EP3041387A2

EP3041387A2 - Bottle support

Info

Publication number: EP3041387A2
Application number: EP14758965.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Philippe Verheyen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-09-06
Filing date: 2014-09-05
Publication date: 2016-07-13
Anticipated expiration: 2034-09-05
Also published as: WO2015032881A3; EP3041387B1; WO2015032881A2; EP2845521A1

Abstract

Storage device (1) in which at least one lateral area (11, 12), which extends in continuation of a central area (5), comprises a lateral face (f2) having an area of contact with an upright, a lateral face (f1) of said central area (5) and the lateral face (f2) of the lateral area forming a notch in which the upright is accommodated, the central area being extended, on the side of its lateral face (f1), by a projection (9) that is bent in a transverse direction with respect to an apical face (6) of said central area, said projection having an area of contact (A2) with the upright.

Description

SUPPORT FOR BOTTLES

The present invention relates to a storage device comprising at least one support element comprising a central zone, and at least a first upright having an outer surface, said central zone having at least a first lateral face and an apical face connected to it. one to the other by an edge, said lateral face having a bearing zone on a portion of the outer surface of said first upright, said upright portion having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said support zone.

Such a device is known for example from the document

GB2346549 which discloses a bottle holder comprising at least one upright on which is placed a support member which takes the form of a shaft leaf having a U-shaped apical face for receiving a bottle. This support member extends horizontally from the upright in the longitudinal direction.

In a first embodiment of the device according to GB2346549, the support element is in the form of a half-tube, cut in the length direction and whose shape is that of a leaf of a tree, and a side face is connected to the amount by a junction element which takes the form of a petiole.

GB2346549 does not explicitly describe how the junction between this petiole and the amount is ensured. However, GB2346549 suggests that the amount may have a notch in which the petiole can be inserted. Another conventional means would be to fix this sheet to the amount by performing a weld thus permanently connecting the petiole and the outer surface of the amount. In addition, in a second particular embodiment described by the Prior document, the junction is achieved by the insertion of the half-tube in a U-shaped groove through the amount.

Unfortunately, such a device has some pitfalls. On the one hand, in the first embodiment of the device, there is a risk of the petiole bending under the effect of a large load supported by the sheet. On the other hand, if the second embodiment provides a more stable alternative than that of the first embodiment, it remains limited in that, to each support, must correspond a groove whose shape, specific to the profile of the support, must be cut in the amount, which excludes a pose "custom" in an individual without the use of suitable equipment which the individual does not have. Indeed, for this specific bottle holder, the grooves are generally created by molding the amount in a specific mold or by milling the full amount. Moreover, such a device does not give the opportunity to its purchaser to be able to modulate the support element, and to pass for example, from a flat profile to a curved profile, since each profile of this support element must correspond a specific groove, and is therefore, from the aesthetic point of view, not very flexible compared to the first embodiment of the device according to GB2346549.

The invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art by providing a more stable storage device, simpler embodiment, and which allows aesthetic flexibility by allowing easy modification of the support elements.

By aesthetic flexibility is meant in the sense of the invention a device whose support element can be flexible without having to change, change, or adjust the amount, while being easy construction and simple assembly.

To solve this problem, there is provided according to the invention, a device for storing an object to be stored as indicated at the beginning, characterized in that at least one first lateral zone extends in extension of said central zone and present at least a first a lateral face and an apical face connected to one another by an edge, said first lateral zone being arranged to receive on said apical face said object to be stored, said first lateral face of said first lateral zone having a first zone of bearing on a portion of said outer surface of said first upright, this part having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said first bearing zone, said lateral face of said central zone having a first tangent plane and said first lateral face of said first zone Lateral plane having a second tangential plane, said first and second tangent pieces intersecting with each other, said apical face of said central area being extended by a first projection on the side of said first side face arranged to be folded in one direction. substantially transverse to a plane tangential to the apical face of the said central zone, said projection having a second bearing zone on a portion of the outer surface of said first upright having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said second bearing zone of said first upright. Preferably, said projection is directed upwards or downwards with respect to a tangent plane oriented horizontally with respect to said apical face of said central zone.

