FR2478980A1 - LARGE CAPACITY BEVERAGE BAR, PARTICULARLY FOR OCCASIONAL DOMESTIC USE - Google Patents

Abstract

THIS BAR IS DESIGNED TO BE QUICKLY SET UP AND REMOVED. IT INCLUDES A SUPPORT COLUMN 10 WHICH CAN BE TELESCOPIC TO BE FIXED BY EXTENSION BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE CEILING OF A ROOM BY AN INCORPORATED SPRING. COLUMN 10 DOES, FOR EXAMPLE, GALLERIES OR BOTTLE HOLDERS 24, 25, A TRAY 26 FORMING A TABLE, A TRAY 27 WITH SUPPORTS 28 FOR RETURNED BOTTLES AND A SHELF 29 FOR THE GLASSES. TRAYS 24, 25 AND TRAYS 27, 30 AND 31 ARE ROTATING AROUND THE COLUMN.

Description

The present invention relates to a bar designed to house in a form

  compact and easy to access a number

  drinking glasses and bottles and other wooden containers-

  alcoholic and non-alcoholic sounds.

  Very few homes have a real permanent bar, both for space and price reasons. This lack

is generally quite acceptable, but it becomes a

  deny the times when the occupants of the house or apartment

receive more guests.

  The invention aims to provide a bar which can be transported and temporarily mounted in a room for use and then removed again and which is particularly successful from the point

aesthetic and convenient to use.

The invention provides a bar comprising at least one support column designed to be fixed in position so as to extend vertically upwards from the floor of a room and on which are mounted at least one device for accommodating glasses. and a device for accommodating bottles of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks of different kinds, at least one of these devices

extending outward from the support column and

  turn this column completely.

  Preferably also mounted on the column

forman-t table element.

It is preferable that at least one of the devices is installed so that it can rotate freely around the column

rising from the ground.

  Other characteristics and advantages of the invention

  will emerge more clearly from the following description of a

  nonlimiting exemplary embodiment, as well as the appended drawing, in which: FIG. 1 is a side view of a transportable bar according to the invention; and Figure 2 is an enlarged side view with a cutaway of the upper part of the support column

central bar of Figure 1.

  As can be seen in the drawing, the element essen-

  tiel of the bar shown is a designated central support column

in s.n. together by 10. This column consists of an integrated part

  rieure designated as a whole by 11 and an outer tube 12

  which incurs the inner part there.

  The inner part 11 consists of an upper tube 13, a lower tube 14 and a central tubular part 15.on which are embedded and can telescopically slide the tubes 13 and 14. Partitions 16 and 17 close the tubes 13 and 14 at ut: e cartaine distance from their ends fitted on the central part 15. A compression spring 18 is arranged inside the parts 13, 14 and 15, so that its opposite ends are

resting on the sides directed towards the inside of the partitions 16 and 17.

The upper end of the tube 13 is connected to a plate 19, the top of which is covered with an elastic material 20 which is intended to be pressed against the lower side of the ceiling.

  of a room. The lower end of the tube 14 is connected to an element

base 21 which can be in the form of a plate or a base

  radially projecting outward. Tubes 13 and 14 can-

of course be pushed towards each other to reduce the length

total space of the central column 10 so that it can be inserted

vertically mounted in a room; upon their subsequent release,

  the spring 18 presses the basic element 21 against the ground and replaces it

  hourrage 20 against the ceiling, which rigidly fixes the column in Pr2 v: -st-.n --and -ale. The, -res 13 and! I oortert sleeves 22 e; 23 who win between them and support the outer tube 12,

leq e. 3st of prff-framed & if, chrome for example.

A_ tu-, e oxófrieu 12 feels fixed different azcessoires.

  ta I-ne of the example shown bears in particular, at the bottom, two reci-

pi4e: - c.ircu.a.r .. 24 and 25 which form galleries afraid of traffic

  te-iles I drink alcoo! inues and non alco, ', es of different kinds Audessas of these galleries is a circular tray 26 fJLn a uabi, sa- lau-eile peavent Will be placed las usual accessories of a bar, such as 'an ice bucket, a corkscrew, a dcaTsuleur and so on, and which forms a support for mixing cocSails and so on. The table 26 is surmounted by a circular plate 27 which carries supports 28 of known type for supporting bottles in the inverted position and provided with metering devices at their lower ends. Above the tray 27 is a shelf

  for glasses; it is designated as a whole by 29 and consists of

  installation of three mutually spaced circular plates 30, 31 and 32.

  The edges of the plates 30 and 31 have notches for supporting

  ter and maintain upright glasses of different

  annuities shapes and sizes. The plate 32 being completely in

high protects the glasses carried by the plate 31 from dust.

The trays 30 to 32 preferably form a shelving of the type

  described in detail in British Patent No. 1,564,766.

  In this example, the galleries or trays 24 and 25 and the plates 27, 30 and 31 are connected to the outer tube 12 by seals 33 which allow their rotation in a horizontal plane by

compared to tube 12.

It appears from the above as well as from the drawing that the whole bar is extremely compact and can be placed in the corner of a room but that one can nevertheless easily access all the glasses, bottles and other objects carried. by the bar by the simple rotation of the elements which carry them in relation to the tube

exterior 12.

  Although the bar described and shown is circular in plan view, it goes without saying that it is also possible to

realize, within the framework of the invention, bars of rectangular shape

  gular, for example, possibly supported at their ends by

separate columns, and that several of these rectangular devices

  laires could be placed side by side to form a bar of any

desired length.

The various elements mounted on the e-térieurl2 tube can be made of any suitable material although

plastic is preferred.

One of the applications envisaged by bars according to -lin-

  vention is their rental by distributors of alcoholic drinks-

  the rented bars being fully equipped with glasses and other accessories, which can be returned, and stocked with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks which are paid as far as they have been

consumed, the rest also being returned, in order to pro-

move the sale of their merchandise.

  Naturally, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and shown and the person skilled in the art may make various modifications to it, without however departing from it.

of his frame.

  For example, the column may have a fixed length and include a bent upper part for attachment to

  a wall instead of a ceiling attachment.

  - Although the bar according to the invention was designed to be transportable, some might wish to install it fixed or semi-fixed in their house or elsewhere, which is perfectly possible.

Claims (9)

R E V E N D I C A T I 0 N S   1. Bar, characterized in that it comprises at least one support column designed to be fixed in position so as to extend vertically upwards from the floor of a room and on which are mounted at least one device for accommodating drinking glasses and a device for accommodating bottles of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages of different kinds, at least one of these devices extending outward from the column   support and surrounding this column completely. 2. Bar according to claim 1, characterized in that the column also serves as a support for a table element. 3. Bar according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least some of the devices mounted on the column are connected to it by seals allowing their rotation in a plane horizontal to the column.   4. Bar according to any one of the preceding claims.   teeth, characterized in that the column is designed to be fixed in position temporarily, so that the bar can easily be removed and transported. 5. Bar according to claim 4, characterized in that the column is telescopic and can be applied, by its extension,   against the floor and against the ceiling of the room for its fixing.   6. Bar according to claim 5, characterized in that   the extension of the column is produced by a compression spring.   7. Bar according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the column comprises at its lower end a base element intended to come into contact with the ground and at its upper end an elastic element intended to come into contact with the ceiling. 8. Bar according to any one of the preceding claims. teeth, characterized in that it comprises a single support column and in that all the devices mounted on this column have a forlue circular, the column passing through the center of these devices. 9. Bar according to any one of the preceding claims. teeth, characterized in that the device for accommodating the glasses comprises several plates or the like, the edges of which have notches intended to receive stemware in vertical position.