GB1564766A

GB1564766A - Rack for the display and storage of stemmed drinking glasses

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Publication number: GB1564766A
Application number: GB4012577A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1977-09-27
Filing date: 1977-09-27
Publication date: 1980-04-16

Description

(54) RACK FOR THE DISPLAY AND STORAGE OF STEMMED DRINKING GLASSES (71) I, FRANK GBARY, 96, Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Nr. Wigan, Lancashire, British, do hereby declare the invention for which I pray that a patent may be granted to me, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to racks for the display and/or storage of stemmed drinking glasses, and is especially though not exclusively intended for use in public houses, which have to meet stringent standards of hygiene.

The invention comprises a rack for the display and/or storage of stemmed drinking glasses - such as wine and spirit glasses comprising a plate adapted to be mounted substantially horizontally and having slots opening to an edge or edges of the plate and adapted to accept the stems of glasses and to form a seating for the bowls of glasses inserted by their stems with their bowls uppermost and their feet beneath the plate, and a cover arranged over said plate and spaced therefrom by an amount suff- cient to accommodate the bowls of stemmed drinking glasses inserted into the said slots.

Said plate may be a circular disc, the slots being then radial and open to the circumference.

Said plate may be mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, and the rack may comprise a spindle adapted for vertical mounting, the said plate resting on a seating flange on or secured to said spindle and the said cover being seated on a spacing collar surrounding said spindle and seated in turn on said plate. Said spindle may be adapted for attachment to a wall or ceiling so that the plate can be set at or just above head height. Instead, however, the rack may be adapted for table or counter top mounting by comprising a base adapted, as by having screw holes, to be secured thereon.

The slots may be better adapted to seat glasses by having circular enlargements.

Two or more slotted plates and associated covers may be mounted one above the other in a two- or multi-tier assembly.

Stemmed drinking glass display and/or storage racks according to the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a side elevation of one embodiment, Figure 2 is a side elevation of another embodiment, Figure 3 is a plan view of the embodiment shown in Figure 1, and Figure 4 is a plan view of a slotted plate of either embodiment.

The Figures show racks for the display and/or storage of stemmed drinking glasses comprising a plate 4, 8 in the form of a circular disc and adapted to be mounted horizontally and having radial slots 41 opening to its circumference. The slots 41 (Figure 4) are adapted to accept the stems of wine or spirit glasses and to form a seating for the bowls of such glasses inserted by their stems into the slots 41 with their bowls uppermost and their feet beneath the plate 4, 8. Over the plates 4, 8 are arranged dust covers 6, 10 spaced from the plates 4, 8 by an amount sufficient to accommodate the bowls of stemmed drinking glasses inserted into the said slots.

The plates 4, 8 are mounted for rotation about a vertical axis and the racks comprise spindles 11 adapted for vertical mounting the said plates 4 resting on a seating flange 3 on or secured to said spindle 11 and the covers 6 being seated on spacing collars 5 seated on the said plates 4. The drawings show two tier arrangements in which the upper slotted plates 8 are seated on further spacing collars 7 on the spindles 11, and their associated covers 10 are in turn seated on spacing collars 9.

Figures 1 and 3 show the spindle 11 adapted for attachment to a wall, by having a right-angled joint 12 and an extension 13 with a plate 14 provided with holes (not shown) for screws.

Figure 1 shows in broken lines an alternative arrangement in which the spindle 11 has instead an upwards extension 15 to a ceiling fixing plate 16.

The lower end of the spindle 11 is closed off with a plug 1.

Figure 2 shows a rack adapted to be fixed to a table or bar counter top by having a fixing plate 17 at the lower end of the spindle 11. In this case the plug 1 goes at the top of the spindle 11.

Figure 4 shows how the slots 41 are adapted to seat glasses by having circular enlargements 42. The enlargements 42 are shown only at the outside end of each slot, though the longer slots might accommodate up to three glasses, and the shorter slots one or two.

The racks are preferably readily taken to pieces for cleaning and this is facilitated by having the seating fiange 3 secured by a bolt and wing nut.

Suitable materials for constructing the racks would be, for example, 1 inch outside diameter chrome plated tube for the spindle 11 and extensions 13, 15, and 5 mm plastic plate for the discs 4, 8 and covers 6, 10.

