US1263724A - Foot-rest attachment for radiators. - Google Patents

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1.2AG0RA i FOOT REST ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATOHS.

APPLICATION FILED APRIT. 1916- Patentd Apr; 23,1918.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

A l-.ZAGOM FOOT REST ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATORS.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918..

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, IBIS- raies ien nien.

.rosnrit zAGonA, oF RACINE, wisconsin.

FOOT-REST ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATORS.

Application filedApril 17, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ZAGORA, a c1t1- zen of theUnited States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FooteRest Attachments for Radiators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in foot stools or rests which are adapted to be disposed adjacent radiators or hot air registers.v

The principal object of the invention is to provide a very simply constructed device of this character which can be very inexpensively manufactured and one which will be very efficient in operation.

With this general object in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction which will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a hot air register showing one form of my improved foot rest applied thereto, a part of said foot` rest being. in section;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the footl rest detached;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the attaching plates;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a slightly modified form of foot rest in end view;

Fig. 5 is a in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is also a view similar to Fig. l but illustrating a third form of foot rest;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an end view of a fourth form of foot rest showing the same applied;

F ig.V 9 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 8; p

Fig. l0 is a detail front elevation of one of the adjustable legs for this form of my invention;

Fig. l1 is a plan view of still` ano-ther form; and

Fig. 12" is a vertical central section on the line 12-12- of Fig. l1. 4

Ir have illustrated several forms of my in vention. allof which are. similarly constructplan view of the parts shown edandladapted to be disposed adjacent an Specification of Letters Patent.

y the wall or in the floor of a Patented Apr.. 23, 191e.,

Serial No. 91,768.

ordinary hot air register either disposed in building. In Figs. 1 to 3 the preferred form of my invention is ,shownk applied to a radiator or hot air register R having a plurality of air discharge openings O.

This device comprises broadly a seat l supported by leg members or the like 2. The seat and leg members are formed from il-shaped end frames which are connected by rods 3. Each of the end frames is formed from a single strip of metal bent into V shape, `one arm 4i being disposed in a horizontal plane and provided with a hook 5 on its free end for engagement with any one of the openings O, while its other arm 6 is extended downwardly and inwardly toward the radiator R and has its free end bent laterally as shown at 7. This laterally bent portion 7 is longitudinally slotted to receive adjustable clamping elements 8 which extend therethrough from a plate 9, said plate also carrying a hook 10 adapted to engage any one of the openings O in the radiator.

'lhe horizontal arms i of the endframes are bent as shown at 1l to receive the rods 3V which not only ser-ve to form aseat portion,but also to connect the end frames of the device and hold the same in rigid` position. Any other mea-ns might be employed to connect the end frames and to form a seat therebetweem such for instance as a perforated screen formedV on heavy sheet metal or the like. It is obvious that this improved and simply constructed foot rest can be readily applied to any hot air regis-l ter or radiator by inserting the hooks 5 into a pair of openings O adjacent the top thereof, andk then adjusting the hoo-k carrying plates 9 to bring the hooks lOintoposition to be inserted in the openings O inthe lower portion of the radiator. The distance b etween the end frames of thevdevice may be varied to accommodate the device to regis ters having variously spaced horizontal openings, and to also increase the length of the seat portion l. y

Another simply constructed foot rest attachment is illustrated in Figs. late 5 which also comprises a pair of spaced apart end frames l2 which. are connected by' reds or the like lBto hold the same in spaced apart relation. Each. of the end frames 12 is in the form of` a V and hasA the rods lfsecured in its horizontal armas by bending-thesame as shown at 15. The free ends of each of the horizonal arms of the end frames are provided with hooks 16 for engagement with any of the openings O in the register or radiator R as in the above described form.

In this device also the other arms of the V-shaped end frames are extended downwardly and inwardly toward the register to form legs or supporting members 17. The ends of these leg members are provided with hooks 18 also adapted to engage the openings O in the upright wall of the radiator. A footrest constructed as shown in these igures can also be Vattached to radiators of various sizes in which the openings are spaced different distances apart by reason of the fact that'theend frames are constructed of single* strips of slightly resilient metal so that the hooks 18 on the ends of the leg members 17 may be moved slightly until they are Vin position to engage openings in the radiator, the construction of the frames allowing the members 17 to move slightly 'fromthe apex of the frames.