In this way, by the existence of support zones on the lateral faces of the central and lateral zones on the upright, the lateral faces of the central and lateral zones form a cavity in the form of a notch, in which is housed said first amount. The lateral faces of the central and lateral zones thus rest on the upright and the pressure exerted at this point of contact stabilizes the support element in order to prevent it from sagging under the effect of weight over time. This formed cavity, combined with the presence of the projection, makes it possible to wedge and guide the support element during its installation on the upright, and thus to facilitate assembly. In addition, the construction of this type of storage and amount elements makes the storage device particularly simple to manufacture and also meets the aesthetic imperatives. for example, between a floor and a ceiling, on a counter or table.

Furthermore, the presence of the projection reinforces the junction created between the upright and the support member by increasing the contact area in the cavity environment to enhance the strength of the joint member and prevent its collapse. over time. The person skilled in the art can then consider connecting this section projecting to the upright by a simple riveting without laying a weld point to reinforce this junction, which makes mounting particularly easy once the orifice is offset of the support element, which makes it accessible. The device therefore makes it possible to store heavy loads without the risk of the junction bending or breaking, contrary to what is observed in the devices of the state of the art.

In addition, in the particular case where the support is made of a metallic material, such as for example stainless steel, the manufacture of this support is carried out by simple cutting of the central zone in a metal plate and by folding the central zone to form the cavity, the protrusion and the lateral zones on which the objects to be stored rest.

Another advantage, common to the first embodiment according to GB2346549, is that the device according to the invention enjoys an aesthetic flexibility since the junction between the support element and the amount does not depend on the profile of the area of the device. support element on which the object to be stored rests. In addition, the junction between the support element and the upright does not require welding, this support can be more easily replaced by another whose lateral zones have another profile. Advantageously, the device is characterized in that it comprises a second lateral zone which extends in extension of said central zone opposite said first lateral zone, and has at least a first lateral face and an apical face connected to one another by an edge, said second side area being arranged to receive on said apical face said object to be stored, said first lateral face of said second lateral zone having a first bearing zone on a portion of said first upright, this portion having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said first zone of said first zone; support, said first lateral face of said central zone having a first tangent plane and said first lateral face of said second lateral zone having a second tangential plane, said first and second tangent planes intersecting with each other. In this particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the cavity takes the form of a notch three-sided ^'wherein is accommodated said first amount. At the lateral faces of the central and lateral zones, is added a second lateral face of the second lateral zone, these three faces resting on the upright and the pressure exerted at the point of contact makes it possible to better stabilize the support element in order to to avoid slumping over time. It should also be noted that the presence of this three-sided cavity, combined with that of the projection, makes it possible to better stall and therefore better guide the support element when it is placed on the upright, and thus to facilitate the mounting.

In addition, the presence of a second lateral zone makes it possible to store two objects per support element and therefore to increase the storage capacities of the device.

Preferably, the device is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of support elements, vertically aligned or not.

In a particular embodiment, the storage device is characterized in that it comprises a second upright, preferably facing said first upright, having an outer surface, and wherein said central zone of said support member has a second face side, connected to said apical face by a edge, said second lateral face of the central zone having a bearing zone on a portion of the outer surface of said second upright, said upright portion having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said support zone, and wherein said first lateral zone has a second lateral face connected to said apical face of said first lateral zone by an edge, said second lateral face of said first lateral zone having a first bearing zone on a part of said outer surface of the second upright, this part having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said first bearing zone, said second lateral face of said central zone having a first tangent plane and said second lateral face of said first lateral zone having a second tangential plane, said first and second tangent planes being intersecting with each other, said apical face of said central zone being extended by a second projection on the side of said second lateral face of said central zone arranged to be folded in a direction substantially transverse to the plane tangential to the apical face of said central zone, said projection presenting a second bearing zone on a portion of the outer surface of said second upright having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said second bearing zone of said second upright.

