GB2045608A - Display stand for spectacles - Google Patents

Abstract

A stand (10) for displaying pairs of spectacles comprises a plurality of elongate compartments formed by a vertical partition (16), a plurality of horizontal floors (17) and a vertical side panel (19) and having a plurality of bars (18) for restraining movement in a transverse direction of each said compartment of spectacles when received thereon while permitting viewing of the spectacles. The stand (10) also comprises a door (28) which is securable in a closed position by means of a lock (29) whereby the door may be released and opened for removal or insertion of spectacles. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A display stand for spectacles This invention relates to a display device for displaying pairs of spectacles.

According to the present invention there is provided a display device for displaying pairs of spectacles comprising: a plurality of elongate compartments each for receiving a pair of spectacles and having a plurality of bars for restraining movement in a transverse direction of each said compartment of spectacles when received thereon while permitting viewing of spectacles, and means for restraining movement in a longitudinal direction of each said compartment of spectacles when received therein, said means being adapted to be moved so that a pair of spectacles received in a said compartment are removed therefrom in a longitudinal direction of the said compartment.

The compartments may be arranged in at least one tier and, preferably, are arranged in a plurality of tiers each tier being carried on and extending from a central support.

The support may be mounted on a base and may be rotatable on an axis extending upwardly from the base.

The support may comprise an elongate shaft a longitudinal axis of which is co-axial with the said axis, the saft having a plurality of arms extending radially therefrom.

The arms each may be adapted to locate thereon one of said tiers.

Each tier may be provided with one of a plurality of said means.

Each said means may comprise a door having a locking mechanism for securing the door in position relative to a corresponding tier thereby to restrain movement in a longitudinal direction of each compartment of the tier of pairs of spectacles when received therein.

Each tier may comprise a frame containing a plurality of said compartments.

Also according to the present invention there is provided a kit of parts for fabricating a display device.

Following is a description, by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, of one method of carrying the invention into effect.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a display stand in accordance with the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view of another embodiment of a display stand in accordance with the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a display stand in accordance with the present invention, and Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view of part of the stand illustrated in Fig. 3.

Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawings, there is shown a display stand 10 comprising a frame 11 having a lower rectangular base 12, an upper rectangular canopy 1 3 having the same dimensions as the base 1 2 and two pairs of elongate edge strips 1 4. Each strip 14 is of 'L' shape cross-section and is upstanding from a respective corner of the base 1 2 and an upper end portion of each strip is secured to a respective corner of the canopy 1 3 thereby supporting the canopy in a raised position relative to the base 1 2. The base 1 2 has depending therefrom a plinth 1 5.

The frame 11 contains a partition 1 6 upstanding from the base 1 2 and located equal distances inwardly of the base from a pair of opposite sides of the base. The partition 1 6 has a plurality of pairs of platforms 1 7 extending transversely thereof in spaced parallel relation upwardly from the base 12, the panels of each pair extending from opposite surfaces of the partition at equal distances above the base 12.The base 12, the canopy 1 3 and each of the platforms 1 7 is provided with a pair of spaced apertures 1 8 adjacent an edge extending parallel to the partition 1 6. The apertures 1 8 have the same diameter and are located relative to one another so that the apertures of each intermediate panel 1 7 are located below and above corresponding apertures in adjacent panels.The frame 11 is provided with a rectangular side panel 1 9 located by one pair of the edge strips 14, the side panel 1 9 having a transverse dimension corresponding to the spacing of said pair of edge strips and having a longitudinal dimensions corresponding to the spacing of the canopy 1 3 from the base 1 2. The side panel 1 9 is provided with an aperture 20 intermediate its upper and lower ends.

The frame 11 also contains four metal rods 21 each of which has a smaller diameter than the diameter of each of the apertures 1 8 and each rod 21 has the same longitudinal dimension as the strips 1 4 and extends through apertures 1 8 of the platforms 17, the longitudinal axes of the rods being parallel to the strips 14.

One of the strips 1 4 remote from the side panel 1 9 is provided with three longitudinally spaced hinges 22 and the other of the strips 1 4 remote from the side panel 1 9 is provided with a face plate 23 projecting from the associated strip 1 4 towards the other strip 1 4 paired therewith and between two pairs of adjacent platforms. The lower pair of the platforms 1 7 are provided with an upstanding plate 24 having an aperture 25 therein. The strips 14 have secured thereto a pair of cover panels 26 and 27 which are located parallel to the partition 16 outside of the rods 21 and between the said two pairs of adjacent platforms.

The hinges 22 are secured to a longitudinal margin of a rectangular door 28 having inner and outer surfaces corresponding in area to inner and outer surfaces of the side panel 1 9.

The door is provided with a lock mechanism 29 having a rotatably mounted plate 30. The door is pivotable on the hinges 22 from an open position as shown in Fig. 1 to a closed position in which it is parallel to the side panel 1 9. When in the closed position, the lock mechanism is operated whereby the plate 30 is rotated and engages a rear surface of the face plate 23, restraining pivotal movement of the door 28 from the closed position.

