Glass and bottle holders

Abstract

A holder for transporting and / or displaying bottles and / or glasses is disclosed. The holder preferably includes a base having at least one slot, the slot terminating in an opening. In an alternative embodiment, the base may rest on a flat surface at an angle to display a bottle.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of Provisional Application No. 60 / 490,130 filed Jul. 24, 2003, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for holding and transporting bottles and glasses. Specifically, the present application discloses a holder including slots which may be used to easily and safely transport a number of glasses, such as wine glasses. The holder also may be adapted to secure a bottle or bottles, such as a wine bottle. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Transporting beverages contained in bottles or other containers and multiple glasses often requires numerous trips. For example, if an individual carries a bottle in one hand, he or she likely cannot carry more than one or two glasses, such as wine glasses, in the other hand. It is often desirable to carry numerou...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] The preferred embodiments of the holder of the present invention have several features, no single one of which is solely responsible for their desirable attributes. Without limiting the scope of the holder as expressed by the claims, its more prominent features will now be discussed briefly. After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading the section entitled “Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments,” one will understand how the features of the preferred embodiments provide advantages, which include easy and safe transport of glasses and / or bottles and the display of a bottle or bottles.

[0009] In another preferred embodiment, the base includes a handle and / or retractable feet. The handle may be used to transport the base as well as the plurality of glasses and / or bottles. The handle may also be used to assist in displaying a bottle. The base may also include one or more retractable feet which can be extended to assist in the display of the bottle.

Problems solved by technology

Transporting beverages contained in bottles or other containers and multiple glasses often requires numerous trips.

First, waiters and waitresses are often traveling in crowded spaces and, if another person knocks into the waiter or waitress, he or she may drop the tray, breaking the glasses and / or bottles thereon.

In addition, it is difficult to carefully balance a flat tray for a long distance.

Thus, articles on the tray may tip over and break, even if the tray does not hit an unanticipated object.

Moreover, these trays are normally not used to hold beverages, such as wine in bottles, at their final destination.

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