Abstract:
A bottle bracket includes a main frame divided into an assembling portion and a supporting portion, wherein at least one slot is defined in the assembling portion. At least one bracket is selectively positioned on the assembling portion. The at least one bracket includes a mounting portion abutting against the assembling portion and having at least one bore defined therein. A first holder extends from a top edge of the mounting portion and at least one through hole is defined in the first holder for allowing a bottle extending through the first holder, wherein the bottle stands on the supporting portion after extending through the at least one opening. At least one fastener sequentially extends through the at least one slot and the at least one through hole and for selectively positioning the at least one bracket due to a clamping effect thereof.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS 
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       STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
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       NAMES OF PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT 
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       REFERENCE TO AN APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON COMPACT DISC 
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       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
       [0005]    The present invention relates to a bottle rack, and more particularly to a bottle rack that is adjusted relative to a height of the bottle(s) thereon. 
       2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 And 37 CFR 1.98 
       [0006]    In our daily lives, especially in the kitchen, many bottles are used for containing seasoning or sauces. These bottles may be dumped due to an improper touch during cooking processes when the bottles do not be arranged in order such that the cooking environment is polluted and need to be cleaned. Another place we may use various bottles for containing solutions, such as spray cleaning solution, is the garage. 
         [0007]    Whatever the kitchen or the garage, the bottles have a common feature that is a round cross-section. In other words, the bottles may roll everywhere. At best, the bottle(s) cannot be easily found; at worst, the operator may fall when stepping the turned bottle. In view of this, an elongated bottle rack is marketed. The conventional bottle rack has a groove for partially receiving the bottles. However, the depth of the groove in the conventional bottle rack is fixable. As a result, the bottle cannot be easily found when the bottle is short and the bottle may lose balance when the bottle is tall. 
         [0008]    The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantages of the conventional 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0009]    The main objective of the present invention is to provide an improved bottle rack that is adjusted relative to a height of the bottle(s) thereon. 
         [0010]    To achieve the objective, the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention comprises a main frame divided into an assembling portion and a supporting portion, wherein at least one slot is longitudinally defined in the assembling portion and the supporting portion is adapted to support bottle(s). At least one bracket is selectively fixed on the main frame and includes a mounting portion selectively slidably mounted onto the assembling portion. At least one bore is defined in the mounting portion and communicating with the at least one slot. A holder extends from an upper edge of the mounting portion and has a first through hole defined therein, wherein the bottle(s) stands on the supporting portion after extending through the first through hole. At least one fastener is screwed onto the bracket for selectively positioning the bracket on the main frame. The at least one fastener includes a bolt and a nut, wherein the bolt includes a head and a threaded stub extending from the head. The head selectively securely abuts a back of the assembling portion and the nut is screwed onto the threaded stub after the threaded stub sequentially extending through the at least one slot and the at least one bore, wherein the mounting portion of the at least one bracket is securely clamped between the nut and the head such that the at least one bracket is fastened on the assembling portion of the main frame. 
         [0011]    Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0012]      FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0013]      FIG. 1A  is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0014]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0015]      FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0016]      FIG. 4  is an operational view of the second preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention when adjusting the height of the bracket. 
