Improvement in Wine Bins.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1889-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Wine Bins.
I WILLIAM THOMPSON of Evesham Road Stratford upon Avon in the County of
Warwick Architect and Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
My Invention has for its object a simple and cheap method of constructing and
forming Wine Bins such that each bottle is secured horizontally in a compartment
by itself. In order to effect this object 1 use cellular and perforated blocks which
may be of Concrete, Artificial Stone, Clay or Earthenware the cells and perforations
in the blocks are slightly enlarged on the face side to serve as a guide and prevent
damage to the bottles in moving them in and out.
To form the bins I build the cellular blocks together in horizontal courses-the
blocks also serve for and may form a portion of the structural walls of a building or
in forming partition walls. The perforated blocks I build together in horizontal
courses against a wall or partition.
The blocks may be made in convenient sizes and the cells and perforations to suit
various sizes and shapes of bottles as desired.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Wine Bins.
I WILLIAM THOMPSON of Evesham Road Stratford upon Avon in the County of
Warwick Architect and Surveyor 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 :-
My Invention has for its object a simple and cheap method of constructing and
forming Wine Bins such that each bottle is secured horizontally in a compartment by
itself thereby securing an even temperature. In order to effect this purpose I use
cellular and perforated blocks of rectangular shape, which may be of Concrete,
Artificial Stone, Clay or Earthenware the cells and perforations in the blocks are
larger in diameter and longer than the bottles they are intended to hold and are
slightly enlarged on their face sides to serve as a guide and prevent damage to bottles
in moving them in and out. The blocks used are of two kinds cellular and
perforated.
To form a Wine Bin composed of cellular blocks I build a number of the cellular
blocks together in horizontal courses in conjunction with a Wall of Brick Stone or
other materials forming the structural portion of a house or other building.
To form a Wine Bin composed of perforated blocks I take a number of blocks
necessary for the size of bin desired and build them together in horizontal courses
against a Wall or Partition.
In order that my said Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate what I
find to be the best method of carrying my said Invention into practice but it is to be
understood that the said Invention is not limited to the precise details shewn.
Figure 1. Represents a vertical section of a portion of a Wine Bin composed of
cellular blocks. A. A. Wall of Brick, Stone or other materials forming a structural
portion of a house or other building. C. C. C. C. cellular blocks the cells enlarged
on face sides to serve as a guide and prevent damage to bottles in moving them in
and out. E. Bottle.

page_text: Figure 2. Represents a vertical section of a portion of a Wine Bin shewing the
perforated blocks built together in horizontal courses against a Wall or Partition.
B. Wall or Partition. D. D. D. D. Perforated blocks the perforations being
enlarged on the face side.. E bottle..
Figure 3 Represents an elevation of a portion of a Wine Bin formed of per-
forated blocks. D. D. perforated blocks. E. E. E. E. E. E. bottles laid in the
perforations.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is :-
The construction of a Wine Bin consisting of a number of cellular blocks and also
the construction of a Wine Bin consisting of a number of perforated blocks the said
cellular and perforated blocks being of Concrete, Artificial Stone, Clay or Earthenware
built together substantially as and for the purposes heroin set forth.
Dated this 96th day of July 1889
WILLIAM THOMPSON.