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Modular wine rackRelated Patent Categories: Supports: Racks, Special Article, Receptacle Support, Bottle Or JarModular wine rack description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070017884, Modular wine rack. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a modular wine rack, especially to a modular wine that not only can be built and expanded easily but also has a compact packing size when being transported. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Arts [0004] Wines have been popular for thousands of years and are particularly popular modem beverages. High-quality wine is distributed and stored in a bottle with a cork stopper. To keep the wine from spoiling and turning to vinegar, the cork stopper must be kept wet so the cork will not shrink and allow outside air into the bottle of the wine. Consequently, bottles of wine have been stored horizontally for centuries so the wine keeps the cork stopper wet. [0005] With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, a conventional stackable wine rack module (60) to hold bottles of wine was invented to expand a wine rack for use in the home. Each conventional stackable wine rack module (60) comprises two panels (61), multiple connecting tubes (62) and multiple screws (70). Each panel (61) has an upper edge, a lower edge, multiple through holes (611), multiple fastening holes (612) and multiple notches (613). The through holes (611) are formed through the panel (61) and correspond to a bottle of the wine. The fastening holes (612) are formed through the panel (61). The notches (613) are formed in the top and bottom edges of each panel (61). The connecting tubes (62) are mounted between two fastening holes (612) panels (61), and each connecting tube (62) has a threaded hole (621). The threaded hole (621) is formed coaxially through the connecting tube (62). The screws (70) protrude through the fastening holes (612) in the panel (61) and screw into the threaded holes (621) to fasten the two panels (61) to the connecting tubes (62) to form a single stackable wine rack module (60). However, a single stackable wine rack module (60) only holds a few bottles of wine. A wine rack module that is big enough to hold more bottles of wine is not stored or transported easily. By placing used wine bottle corks (80) in the notches (613) on the top edge of the panels (61), another stackable wine racks (60) can be stacked on the first stackable wine rack (60) by placing the notches (613) in the bottom edges of the panels (61) on the corks (80) to expand the wine rack module to hold more bottles of wine. However, the stacked wine racks modules (60) easily collapse when shaken or bumped. The corks (80) and the notches (613) are not strong enough to hold the adjacent panels (61) in place. [0006] To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a wine rack that not easily collapses to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] The main objective of the present invention is to provide a modular wine rack that can be disassembled to many wine rack modules to occupy a small volume when stored or transported. The modular wine rack has multiple wine rack modules and multiple connectors. The wine racks are stacked to form the modular wine rack. The connectors are mounted between the wine rack modules to fasten the wine rack modules securely together. Therefore, the wine rack modules can be disassembled to many wine rack modules to occupy a small volume when stored or transported because the connectors allow the wine rack modules to be detached easily from each other while keeping the modular wine rack from inadvertently collapsing. The modular wine rack can have as many wine rack modules as the user needs. [0008] Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a modular wine rack in accordance with the present invention; [0010] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the modular wine rack assembly in FIG. 1; [0011] FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a complex joint between wine rack modules of the modular wine rack assembly in FIG. 1; [0012] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of two linear connectors of the modular wine rack in FIG. 1 used to form a complex connector; [0013] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one-piece complex connector for the modular wine rack in FIG. 1; [0014] FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view in partial section of a joint between wine rack modules in the modular wine rack in FIG. 1; [0015] FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view in partial section of an alternate joint configuration between wine rack modules in a modular wine rack in accordance with the present invention; [0016] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional stackable wine rack assembly in accordance with the prior art; and [0017] FIG. 9 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a complex joint in the conventional stackable wine rack assembly in FIG. 8. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0018] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a modular wine rack in accordance with the present invention comprises multiple wine rack modules (100), multiple linear connectors (40) and at least one optional complex connector (400). [0019] Each wine rack module (100) comprises two panels (10), multiple connecting tubes (20, 30) and multiple fasteners (50). [0020] Each panel (10) has an outer edge, multiple through holes (11) and multiple fastening holes (12) and may be triangular, square, polygonal, etc. The through holes (11) are formed through the panel (10) and correspond to bottles of wine. The fastening holes (12) are formed through the panel (10) and may be near the outer edge of the panel (10). Continue reading about Modular wine rack... 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