US1197576A - Display-rack. - Google Patents

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G. W. DOANE, In. 6L A. BACON.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION nusn NOV. 5. 19:5.

1,197,576, PatenLedSept 5, 1916.

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G. W. DOANE, JR. & A. BACON.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 5. I9I 5.

11,197,576. Patented Sept. 5,1916,

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INVENTORS WITNESS eozyefZfiamefhd GEORGE W. DOANE, JR., AND AME-DEE BACON, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN- UBS TO DOANE & WILLIAMS COMPANY, OF HOLYGKE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CQRPO- RATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, rare.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. DOANE, Jim, and Armenia Bacon, citizens of the United. States, residing in the city of Holyoke, county of Hampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Display-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in store fixtures and more particularly it relates to movable shelves on which is placed av box or container for receiving various articles of merchandise, as biscuits, wafers, saltines and so forth. This box or container is usually constructed of some light weight material as tin, having a transparent front to exhibit the articles contained therein and closed by means of a swinging cover. It is mounted on a movable shelf that can be readily drawn forward and partially out of its cabinet and then readily returned to its original position by pushing inward. In order to afford means for conveniently removing the articles from the container it is necessary to provide a shelf construction that can be readily moved in and out of the containing cabinet.

The invention broadly comprises a cabinet or casing member having side plates secured thereto and formed with a pair of grooves in the side thereof; one of the grooves being horizontally arranged and the other at an angle to the horizontal. 'Located in these grooves are pins which proj ect outwardly from the opposite side edges of the slidable shelf, whereby when the shelf is drawn forward the pin that is located in the horizontal groove can be moved to the forward edge of the same and the pin that is located in the inclined groove will be carried upward to cause the shelf to assume a tilting or inclined position as will be fully explained.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cabinet showing the slidable shelf in an inclined position with a container box thereon. The upper part of this figure shows the shelf pushed back into the cabinet; Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the cabinet showing the goods as they are usually displayed; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the slidable shelf illustrating the bearing pins and the handle by means of which the shelf and the container box can be drawn out and pushed back into the cabinet; and Fig. 4 is a detailview of one of the side plates in which grooves are formed to receive the bearing pins.

' Referring to the drawings in detail 1 designates the cabinet or casing member, 2 the plate in the side of which the horizontal groove 3 and the inclined groove 4 are formed.

5 is the shelf member proper in the opposite side edges of which are inserted the bearing pins 6 and '7. This shelf is formed with a front rail member 8 against which the forward edge of the box 9 rests when the shelf is drawn out into an inclined position.

10 represents a bail having an offset handle portion 11. This bail is carried downward and is suitably secured to the rail member S, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Secured to the bail 8 are metal side plates 12 which are attached to the shelf 5, as indicated at 13. Fig. 1 at the upper portion shows the shelf in its normally closed position with the container box 9 thereon. lVhen it is desired to remove the goods from the box 9 the operator pulls the shelf outward by means of the handle 11. The forward pin 7 will travel to the forward end of the slot 3 and the rear pin 6 will travel up the inclined groove 4, as shown at the lower portion of Fig. 1. The elevation of the rear end of the shelf 5, by means of the pin 6 and the inclined groove 4 will cause the shelf to be tipped forwardly into the position shown. The cover 1st of the box can now be swung upward and allowed to rest against the front part of the cabinet as shown permitting the operator to readily remove the various articles from the box. After the cover is closed the box and. shelf are then pushed back into the cabinet again by means of the handle 11, as readily understood.

It will be noticed that the groove i is formed with a horizontal portion 4 to receive the rear pin 6 when the shelf is pushed back. It will also be noticed that the rail 8 provides a suitable stop for the box 9 when in its outward position. It will also be seen from this explanation that we have con structed a very simple and inexpensive cabinet for containing, displaying and permitting the removal of various articles of merchandise.

On account of the shelf 5 being moved into the inclined position shown in Fig. 1, it is possible to readily remove the container 9 from the shelf and substitute another there for. The bail 10 also serves as a stop for the container when the shelf is in the posi tion shown in Fig. 1 at the bottom portion.

#[Vhat we claim is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising in combination, an inclosing cabinet member, plate members secured thereto and having separate and independent grooves formed in the sides thereof and spaced one behind the other, the forwardly located one of the grooves lying in a horizontal plane and the other, or rearwardly located groove in an inclined plane, the rear portion of the latter groove being located in a horizontal plane, a shelf, pins projecting from the opposite side edges of the same and engaging the grooves in the plate members, a rail secured to the forward edge of the shelf to serve as a stop for the container, whereby when the shelf is withdrawn the traverse of the pins to the forward edges of the grooves will serve to automatically incline the shelf and the container, as described.

2. A cabinet of the kind described, comprising, a casing, plate members secured thereto, said members each having grooves formed therein, one of the grooves being in a horizontal plane and the other in an inclined plane, the rear portion of the inclined grooves merging into a horizontal plane, a

slidable shelf upon which boxes for receiving goods are placed, a pair of pins projecting from the opposite side edges of the shelf and engaging the grooves in the plates, side plates secured to the upper opposite side edges of the shelf for retaining the box in place on the shelf, a bail attached to the forward edge of the side plates and the forward edge of the shelf and formed with an offset portion to constitute a handle, and a stop rail secured to the forward edge of the shelf and against which the container box presses when the shelf is moved into an inclined position, as described.

3; A cabinet comprising in combination, an inclosing casing, a movable shelf to receive a suitable container, guide and supporting pins secured to the opposite side edges of the shelf, members secured to the casing and having a horizontal and an inclined groove therein to receive the pins on theinovable shelf, the rear pin being located in the inclined groove serving to tilt the shelf as it travels forward and upward in said groove, a rail secured to the forward edge of the shelf for retaining the container in place as the shelf is tipped forwardly, and means comprising a bail attached to the rail to serve as a stop for the container and a handle for operating the shelf, as described.

GEORGE W. DOANE, JR. AMEDEE BACON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by'addressingi the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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