Preferably, said projection is directed upwards or downwards with respect to a tangent plane oriented horizontally with respect to said apical face of said central zone. Advantageously, said second lateral zone has a second lateral face connected to the apical face of said second lateral zone by an edge, said second lateral face having a first bearing zone on a part of the outer surface of said second upright, this part presenting a geometry complementary to the geometry of said bearing zone, said second lateral face of said central zone having a first tangent plane and said second lateral face of said second lateral zone having a second tangent plane, said first and second tangent planes intersecting with each other.

Preferably, in an alternative embodiment of the invention, the device comprises a plurality of first and / or second uprights and a plurality of support elements aligned horizontally or not.

In particular, the presence of a second amount increases the stability of the support member to prevent sagging over time when the latter supports heavy objects and continue a series of supports to give, in a particular embodiment, a device comprising a plurality of support elements vertically aligned or not, said supports being interconnected by a plurality of first amounts and / or second amounts.

In this context, the device consists of the alignment of several amounts, each amount being connected to one or two neighboring uprights by a plurality of vertically aligned supports to thereby form a device whose storage capacity is increased and which can also be used as partition or separation between two spaces of the same storage room, for example a cellar. In particular, the aesthetic visual appearance of this partition can be easily determined by the choice of the shapes of the lateral zones of said support member.

Preferably, at least one of the lateral zones has a planar apical face.

Advantageously, at least one of the lateral zones has an apical face forming a concavity and / or a dorsal face forming a concavity, said apical face forming a concavity being intended to house an object to be stored having an ellipsoidal or circular section.

Preferably, at least one of the lateral zones has a sigmoidal profile so that the ellipsoidal or circular section object can be easily brought to the apical face of the zone. both in a frontal direction substantially parallel to a tangent plane of the side face of the lateral zone and in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to this tangent plane.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the device according to the invention, a tangent plane of said apical face of at least one lateral zone forms an angle of between 135 ° and 180 ° with said plane tangential to the apical face of said central zone. such that access to the projection during mounting of the support member on at least one of the uprights is easy when the projection and said at least one central zone are directed on the same side with respect to the tangent plane of the central area.

In addition, in a particular embodiment, at least one projection is connected to its upright by a connecting means comprising at least a first orifice passing through said projection, at least a second orifice passing through said upright, and at least one connecting means. , arranged to traverse said at least first and second orifices.

This method of fixing said support, specific to the support member according to the invention, thus eliminates a tedious welding step of said conventional support member does not include a projection, since the latter can be easily connected on the surface of the upright for example, by drilling an orifice through the projection and the upright and by inserting a screw therein, the external surface of the upright and the projection being enclosed between the head of the screw and a nut placed on this screw .

In particular, each first and / or second upright has a cross section chosen from circular, ellipsoidal and polygonal sections.

Preferably, each first and / or second upright has a square or rectangular cross section. Other embodiments of the device according to the invention are indicated in the appended claims.

Other features, details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description given below, without limitation and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1a is a perspective view of the device according to the invention.

Figures 1b and 1c are a perspective view of two preferred modes of the device according to the invention.

FIGS. 2a and 2b respectively illustrate a first and a second particular embodiment of the device according to the invention in which each lateral zone is split into two lateral zones each having distinct apical faces.

FIG. 3 illustrates a third particular embodiment of the device according to the invention in which the support element is obtained by molding and the upright has a circular cross section.

FIG. 4 illustrates a fourth embodiment according to the invention in which the device comprises a plurality of uprights connected vertically to one another by support elements to form a separation.

FIG. 5 illustrates a fifth embodiment according to the invention in which the device comprises a plurality of uprights interconnected horizontally by support elements to form a partition.

Figure 6 illustrates the different profiles that can take the side area and the projection of the support member.

In the figures, identical or similar elements bear the same references.

FIG. 1a is a perspective view of the storage device 1 comprising the support element 2 mounted on at least one first upright 3 provided with an outer surface 4 and having a square cross section.

This storage device is particularly intended for storing bottles of wine, mats can also be intended to store other objects, such as in the visible areas, glazed, or in showrooms or in the context of exhibitions.

