Bottle rack - STACT Wine Displays Inc.

Title:

Bottle rack

United States Patent D739190

Inventors:

Kasza, Jamie Dennis (Vancouver, CA)
Pfeiffer, Eric John (Oakland, CA, US)

Application Number:

29/456590

Publication Date:

09/22/2015

Filing Date:

05/31/2013

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

STACT Wine Displays Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, CA)

Primary Class:

D07/701

International Classes:

(IPC1-7): 0706

Field of Search:

D7/701-708, D7/619.1-625, D7/600, 248/213.2, 248/220.41, 248/311.2, 248/312.1, 211/189, 211/193, 211/168, 211/171, 211/170, 211/94.01, 211/85.31, 211/74-75, 211/85.5, 211/71.01, 211/125, D6/682.6, D6/676.5, D6/677.5, D6/678.4, D6/680.3, D6/682.2, D6/682.5

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Primary Examiner:

Laymon, Wan

Assistant Examiner:

Booker, Mark

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

LeClairRyan, A Professional Corporation

Claims:

CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for a bottle rack, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the front and right side of the bottle rack, having indefinite length and width, according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the bottle rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the bottle rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the bottle rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the bottle rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the bottle rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view from the front and right side of the bottle rack, having indefinite length and width, according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the bottle rack of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the bottle rack of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the bottle rack of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view of the bottle rack of FIGS. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the bottle rack of FIG. 7.

The dashed lines in FIGS. 3 to 6 and 9 to 12 represent portions of the bottle rack that do not form part of the claimed design. The dashed lines in FIGS. 1 and 7 represent a bottle, which forms part of the environment. The patterns of rods shown extending from the surface repeat throughout the length and width of the article.

The broken away symbols in the drawings indicate that any portion of the article beyond what is shown forms no part of the claimed design.