           [0017]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a third preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0018]      FIG. 6  is a partially exploded perspective view of a third preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0019]      FIG. 7  is a front plan view of the third preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0020]      FIG. 8  is top plan view in cross-section of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0021]      FIG. 9  is an operational view of the third preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention when adjusting the brackets relative to the heights of the bottles. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0022]    Referring to the drawings and initially to  FIGS. 1-3 , a bottle rack in accordance with the present invention comprises a main frame  10  and a bracket  20  selectively fixed on the main frame  10 . The main frame  10  has an L-shaped cross-section divided into an assembling portion  11  and a supporting portion  12 , wherein the assembling portion  11  has a slot  13  longitudinally defined therein. A recess  14  is defined in a back of the assembling portion  11  and the slot  13  is defined along a midline of the recess  14 . The recess  14  has a width greater than that of the slot  13 . The bracket  20  includes a mounting portion  21  selectively slidably mounted onto the assembling portion  11 . The mounting portion  21  includes a first holder  22  and a second holder  23  respectively extending from an upper edge and a lower edge of the mounting portion  21 . The first holder  22  has a first through hole  221  defined therein and the second holder  23  has a second through hole  231  defined therein, wherein the first through hole  221  and the second through hole  231  co-axially correspond to each other. A bore  24  is defined in the mounting portion  21  and communicates with the slot  13 . A fastener  30  is screwed onto the bracket  20  for selectively positioning the bracket  20  on the main frame  10 . The fastener  30  includes a bolt  31  and a nut  32 . The bolt  31  includes a head  311  and a threaded stub  312  extending from the head  311 , wherein the head  311  is received in the recess  14  and selectively securely abutting a bottom of the recess  14 . The recess  14  has a depth greater than a thickness of the head  311 . The nut  32  is screwed onto the threaded stub  312  after the threaded stub  312  sequentially extending through the slot  13  and the bore  24  for fastening the bracket  20 . The mounting portion  21  of the bracket  20  is securely clamped between the nut  32  and the head  311  such that the bracket  20  is fastened on the assembling portion  11  of the main frame  10 . In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the extending length of the threaded stub  312  is smaller than a minimized distance between the periphery of the first through hole  221  and the mounting portion  21 . 
         [0023]    When arranging the bottle (not showing), the bottle stands on the supporting portion  12  of the main frame  10  after sequentially extending through first through hole  221  and the second through hole  231 . When adjusting the position of the bracket  20  relative to the assembling portion  11  of the main frame  10  due to the height of the bottle, the bracket  20  is freely moved on the assembling portion  11  when the nut  32  is released and the bracket  20  is fastened against after adjusting the height of the bracket  20  relative to the height of the bottle. 
         [0024]    With reference to  FIGS. 2 to 4 and 8  that show a second embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention, in this embodiment, the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention comprises a main frame  10 A and a bracket  20 A selectively fixed on the main frame  10 A. The main frame  10 A has an L-shaped cross-section divided into an assembling portion  11 A and a supporting portion  12 A, wherein the assembling portion  11 A has two parallel slots  13 A longitudinally defined therein. Two recesses  14 A are defined in a back of the assembling portion  11 A and each slot  13  is defined along a midline of a corresponding one of the two recesses  14 A. The recess  14 A has a width greater than that of the slot  13 A. The main frame  10 A includes a protrusion  15 A upwardly extending from a front edge of the supporting portion  12 A. The bracket  20 A includes a mounting portion  21 A selectively slidably mounted onto the assembling portion  11 A. The mounting portion  21 A includes a holder  22 A extending from an upper edge thereof. The holder  22 A has multiple through holes  221 A defined therein. Two bores  24 A are respectively defined in the mounting portion  21 A and each communicates with a corresponding one of the two slots  13 A. Two fasteners  30 A are respectively screwed onto the bracket  20 A for selectively positioning the bracket  20 A on the main frame  10 A. Each fastener  30 A includes a bolt  31 A and a nut  32 A. The bolt  31 A includes a head  311 A and a threaded stub  312 A extending from the head  311 A, wherein the head  311 A is received in a corresponding one the two recesses  14 A and selectively securely abutting a bottom of the corresponding recess  14 A. The nut  32 A is screwed onto the threaded stub  312 A after the threaded stub  312 A sequentially extending through the corresponding slot  13 A and the corresponding bore  24 A for fastening the bracket  20 A. The main frame  10 A includes multiple magnets  16 A disposed on a back of the assembling portion  11 A of the main frame  10 A such that the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention is capable of temporarily securing on an iron cabinet. In addition, the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention also can be mounted onto a wall or directly put on a tabletop. 
