DE2835264A1 - Wine bottle storage shelving - consists of three metal grids made from wire curved into corrugated shapes - Google Patents

Abstract

Storage shelving is for bottles which reduce in size towards their neck, i.e. esp. for wine or champagne bottles with the storage area largely fitting to the shape of the bottles. The storage shelving consists of three equal metal grids with their grid planes extending in parallel and connected by wire rods extending transverse to the plane of the grids. Each grid consists of wires curved into a corrugation shape with the top of the corrugation of each wire being connected to the bottom of the corrugations of the next adjoining higher wire. Within the area of the max. and min. curvature making up the corrugation each wire is bent into a circular shape.

Description

Registrant: Ernst Reder, Hauptstrasse 7, 6524 Guntersblum A shelf for bottles tapering towards the neck

The invention relates to a shelf for bottles tapering towards the neck, in particular wine and / or champagne bottles, with the bottle shape essentially adapted, preferably round bearing parts.

Shelves made of wood, metal, plastic and earthenware are generally used for storing wine and champagne bottles known. In addition to flat storage areas, e.g. in the case of metal shelves, also the bottle shape adapted storage surfaces known, especially in the commercially available stackable plastic shelves are common. They are favorable for a stable, lying position of round bottles. In all If bottles are stored horizontally, only one row of bottles is picked up next to each other in the direction in which the bottles are inserted. above that in the next higher storage level another row of bottles, the only one on this level, etc. Nevertheless When heavily loaded, plastic shelves can sag between the shelf supports.

Based on a shelf of the type mentioned at the outset, the invention is based on the object of using little material To create a shelf with a larger storage capacity that is still stable.Jbie solution to this problem exists that the shelf according to the invention is made of three identical metal

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grids, which run parallel to each other with their lattice planes and through wire rods extending transversely to the lattice planes are connected to each other, and that each grid consists of wavy bent wires, the wave maxima of each wire are connected to the wave minima of the next higher wire.

Two rows of bottles can advantageously be brought into each storage level, namely a first between the front of the three metal grids and the middle one, and a second one between this and the rear grille. The bottles are in the through the corrugated arches limited grid openings inserted, preferably only from the side of the front grille. Their bottle necks are supported on the middle grid, two next to each other in a wave trough. The shelf depth can therefore advantageously be smaller than twice the bottle height, so that a high packing density is achieved.

Each wire is preferably bent circularly in the region of its maxima and minima. This primarily creates a high load-bearing capacity of the shelf is achieved, in the second place an adaptation to the usual bottle shape. An exact adjustment the bottle shape is not necessary because the wire arches prevent it from rolling away.

Appropriately, the wire rods and the wires have a circular, preferably the same cross-section, so that the shelf is made entirely of the same round wire and Sufficient flexural rigidity can also be ensured by using a wire diameter that takes the shelf size into account can.

The wires are preferably connected to each other and to the wire rods connected by welding. This type of connection, which is rational in terms of production technology, also provides the best stability achieved.

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The wires with each other and the wire rods with the former can also be connected by sheet metal clamps, which is cheaper for transport reasons (space saving) if the shelf is delivered folded.

The requirements of claims 5 and 6 are based on the execution example described.

The invention is illustrated below with reference to the in the drawing Embodiment explained in more detail. Show it:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the loading side of a shelf

without bottles and
2 shows a shelf in a view transversely to the loading side with two bottles in the lowest compartment.

The shelf consists of three metal grids 1, 2 and 3. Each grid 1, 2, 3 is composed of wires 4 bent in a wave shape, each of the next higher wire 4 is rotated 180 ° with respect to the lower one, so that its wave minima lie above the wave maxima of the lower. The neighboring Wave maxima and minima are welded to one another - connection points 5. The wires 4 are bent circularly in these areas. They thus form a grid 1, 2, 3 with essentially circular openings 6. The openings 6 of the three grids 1, 2, 3 are aligned in the insertion direction 7 (FIG. 2).

The grids 1, 2, 3 are connected to one another by wire rods 8 which are arranged in such a way that they do not prevent the inserted bottles 9 from being slightly inclined. They preferably sit laterally under the welds 5, so that the belly of the bottle 9 does not touch the corresponding wire rod 8. It is not necessary to assign a wire rod 8 to each connection point 5. Each wire rod 8 naturally runs through all three grids 1, 2 and 3.

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The opening width w between two superimposed wire arcs is larger than 100 mm so that you can easily reach through with your hand; it is preferably 105 mm.

The distance a between two grids 1-2-3 is smaller than 220 mm, preferably 210 mm, in order to achieve a high packing density with the usual bottle height of wine bottles. As can be seen from Fig. 2, the two bottle necks are side by side on the lower bend of the middle grid 2.

The shelf ends according to FIG. 1 with open circular arcs 10 on one side that is beveled, or it becomes narrower towards the top. In contrast, a constant shelf width is also possible.

The shelf has an aesthetic shape because of its lattice structure and can serve a decorative purpose in addition to storage for catering or private use and also be painted for this purpose, e.g. with black matt paint. It can be made of galvanized round steel or with plastic be coated.

The shelf can also serve as a room divider.

In wineries, the shelf is cheap for storing wines Older vintage used because the different bottles can be recognized by the grid structure during wine tastings and access to the bottles you want is easy.

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Claims (6)

283526V Expectations Shelf for "neck-tapering bottles, in particular Wine and / or champagne bottles, with the shape of the bottles essentially adapted, preferably round bearings, characterized in that it consists of three identical metal grids (1,2, 3) which are parallel with their grid planes extend to each other and are connected to one another by wire rods (8) extending transversely to the lattice planes, and that each grid (1, 2, 3) consists of wavy bent wires (4), the wave maxima of each wire (4) with the Wave minima of the next higher wire are connected. 2. Shelf according to claim 1, characterized in that each Wire (4) is bent circularly in the region of its maxima and minima. 3. Shelf according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the wire rods (8) and the wires (4) have a circular, preferably have the same cross-section. 4. Shelf according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the wires (4) together and the wire rods (8) with iron are connected by sheet metal clamps. 5. Shelf according to claim 1 or the following, characterized in that the opening width (w) between two one above the other adjacent wire arcs is greater than 100 mm. 6. shelf for wine bottles according to claim 1 or the following, characterized in that the transverse distance (a) between two grids (1, 2, 3) each smaller than 220 mm, preferably 210 mm. 030008/0407 ORfGlNAL INSPECTED