Arrangement of rack and corkscrew

Abstract

An arrangement includes a rack and a corkscrew. The rack is configured to be capable of holding plural bottles. The rack includes a holder formed in the rack. The corkscrew has a size and shape to render it detachably attachable to the holder.

1 . An arrangement comprising a rack and a corkscrew, wherein: 
 the rack is configured to be capable of holding plural bottles;    the rack includes a first holder formed therein; and    the corkscrew has a size and shape to render it detachably attachable to the first holder.    
   
   
       2 . An arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the rack includes: 
 a back piece having a top edge and a bottom edge;    a front piece having a top edge and a bottom edge; the top edge of the front piece being hinged to the top edge of the back piece; and    an extension mechanism coupled between the bottom edge of the back piece and the bottom edge of the front piece.    
   
   
       3 . An arrangement according to  claim 2 , wherein: 
 the extension mechanism is capable of selectively expanding between a first extent and a second extent;    the front piece and back piece are splayed at a first splayed angle defined to have a vertex where the top edges of the front and back pieces are hinged when the extension mechanism is expanded to the first extent;    the front piece and back piece are splayed at a second splayed angle defined to have a vertex where the top edges of the front and back pieces are hinged when the extension mechanism is expanded to the second extent; and    the first splayed angle is less than the second splayed angle.    
   
   
       4 . An arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the first holder includes: 
 a first recess formed therein conformal to the size and the shape of the corkscrew; and    a first restraint capable of holding the corkscrew in the first recess.    
   
   
       5 . An arrangement according to  claim 4 , wherein: 
 the first restrain includes flexible resilient tabs fixed to a perimeter of the first recess; and    the flexible resilient tabs are sized and positioned within the first recess to permit the corkscrew to be pressed into the first recess manually, to render the corkscrew held within the first recess with sufficient force to prevent it from falling out of the first recess, and to permit the corkscrew to be manually urged out of the first recess.    
   
   
       6 . An arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the rack includes: 
 a back piece has a plurality of apertures formed therein sized to accommodate a corresponding plurality of bottles;    the back piece includes a restraint disposed to protrude into each aperture in the back piece in a way that provides friction between the restraint and a bottle that might be passed through the aperture;    a front piece having a plurality of apertures formed therein sized to accommodate a corresponding plurality of bottles, each aperture in the front piece corresponding to an aperture in the back piece; and    the front piece includes a restraint disposed to protrude into each aperture in the front piece in a way that provides friction between the restraint and a bottle that might be passed through the aperture.    
   
   
       7 . An arrangement according to  claim 6 , wherein: 
 the restraint in each aperture of the front piece includes plural round rubbery washers fixed to the front piece and disposed to partially protrude into the aperture; and    the restraint in each aperture of the back piece includes plural round rubbery washers fixed to the back piece and disposed to partially protrude into the aperture.    
   
   
       8 . An arrangement according to  claim 1 , further including a foil cutter, wherein: 
 the rack includes a second holder formed therein; and    the foil cutter has a size and shape to render it detachably attachable to the second holder.    
   
   
       9 . An arrangement according to  claim 1 , further including a reusable bottle stopper, wherein: 
 the rack includes a second holder formed therein; and    the reusable bottle stopper has a size and shape to render it detachably attachable to the second holder.    
   
   
       10 . An arrangement according to  claim 9 , further including a foil cutter, wherein: 
 the rack includes a third holder formed therein; and    the foil cutter has a size and shape to render it detachably attachable to the third holder.