US2805776A

US2805776A - Furniture display rack

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Publication number: US2805776A
Application number: US515673A
Authority: US
Inventors: Michael J Levitin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1955-06-15
Filing date: 1955-06-15
Publication date: 1957-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 1974-09-10

Description

Sept. 10, 1957 Filed June 15, 1955 M. J. LEVITIN FURNITURE DISPLAY RACK 2 Sheets-Sheet l maelzle ifl INVENTOR.

ATTD R N EYS Sept: 10, 1957 M. J. LEVlTlN 2,805,776

FURNITURE DISPLAY RACK Filed June 15, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 16": "L Q. I .ill lh I INVENTOR;

6'2 ATTD R N EYS FURNITURE DISPLAY RACK Michael J. Levitin, Houston, Tex.

Application June 15, 1955, Serial No. 515,673

3 Claims. (Cl. 21127) This invention relates to frames for displaying objects, articles, and particularly devices offered for sale, and in particular, a rack or frame having side and end rails supported by telescoping posts wherein articles, such as pieces of furniture, may be supported above other furniture positioned on a floor with pieces of furniture carried by the telescoping posts and other pieces carried by the side and end rails positioned on upper ends of the posts.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for economizing ficor space in a furniture showroom wherein a plurality of pieces of furniture may be displayed in an area normally occupied by a single piece of furniture.

Various types of adjustable frames and display racks have been used for diiferent purposes; however, for displaying large articles such as davenports and other pieces of furniture to advantage it is desirable that supporting elements be provided for holding large pieces of furniture in such a manner that the supporting elements are substantially obscured.

The object of this invent-ion is, therefore, to provide a display rack for furniture and the like in which supporting elements of the rack are adapted to be adjusted to correspond with the pattern or shape of furniture to be displayed whereby the supporting frame or rack is substantially covered by furniture displayed thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a display rack for pieces of furniture in which the rack is adapted to be positioned over furniture positioned on a floor and in which the rack is adapted to support furniture at upper ends of supporting elements and also at points midway of the height of said elements.

A further object of the invention is to provide a furniture display rack which is adjustable to furniture of diiferent types and sizes in which the rack is of a simple and economcal construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the invention embodies end rails positioned upon upper ends of telescoping posts with adjustable side rails extending between ends of the end rails and with a telescoping strut connecting lower ends of the telescoping posts.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description, taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a front elevational view showing the improved furniture display rack with a davenport positioned on a horizontally disposed frame positioned above a similar :article of furniture and with the horizontally disposed frame supported on telescoping corner posts.

Figure 2 is a perspective view [illustrating the construction of the rack.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through one side of the frame at the upper end of the rack, taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross section through one end of the frame at the upper end of the rack, taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section, taken on line 55 of Figure 4,

hired States Patent-O ice showing one of the adjustable connections between the upper horizontally disposed frame and an upper section of a telescoping post, the parts being shown on an enlarged scale.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the connection shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal section through the lower part of the rack illustrating the telescoping strut for connecting the telescoping posts at the ends of the frame of the rack, parts being broken away and parts shown in section.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts, the improved furniture display rack of this invention includes slidably connected side rails having sections 10 and 11, L-shaped in cross section, slidably mounted in

sections

12 and 13, also L-shaped in cross section, one end of the rail 11 being connected to an end rail 14 from which an end rail 15 depends. The end rail 15 is adjustably connected to the end rail 14 by bolts 16 with nuts 17 on threaded ends and with the bolts extended through spaced openings 18 and 19 of horizontally disposed flanges of the end rails 14- and 15. At the opposite end of the frame rail 2% is connected to an end rail 21 in a manner similar to the connection of end rail 14 with end rail 15, and with bolts 16 and nuts 17 positioned in openings, such as the openings 18, of a horizontally disposed flange 22 of the end rail 21 and the openings 19 in a horizontally disposed flange 23 of the lower end rail 20.

One end of the side rail 13 is secured, such as by welding, as shown at the point 24, to the upper end rail 21 and one end of the rail 12 is secured, such as by welding, as shown at the point 25, to the extended end of the lower end rail 20. One end of the rail 10 is connected to the extended end of the lower rail 15 also by welding, or the like, as indicated by the numeral 26.

As illustrated in Figure 3, the

side rails

10 and 12 are connected by bolts 27 having nuts 28 on threaded ends thereof, the bolts being positioned in openings 29 of the

rail

10 and 30 of the rail 12. The side rails ill and R3 are connected with similar bolts and by this means the length of the display frame is readily adjustable.

A depending leg 31 of the end rail 15 and a corresponding leg 32 of the other end rail 26 are pivotally connected by studs 33 to upper ends of vertically disposed

telescoping rods

34 and 35, at the end of the frame on which the end rail 15 is positioned, and 36 and 37 on the end of the frame on which the end rail 20 is positioned and, as illustrated in Figure 2, the rods 34- and 35 are slidably mounted in

tubes

33 and 39 and the

rods

36 and 37 similarly mounted in tubes 4i) and 41, respectively. The rods are secured in adjusted positions in the tubes by set screws 42, as illustrated in Figure 4. The set screws d2 are threaded in bosses 43 on the sides of the tubes and spaced from upper ends thereof.

