Patent ID: 8061538

Claim:
Wine storage system comprising: a front panel; a back panel; and a first and a second side panel, wherein said front panel, back panel, and side panels are detachably connected to form a rack defining a plurality of wine bottle apertures, and said front panel and back panel each comprise said plurality of wine bottle apertures which are configured to receive wine bottles, said front panel defining a front panel circumferential shelf being adjacent said front panel wine bottle apertures and extending from a front face of said front panel to a back face of said front panel so as to form a circumferential extension protruding from said back face of said front panel toward said back panel at a predetermined distance to hold a bottle of wine thereat, said circumferential extension of each of said circumferential shelves defining a circumferential rim portion defining a circumferential terminal end surface of said circumferential extension, each of said apertures and said circumferential shelves of said front panel corresponding respectively to said wine bottle apertures of said back panel so as to form a support structure for wine bottles to be placed at an incline or at a substantially horizontal position on said rack, and in which front panel holding structure for holding said front panel and side panels in stationary engagement relative to each other extends from at least a pair of said circumferential extensions formed by said circumferential shelves and between said back face of said front panel and said circumferential terminal end surfaces of said pair of said circumferential extensions, said front panel holding structure defining multiple engagement members that when engaged substantially inhibit separation and limit lateral and vertical movement between said front panel and said side panels.