Patent ID: 6889945
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A wine holder which can be securely set on a table top in close proximity to, and for easy access by consumers, and which maintains wine contained therein at a temperature suitable for serving, said wine holder comprised of, in combination: (a) a support base which can rest on a table top; (b) at least one continuous, elongated support frame member which is configured so that the ends of the frame are affixed to the outer areas of the support base, providing at least one vertical loop over the base; (c) horizontal support means rotatably attached to at least two vertical arms of the support frame and supporting within the loop a wine receptacle deposed between the arms of the support frame; (d) means affixed to at least one of the support means to permit rotation of the wine receptacle from the vertical up to about 20 degrees away from the vertical to facilitate the removal of a wine bottle for dispensing wine to the consumers; and (e) removable cooling means associated with the wine receptacle for maintaining a wine bottle held within the receptacle at a temperature suitable for serving.