The discs 4, 8 and covers 6, 10 can be any convenient size, but 18" diameter is a convenient size. Such a rack, provided with 10 slots as shown could accommodate up to twenty five glasses on each tier. The longer slots can be 6i" long, and the shorter slots 4i" long. A suitable width for the slots is 1+", and the enlargements 42 may be 1+" in diameter and +" in from the edge of the disc.

The spacing collars 5, 7 and 9 may be of the same plastic material as the discs 4, 8 and covers 6, 10, and are conveniently 4+ inches long by 2+" diameter with a 1" bore able to revolve freely on the spindle 11.

The racks comprise an effective and attractive storage arrangement serving to avoid contamination of glasses by falling dust as well as by rising smoke, and keeping the rims of the glasses out of contact with surfaces that might be similarly contaminated.

WHAT I CLAIM IS: 1. A rack for the display and/or storage of stemmed drinking glasses comprising a plate adapted to be mounted substantially horizontally and having slots opening to an edge or edges of the plate and adapted to accept the stems of glasses and to form a seating for the bowls of glasses inserted by their stems into the slots with their bowls uppermost and their feet beneath the plate, and a cover arranged over said plate and spaced therefrom by an amount sufficient to accommodate the bowls of stemmed drinking glasses inserted into the said slots.

2. A rack according to claim 1, wherein the said plate is a circular disc, and the slots are radial and open to the circumference.

3. A rack according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the said plate is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis.

4. A rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a spindle adapted for vertical mounting, the said plate resting on an abutment on or secured to said spindle and the cover being seated on a spacing collar surrounding said spindle and seated on said plate.

5. A rack according to claim 4, said spindle being adapted for attachment to a wall or ceiling so that the plate can be at or just above head height.

6. A rack according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a base adapted to be secured to a table or counter top.

7. A rack according to any one of claims 1 to 6, in which each slot is adapted to seat a glass or glasses by having circular enlargements.

8. A rack according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising two or more of said slotted plates mounted one above the other, each with an associated cover.

9. A rack substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. adapted for attachment to a wall, by having a right-angled joint 12 and an extension 13 with a plate 14 provided with holes (not shown) for screws. Figure 1 shows in broken lines an alternative arrangement in which the spindle 11 has instead an upwards extension 15 to a ceiling fixing plate 16. The lower end of the spindle 11 is closed off with a plug 1. Figure 2 shows a rack adapted to be fixed to a table or bar counter top by having a fixing plate 17 at the lower end of the spindle 11. In this case the plug 1 goes at the top of the spindle 11. Figure 4 shows how the slots 41 are adapted to seat glasses by having circular enlargements 42. The enlargements 42 are shown only at the outside end of each slot, though the longer slots might accommodate up to three glasses, and the shorter slots one or two. The racks are preferably readily taken to pieces for cleaning and this is facilitated by having the seating fiange 3 secured by a bolt and wing nut. Suitable materials for constructing the racks would be, for example, 1 inch outside diameter chrome plated tube for the spindle 11 and extensions 13, 15, and 5 mm plastic plate for the discs 4, 8 and covers 6, 10. The discs 4, 8 and covers 6, 10 can be any convenient size, but 18" diameter is a convenient size. Such a rack, provided with 10 slots as shown could accommodate up to twenty five glasses on each tier. The longer slots can be 6i" long, and the shorter slots 4i" long. A suitable width for the slots is 1+", and the enlargements 42 may be 1+" in diameter and +" in from the edge of the disc. The spacing collars 5, 7 and 9 may be of the same plastic material as the discs 4, 8 and covers 6, 10, and are conveniently 4+ inches long by 2+" diameter with a 1" bore able to revolve freely on the spindle 11. The racks comprise an effective and attractive storage arrangement serving to avoid contamination of glasses by falling dust as well as by rising smoke, and keeping the rims of the glasses out of contact with surfaces that might be similarly contaminated. WHAT I CLAIM IS:

1. A rack for the display and/or storage of stemmed drinking glasses comprising a plate adapted to be mounted substantially horizontally and having slots opening to an edge or edges of the plate and adapted to accept the stems of glasses and to form a seating for the bowls of glasses inserted by their stems into the slots with their bowls uppermost and their feet beneath the plate, and a cover arranged over said plate and spaced therefrom by an amount sufficient to accommodate the bowls of stemmed drinking glasses inserted into the said slots.