Bottle display and storage device

Abstract

A series of carriers mount on a vertical shaft. Each carrier has one or more receptacles that can hold a bottle. The shaft mounts to a wall. The mounting of the carrier to the shaft allows the carriers to pivot about the axis of the shaft. The user can orient the receptacles to the right, left or other positions for a pleasing grouping of the bottles.

1 . A bottle display and storage apparatus comprising 
 a) a base;    b) a series of carriers aligned with each other along an axis through each carrier, the carriers including a first end carrier adjacent to the base and a second end carrier opposite of the base, each carrier being pivotally mounted about the axis; and    c) each carrier comprising at least one receptacle having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end; the distal end having an inside diameter sufficiently wide and a depth sufficiently deep to receive a portion of a bottle.    
   
   
       2 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the first carrier pivotally mounts to the base.  
   
   
       3 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 1 , each carrier further comprising a support attached to the proximal end of the receptacle such that the receptacle is oriented relative to vertical such that a bottle is retained in the receptacle, the axis extending through the support.  
   
   
       4 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the base is adapted to mount to a wall.  
   
   
       5 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 4  further comprising a header adapted to mount to a wall, the second end carrier pivotally mounted to the header.  
   
   
       6 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a cushion inside the receptacle adapted to contact the bottle.  
   
   
       7 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a support extending around the axis, a projection extending outward from the support, wherein the proximal end of the receptacle attaches to the projection.  
   
   
       8 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 7  further comprising a fastener through the receptacle and attached to the projection.  
   
   
       9 . A bottle display and storage apparatus comprising 
 a) a shaft having an axis; and    b) at least one carrier, each carrier having a support extending about the shaft and at least one receptacle, each receptacle having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end; the distal end of the receptacle being attached to the support, the carrier having an inside diameter sufficiently wide and a depth sufficiently deep to receive a portion of a bottle;    
   
   
       10 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 9  wherein each receptacle is attached to the support in an orientation relative to vertical that a bottle is retained in the receptacle.  
   
   
       11 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 10  further comprising a base attached to the shaft.  
   
   
       12 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 10  wherein the base is attached to a wall.  
   
   
       13 . The bottle display and storage apparatus of  claim 9  further comprising a cushion inside the receptacle adapted to contact the bottle;  
   
   
       14 . A bottle display and storage apparatus comprising 
 a) at least one carrier;    b) each carrier comprising at least a first and a second receptacle, each receptacle having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end; the distal end having inside diameter sufficiently wide and a depth sufficiently deep to receive a portion of a bottle;    c) each carrier further comprising a support having an axis and two ends, each support being attached to the proximal end of its respective receptacle such that the receptacle is oriented relative to vertical that a bottle is retained in the receptacle;    d) a shaft attached to the support and aligned with the axis; and    e) a base attached to one end of the shaft of the first receptacle to permit motion of the first receptacle about the axis;