Bottle organizer

Abstract

A bottle organizer includes a generally vertical wall, a generally horizontal floor proximate to the generally vertical wall, and a spacing member positioned along the generally vertical wall. The spacing member has a portion (which may be curved) that protrudes in a plane that is generally parallel to the horizontal floor and generally perpendicular to the vertical wall. The protruding portion is at a distance from the floor that corresponds to the height of a neck portion of a bottle standing upright on the floor. The spacing member may include alternating straight and curved portions. The vertical wall may be one of two walls, which may be generally parallel and coextensive with each other. The bottle organizer may include a generally cuboid enclosure, in which the spacing member is slidingly disposed.

1 . A bottle organizer comprising:
 a generally vertical wall;   a generally horizontal floor proximate to the generally vertical wall; and   a spacing member positioned along the generally vertical wall, the spacing member comprising a portion that protrudes in a plane that is generally parallel to the horizontal floor and generally perpendicular to the vertical wall, the protruding portion being spaced at a distance from the floor.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1  where the protruding portion is disposed at a distance from the floor that corresponds approximately to the height of a reduced diameter portion of a bottle standing upright on the floor. 
     
     
         3 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the spacing member comprises alternating straight and curved portions. 
     
     
         4 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion is generally curved. 
     
     
         5 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the spacing member is generally unshaped, wherein a side of the spacing member is attached to the vertical wall. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical wall is a first wall, the bottle organizer further comprising a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to, and coextensive with the first wall. 
     
     
         7 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical wall is a first wall, the bottle organizer further comprising:
 a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to the first wall;   a pair of brackets, one of which is attached to the first wall and one of which is attached to the second wall, the brackets being configured to slidingly receive the spacing member.   
     
     
         8 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical wall is a first wall, the bottle organizer further comprising:
 a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to the first wall;   a generally horizontal floor that extends between and is joined with the first and second walls;   a back wall that is generally vertical and generally perpendicular to the first and second walls, the first and second walls, the back and the floor defining an enclosure for storing bottles.   
     
     
         9 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein the spacing member is generally cylindrical and elongated, wherein the vertical wall is a first wall, the bottle organizer further comprising:
 a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to the first wall;   a generally horizontal floor that extends between and is joined with the first and second walls;   a back wall that is generally vertical and generally perpendicular to the first and second walls, the first and second walls,   wherein the spacing member runs along the first, second and back walls.   
     
     
         10 . The bottle organizer of  claim 1 , wherein bottle organizer is a generally cuboid enclosure, of which the vertical wall is a part, and in which the spacing member is slidingly disposed. 
     
     
         11 . A bottle organizer comprising:
 a first generally vertical wall;   a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to the first wall;   a generally horizontal floor extending between the first and second walls and forming a junction with each of the first and second walls; and   a generally u-shaped, elongated member having a first side that is attached to the first wall, and a second side that is attached to the second wall, the elongated member being oriented in a plane that is generally parallel to the floor and generally perpendicular to the first and second walls, the elongated member comprising a curved portion adapted to separate at least two vertically oriented bottles standing on the floor.   
     
     
         12 . The bottle organizer of  claim 11 , further comprising a pair of supporting members that facilitate the attachment of the elongated member to the first and second walls, one of the supporting members being secured to the first wall and the other being secured to the second wall. 
     
     
         13 . The bottle organizer of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a first enclosure;   a second enclosure disposed within the first enclosure, the second enclosure including the first and second walls and the floor.   
     
     
         14 . The bottle organizer of  claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of pairs of supporting members that facilitate the attachment of the elongated member to the first and second walls, one of each pair of supporting members being secured to the first wall and the other of each pair being secured to the second wall, each pair of the plurality being disposed at a height above the floor to facilitate the storage of a different size of bottle within the elongated member. 
     
     
         15 . The bottle organizer of  claim 11 , wherein the elongated member slides into a compartment defined by the first and second walls and the floor and engages the first and second walls via one of a plurality of pairs of brackets, each pair being positioned at a height that corresponds to one of a plurality of sizes of bottles. 
     
     
         16 . A bottle organizer comprising:
 an elongated member that is generally cylindrical along its length and that is bent into a generally u-shaped configuration along a generally horizontal plane, the elongated member comprising a plurality of generally straight portions and a plurality of generally curved portions that alternate with one another, at least one pair of the generally curved portions protruding inwardly along the horizontal plane toward one another, the elongated member being disposed at a height spaced above the base upon which a bottle stands.   
     
     
         17 . The bottle organizer of  claim 16  where the distance between the base and the elongated-member corresponds approximately with the height of a reduced diameter portion of a gene rally vertically oriented bottle. 
     
     
         18 . The bottle organizer of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a first generally vertical wall;   a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to the first wall; and   a bracket attached to the first wall and supporting a first side of the elongated member;   a bracket attached to the second wall and supporting a second side of the elongated member.   
     
     
         19 . The bottle organizer of  claim 16 , wherein the first side of the elongated member slides into the bracket attached to the first wall, and the second side of the elongated member slides into the bracket attached to the second wall. 
     
     
         20 . The bottle organizer of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a first generally vertical wall;   a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to the first wall; and   a generally horizontal floor extending between the first and second walls and forming a junction with each of the first and second walls,   wherein the bottle is one of a plurality of bottles, each of which stands vertically on the floor,   wherein the generally curved portions of the elongated member provide spacing between each of the plurality of bottles.   
     
     
         21 . The bottle organizer of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a first generally vertical wall;   a second generally vertical wall that is generally parallel to the first wall;   a plurality of brackets attached to the first wall, one of which supports a first side of the elongated member; and   a plurality of brackets attached to the second wall, one of which supports a second side of the elongated member,   each of the plurality of brackets attached to the first wall corresponding to one of the plurality of brackets attached to the second wall, thereby forming a plurality of pairs of brackets,   wherein each pair of brackets corresponds to the neck height of a different sized bottle than each of the other pairs of brackets.   
     
     
         22 . The bottle organizer of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a generally horizontal floor extending between the first and second walls and forming a junction with each of the first and second walls,   wherein the generally curved portions of the elongated member provide spacing between each of a plurality of bottles that are standing on the floor in an upright position.