Secure stow go wine rack
View Patent ↗The portable beverage rack of the present invention is a generally square or rectangular receptacle which may safely store one or more bottles in u-shaped channels which cradle the bottles and prevent movement of the bottles while in transit or while travelling on a boat or an RV. The u-shaped channels may contain a rubber pad on the inside surface to prevent sliding, rolling or other lateral movement of the bottles. The portable beverage rack also contains a securement mechanism, such as a strap, buckle or band which extends over the top of the bottles to prevent vertical movement of the bottles. Additionally, the rack includes means to attach the rack to a wall or other vertical surface using a separate wall mounted base plate.
1. A portable bottle rack comprising:
a right side wall, a left side wall, which is parallel to and spaced apart and opposite from the right side wall and a back wall, which extends perpendicularly between the right and left side walls;
a first tier located between the right and left side walls and parallel to the back wall, the first tier having at least one open-topped u-shaped channel;
a second tier spaced apart from and directly above the first tier, between the right and left side walls and parallel to the back wall, the second tier having at least one open topped u-shaped channel;
a first retractable handle which is slidably attached to the right side wall;
a second retractable handle which is slidably attached to the left side wall;
a securement mechanism operative to secure at least one bottle lying horizontally within the at least one u-shaped channel on the first or second tier, the securement mechanism only coming into direct contact with the at least one bottle along a side surface thereof;
wherein the first and second tiers are dimensioned to accommodate at least one bottle within the at least one u-shaped channel.
2. The portable bottle rack of claim 1 , wherein the first and second tiers each contain two u-shaped channels for storing one or more bottles therein.
3. The portable bottle rack of claim 1 , wherein the first and second retractable handles pivot in an inward direction.
4. The portable bottle rack of claim 1 , wherein the securement mechanism comprises a fabric hook patch attached to the right and left side walls and an elongate fabric loop patch which extends over the first and second tiers and attaches to the fabric hook patch.
5. The portable bottle rack of claim 1 further comprising a wall mount base plate located parallel and proximate to the back wall, which is operative to secure the portable bottle rack to a wall.
6. A portable bottle rack comprising:
a right side wall;
a left side wall spaced apart from and parallel to the right side wall;
a back wall which extends horizontally between the right and left side walls;
a first tier extending between the right and second side walls, the first tier having two u-shaped channels contained therein;
a second tier extending between the right and second side walls and directly below the first tier, the second tier having two u-shaped channels contained therein;
a first strap having at least one side which is covered by a fabric loop patch;
a first handle having a first position wherein the first handle is substantially enclosed within at least one cavity located in the right side wall and a second position wherein the first handle is substantially removed from the at least one cavity located in the right side wall;
a second handle having a first position wherein the second handle is substantially enclosed within at least one cavity located in the left side wall and a second position wherein the second handle is substantially removed from the at least one cavity located in the left side wall;
the right and left side walls each having at least two openings therein and at least two fabric hook patches, each of the at least two fabric hook patches located below and proximate to the at least two openings.
7. The portable bottle rack of claim 6 , wherein the two u-shaped channels located on the first and second tiers are coated with rubber.
8. The portable bottle rack of claim 6 , wherein the first handle is pivotable about the right side wall when it is in the second position and the second handle is pivotable about the left side wall when it is in the second position.
9. The portable bottle rack of claim 6 further comprising at least two additional apertures located in the right or left side walls to facilitate attachment of the portable bottle rack to a mounted base plate.
10. The portable bottle rack of claim 6 , wherein the first and second handles cannot be completely removed from the right and left side walls.
11. The portable bottle rack of claim 6 , wherein the portable bottle rack is made of molded plastic.
12. The portable bottle rack of claim 6 , wherein each of the two u-shaped channels located on the first and second tiers can accommodate a wine bottle.