US1219784A

US1219784A - Hat-rack.

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Publication number: US1219784A
Application number: US79843313A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert R Smith
Original assignee: MILLER LOCK Co
Current assignee: MILLER LOCK Co
Priority date: 1913-10-31
Filing date: 1913-10-31
Publication date: 1917-03-20
Anticipated expiration: 1934-03-20

Description

R. R. SMITH.

HAT RACK.

APPLICATION FILED 00131. \91s.

I Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

3 SHEETSSHEET l- HYVENTUR M,

I ll |l 1 I y L ull ATTORNEYS R. R. SMITH.

HAT RACK.

APPLICATION FILED 001.31.1913.

1,21 9,784 Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR ATTORNEYS B. SMITH. HAT RACK.

APPLICATION HLED OCTJ3I. 1913.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- Patented Mar. 20

1,21 wgh ATTORNEYS tion of a hat rack such as pnrrnn stains Mm o inion. 1

ROBERT E. SMITH, or rHILADELrHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB. 'ro MILLER LOCK COMPANY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYL- VANIA.

' HAT-RACK,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT B. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Hat-Rack, of which'the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construcis used by hat manufacturers during the process of manufacture, for the purpose of transporting the hats from place to place where they are subjected to the various processes during their different stages of manufacture. The old style hat racks which have generally been 1 employed for this purpose have beenmade of wood having cross bars on which the hats were placed to convey them to different departrnents in the factory. These racks took upa great deal of room, wereeasily broken and in need of constant repair, and when not in use required a large amount of storage space and were also heavy and unwieldy to handle.

By my present construction I have produced a metallic hat rack which can" be cheaply manufactured and is capable of be ing readily transported'from different 'departments in the factory, the device being eX- ceedingly-rigid and durable and being constructed to have minimum weight and maximum strength so that two or more of the racks can be superimposed upon each other, my novel hat rack beinginuch more durable than the ordinary racks in use and being easily moved upon the floor Without lifting, no feet being required as the rack rests simply upon the gliders attached to the under surface of the rack.

To the above ends my invention consists of a novel construction of a hat rack, the novel features of which will be hereinafter fully set forth, described and claimed.

' For the purpose of illustratingmyinvention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings those forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since the same have been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, althougliit is to be understoodthat the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can-be vari-, ously arranged and org'amzed and that my invention is not'liniited to the precise ar- Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMar. 2o, iei'r.

Application filed October 31, 1913. Serial No. 798,433.

rangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hat rack embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents, on an enlarged scale, a perspective view of an upper detail of the same.

Fig. 3 represents, on an enlarged scale, a perspective view of a lower detail of the same. Fig. 4 represents on an enlarged scale, a perspective View of the truss for the upper and lower portions of the rack: Fig. 5 represents a detail view to be hereinafter referred to.

Fig. 6 represents a section on line fl l3 Fig. 7 represents a perspective view of a rack especially designed for womens hats. Fig. 8 represents a sectional detail view of two uprights and of hat-supporting members connected thereto. Fig. 9 represents a sectional. detail view of the end of one of the supporting members, an end-piece and a clip securing said parts together.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in' the figures. Referring to the drawings. 1

1 designates my novel construction of a rack for hats or other articles, the same comprisingfour uprights, 2, 3, 4:, and 5, which are composed of thin angular-shaped bars arranged to form the corners of the device. The lower endsof each of the corner pieces are provided with laterally deflected flanges 63,. as will be understood from the lower portion of. Fig. 3, and rest upon the flange 7 of the transverse base members which are two in number, as will be understood from Fig. 1, and are provided with the outer upwardly extending members 8 which give stiffness and rigidity to the structure, the bottom member 7 being provided with the removable bulged portions or gliders 9 which have a convex face adapted to rest upon the floor so that the hat rack can be readily slid along the floor from one department to the other. The lower portion of each of the

members

2, 3, at and 5 is reinforced by angular shaped strips 10 one member of which has laterally deflected flanges 1 1 adapted-to be superimposed upon the flange 6, while the other member of the reinforcing devicelias the laterally deflected flange or foot 12 which is placed between the foot 13 of the corner member 3 and the base member 7, as will be understood from the lower portion of Fig. 3, so that when the parts are riveted together, in the manner shown, an. exceedingly rigid,

. still and durable structure is produced.

The above construction is employed on the lower portion of the

uprights

2, 3, 4i and 5 and a description of one will suilice for all. The upper portion of each of the corner pieces 3 is reinforced in substantially the same manner as already described and provided with laterally deflected members 53 and 1 1, and 16, which may be superimposed upon each other and riveted together, as will be understood from Fig. 2.

The upright members 2 and 4t are joined by the

side members

17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 while the opposite members 3 and 5 are joined by the side members 23, 2th, 25, 26,

27 and 28, these members being securely riveted to the juxtaposed flanges as will be readily understood from Figs. 1 and 2. The

end members

2 and 3 are braced and stiffened by the

end pieces

29 and 30 while the end uprights 4i and 5 are braced and stiffened by the end pieces 31 and 32. 33 designates a hat holder preferably made of wire the ends of each holder being secured to longitudinal strips, as 17 and 28, the hat holder being provided with a horizontal portion and the vertical depending limbs whose terminals 3 1 are secured in the side members as 17 and 28, as will be understood from the right hand portion of Fig. 3. I preferably employ siX ofthe hat holders 33 on each side of the rack, as will be understood from Fig. 1, so that the hat rack is capable of supporting one dozen hats.

