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A system for storing cylindrical articles such as wine bottles, in bulk, comprises a plurality of platforms mounted in spaced, generally mutually parallel horizontal relation and a plurality of spacer walls extending at an oblique angle to and in mutually parallel relation between each two adjacent

A system for storing cylindrical articles such as wine bottles, in bulk, comprises a plurality of platforms mounted in spaced, generally mutually parallel horizontal relation and a plurality of spacer walls extending at an oblique angle to and in mutually parallel relation between each two adjacent platforms. Each pair of spacer walls is separated by a distance at least equal to twice the effective diameter of one of the cylindrical articles. Therefore, a first row of at least two of the articles can be supported on each platform between adjacent spacer walls. Additional rows of a number of articles, equal to the number in the first row, can then be supported on an underlying row with a portion of the articles in the additional row supported by and between two underlying articles.

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1. A system for supporting generally cylindrical articles, comprising: platform means; means for supporting said platform means in generally horizontal relation; first spacer wall means projecting upwardly from and forming an obtuse angle with said platform means; and retaining means projectin

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A system for supporting generally cylindrical articles, comprising: platform means; means for supporting said platform means in generally horizontal relation; first spacer wall means projecting upwardly from and forming an obtuse angle with said platform means; and retaining means projecting upwardly from said platform means and spaced from said spacer wall means said spacer wall means and the portion of said platform means between said spacer wall means and said retaining means defining said obtuse angle, the distance between said spacer wall means and said retaining means being at least equal to twice the effective diameter of one of the articles; whereby a first row of at least two articles may be supported on said platform means between said spacer wall means and said retaining means, and additional rows of a number of articles equal to the number of articles in the first row may be supported on an underlying row; a portion of the articles in each additional row each being supported by and between two underlying articles. 2. A system according to claim 1, said retaining means comprising second spacer wall means projecting upwardly from and forming an obtuse angle with said platform means and being in generally mutually parallel relation with said first spacer wall means. 3. A system according to claim 2, further comprising means for securing said first and second spacer wall means together at a location spaced from said platform means. 4. A system according to claim 3, wherein said securing means comprises a second platform means. 5. A system according to claim 1, further comprising rear wall means mounted with said spacer wall means and said platform means and extending generally perpendicularly to the planes defined by both. 6. A system according to claim 1, further comprising means for elevating one end of each article in the first row. 7. A system accordingly to claim 6, wherein said elevating means comprises a rail mounted with and having a portion spaced above said platform means and extending in the direction between said spacer wall means and said retaining means. 8. A system according to claim 1, further comprising rear wall means secured to said spacer wall means and said platform means and extending generally perpendicularly to the planes defined by both; and elevating means mounted with said platform means, extending in the direction between said spacer wall means and said retaining means, and spaced from said rear wall means for elevating one end of each cylindrical article in said first row thereby causing it to be inclined downwardly rearwardly toward said rear wall means. 9. A system for densely storing generally cylindrical articles, such as bottles or the like, in bulk, said system comprising: a plurality of base platforms; means for mounting said base platforms in spaced generally mutually parallel horizontal relation; and a plurality of spacer walls extending at an oblique angle to and in mutually parallel relation between each pair of adjacent ones of said platforms, each pair of said spacer walls together with a pair of said platforms thereby defining a rhomboid front elevation and each pair of spacer walls being separated by a distance at least equal to twice the effective diameter of one of the articles; wherein a first row of at least two articles may be supported on each said platform between adjacent ones of said spacer walls and additional rows of a number of articles equal to the number of articles in the first row may be supported on an underlying row between said adjacent ones of said spacer walls with a portion of the articles in each additional row being supported by and between two underlying articles. 10. A system according to claim 9, wherein each said base platform comprises a shelf including a plurality of parallel support wires, a plurality of shelf-forming wires secured to said support wires, and a peripheral boundary structure to which said support wires and said shelf-forming wires are secured. 11. A system according to claim 10, wherein each said spacer wall comprises a plurality of generally vertically extending parallel wall wires; hook means formed at the upper extreme of at least a portion of said wall wires for engaging at least one of said support wires and said shelf-forming wires of the uppermost of a pair of adjacent platforms; and means for engaging at least one of said support wires and said shelf-forming wires of the lowermost of said pair of adjacent platforms to hold said spacer wall at said oblique angle with respect to both platforms in said pair. 12. A system according to claim 9, further comprising a rear wall mounted with said platforms and said spacer walls and extending generally perpendicularly to the planes defined by both. 13. A system according to claim 9, further comprising two end walls each mounted adjacent one end of said platforms. 14. A system according to claim 9, further comprising a rear wall mounted with said platforms and said spacer walls and extending generally perpendicularly to the planes defined by both, two end walls each mounted adjacent one end of said platforms, and closure wall means for selectvely enclosing said the front of said platforms and said spacer walls opposite said rear wall. 15. A system according to claim 9, further comprising means for elevating one end of each article in the first row. 16. A system according to claim 15, wherein said elevating means comprises a rail mounted with and having a portion spaced above said platform means and extending in the direction between adjacent spacer walls. 17. A system according to claim 9, wherein said oblique angle is about 60°.