hold two bottles of wine 36, 38.
[0022] The components 14, 16, 18, 24 of the wine bottle and glass holder device 10 may, in one embodiment, be made of wood, plastic, metal or a composite. The wine bottle and glass holder device 10 may also be made of stone, brick or any other decorative material. In one embodiment, the components 14, 16, 18, 24 may be made from machine-cut wood, each of the components 14, 16, 18, 24 having the same thickness. The wood may derive from particle board, fiber board, hardboard or the like. In other embodiments, the components 14, 16, 18, 24 may be hand-crafted from any of the above described materials.
[0023] As shown in FIG. 9, the front base member 14 may extend between a left end 40 and a right end 42. In a location proximate the left end 40 may be located a front left semi annular channel 44 and in a location proximate the right end 42 may be located a front right semi annular channel 46. Likewise, as shown in FIG. 10, the rear base member 16 may extend between a left end 48 and a right end 50. In a location proximate the left end 48 may be located a rear left semi annular channel 52 and in a location proximate the right end 50 may be located a rear right semi annular channel 54.
[0024] The front left and right semi annular channels 44, 46 may each extend through the entire thickness of the front base member 14 and may be carved, cut, or otherwise bored into the upper edge of the front base member 14. The front left and right semi annular channels 44, 46 may be particularly dimensioned to receive a neck 56 of a wine bottle, such as the wine bottle 36, 38. In other words, the front left and right semi annular channels 44, 46 may have curvatures which are similar or the same as the curvature of the neck 56 of the wine bottle 36.
[0025] The rear left and right semi annular channels 52, 54 may each extend through the entire thickness of the rear base member 16 and may also be carved, cut, or otherwise bored into the upper edge of the rear base member 16. The rear left and right semi annular channels 52, 54 may be particularly dimensioned to receive a body portion 58 of a wine bottle, such as the wine bottle 36, 38. In other words, the rear left and right semi annular channels 52, 54 may have curvatures which are similar or the same as the curvature of the body portion 57 of the wine bottle 36, 38.
[0026] The bottom-most point of each of the channels 44, 46, 52, 54 may each be substantially the same. Thus, the distance between the bottom-most point of each of the channels 44, 46, 52, 54 and the bottom of the front and rear base member 14, 16 may be substantially equal. A wine bottle 36, 38 may thus rest within the left channels 44, 52 and another bottle 36, 38 may rest within the right channels 46, 54. By allowing the necks 56 to rest within the front left and right semi annular channels 44, 46, the wine bottles 36, 38 may thus be angled downwardly when resting in the device 10. This may retain the bottles in a favorable position whereby the wine is in contact with the cork.
[0027] Still further, as shown in FIG. 7, the left and right ends of the front and rear base members 14, 16 may be curved and may extend upward compared to a middle location 72, 74 of the left and right ends of the front and rear base members 14, 16. This upward extending left ends 40, 48 and right ends 42, 50 may retain the bottles within the device 10. Additionally, the left ends 40, 48 and right ends 42, 50 may also be aesthetically pleasing.
[0028] Referring to FIG. 9, the front base member 14 further may include a channel 76 extending vertically and located at the middle location 72. The channel 76 may extend vertically across an entire height of the front base member 14. However, the channel 76 may only partially extend through the thickness of the front base member 14. This channel 76 may be configured to retain an end 78 of the leg member 18. The channel 72 may include an opening 80 configured to receive an attachment device as described herein below.
[0029] Similarly, referring to FIG. 10, the rear base member 16 may include a channel 82 extending vertically which may be configured to retain the leg member 18. The channel 82 may extend vertically from a top edge of the middle location 74 only partially down through the thickness of the rear base member 16. However, the channel 82 may fully extend through the thickness of the rear base member 16. Below the channel 82, an opening 84 may extend through the rear base member 16. The opening may be configured to receive an attachment device as described herein below.
[0030] Referring to FIG. 11, the lower surface of the upper body 24 is shown. The upper body 24 may be fork or trident shaped with an inner protrusion 58 a left protrusion 60 and a right protrusion 62. The channels 26, 28 defined between the protrusions 58, 60, 62 may be located with enough space between to accept various diametrical sizes of wine glasses. Further, the channels 26, 28 may be wide enough to receive various sizes of stems of wine glasses. The outer edges of the two protrusions 60, 62 may be curved in a concaved manner. Particularly, the curved nature may be concaved inwardly. Moreover, a the lower surface of the upper body 24 may include a trough or channel 86 configured to receive a top end 22 of the leg member 18. The channel 86 may be bored into the bottom surface of the upper body 24 located at a base of the fork or trident shape within the inner protrusion 58. The channel 86 may include an opening 88 configured to receive an attachment device as described herein below.
