US1132392A

US1132392A - Ax-display stand.

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Publication number: US1132392A
Application number: US80?49713A
Authority: US
Inventors: Clarence Lemuel Samuel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Publication date: 1915-03-16
Anticipated expiration: 1932-03-16

Description

G. L. SAMUEL.

AX DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1913.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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adapted especially for the display of axes,

ax handles andheads and other articles.

The general objects of the invention are toimprove. and simplify the construction of exhibiting stands, racks-or. the like so. as to be com aratively inexpensive to manufacture, ta e up a minimum of floor spacewhile having. a large. storing capacity, and .at the same time holding the. axes in such a mannor as to .efiectively displaythem.

Another .ob ect of the invention is the provision of a display stand made in a. plurality of sections, a main or. central. section serving to hold .rows .of'hanxiled axes or heads, aside .on overhanging. section carried by the main section andserving to hold ax handles and unhandled heads, another Lside section ,carried ;by .the .main section which servestohold any desired articles,

such .as scythe blades.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the rack or stand that. it will hold .a plurality of rows of axes which areeiiectively maintained in spaced relation, the

means for. holding-each row of axes consist-- ing of two horizontal bars for supporting the heads of the axes and grip. portions. of the handles respectively, and a notched bitengaging-bar or spacing element into the notches of which the bits or blades of the axes. engage, whereby the axes are held spaced apart.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises various novel features of construction and-arrangement of partssuch as will be set forth with particularity in the follow-ing description and claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one .embodiment of the invention, and wherein. similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the combination stand or rack;:F-ig. 2 is a vertical section thereof. showing rows of axes positioned thereon; Fig. 3 is an end view of a .side-raoklor extension of; thestand'tor holdstandards. ards together these bars-4- serve. to hold the Specification of Letters Patent. P te t 3 %915, application filed November 28, Serial No. 803,497. I

ing the handles and axheads; Fig.4: is a vertical section of this side extenslon with ax.v handles positioned therein; :Fig. .5 is an end V18W of the means for supporting scytheblades; and Fig. 6 is a detail sectional. vview showing the manner of supporting the notched blade-receiving bars. 7

Referring to the drawing, a pet is shown as constructed of pipe. stockandcouplings so as to make a durable .d substantial structure at a minimum .of labor and. expense, but it is to beunderstoodthat other material may he employedinthe. con struction. of the stand. The stand comprises front standards A. and A ards B and B, eachof.whichismadepf sect ons 1 of pipe united-by couplings 2.

by horizontal bars -3 which arennited to the standards .bythe, couplings. 2. Between therear standards B and B arehoriZointally disposed wooden bars 4 which are fastenedby clips 5 to the couplings.2,.of the rear standards, said clips being engaged The front standards are connected. togetherit 'bottom bead-S orfianges .6 .,of.the con-- -pl1ngs,. as clearly shown in ;Fig. 6, so that the barswill notslip downwardly. on the B sides connecting the standaxes in the rack orstand in spaced relation, since the upper edges of these .bars 4 are v and rear standprovided with spaced recesses or notches 7 to,receive the bits or blades of the axes.

In front of each bar d is .a rest. or. support 8 disposed horizontally and. consistingeach of a section. of pipe or .rod. The ends. of

these supports 8 are connectedwith .cou-- phngs 9 WhlCh are in turn connectedby sections of pipe 10 with the couplings 2 of per ends of the rear standards. the pres ent embodiment there are .four notched blade-receiving bars 4, but any desired number may be employed. Cot perating with the lowest bar 4 is a fronthandle-supporting rod 3 which is connected to the front s'tan ardsby. hangers 3 which arefastenedto the lowest ceuplingsQ of the: front standthe rear standards. Certainof thecouplings ards. In use, the axes are placed on the stand as shown in Fig. 2. The grip ends of the handles rest 0 top of the

horizontal supports

3 and 3 rz h le the heads of the axes rest on the r ar supports 8, the blades or bits of the axes extending mto the notches Z of'the bars 4. In order that the dimension of the stand from front to rear may be reduced to a minimum the supports 3 are mounted considerably lower than the corresponding supports 8 for the rows of axes, and consequently the handles of the axes will be inclined downwardly from the I rear to the front of the stand. The rows of handles and ax heads.

axes are spaced vertically far enough apart to enable the axes to be taken from the stand with facility. As the grip ends of the handles are foremost any ax can be grasped and removed from the stand." When the stand is used against the wall the axes are accessible only from the front, but when the stand is placed nearer toward the center of the floor the axes are accessible from the rear,since both the front and rear of the stand are open. At the rear of the stand there is a top extension consisting of upwardly-extending members 12 fastened to the rear standards and a horizontal connecting member 13, on which latter is suspended a sign board 14 which can contain any/suitable advertising matter.

