초록 ▼

A storage system for wine bottles is provided that includes at least a portion of a wine barrel. A front head plate of the barrel is provided with multiple openings that are sized to receive the wine bottles to be stored. Support members of various designs are associated with each opening to extend

A storage system for wine bottles is provided that includes at least a portion of a wine barrel. A front head plate of the barrel is provided with multiple openings that are sized to receive the wine bottles to be stored. Support members of various designs are associated with each opening to extend lengthwise through the barrel interior to hold one or more wine bottles. The storage system may be provided in a variety of sizes that include full, half, and third-barrel sizes. A climate control system may be associated with embodiments of the storage system. The storage system may be provided with one barrel or a plurality of barrels arranged in various stacked configurations.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. A rack for bottles, comprising:at least a portion of a barrel including (i) a generally annular sidewall that extends front to rear and defines an interior space inside the barrel that extends between a front opening and a rear opening, (ii) a front head plate that at least pa

What is claimed is: 1. A rack for bottles, comprising:at least a portion of a barrel including (i) a generally annular sidewall that extends front to rear and defines an interior space inside the barrel that extends between a front opening and a rear opening, (ii) a front head plate that at least partially encloses the front opening, and (iii) a rearward head plate that at least partially encloses the rear opening;at least one of the head plates defining multiple head plate openings that penetrate the at least one head plate; andat least some of the head plate openings being associated with a plurality of support members that extend from the head plate openings lengthwise through the interior of the barrel toward a rear portion of the barrel; the plurality of support members being positioned with respect to the barrel to receive and hold at least one wine bottle.