The central portion of the hat rack is braced and stifiened by means of the oppositely located upright channel or U-shaped

bars

35 and 36, the bar 36 being riveted or otherwise secured to the side members 1?, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, while the oppositely located intermediate upright channel bar 35 is secured to the side members 23, 24:, 25, 26, 27 and 28. 37 designates the top cross piece which is riveted or otherwise secured to the upper portion of the

channel bars

35 and 36, while the lower portion of said channel bars is braced by the cross piece 38, the manner of securing the

cross pieces

37 and 38 in position being understood from Fig. 1.

In order to render the upper portions of the hat rack as stiff and rigid as possible,

strengthen the same by the employment 01 the

upper cross pieces

39 and 40, the latter being preferably of tubular construction and flattened at their central portions where they intersect and being secured by means of the rivets 41 to the upper piece 37 the manner of securing the

members

39 and 10 in position at their extremities being understood from Fig. 2. In like manner I reinforce'and strengthen the lower portions of the hat rack by the employment of similar trusses or

rods

12 and 13, as will be understood from the lower portion of Fig. 1. The top ends of the

uprights

2, 3, 4L, and 5 are strengthened and secured by means of the top side members 4: 1 and 4:5 each of the latter having the laterally extending member 16 and the upright member e7, whereby the angular shaped channel or seat is formed so that two or more of the hat racks may be superimposed upon each other if desired.

as designates a strip or strips attached to each of the end members as 1 and 5 or 2 and 3 and having a deflected portion 49 therein in which is located a spring member as 50 in order that a tag as 51, seen in the left hand portion of Fig. 1, may be readily inserted and withdrawn, said tag showing the number of hats on the rack or the different stages of manufacture and the cost of the same.

In the detailed view of Fig. 5, I have shown a ready and convenient manner for forming the foot members as 11 and 12 seen in Fig. 3. I reinforce the points of connection of any or all of the various side members as 17, 18, 19 etc, by triangular pieces 52, as will be understood from Figs. 1, 3 and 7.

I preferably carry the hat holders 33 straight up from their distance to hold the hats securely in place, the wire being bent sufiiciently so as to prevent the possibility of the hats slipping off the rack and becoming soiled by contact with the floor when the racks are tilted ormoved carelessly about the shop.

It will now be apparent that all of the parts of my novel rack may be pressed or stamped out of sheet metal, if desired, and in practice the angles, cross bars, base members and top and side members are formed from a single sheet of material whereby a very strong and rigid construction is produced.

I11 order that the standards or uprights may be made of comparatively thin metal and still have the requisite strength, the reinforcing members 10 are employed whereby a very light construction may be produced and still have the requisite strength to withstand the hard usage to which devices of this character are subjected in practice.

In cases wherein wooden racks are employed, there is a constant expense for repairs while in my novel rack the parts are so constructed that they are not liable to become broken, whereby a large reduction in the cost of keeping the racks in workable conditions is eliminated.

The rack illustrated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 has the uprights, base-members, top members and longitudinal side members forming the front and rear edges of the shelves similar to the above-described "rack, but above the longitudinal side-members at one side of supports a suitable the rack, which may be termed the rear side of the same, are brim-retaining members, 55, in the form o1 tubular rods like the shelf-members, and riveted with their flattened ends to the flanges of the upright corner-members. End-bars, 56, are secured to the flanged corner-uprights, and longitudinal shelf-members, 57, are supported upon said end-bars, parallel with and midway between the longitudinal side-members. Said intermediate shelf-members are preferably secured to the end-bars by means of angleclips, 58, riveted or similarly secured to the flattened ends of the tubular shelf-members, and hooked over and riveted or similarly secured to the flattened middles of the tubular end-bars. The middles of the intermediate shelf-members and of the longitudinal side-members are connected by crossbars, 5 riveted or otherwise secured with flattened portions to flattened portions of said tubular members.

This latter rack is especially adapted for womens hats which vary in sizes and styles and are, therefore, not always capable of fitting upon the hat-holders 33 of the first-described rack.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction of a hat rack which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the state- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ment of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance shown and described thepreferred embodiments thereof which have been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same are susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the character stated, base members, upright angles having the lower ends of their flanges laterally deflected at angles to each other and secured to said base members, reinforcing angles secured to said angles and said base members and l1aving the lower ends of their flanges laterally deflected, a plurality of truss members connected with said upright angles, work supporting members connected with said upright angles, top members secured to said upright angles, and means on said worksupporting members to position articles thereon.

ROBERT R. SMITH.

lVitnesses:

E. J. HAYWARD Famnanns, C. D. MoVAY.

of Patents,

Washington, D. b.