         [0025]    The mounting portion  21 A of the bracket  20 A is securely clamped between the two nuts  32 A and the heads  311 A of the two bolts  31 A such that the bracket  20 A is fastened on the assembling portion  11 A of the main frame  10 A. When arranging the bottle(s) (not shown), the bottle(s) stands on the supporting portion  12 A of the main frame  10 A after extending through the through hole  221 A. The protrusion  15 A is provided for preventing the arranged bottle(s) form overly inclined relative to the supporting portion  12 A and detaching from the bracket  20 A. When adjusting the position of the bracket  20 A relative to the assembling portion  11 A of the main frame  10 A due to the height of the bottle, the bracket  20 A is freely moved on the assembling portion  11 A when the nut  32 A is released and the bracket  20 A is fastened against after adjusting the height of the bracket  20 A relative to the height of the bottle. The second preferred embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention is capable of arranging multiple bottles that are consistent with one another. 
         [0026]    With reference to  FIGS. 5 to 8  that show a third embodiment of the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention, in this embodiment, the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention comprises a main frame  10 B and multiple brackets  20 B selectively fixed on the main frame  10 B. The main frame  10 B has an L-shaped cross-section divided into an assembling portion  11 B and a supporting portion  12 B, wherein the assembling portion  11 A has multiple parallel slots  13 B longitudinally defined therein. Multiple recesses  14 B are defined in a back of the assembling portion  11 B and each slot  13  is defined along a midline of a corresponding one of the multiple recesses  14 B. The recess  14 B has a width greater than that of the slot  13 B. Each bracket  20 B includes a mounting portion  21 B selectively slidably mounted onto the assembling portion  11 B. Each mounting portion  21 B includes a first holder  22 B and a second holder  23 B respectively extending from an upper edge and a lower edge thereof. Each first holder  22 A has a first through hole  221 B defined therein and each second holder  23 B has a second through hole  231 B defined therein, wherein the first through hole  221 B and the second through hole  231 B co-axially correspond to each other. Each mounting portion  21 B has two bores  24 B defined therein and each bore  24 B communicates with a corresponding one of the multiple slots  13 B. Multiple fasteners  30 B are respectively screwed onto the bracket  20 B for selectively positioning the bracket  20 B on the main frame  10 B. Each fastener  30 B includes a bolt  31 B and a nut  32 B. The bolt  31 B includes a head  311 B and a threaded stub  312 B extending from the head  311 B, wherein each head  311 B is received in a corresponding one the multiple recesses  14 B and selectively securely abutting a bottom of the corresponding recess  14 B. The nut  32 B is screwed onto the threaded stub  312 B after the threaded stub  312 B sequentially extending through the corresponding slot  13 B and the corresponding bore  24 B for fastening the bracket  20 B. The main frame  10 B includes multiple magnets  16 B disposed on a back of the assembling portion  11 B of the main frame  10 B such that the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention is capable of temporarily securing on an iron cabinet. In addition, the bottle rack in accordance with the present invention also can be mounted onto a wall or directly put on a tabletop. With reference to  FIGS. 1, 3 and 6 , the nut  32 / 32 A/ 32 B of the preferred embodiments of the present invention has a cylinder structure such that the operator can easily and directly rotate the nut  32 / 32 A/ 32 B with his/her fingers. 
         [0027]    The mounting portion  21 B of each of the brackets  20 B is securely clamped between the two nuts  32 B and the heads  311 B of the two bolts  31 B such that the bracket  20 B is fastened on the assembling portion  11 B of the main frame  10 B. When arranging the bottles, the bottles stand on the supporting portion  12 B of the main frame  10 B after sequentially extending through the first through hole  221 B and the second through hole  231 B in the bracket  20 B. When adjusting the position of the brackets  20 B relative to the assembling portion  11 B of the main frame  10 B due to the heights of the bottles, each bracket  20 B is freely moved on the assembling portion  11 B when the nuts  32 B are released and the brackets  20 B are fastened against after adjusting the height of each of the bracket  20 B relative to the height of each of the bottles. 
         [0028]    Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.