The stand is provided with a lateral extension or rack section 0 which is made of pipe stock and couplings, this rack section being used for the purpose. of holding ax The section 0' is a skeleton rectangular structure consisting of upper horizontal rods or bars 15 and 16 secured to couplings in the front and rear standards A and B, and lower front and rear bars 15 and 16 secured to conplings 2 in the said standards. The

' members 15 and 15 are connected by vertical member 17, while the

members

16 and 16 are connected by a vertical member 18, couplings 19 being employed to unite the parts. Between the upper set of couplings 19 is a connecting member 20 extendingfrom the front to the rear, and a corresponding member 21 unites the lower couplings 19. Between the members 15 and 16 are horizontal bars 22 which are arranged close enough together that between every pair of adjacent bars 22 ax handles can be placed and suspended by their grip ends, Fig. 4, since these ends are the thickest part of the axhandle. The head ends I) of the handles extend downwardly through the bottom of the handle rack G, which bottom is open. By suspendin the handles in this manner there is no liability of their becoming twisted or warped, as is common in the case with the old methods of storing away handles. Obviously a large number of handles can be held between each pair of bars 22, so that the .handle rack G, as shown, will have a large capacity. At the front, rear and sides of the rac C, are ax head supports or holders comprising vertical members 23 fastened to the top and bottom of the rack G, and on these members 23 are laterally-extending fingers or cross members 24.- on which single or double bit ax heads 0, as shown in Fig. 3, are su ported, the eyes of the ax heads receiving the horizontal supporting fingers 24..

At the opposite side of the stand from the handle rack C is a rack D used for the purpose of supporting rows ofscythe blades. For supporting each row of blades an extension 8 projects from each coupling 9, and a notched wooden strip or support 25 is mounted on the front standard A. The hook or inner ends (2 of the scythe blade e are engaged over the extensions or members 8 ,.to be supported thereby, as shown in Fig. 5, while the tip portions of the blades are supported by the notched strips 25. These strips 25, which serve to keep the blades spaced apart, are fastened by means of clips 26 to laterally-extending arms 27 fastened to the couplings 2 of the front standard A and to the hanger 3 The edges of the blades are turned downwardly so that there I is no danger of a person becoming out by accidental contact with the blades.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation, to-

gether with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I. desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, ll

. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A display stand comprising front and rear standards at each end of the stand, and each standard consisting of pipe sections united by couplings, transverse members connected with the couplings of front and rear standards, longitudinal members connected with the couplings of the front standard, horizontal longitudinal members connected with the transverse members and disposed respectively above the corresponding front longitudinal members, and notched horizontal bars disposed adjacent the lastmentioned members and fastened to the couplings of the rear standard.

2. A display stand comprising front and rear standards at eachend of the stand, and each standard consisting of pipe sections united by couplings, transverse members connected with the couplings of front and rear standards, longitudinal members connected withthe couplings of the front standard, horizontal longitudinal members connected with the transverse members and disposed respectively above the corresponding front longitudinal members, notched horizontal bars disposed adjacent the. horizontal longitudinal members and fastened to the couplings of the rear standard, outwardlyextending article-holding members connected with the couplings of the front standards, notched bars on such outwardly-extending members, and additional outwardlyextendmg members disposed parallel with the last-mentioned notched bars and connected with the transverse members of the adjacent end of the stand.

3. A stand for displaying axes, comprisbars,

disposed in front of the notched bars for supporting the heads of axes with the blades of the axes disposed in the notches of the front standards, and bars extending between and connected with the front standards for supporting the handles of the axes.v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this s ecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses CLARENCE LEMUEL SAMUEL.

Witnesses: l

J. O. ANDERSON, 'lHos. J. HARRISON=