Still another form of foot rest similar to the last described form is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. In this case, the seat portion of the rest is formed of a single strip of metal bent into substantially U shape as shown at 19, the ends thereof being provided with hooks 20 for engagement with the openings O. in

theradiator. A pair of legs or supporting members 21 are used to hold the seat portion 19 in horizontal position. These supporting members v21 are secured to the seat portion by providing tongues 22 on their upper ends and extending the same through slots 23 in the outer or` base portion of the U-shaped Ymember 19 as illustrated in Fig. 6. The opposite ends of the supporting members 21 are bent to form hooks 24 for engagement with the proper openings in the registers. When the hooks 20 and 24 are engaged with the openings O the seat member 19 will be disposed in horizontal position and will be able to sustain considerable weight. This device may be adjusted to registers of different sizes where the vertical distance between the openings engaged by the hooks 20 and -24 are diiferent, by moving the hooked ends of the supportingl members 21 upwardly or downwardly as the case may be. This movement is permitted by the movement of the tongues 22 in the slots 23.

In Figs. 8 to 10 still another foot rest is vshown constructed in a somewhat diiferent manner from those heretofore described. In

Vthis case, the device is also formed of a pair of spaced apart end frames 25 connected by rods 26 orthe like, the horizontal portions of the frames 25 having hooks 27V on. their free ends for engagement with the openings O in the upright wall of a radiator R. The rods 26 which form the seat portion ofthe 'sides are secured to the horizontal .arms of the end frames by bending said arms around the ends of the rods, or by any other suitable or preferred means.

In this form the leg members 2S which support the seat portion do not engage the wall of the radiator, but rest upon the iioor as shown in Fig. 8 and are adjustable to dispose the horizontal parts of the end frames the proper distances above the floor. The leg members 28 are each formed of two parts, one of which is preferably formed integrally with the horizontal portions of the frames and longitudinally slotted as shown at 29, through which adjustable clamping elements 30 extend from the other portions of the legs. By loosening the clamping elements 30 the two parts of tho leg members 28 may be moved to make the same the proper length, so that when they are tightened the seat portion of the device will be the proper distance above the floor for the hooks to engage the desired openings in the radiator. All of the forms of foot rests which have heretofore been described are designed for use only with radiators or hot air registers which open through the wall of a room, or have one side substantially vertical. In the device shown in Figs. 11 and 12 a foot rest is shown for use with either a iioor register or one disposed in the wall of a room. In this form, the invention comprises a seat 31 formed of an open-work plate which is supported by legs 32. As shown, the plate which forms the seat is practically square and has one of the legs 32 secured at each of the corners thereof, said legs being formed of single strips of metal and the upper ends bent laterally to form attaching portions 33 through which fastening elements 34 extend and engage the plate 31. The lower ends of the legs 32 are also bent laterally, but in the opposite directions to provide feet 35. This foot rest may be readily moved from place to place and disposed adjacent a wall radiator so that articles may be dried thereon or to ermit it being used for other purposes, or it may be placed directly over a iioor radiator so that the heat will pass directly through the perforations in the plate 31 which forms the seat of the device.

From the foregoing description of all of the different ways of constructing my invention, it will be seen that I have produced an extremely simple device which can be used for a variety of purposes and can be either secured to a wall register or disposed over the floor register.

I claim:

1. The combination with a radiator hav ing an upright side provided with a plurality of openings, of a foot rest, a hook on said foot rest for engaging any one of said openings, a leg for supporting said foot rest, said leg having. a laterally bent end,

a plate adjustably connected With said laterally bent end, and a hook carried by said plate for engagement With any one of said openings.

' 2. A :toot rest of the class described comprisin a pair of spaced apart frame meniers, 'ormed of metal strips bent into V shape, a hook on one arm of each member to engage an opening in a radiator, plates coacting with the free ends of the other arms, hooks carried by said plates for engaging the openings in said radiator, said plates and said other arms having adjusting openings, fasteners passing through said openings for holding said plates in adjusted position, and means for connecting said iframe members together.

3. A foot rest of the class described comprising a pair of spaced apart frame members, each formed of a single metal strip bent into V-shape, theV horizontal arms of said members having a plurality of sockets formed therein, a hook on the horizontal arm of each member to engage an opening in a radiator, the free ends of the other arms being bent laterally, said laterally bent portions being apertured, plates adjustably connected to said apertured portions,\hooks carried by said plates for engaging the openings in said radiator, and

a plurality of rods having their opposite iree ends of other arms acting as supports I for engaging the radiator.

5. A foot rest of the class described comprising a pair of spaced apart frame members, formed of metal strips bent into V- shape, loops formed on the horizontal arms of said members, rods received in said loops, hooks formed on the inner ends ot' said horizontal arms, and supporting means at the other ends of said members for engaging the radiator or adjacent floor.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

J OSEPH ZAGORA. `Witnesses I CHRISTIAN JOHNSON, THos. J. COLLIER.

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