Wine Rack

by:

Laura Tuttle, Jamie Feuerborn, and Shawna Ortiz

Kansas State University

These decorative zinc connectors are designed to use in wine rack assembly.  They are "X" shaped units with hollowed arms where wood pieces can be twisted in.  All four arms of the connector will hold round rods of any material.  The twist-in connection of the rods will resemble the buildable freedom of the tinker toy system.  Consumers can use these zinc connectors to build their own wine storage rack or other storage unit.  They can add or remove arms and rods fast and easily.  This product is designed to be flexible and easy for anyone to use.

It requires no tools for assembly.  The product is made of different types of solid zinc.  The arms are a combination of chrome plated zinc and sandblasted zinc.  The center of the connector is polished zinc with a decorative inset piece.