Modular bottle rack

Abstract

A modular bottle rack comprising a plurality of support bars configured to mount to a rack mounting surface in a horizontal position relative to a ground surface, a plurality of pairs of bottle supports coupled to each of the support bars, a plurality of support bar brackets, a plurality of wine glasses holders coupled to one of the support bars, and a shelf for holding bottles coupled to at least one of the support bars. Each of the bottle supports comprises a base sleeve that couples the corresponding bottle support to the corresponding support bar, and a plurality of undulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve. Each undulating extension comprises at least one concave section configured to receive and support a portion of a bottle. Each support bar bracket comprises a support bar receiving portion and two flanges extending from opposed ends of the receiving portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A modular bottle rack comprising:
 a) a plurality of support bars configured to mount to a rack mounting surface in a horizontal position relative to a ground surface, each support bar being hollow, having a square shaped cross-section and two opposed ends;   b) a plurality of pairs of bottle supports coupled to each of the support bars, each of the bottle supports comprising:
 i) a base sleeve that couples the corresponding bottle support to the corresponding support bar, the base sleeve being hollow and square shaped such that the corresponding support bar extends through the hollow base sleeve and the base sleeve is positioned around and in close contact with an outside surface of the corresponding support bar, the base sleeve further comprising a set screw that extends through an opening in a lower surface of the sleeve, wherein the set screw is used to secure the base sleeve to the corresponding support bar; and 
 ii) a plurality of undulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve, each undulating extension comprising at least one concave section configured to receive and support a portion of a bottle; 
   wherein at least one bottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and be supported by the pair of bottle supports, and the concave section of one of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the barrel of the bottle and the other of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the neck of the bottle;   c) a plurality of support bar brackets configured to couple the support bars to the rack mounting surface, each support bar bracket comprising:
 i) a support bar receiving portion for receiving a portion of the support bar; and 
 ii) two flanges extending from opposed ends receiving portion, each flange having at least one hole there through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure the support bar bracket to the rack mounting surface; 
   d) a plurality of wine glasses holders coupled to at least one of the support bars; and   e) a shelf for holding bottles of liquid coupled to at least one of the support bars.   
     
     
         2 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 1 , wherein when the bottles are placed on the bottle supports, the bottles lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the corresponding support bar. 
     
     
         3 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 1 , wherein the rack mounting surface is a pair of vertically oriented elongate supports and each of the opposed ends of each of the support bars couples to an inner surface of one of the two vertically oriented elongate supports utilizing a pair of support bar brackets, wherein the inner surface of each vertically oriented elongate supports comprises a plurality of support bar mounting holes there through. 
     
     
         4 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 3 , wherein each vertically oriented elongate support has a base mounting bracket for securing one end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongate support to the ground surface and a top mounting bracket for securing an other end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongate support to a ceiling surface. 
     
     
         5 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 1 , wherein the rack mounting surface is vertically oriented wall surface and the receiving portion of the support bar bracket comprises a C-shaped concave portion that fits around the outer surface of the corresponding support bar. 
     
     
         6 . A modular bottle rack comprising:
 a) at least one elongate support bar configured to mount to a rack mounting surface in a horizontal position relative to a ground surface, the support bar having two opposed ends;   b) at least one bottle support coupled to the support bar, the bottle support comprising:
 i) a base sleeve that couples the corresponding bottle support to the support bar, the base sleeve being hollow such that the support bar extends through the hollow base sleeve and the base sleeve is positioned around and in close contact with an outside surface of the support bar, the base sleeve further comprising a set screw that extends through an opening in a surface of the sleeve, wherein the set screw is used to secure the base sleeve to the support bar; and 
 ii) a bottle holding portion; 
   c) a plurality of support bar brackets configured to couple the support bar to the rack mounting surface.   
     
     
         7 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 6 , wherein each support bar bracket comprises:
 i) a support bar receiving portion configured to receive a portion of the support bar; and   ii) two flanges extending from opposed ends of the receiving portion, each flange having at least one hole there through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure the support bar bracket to the rack mounting surface.   
     
     
         8 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 6 , wherein each support bar bracket is L-shaped, having at least two fastener openings disposed there through. 
     
     
         9 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of wine glasses holders coupled to the support bar. 
     
     
         10 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 8 , further comprising a shelf coupled to the support bar for holding bottles of liquid. 
     
     
         11 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 8 , wherein the bottle holding portion of the bottle support comprises a plurality of undulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve, each undulating extension comprising at least one concave section configured to receive and support a portion of a bottle. 
     
     
         12 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 11 , wherein there is a pair of bottle supports, and at least one bottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and be supported by the pair of bottle supports, and the concave section of one of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the barrel of the bottle and the other of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the neck of the bottle. 
     
     
         13 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 12 , wherein when the bottles are positioned on the bottle supports, the bottles lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support bar. 
     
     
         14 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 8 , wherein the bottle holding portion of the bottle support is approximately rectangular in shape, and when a bottle is positioned on the bottle support, the bottle extends approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support bar. 
     
     
         15 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 10 , wherein the rack mounting surface is a pair of vertically oriented elongate supports and each of the opposed ends of the support bar couples to an inner surface of one of the two vertically oriented elongate supports utilizing a pair of support bar brackets, wherein the inner surface of each vertically oriented elongate supports comprises a plurality of support bar mounting holes there through. 
     
     
         16 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 15 , wherein each vertically oriented elongate support has a base that rests on the ground surface. 
     
     
         17 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 16 , wherein each vertically oriented elongate support has a base mounting bracket for securing one end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongate support to the ground surface and a top mounting bracket for securing an other end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongate support to a ceiling surface. 
     
     
         18 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 6 , wherein the rack mounting surface is a ceiling surface, such that the wine rack hangs from the ceiling surface by the plurality of support bar brackets. 
     
     
         19 . The modular bottle rack of  claim 6 , wherein the rack mounting surface is a vertically oriented wall surface and the receiving portion of the support bar bracket comprises a C-shaped concave portion that fits around the outer surface of the corresponding support bar. 
     
     
         20 . A kit for assembling a modular bottle rack, the kit comprising:
 a) at least one elongate support bar configured to mount to a rack mounting surface in a horizontal position relative to a ground surface, the support bar having two opposed ends;   b) at least one pair of bottle supports configured to couple to the support bar, each of the bottle supports comprising:
 i) a base sleeve configured to couple the corresponding bottle support to the support bar, the base sleeve being hollow such that the support bar can extend through the hollow base sleeve and the base sleeve can be positioned around and in close contact with an outside surface of the support bar; and 
 ii) a plurality of undulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve, each undulating extension comprising at least one concave section configured to receive and support a portion of a bottle; 
   wherein at least one bottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and be supported by the pair of bottle supports, and the concave section of one of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the barrel of the bottle and the other of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the neck of the bottle; and   c) a plurality of support bar brackets configured to couple the support bar to the rack mounting surface, each support bar bracket comprising:
 i) a receiving portion for receiving a portion of the support bar; and 
 ii) two flanges extending from opposed ends of the receiving portion, each flange having at least one hole there through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure the support bar bracket to the rack mounting surface.