The support element 2 comprises a central zone 5 having a first lateral face f1 and a second lateral face f2 opposite to each other, each of these faces being connected to an apical face 6 of the central zone 5 by a edge 7, 8.

The apical face 6 of the central zone 5 is extended by a pair of projections 9, 10. A first projection 9 is extended from a first edge 7 and is folded along said first lateral face f1 of the central zone 5. in a substantially transverse direction, upwards or downwards, preferably downwards, with respect to a plane tangential to the apical face 6 of the central zone 5.

A second projection 10 is extended from a second edge 8 and is folded along said second side face f2 of the central zone 5 in a substantially transverse direction, preferably downward, relative to a plane tangential to the apical face 6 of the central zone 5.

The support element 2 further comprises a first and a second lateral zone 11, 12 opposite to each other and which extend in the extension of the central zone 5 so that the edges 7, 8 of the central zone 5 are located between the two lateral zones.

The first lateral zone 11 has a first pair of lateral faces 13, 13 ', while the second lateral zone 12 has a second pair of lateral faces 14, 14'. Each side face of the same pair is connected by an edge 15 to an apical face 16 of the lateral zone arranged to receive the object to be stored.

In particular, each lateral zone 1 1, 12 has an apical face 16 forming a first concavity and a dorsal face 16 'forming a concavity, said apical face forming a second concavity being intended to house an object to be stored having an ellipsoidal or circular section , for example a bottle.

In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 1a, the lateral zones 11, 12 have a sigmoidal profile.

Preferably, the support element is profiled such that a tangent plane of the apical face 16 of the lateral zones 11, 12 forms an angle between 135 ° and 180 ° with the plane tangential to the apical face 6 of said central area 5.

A first lateral face of the first lateral zone 13 and a first lateral face of the second lateral zone 14, these lateral faces being oriented on the side of the second lateral face fi of the central zone 5, each comprise a first bearing zone A1 on a first portion of the outer surface 4 of the first upright, the first surface portion of the second upright having a geometry complementary to that of the support zone A1 of each first lateral face of the lateral zones, so that the first portion of the outer surface of the first upright is in contact with the first bearing zone A1 of each first lateral face.

A second lateral face 13 'of the first lateral zone and a second lateral face 14' of the second lateral zone, these lateral faces being oriented towards the second lateral face f2 of the central zone 5, each comprise a first zone of A1 support on a first portion of the outer surface 4 of the second amount, the first surface portion of the second amount having a complementary geometry to that of the first support zone A1 of each second lateral face of the lateral zones, so that the first portion of the outer surface of the second upright is in contact with the first zone of each first lateral face.

As shown in FIG. 1, each lateral face of the central zone has a first tangent plane and each lateral face of each of the lateral zones has a second tangential plane.

The first tangential plane of the first lateral face f1 of the central zone is secant at each of the planes tangent to the first lateral faces 13, 4 oriented towards the first lateral face f1.

The first tangent plane of the second lateral face f2 of the central zone is secant at each of the planes tangent to the second lateral faces 13 ', 4' oriented towards the second lateral face f2.

In this way, two lateral faces oriented towards the same projection which is the extension of the central zone form a notch in which one of the two uprights is housed.

The first projection 9 has a second bearing zone A2 on a first portion of the outer surface 4 of the upright 3, this first surface portion having a geometry complementary to that of the second support zone A2 of the upright so that the portion the outer surface of the upright is in contact with the second bearing zone A2 of the first projection when the support member is mounted on the first upright.

The second projection 10 has a second bearing zone A2 on a first portion of the outer surface 4 of a second upright 3, preferably facing the first upright, this portion having a geometry complementary to that of the second bearing zone so that the portion of the outer surface of the second upright is in contact with the second support zone of the second wire when the support member is mounted on the second upright. In this particular embodiment, the second bearing zone A2 of each projection is formed by a rectangular surface in contact with the upright 3. Preferably, said support element is made of a material chosen from copper, iron, stainless steel or one of their alloys.

