US1250937A - Display device. - Google Patents

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w. K. ACHERT DISPLAY DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. I9l6- Patented Dec. 25, 191?.

l 1 l l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM K. ACHEBT, OF N OBWOOD, OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO THE UNITED STATES PRINTING AND LITHOGBAPH COMIANEE, OF CINCINNATI, 01110, A CORPORATIO' OI! OHIO.

DISPLAY Specification of DEVICE.

Application filed February 23, 1916. Serial No. 79,817.

To all wh om it may concern: I Be it known that I, WILLIAM K. Aonnn'r,

a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Norwood, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and nsefnl Improvements in Display Devices, df which the following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to improvements in display supports and particularly to display supports for tires. I

An object of my improved display support is to provide means for supporting tires n an upright position on the counter or in, a show window. p

,A further object is to produce a eollapsible means for supporting tires, which may be folded and stored compactly in great numbers or instantly set up for use.

A further object is to prodnce an improved tire display support which s-light, strong, cheap, anddurable, and which may be made of a single sheet of card board.

These and othcrobjects are attained in the fire support described in the following speci fication and illustrated in the aeconi ianying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tire. support embodying my invention, with a tire supported thereby, the tire being shown fragmentally.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the card hoard blank from which my display stlpport is constructed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmcntal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4. I

Fig. 4- is a sectional View taken on the line l- -l of Fig. 3. I

Fig. 5 is a fragmenta'l sectional View taken on the line 5 t. of Fig. 3. 7

My improved display support consists of sides (5 and 7, ends 8 and 9, a bottom 10,.ini'icr walls 1.1 and 12, and locking flaps 13 and 1H 'lhcse divisions are prcfcraljlly formed in one piece and cut from, a sheet of card board. each division being distinguished from its adjacent atlachvd division by lines of scoring as shown in Full and dotted lines in Fig. 2. The bottom consists of a longitudinal portion 15 extending the entire length of the inner walls 11 and 12, and provided on each side with extensions 16 and 17 whichare cut from the material of the inner Walls 11 and 12, and which are of a width equal to the length of the bottom edges 18 and 19 of the ends 8 and 9. The inner walls 11 and 12 are of a width slightly less than the sides 6 y and 7 so that when the inner walls 11 and 12 are bent upwardly on the scored lines 20 and 21, indicated by dots in Fig. 2, they will occopy positions at right angles to the bottom 10, while 'the'sides 6 and 7 being of greater lengtlrthan the inner walls 11 and 12, will extend from the top edge thereof in an outwardly, inclined direction so that their lower edges-abut the ends 22 and 23 of the projections 16 and 17 of the bottom 10. In bending the sides 6 and '7 with relation to the inner walls 11' and 12, they are bent along the scored lines 24; and 25 in a direction opposite to that of the bendsnn the lines 20 and '21.

The lines 2t and 25 have been shown, as fnll lines to indicate that the bend on these lines 15 to be made in a manner such that the apex between the sides and the inner walls will extend toward the observer when viewing theblank as shown infig. 2; ,7

The end edges of thsides (land end edges of the inner walls 11mm 12 are in clined to one anothcrjso that the edges at the bottoms of the sides 6 and 7 and the edges at the bottoms of the innei walls 11 and 12 will he at a greatcn distance apart than at their tops. Thispermits of the ends 8 and 9 beingncl ned toward one another in the sarnc'manner that the sides 6 and 7 are mclincd toward one another Because of the inclination 'of'ihe sid'es 6 and 7 the ends 8 and U are so shaped as to close the substantially triangularly shaped. opening left between the inclined end edges of the sides.

