Modular wine cellar unit
US5215208A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C11/20
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A modular unit, suitable for above-ground cellaring of bottled wine, including a body member of insulating material which defines a cellaring chamber region therein for bottled wine, the body member having a front access opening, and a separable cover member of insulating material able to be fitted to the body member for closing the opening and to be removed for access. The cover member is adapted to be retained by means of a friction fit in the opening and has inner and outer surfaces, and a peripheral edge between those surfaces. The cover member is fitted to the body member by being at least partially received in the opening to achieve a friction fit around the peripheral edge between that edge and an opposed sealing surface defined around the opening; with the peripheral edge and the sealing surface being configured such that the friction fit is achieved only in a final stage of application of the cover member.
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