[0031] As shown in FIG. 12, the leg member 18 may include an L-shaped profile. The leg member 18 may include a channel 90 located along the base of the leg member 18. The channel 90 may extend fully through the thickness of the leg member 18. The channel 90 may be configured to receive the rear base member 16 at the channel 82 of the rear base member 16. Thus the channels 82, 90 of the leg member 18 and the rear base member 16 may be configured to interlock. An opening 96 may be provided in the vertically extending edge of the leg member 18 configured to receive an attachment device for attaching the leg member 18 and the rear base member 16 together, as described herein below.
[0032] The leg member 18 may further include a table portion 92 located at a top end 22 of the leg member 18. The table portion 92 may be configured to be inserted into the trough or channel 86 of the upper body 24. The table portion 92 may include an opening 94 in the upper surface of the table. The opening 94 may be configured to receive an attachment mechanism for attaching the table portion 92 of the leg member 18 to the channel 86 of the upper body 24, as described herein below.
[0033] To assemble the device 10, wooden joinery dowels may be used (not shown). For example, dowels provided by the Miller Dowel Company® may be utilized. In this embodiment, the openings 80, 84, 88, 94, 96 may be pre-drilled by a customized drill bit fitting the wooden dowels. The dowels may have a stepped profile with concentric ridges to facilitate holding the components 14, 16, 18, 24 into place. The drill bit may include this stepped design. To pre-drill the openings 80, 84, 88, 94, 96, the device 10 may be temporarily assembled. Thus, the end 78 of the leg member 18 may be fit into the channel 76 of the front base member 14, the channels 82, 90 of the rear base member 16 and leg member 18 may be fit together, and the table portion 92 of the leg member 18 may be fit into the channel 86 of the upper body 24. Once these components 14, 16, 18, 24 are temporarily in place, the opening 80 may be pre-drilled by a custom drill bit into the front base member 14 and the leg member 18. Next the openings 88, 94 may be simultaneously drilled into the upper body 24 and the table portion 92 of the leg member 18. Finally, the openings 96, 84 may be drilled simultaneously into the leg member 18 and the rear base member 16. Once these openings 80, 84, 88, 94, 96 are all pre-drilled, the dowels may be placed therein. A hammer may be utilized to ensure the dowels are properly in place.
[0034] In other embodiments, screws may be utilized instead of dowels. The front base member 14 may further be attached to the leg member 12 exclusively with an adhesive. In other embodiments, the entire device may be molded together as a single component. Alternately, the attachment of the components 14, 16, 18, 24 may be done via adhesive alone. In still further embodiments, the screws may include decorative screwheads in order to make the device 10 more aesthetically pleasing.
[0035] In one embodiment, the components 14, 16, 18, 24 may be sold in a kit in an unassembled state with the wooden dowels or other attachment mechanism. For example, a single box may contain the front base member 14, the rear base member 16, the leg member 18 and the upper body 24. These components 14, 16, 18, 24 may be stacked tightly. For example, the members 14, 16 may be located in the same plane as the L-shaped leg member 18 and may be located within the bounds of the L-shape. The upper body 24 may be located in a plane above or below these other three elements. Because the upper body 24 may not take up as much space as the three other components, the dowels (or whatever attachment mechanisms are utilized) may be contained within the packaging and placed in the same layer as the upper body 24 within the package. This kit arrangement may provide a particularly compact package, which may facilitate low cost distribution. In the event that the components 14, 16, 18, 24 are sold in a stained or painted state, it should be understood that the dowels, or other attachment mechanism, may include heads that are painted or stained in the same manner. It should be understood that the openings 80, 84, 88, 94, 96 may be pre-drilled prior to packaging of the kit. In other embodiments, the custom drill bit may be provided with the kit for allowing an assembler to drill the openings 80, 84, 88, 94, 96 after purchase of the kit and thereby assemble the device 10.
[0036] Elements of the embodiments have been introduced with either the articles "a" or "an." The articles are intended to mean that there are one or more of the elements. The terms "including" and "having" and their derivatives are intended to be inclusive such that there may be additional elements other than the elements listed. The conjunction "or" when used with a list of at least two terms is intended to mean any term or combination of terms. The terms "first" and "second" are used to distinguish elements and are not used to denote a particular order.
[0037] While the invention has been described in detail in connection with only a limited number of embodiments, it should be readily understood that the invention is not limited to such disclosed embodiments. Rather, the invention can be modified to incorporate any number of variations, alterations, substitutions or equivalent arrangements not heretofore described, but which are commensurate with the spirit and scope of the invention. Additionally, while various embodiments of the invention have been described, it is to be understood that aspects of the invention may include only some of the described embodiments. Accordingly, the invention is not to be seen as limited by the foregoing description, but is only limited by the scope of the appended claims.
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