Improvements in Stands for Holding Wines, Spirits, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Holding Wines, Spirits, and the like.
I, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS OETZMANN, Complete House Furnisher, 67 to 79 Hamp-
stead Road, London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To protect and secure against pilferage or improper use such liquids as Wines,
Spirits &c. while in their original bottles and to obviate the necessity of decanting
them into other special bottles of a certain size and shape as is customary in the
case of the ordinary Spirit Stands at present used.
In order to effect this I make a stand of wood or other suitable material as shown
in Fig. 1. This stand is composed of a base A, two upright ends B. B. and a fixed
connecting cross-piece at the top C, to which is attached a handle D, conveniently
placed for carrying the stand.
:
In the base are sunk recesses E. E. E. which are of a proper size to receive the
ordinary bottles, F. F. F. The fixed cross-piece C. only covers a portion of the
frame, the remaining part of the top being a moveable cover H. suitably hinged
at J. J. to the fixed cross-piece C..
To the under side of the cross-piece C. portions of hollow cylindrical cups K' K'K'
are fixed and they form receptacles or niches to receive the necks of the bottles.
Corresponding portions of cylindrical cups K2 K2 K2 are attached to the under side
of the hinged cover H in such a manner that when the cover is closed the two
respective portions of each cup are brought together and form a cylinder which
entirely surrounds and protects the corks and necks of the bottles.
Fig. 2. represents the top of the stand with the cover H raised, the portions of
cups K K² K² being consequently brought into a position at right angles to the one
they occupy when closed and allowing of the free withdrawal of the bottles F. F. F.
The cover H. is secured when closed by a suitable lock and catch at L.
It will be seen that by the arrangement of separate cups each bottle is kept in
position and secured independently of any other and thus a stand constructed to hold
three bottles will answer its purpose equally well with only one.
Although the stand is shown in the drawings as holding three bottles it is intended
to adapt the principle to any greater or less number.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Holding Wines, Spirits, and the like.
I, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS OETZMANN, Complete House Furnisher, 67 Hampstead
Road, London, N.W., do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :—
To protect and secure against pilferage or improper use such liquids as Wines,
Spirits &c. while in their original bottles and to obviate the necessity of decanting
them into other special bottles of a certain size and shape as is customary in the case
of the ordinary Spirit Stands at present used.
In order to effect this I make a stand of wood or other suitable material as shown in
Fig. 1 of the drawing left with the Provisional Specification. This Stand is composed
of a base A, two upright ends B. B. and a fixed connecting cross-piece at the top C.
to which is attached a handle D. conveniently placed for carrying the stand.
In the base are sunk recesses E. E. E. which are of a proper size to receive the
ordinary bottles F. F. F.

page_text: The fixed cross-piece (). only covers a portion of the frame, the remaining part of
the top being a moveable cover H, suitably hinged at J. J. to the fixed cross-piece C.
To the under side of the cross-piece C, portions of hollow cylindrical cups K'K' K'
are fixed and they form receptacles or niches to receive the necks of the bottles.
Corresponding portions of cylindrical cups K2 K2 K2 are attached to the under
side of the hinged cover H. in such a manner that when the cover is closed the two
respective portions of each cup are brought together and form a cylinder which
entirely surrounds and protects the corks and necks of the bottles.
Fig. 2. represents the top of the stand with the cover H. raised, the portions of
cups K2 K2 K2 being consequently brought into a position at right angles to the one
they occupy when closed and allowing of the free withdrawal of the bottles F. F. F.
The cover H. is secured when closed by a suitable lock and catch at L.
It will be seen that by the arrangement of separate cups each bottle is kept in
position and secured independently of any other and thus a stand constructed to hold
three bottles will answer its purpose equally well with only one.
Although the stand is shown in the drawings as holding three bottles, it is intended
to adapt the principle to any greater or less number.
Having now particularly described my invention and the manner in which the same
is to be performed what I desire to claim and protect by letters patent is--
A stand for Wines, Spirits and the like adapted for holding the ordinary wine
and spirit bottles of commerce or other similar bottles and securing the contents
against improper use or pilferage by means of a series of divided cups or covers,
the front portions of which (being fastened to a hinged cover) can be opened to
allow of the withdrawal of the bottles, and when closed come into contact with their
respective back portions and form complete cylinders entirely surrounding and
enclosing the corks and parts of the necks of the bottles substantially as shown and
described.
Dated this 12th day of August 1889.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS OETZMANN.