Patent ID: 7350647

Claim:
A bottle rack comprising a width (B) and length (L), a number (N) of receivers ( 2 ) each extending parallel to the length (L) and arranged adjacent one another in the direction of the width (B) for receiving and storing bottles ( 20 ) in alignment parallel to the length (L), wherein a number (N-N 1 ) of the adjacently-arranged receivers ( 2 ) are stationary and a number (N 1 ) of the adjacently-arranged receivers ( 2 ) each comprise a pivotal portion ( 3 ) having a length (L 1 >L) less than length (L) of the bottle rack ( 1 ) and are pivotal to a downward angular position relative to the adjacent, stationary receivers ( 2 ), such that bottles ( 22 ) supported upon said respective pivotal portions ( 3 ) are presented in sloping position, additionally comprising a latching device ( 9 , 10 ) arranged to fix the downwardly pivotal portions and stationary receivers ( 2 , 3 ) to one another without downward pivoting of the pivotal portions ( 3 ), and wherein the latching device comprises a displaceable fixing spigot which can be displaced from either a stationary part into a downwardly pivotal part of the bottle rack ( 1 ) or from the downwardly pivotal part into the stationary part of the bottle rack ( 1 ).