In this case, said support element is cut in a plate, the protrusions in the extension of the central zone just as the sigmoidal profile of the lateral zones are obtained by folding.

For a support element obtained by cutting and folding, the upright preferably has a polygonal cross section, for example square or hexagonal.

At least one projection is connected to its upright by a connection means comprising a first orifice 17 passing through the projection, a second orifice 18 passing through the upright, and a joining means 19, for example a rivet, arranged to pass through the first and second orifices.

In a preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1b, the joining means 19 comprises a screw 20 comprising a cruciform or torx type head connected to a threaded rod and arranged to pass through each orifice 17, 18 when the latter are aligned with each other during the placement of the support member 2 on the upright 3, said orifice 18 having a screw thread complementary to that of the screw 20.

In another preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1c, the joining means 19 is a pointed screw 21 whose head may be of torx or cruciform type, arranged to pass through the orifice 17 present on the projection and to pierce the envelope outer of the amount, to secure the support to the upright, so that the head of the screw 20 'is in contact with the projection and positioned on the side of the projection opposite to that comprising the bearing zone A2.

FIG. 2a describes a first particular embodiment of the support element of the storage device. In this particular embodiment, each lateral zone 11, 12 is split into two lateral zones to form a first pair 22 of lateral zones 23, 24 and a second pair 25 of lateral zones 26, 27, each lateral zone each having faces distinct apices.

In a second embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 2b, the support element 2 furthermore comprises a pair of orifices 28, 29 to be traversed by a post and situated on the central zone 5, preferably between first and second pairs of lateral zones 22, 25.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 2b, each orifice is defined by a contour having a geometry that is complementary to that of the cross section of said amount passing through the orifice.

In a third embodiment of the device according to the invention, the support element can also be molded preferably in at least one plastic material, for example, polystyrene or PVC.

In this particular embodiment as shown in Figure 3, the upright 3 may have a circular cross section. In this case, the bearing zone A2 of the projection has a concave surface complementary to the cylindrical outer surface 4 of said upright.

In a fourth embodiment as shown in Figure 4, the device is provided with two uprights 3 on which a plurality of support elements 2 aligned vertically.

Advantageously, one end of said amount is a base

30 while the other is possibly extended by a handle 31. This particular form of the device according to the invention includes a plurality of support elements whose number is between 6 and 12.

The stud (s) can also be hung on the floor and / or ceiling of a room and can include up to 45 support elements. Moreover, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the projection 9 may also take a rectangular or square shape 9a.

In a fifth embodiment according to the invention illustrated in FIG. 5, the device comprises a series of vertical uprights aligned in an axis perpendicular to each upright. Each of the uprights 3 is connected to at least one neighboring upright by a plurality of support members 2 to form a partition.

Preferably, in this fifth embodiment, each of the uprights comprises a plurality of vertically aligned support elements connected to at least one neighboring upright, so as to form a network consisting of a plurality of vertically aligned support elements and horizontally.

In order to meet aesthetic requirements and to give the device aesthetic flexibility, the support element 2 has at least one protrusion and two lateral zones, the profiles of which can take the various forms ad which can possibly be combined and which are illustrated in FIG. : The profile may take the form of a flat surface (6d) or a surface whose cross section is polygonal (6a-6c).

It is understood that the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiments described above and that many modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. Device for storing an object to be stored (1) comprising at least one support element (2) comprising a central zone (5), and at least one first upright (3) having an outer surface (4), said central zone (5) having at least a first lateral face (f1) and an apical face (6) connected to each other by an edge (7), said lateral face having a bearing zone on a part of said surface outside of said first upright, said upright portion having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said support zone, characterized in that at least one first lateral zone (11) extends in extension of said central zone (5) and has at least a first lateral face (13) and an apical face (16) connected to one another by an edge (15), said first lateral zone being arranged to receive on said apical face (16) said object to storing said first lateral face (13) of said first lateral zone (1 1) having a first bearing zone (A1) on a part of said outer surface (4) of said first upright, this part having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said first bearing zone (A1) , said lateral face (fi) of said central zone having a first tangent plane and said first lateral face (13) of said first lateral zone (11) having a second tangential plane, said first and second tangent planes being intersecting one to the other, said apical face (6) of said central zone being extended by a first projection (9) on the side of said first lateral face (f1) arranged to be folded in a direction substantially transverse to a plane tangent to the apical face (6) of said central zone (5), said projection having a second bearing zone (A2) on a portion of the outer surface (4) of said first upright (3) having a ométrie complementary to the geometry of said second bearing zone (A2) of said first leg (3).

