IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,336,626
Granted Patent B2
US 12,336,626 · App. 18/379,337 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Bottle storage device

Inventor: John F. Paulick (San Luis Obispo, CA)
A47B73/006A47B73/004A47F7/0035A47F7/283
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Patent No.
US 12,336,626
App. No.
18/379,337
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wine bottle holder including a plate and an extension member coupled to the plate. The extension member may extend outwards from the plate and a ring may be coupled to the extension member. The ring may be configured to receive a portion of the wine bottle. The ring may include a cylindrical body with opposite surfaces that are parallel to each other. The opposite surfaces may define oblique openings.

Claims (44)

1. A wine bottle holder comprising:

a mounting plate;

an extension member coupled to the mounting plate and extending outwards therefrom; and

a ring coupled to the extension member and configured to receive a portion of a wine bottle therethrough, the ring being an oblique segment of a right cylinder and comprising an inner cylindrical surface, an outer cylindrical surface, and a pair of end surfaces that are opposite of and parallel to each other, the inner cylindrical surface and the outer cylindrical surface being coaxial about a central axis, the pair of end surfaces being non-perpendicular with respect to the inner cylindrical surface,

wherein the mounting plate lies in a plane, and wherein the central axis is parallel to the plane.

2. The wine bottle holder of claim 1 , wherein, when the mounting plate is oriented vertically with respect to a vertical axis for mounting, the ring is oriented so that the central axis forms an angle between 15-degrees and 75-degrees with respect to the vertical axis.

3. The wine bottle holder of claim 2 , wherein the ring is configured to receive a neck of the wine bottle, the wine bottle angled in a cork-down orientation.

4. The wine bottle holder of claim 1 , wherein the extension member is substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate.

5. The wine bottle holder of claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate includes at least one through hole configured to receive a fastener to mount the mounting plate to a surface.

6. A wine bottle holder comprising:

a mounting plate;

an extension member coupled to the mounting plate and extending outwards therefrom; and

a ring coupled to the extension member and configured to receive a portion of a wine bottle therethrough, the ring being an oblique segment of a right cylinder and comprising an inner cylindrical surface, an outer cylindrical surface, and a pair of end surfaces that are opposite of and parallel to each other, the inner cylindrical surface and the outer cylindrical surface being coaxial about a central axis, the pair of end surfaces being non-perpendicular with respect to the inner cylindrical surface,

wherein the mounting plate, the extension member, and the ring are unitarily constructed.

7. The wine bottle holder of claim 6 , wherein the mounting plate is configured to be mounted in a first configuration and a second configuration by rotating the mounting plate one hundred eighty degrees on a vertical surface, wherein, in both of the first configuration and the second configuration, a wine bottle is configured to be supported in a same angular orientation relative to a vertical axis.

8. The wine bottle holder of claim 1 , wherein the oblique segment is a partial segment of the right cylinder.

9. A kit comprising:

one or more of the wine bottle holder of claim 1 ;

instructions for mounting the one or more of the wine bottle holder to a surface; and

packaging for the one or more of the wine bottle holder.

10. A method of mounting the wine bottle holder of claim 1 to a vertical surface, the method comprising:

providing the wine bottle holder of claim 1 ; and

securing the mounting plate to the vertical surface with one or more fasteners.

11. A wine bottle holder comprising:

a mounting plate;

an extension member coupled to the mounting plate and extending outwards therefrom; and

a ring coupled to the extension member and configured to receive a portion of a wine bottle therethrough, the ring being a partial segment of a right cylinder and comprising an inner cylindrical surface, and a pair of end surfaces that are opposite of and parallel to each other, the pair of end surfaces being non-perpendicular with respect to the inner cylindrical surface,

wherein the mounting plate lies in a plane, and wherein the inner cylindrical surface includes a central axis is parallel to the plane.

12. The wine bottle holder of claim 11 , wherein, when the mounting plate is oriented vertically with respect to a vertical axis for mounting, the ring is oriented so that the central axis forms an angle between 15-degrees and 75-degrees with respect to the vertical axis.

13. The wine bottle holder of claim 11 , wherein the ring is configured to receive a neck of the wine bottle, the wine bottle angled in a cork-down orientation.

14. The wine bottle holder of claim 11 , wherein the mounting plate includes at least one through hole configured to receive a fastener to mount the mounting plate to a surface.

15. The wine bottle holder of claim 11 , wherein the mounting plate is configured to be mounted in a first configuration and a second configuration by rotating the mounting plate one hundred eighty degrees on a vertical surface, wherein, in both of the first configuration and the second configuration, a wine bottle is configured to be supported in a same angular orientation relative to a vertical axis.

16. A wine bottle holder comprising:

a mounting plate;

an extension member coupled to the mounting plate and extending outwards therefrom; and

a ring coupled to the extension member and configured to receive a portion of a wine bottle therethrough, the ring being a partial segment of a right cylinder and comprising an inner cylindrical surface, and a pair of end surfaces that are opposite of and parallel to each other, the pair of end surfaces being non-perpendicular with respect to the inner cylindrical surface,

wherein the mounting plate, the extension member, and the ring are unitarily constructed.

17. A kit comprising:

one or more of the wine bottle holder of claim 11 ;

instructions for mounting the one or more of the wine bottle holder to a surface; and

packaging for the one or more of the wine bottle holder.

18. A method of mounting the wine bottle holder of claim 11 to a vertical surface, the method comprising:

providing the wine bottle holder of claim 11 ; and

securing the mounting plate to the vertical surface with one or more fasteners.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2023
From: PAULICK, JOHN
To: WINE MASTER CELLARS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065198/0747 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17985026 · Nov 10, 2022
Continuation PCTUS2022073112 · Jun 23, 2022
Provisional Application 63213802 · Jun 23, 2021
Related Publication 20240032689A1 · Feb 1, 2024
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