Each end is attached at one edge to one end edge of each side and is distinguished there from by lines of sco1'uig26 and 27 which manner as'thc apices formed-on the'lincs 24' L and ined edges 26 and 27 of the ends-8,and .3 provided with the attached flaps 13 and The inclined edges opposite the in 7 the 14 and are distinguished therefrom by lines of scoring 28 and 29, the full lines thereof indicating that these flaps are to be folded with relation to the ends, in the same manner that the ends are folded with relation to the sides. These flaps are adapted to be brought at right an les to the ends 8 and 9 and to lie against t e inner surfaces of thesides 6 and 7 so that when the blank from which the support is constructed, is .folded tachably secured to the sides 6 and 7 by means of suitable fastening devices such for 1 example, as the well known McGill paper fasteners 30 which are passed through apertures 31 and-32 respectively formed in the sides and flaps, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inelusive. In this folded position of the sup port the lower edges of the sides abut the end edges 22 and 23 of the ortions 16 and 17 of the bottom 10. In ad ition to this the in ner walls 11 and 12 have been brought to substantially parallel positions as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 to provide a space'in which the tire is located.

It is desirable however, to provide a suitable formation at the top edges of the ends 8 and 9 in order to receive the curved transverse contour of the tire-and for this purpose I have provided curved edges 33 and 34 corresponding in curvature with the surface of the tire adaptedto be received be tween the inner walls 11 and 12. These curved edges permit the tireto be located far enough into the space between the inner walls 11 and 12 to permit its lowest point to contact the bottom 10 and to be in a measure supported thereby. With the tire in, this position the bottom is held against slippage from one side to the other because of the engagement of the outer edges 22 and 23 of its projections 16 and 17'with the inner lower edge surfaces of the sides 6 and 7. Thus the support is held rigidlyand the tire sup ported in an absolutely vertical position without danger of tilting to one side or the other. In order to maintain the loweredges of the sides 6 and 7 into engagement with the surface upon which the support is resting, so that the edges 22 and 23 of the projections 16 and 17 of the bottom, will not slip from under the lower edges of the sides, the greater proportion of, weight of the tire is brought to bear upon the curved edges 33 and. 34 of the ends so that'the support will be positively held into engagement with its supporting surface and prevented from springing therefrom.

'By means of a support embodying my above described construction it will be seen.

-that I may ship great numbers of them in the flat condition, and that the salesmen and tire agent may readily set up the su ports as shownin Fig. 1 in a short time an with the employment of a few which method I- refer since the support may again be easi y dismantled and placed in its unfolded position ready for packing" ends paper fasteners,

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim is: 4

1. A display support comprisin sitely disposed sides, oppositely disposed ends extending from side to side, a bottom, and inner walls extending between the bottom and tops of the sides, said sides, ends, bottom, and walls being formed integrally and suitably distinguished from each other by scoring. a

j 2. In a display support the combination of a bottom, sides located on each side of the bottom, inner walls connecting the, bottom OPPO- and sides, ends secured to diagonally opposite edges of the sides, and flaps secured to the unattached edges of the ends, adapted to detachably unitethe unattached edges of the ends and sides.

3. In combination in bottom, sides,

bottom and top a display support, a inner walls connecting the edges of the sides, ends se cured to diagonally opposite end edges of the sides and having their side. engaging edges converging from their bottoms to their tops, and flaps secured to the free edges of the ends, adapted to be detachably secured to the free edges of the sides to hold the sides at the inclination of the inclined edges of the ends. v

4. In combination in a display support, a bottom, sides, inner walls connecting the bottom and top edges of the sides, ends secured to diagonally opposite end edges of the sides and having their side engaging edges converging from their bottoms to their tops, and flaps secured to the free edges of the ends, adapted to'detachabl y connectthe free edges of the sides and ends, to hold the sides at the inclination of the inclined edges of the ends, and to hold the walls subwalls and ormed integrally with the bottom, sides Joining the inner walls, and ends.

secured to eaehs'ide and a" flap secured to each end, the parts being separatedby scorwith hers, it trough member extending between said cradle members and consisting of 0ppoSite vertical walls and a. bottom, said bottom making engagement with the opposite brace members In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th of February, 1916. 7

WILLIAM K. ACHERT. Witnesses: f

J. A. SPLAIN, W. W. PATTERSON

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