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a second lateral zone (2) extending in extension of said central zone (5) opposite said first lateral zone (11), and presents at least a first lateral face (14) and an apicaie face (16) connected to one another by an edge (5), said second lateral zone being arranged to receive on said apical face (16) said object to be stored , said first lateral face (14) of said second lateral zone (12) having a first bearing zone (A1) on a portion of said first upright, this portion having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said first bearing zone ( A1), said first lateral face (f1) of said central zone having a first tangent plane and said first lateral face (14) of said second lateral zone (12) having a second tangential plane, said first and second tangent planes and ant secants to each other.

3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a second upright (3) having an outer surface (4), and wherein said central zone (5) of said support element has a second lateral face ( f2), connected to said apical face (6) by an edge (8), said second lateral face (f2) of the central zone (5) having a bearing zone on a part of the outer surface of said second upright, this portion of post having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said bearing zone, and wherein said first lateral zone (11) has a second lateral face (13 ') connected to said apical face (16) of said first lateral zone ( 11) by an edge (15), said second lateral face (13 ') of said first lateral zone having a first bearing zone (A1) on a portion of said outer surface of the second upright, this portion having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said first bearing zone, said second lateral face (f2) of said central zone (5) having a first tangent plane and said second lateral face (13 ') of said first lateral zone (11) having a second tangential plane, said first and second tangent planes being intersecting with each other, said apical face (6) of said central zone (5) being extended by a second projection (10) on the side of said second lateral face (f2) of said central zone arranged to be folded in a direction substantially transverse to the plane tangential to the apical face of said zone central, said projection having a second bearing zone (A2) on a portion of the outer surface of said second upright having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said second bearing zone (A2) of said second upright.

4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that said second lateral zone (12) has a second lateral face (14 ') connected to the apical face (16) of said second lateral zone (12) by an edge, said second lateral face (14 ') having a first bearing zone (A1) on a part of the outer surface of said second upright, this part having a geometry complementary to the geometry of said bearing zone, said second lateral face (f2) said central zone having a first tangent plane and said second lateral face (14 ') of said second lateral zone having a second tangential plane, said first and second tangent planes being intersecting with each other.

5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of support elements (2), vertically aligned or not.

6. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of first and / or second uprights (3) and a plurality of support elements (2) horizontally aligned or not.

7. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the lateral zones

(11, 12) has a planar apical face.

8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the lateral zones (11, 12) has an apical face (16) forming a concavity and / or a dorsal surface (16 ^! ) Forming a concavity, said apical face forming a concavity being intended to house an object to be stored having an ellipsoidal or circular section.

9. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the lateral zones (11, 12) has a sigmoidal profile.

10. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said projection (9,10) is directed upwardly or downwardly with respect to a tangent plane oriented horizontally with respect to said apical face (6) of said central zone (5).

11. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each first and / or second upright (3) has a cross section selected from circular, ellipsoidal, and polygonal sections.

12. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each first and / or second upright has a square or rectangular cross section.

13. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one projection is connected to its amount by a connection means comprising at least a first orifice (17) passing through said projection, at least a second orifice ( 18 passing through said upright, and at least one connecting means (19), arranged to pass through said at least first and second orifices.

14. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a tangent plane of said apical face (6) of at least one lateral zone (11, 12) forms an angle between 135 ° and 180 ° with said plane tangential to the apical face (6) of said central zone (5).

15. Device according to any one of claims 3 to 14, characterized in that said first amount faces said second amount.