Wine rack

Claim 1

A rack for storing wine bottles of varying sizes comprising a structure including planar parallel panels spaced laterally and extending vertically, the space between the panels being accessible from the front of the structure, bottle supporting shelf means extending between the side panels and secured to the same, said shelf means comprising two like-dimensioned planar wall portions extending from near the front to near the back of the structure, each wall portion having one edge secured to the adjacent side panel and its other edge secured to the corresponding edge of the other wall portion along a junction line disposed midway between the side panels, the wall portions being inclined downwardly from the junction line to the adjacent corresponding side panel whereby, as viewed from the front of the structure, the wall portions are disposed as an inverted V, said shelf means serving to support wine bottles laid upon the same, the said inclination of each wall portion causing a bottle laid upon the same to assume a stable position in contact with both the wall portion and the corresponding side panel, the structure providing an unobstructed space extending above the shelf means having a horizontal width corresponding to the spacing between the side panels and a height greater than said horizontal width, said space serving stably to accommodate bottles disposed upon bottles that are laid upon the shelf means.