Patent Publication Number: US-2018027962-A1

Title: Essential oil bottle rack

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application No. 62/366,810, filed Jul. 26, 2016, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to storing essential oils and, more particularly, to an essential oil bottle rack. 
     Essential oils are a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetherolea, or simply as the oil of the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of close. An oil is “essential” in the sense that it contains the “essence of” the plant&#39;s fragrance—the characteristic fragrance of the plant from which it is derived. 
     Essential oil bottles come in two different sizes. Therefore, storing and organizing the different sized bottles in an aesthetically pleasing manner is a challenge. 
     As can be seen, there is a need for an essential oil rack that contains essential oil bottles in an organized manner. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In one aspect of the present invention, an essential oil bottle rack comprises: a platform comprising an upper surface opposite a lower surface, the upper surface comprising a plurality of recesses, wherein each of the plurality of recesses are defined by: a base horizontally disposed; a lower inner edge extending vertically from the base and defining a cylindrical shape; an inner rim extending horizontally from the lower inner edge; and an upper inner edge extending vertically from the inner rim and defining a cylindrical shape, wherein a diameter of the cylindrical shape of the lower inner edge is smaller than a diameter of the cylindrical shape of the upper inner edge. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, a method of organizing at least one large diameter essential oil bottle and at least one small diameter essential oil bottle, the method comprises the steps of: providing an essential oil bottle rack comprising: a platform comprising an upper surface opposite a lower surface, the upper surface comprising a plurality of recesses, wherein each of the plurality of recesses are defined by: a base horizontally disposed; a lower inner edge extending vertically from the base and defining a cylindrical shape; an inner rim extending horizontally from the lower inner edge; and an upper inner edge extending vertically from the inner rim and defining a cylindrical shape, wherein a diameter of the cylindrical shape of the lower inner edge is smaller than a diameter of the cylindrical shape of the upper inner edge; placing the at least one small diameter essential oil bottle within one of the plurality of recesses, wherein a bottom of the at least one small diameter essential oil bottle rests on the base; placing the at least one large diameter essential oil bottle within another of the plurality of recesses, wherein a bottom of the at least one large diameter essential oil bottle rests on the inner rim. 
     These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a section detail view of an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the present invention includes an essential oil bottle rack  10 . The essential oil bottle rack  10  includes a platform  12  having an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The lower surface may be substantially planar. The upper surface may be substantially planar with a plurality of recesses  14 ,  16 . Each of the recesses include a large diameter slot  14  and a small diameter slot  16 . 
     The small diameter slot  16  is defined by a horizontally disposed base and a lower inner edge extending vertically from the base. The lower inner edge defines a cylindrical shape. The large diameter slot  14  is defined by an inner rim extending horizontally from the lower inner edge and an upper inner edge extending vertically from the inner rim. The upper inner edge defines a cylindrical shape. 
     The present invention is used to organize large diameter essential oil bottles  18  and small diameter essential oil bottles  20 . The small diameter essential oil bottles  20  fit within the small diameter slot  16 . Therefore, a bottom of the small diameter essential oil bottle  20  rests on the base of the recess  14 ,  16 . The large diameter essential oil bottle  18  fits within the large diameter slot  14 . Therefore, a bottom of the large diameter essential oil bottle  18  rests on the inner rim of the recess  14 ,  16 . 
     In certain embodiments, the small diameter slot  16  may include a diameter of about ¾ th  of an inch up to about 1 inch. For example, the small diameter slot  16  may include a diameter of about ⅞ th  of an inch. The large diameter slot  14  may include a diameter of about 1 and 1/16 th  of an inch up to about 1 and ¼ th  of an inch. For example, the large diameter slot  14  may be about 1 and ⅛ th  of an inch. The recesses  14 ,  16  may be evenly spaced apart on the platform  12  to provide a uniform appearance. 
     The present invention may include different configurations. For example, the essential oil rack  10  of  FIGS. 1 through 3  may include a lower platform, an upper platform and a riser extending from the lower platform to the upper platform. The essential oil rack  10  may further include sidewalls attached to opposing sides of the platform  12 , forming legs to elevate the platform  12  above a surface the essential oil rack  10  is resting. Alternatively, the essential oil rack  22  of  FIG. 4  may include a single platform forming a square shaped block. 
     A method of organizing at least one large diameter essential oil bottle and at least one small diameter essential oil bottle may include the following steps: providing the essential oil bottle rack mentioned above; placing a small diameter essential oil bottle within one of the plurality of recesses, wherein a bottom of the at least one small diameter essential oil bottle rests on the base; placing the at least one large diameter essential oil bottle within another of the plurality of recesses, wherein a bottom of the at least one large diameter essential oil bottle rests on the inner rim. 
     It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.