The lower ends of the tubes of the telescoping posts are mounted, such as by welding, to

bars

44 and 45 and the bars are adjustably connected with a telescoping strut including a rod 46 positioned with one end secured, such as by welding, to the bar 44 as shown at the point 47, and a tube 48 in which the rod 46 is slidably mounted and which is secured, such as by welding, as shown at the point 49, to the bar 45. The 'bar -14 is provided with downwardly extended ends or feet 5i? and 51 and the bar 45 is provided with similarly disposed ends or feet, as indicated by the

numerals

52 and 53. The rod 46 is secured in adjusted positions in the tube 4 8 by a set screw 54, similar to the set screws 42.

As illustrated in Figure 5, the studs 33, which are positioned in openings 55 in the

legs

31 and 32 of the lower end rails 15 and 20 are provided with heads 56 having radially disposed teeth 55'? on the surfaces from 3 which the studs extend, and the opposite ends of the studs are provided with threaded shanks 58 on which nuts 59 are positioned.

With the upper frame of the display rack carriedtby th adjustable telescopingtposts and with the legs 31' and.

32 of the lower L-shaped rails :and provided with slots 60, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, the elevation of the frame is adapted to be adjusted vertically and the frame is also adapted to he tilted withone side high and the other low to facilitate inspecting articles of furniture positioned thereon. The furniture carrying frame is also adjustable longitudinally and transversely so that it is adapted to support devices of different sizes.

As illustrated in Figure 1, wherein the telescoping posts are in retracted positions, a davenport or settee 61 may be supported by the rack above a similar davenport or settcc 62. With the posts extended to positions as illustrated in Figure 2, another davenport or other furniture may be clamped to the post and displayed between the

articles

61 and 62.

With the parts assembled as illustrated and described, furniture or other devices may be displayed at different elevations or in stacked relation particularly when it is desired to economize in floor space, and when the rack is not in use it may readily be taken apart and collapsed or folded for storage or shipping.

it will be understood that modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A furniture display rack comprising a rectangular shaped frame having side and end rails, means for adjusting the length of the side rails, said end rails including upper and lower L-shaped bars with horizontally disposed legs of the upper bars resting upon horizontally disposed legs of the lower bars and said horizontally disposed legs of the bars having spaced registering openings therein providing means for adjusting the width of the frame, bolts extended through the openings of the horizontally disposed bars, vertical-1y disposed rods positioned with upper ends thereof pivotally connected to vertically positioned legs of the lower L-shaped bars of said end rails, vertically disposed tubes in which the rods are slidably mounted, set screws in the tubes for retaining the rods in adjusted positions, bars connecting lower ends of the tubes at the ends of the rack, said bars having downwardly disposed end sections forming feet, and a telescoping strut having clamping means therein positioned with ends thereof secured to the transversely disposed bars.

2. A furniture display rack comprising a rectangular shaped frame having side and end rails, said end rails including upper and lower L-shaped bars with horizonwith upper ends thereof pivotally connected to vertically positioned legs of the lower L-shaped bars of said end rails, vertically disposed tubes in which the rods are slidably mounted, set screws in the tubes for retaining the rods in adjusted positions, bars connecting lower ends of the tubes at the ends of the rack, said bars havin g downwardly disposed end sections forming feet, and a telescoping strut having clamping means therein positioned with ends thereof secured to the transversely disposed bars, said transversely disposed end rails having slots therein and the upper ends of the rods on one side of the frame being connected to the end rails in said slots whereby one side of the frame is adapted to be elevated in relation to the other.

3. in a furniture display rack, the combination which comprises a rectangular shaped frame having side and end rails, the side rails being formed with nested angle bars L-shdped in cross section and the end rails being formed with angle bars, also L-shaped in cross section and with one angle bar positioned upon another and secured thereto by bolts in spaced openings of flanges thereof, said side rails also having spaced openings therein to facilitate adjusting the rails longitudinally, posts having tubular lower sections with telescoping rods slidably mounted therein positioned to correspond with the end rails of the frame, means pivotal-1y connecting upper ends of the rods to lower rails of the end rails of the frame, transversely disposed bars having depending ends secured to lower ends of the posts, and a telescoping strut having clamping means therein extended longitudinally of the rack and positioned with ends thereof conv nected to the bans upon which the telescoping posts are mounted.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 516,347 Chamberlin Mar 13, 1894 1,688,561 Straubb Oct. 23, 1928 2,515,911 Thomas July 18, 1950 2,749,071 Remstein June 5, 1956 FOREIGN PATENTS 366,128 France July 20, 1906 1,004,090 France Nov. 21, 1951 450,667 Great Britain July 22, 1936