Claims
- 1. A rack mountable beverage bottle for maintaining and displaying beverages comprising:
a beverage bottle coupled to one end of a stem member and a pedestal base member coupled to an opposite end of said stem member,
wherein said pedestal base member is adapted for,
maintaining said beverage bottle in a substantially inverted position when slidably mounted on a rack; or maintaining said beverage bottle in a substantially upright position when placed on a substantially horizontal surface.
- 2. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 1, wherein said beverage bottle is wine bottle.
- 3. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 1, wherein said beverage bottle is comprised of a material selected from the group of: transparent glass, tinted glass, or plastic.
- 4. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 1, wherein said pedestal base member includes an external indentation for handling.
- 5. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 1, wherein said stem member includes an internal volume contiguous with an interior storage volume of said beverage bottle for trapping sediment.
- 6. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 1, wherein said generally cylindrical contour of said stem member includes a tapered or concave contour.
- 7. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 1, wherein said pedestal member is supported longitudinally on two sides by a rack.
- 8. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said beverage bottles are maintained on a rack for display.
- 9. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 8, wherein said rack is installed inside a commercial establishment.
- 10. A rack mountable beverage bottle for maintaining and displaying beverages comprising:
a beverage bottle coupled to one end of a stem member and a pedestal base member coupled to an opposite end of said stem member,
said pedestal base member having an upper surface, a lower surface and a generally disk-like contour;
said upper surface coupled to said opposite end of said stem member and adapted for maintaining said beverage bottle in a substantially inverted position when slidably mounted on a rack, said lower surface adapted to maintain said beverage bottle in a substantially upright position when placed on a substantially horizontal surface; said disk-like contour having a diameter approximating that of said beverage bottle; and said stem member having a generally cylindrical contour, a diameter of about 30 to 70 percent of that of said beverage bottle and sized to provide a loose fit in both the horizontal and vertical planes when slidably mounted on a rack, wherein said stem member is coupled at said one end to said beverage bottle and said opposite end to said base member along an approximate vertical centerline extending through said beverage bottle, said stem member and said base member.
- 11. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 7, wherein said beverage bottle is wine bottle.
- 12. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 7, wherein said beverage bottle is comprised of a material selected from the group of: transparent glass, tinted glass, or plastic.
- 13. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 7, wherein said pedestal base member includes an external indentation for handling.
- 14. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 7, wherein said stem member includes an internal volume contiguous with an interior storage volume of said beverage bottle for trapping sediment.
- 15. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 7, wherein said generally cylindrical contour of said stem member includes a tapered or concave contour.
- 16. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 7, wherein said pedestal member is supported longitudinally on two sides by a rack.
- 17. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of said beverage bottles are maintained on a rack for display.
- 18. The rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 17, wherein said rack is installed inside a commercial establishment.
- 19. A method for maintaining and displaying a rack mountable beverage bottle comprising the steps of:
a. Installing a rack adapted for receiving a rack mountable beverage bottle inside a commercial establishment, b. orienting a pedestal member associated with a rack mountable beverage bottle between an inner and outer surface of a rack, c. slidably mounting said beverage bottle on said rack, such that said pedestal member is supported by said inner surface of said rack.
- 20. The method for maintaining and displaying a rack mountable beverage bottle according to claim 19 further including the step of identifying a strategic location inside said commercial establishment before performing step 19.a.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application claims priority from provisional application serial No. 60/322,269 filed on Sep. 10, 2001 and entitled “Rack Mountable Beverage Bottle.”
Provisional Applications (1)
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60322269 |
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