Patent ID: 7802697
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A47B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A storage device for bottles with a neck, comprising: a hollow dispensing guide, extending longitudinally from a rear end to a front end and having a dispensing opening, said dispensing guide having a top radial face provided with a coupling member, a bottom radial face, and a generally C-shaped cross section with an opening into said bottom face, and said opening having a width configured to allow the narrowed portion of the neck of a bottle to slide freely, and having longitudinal rims oriented toward the inside of said dispensing guide, the longitudinal rims forming bearing rails configured such that a top widened portion of the neck of the bottle rests on said bearing rails when the bottle is suspended in the storage device, said bearing rails having a length more than twice the diameter of the widened portion of the neck; and at least one adapter element, having i) a connection member insertable into said coupling member of the dispensing guide and ii) an engagement member configured to engage with the shelf of said refrigerator, wherein said coupling member is formed as a groove having an opening oriented upwardly and configured to be snap-fitted onto the connection member of the adapter element, wherein said top face of the dispensing guide is a continuous and convex surface, and wherein the opening of the groove is situated in the surface of the top face.