In use, the stand 10 is located with the plinth supported on a surface. The locking mechanism is rotated to release the plate 30 from engagement with the face plate 23 and the door 28 is pivoted to an open position as shown in Fig. 1. Pairs of spectacles then are inserted longitudinally onto each of the platforms 17, except those supporting the upstanding plate 24, and on the base 1 2 on either side of the partition 1 6. The door then is closed and locked. The pairs of spectacles can be viewed on the platforms 1 7 but are restrained from being removed in a direction normal to the plane of the partition 1 6 by the rods 21.When a selected pair of spectacles is to be removed from the stand 10, the door is unlocked and opened and the selected pair of spectacles is withdrawn from an associated platform 1 7 in a direction parallel to the plane of the partition 16. The door is then closed and locked.

The stand may be made of metal such as aluminum, except for the door, which may be of steel.

Referring now to Fig. 2, there is shown a stand 31 which is similar to the stand 31 has a partition 32 and platforms 33 formed integrally therewith, the partition and platforms being of plastics material. The stand 31 is provided with a centrally located block 34 having a bore 35 therein extending parallel to the partition 32.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4, there is shown a support 36 for supporting a plurality of stands 10 to 31. The support 36 comprises a disc 37 having a plurality of legs 38 extending radially outwardly therefrom and having an aperture 39 centrally located therein. The aperture 39 is adapted to receive a lower end portion of a pin 40 depending from an end of a shaft 41 so that when the pin 40 is located therein the shaft 41 is upstanding from the disc 37 and is rotatable relative thereto on a central longitudinal axis of the pin 40. Prior to insertion in the aperture 39 of the disc 37, the pin 40 is inserted through a washer 42.

The shaft 41 comprises a substantially rectangular hollow box in transverse cross-section, having four outer surfaces 43 each of transverse dimension corresponding to the transverse dimension of the platforms 17, 33 normal to the plane of the corresponding partition 16, 32 of the corresponding stands 10, 31. Each outer surface 43 of the shaft 41 is provided with a lower outwardly projecting flange 44 and upper and lower outwardly projecting locating dowels 45. The shaft 41 is provided with slots 46 in each of the walls thereof, the slots in opposite facing walls having extending therethrough rods 47 having threaded end portions 48 each adapted to receive one of of a plurality of washers 49 and one of a plurality of nuts 50.The shaft 41 has an upper end adapted to be closed by a cover 51 having outwardly projecting lamina portions 52 each corresponding in area to the area of the canopy 1 3 of the stand 10.

The support 36 is adapted to receive four stands 10. Each stand is located so that an outer surface of the side panel 1 9 thereof is adjacent a corresponding outer surface 43 of the shaft 41 and the rod 47 projecting from that outer surface 43 projects through the aperture 20 in the side panel and the aperture 25 in the upstanding plate 24. Each stand 10 thus is moved towards the shaft 41 so that a lower side edge portion of the base 1 2 is located on a corresponding flange 44 of the shaft 41 and the dowels 45 are located in apertures (not shown) in corresponding side panels 1 9. The stands 10 are secured to the shaft 41 means of the nuts 50 which are screwed onto the threaded end portions 48 of the rods 47 subsequent to the rods having had the washers 49 located thereon. The cover 51 then is located on the shaft 41 and on the respective canopies 1 3 of the stand 10 to provide a console as shown in Fig. 3 comprising a plurality of stands 10 secured together and rotatable together on the central longitudinal axis of the pin 40 depending from the shaft 41.

It will be appreciated that the stands 10 secured to the shaft 41 may be replaced by the stands 31, the rods 47 then extending through corresponding bores 35 of the blocks 34 of the respective stands 31. It will also be appreciated that the shaft 41 may be provided with more or less than four outer surfaces 43 and may be provided with corresponding stands 10 or 31.

Claims (11)

1. A display device for displaying pairs of spectacles comprising: a plurality of elongate compartments each for receiving a pair of spectacles and having a plurality of bars for restraining movement in a transverse direction of each said compartment of spectacles when received thereon while permitting viewing of spectacles, and means for restraining movement in a longitudinal direction of each said compartment of spectacles when received therein, said means being adapted to be moved to permit removal of a pair of spectacles from a said compartment in a longitudinal direction of the said compartment.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compartments are arranged in at least one tier.

3. A device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the compartments are arranged in a plurality of tiers, each tier being carried on an extending from a central support.

4. A device as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3 wherein each tier is provided with one of a plurality of said means.

5. A device as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4 wherein each said means comprises a door having a locking mechanism for securing the door in position relative to a corresponding tier thereby to restrain movement in a longitudinal direction of each compartment of the tier of pairs of spectacles when received therein.

6. A device as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 5 wherein each tier comprises a frame containing a plurality of said compartments.

7. A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the support is mounted on a base and is rotatable on an axis extending upwardly from the base.

8. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the support comprises an elongate shaft a longitudinal axis of which is co-axial with the said axis, the shaft having a plurality of arms extending radially therefrom.

9. A device as claimed in claim 8 wherein the arms are each adapted to locate thereon one of said tiers.

10. A kit of parts for fabricating a display device in accordance with any one of the preceding claims.

11. A device for displaying pairs of spectacles substantially as hereinbefore described as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.