US1264602A - Display-cabinet. - Google Patents

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A. E. BEZOIEFL DISPLAVUKBNET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.30. 1916.

Patented Apr. 30,1918.

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LEXIS BEZOIER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

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`T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I,- ALEXIS E. BEzoIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and .State of Minnesota, have invented certain `new and useful Improvements in Display- Cxbinets; and I do hereby 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 anduse the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved cabinet with movable racks, adapted for use in displayingvarious articles of merchandise, but especially adapted for use in displaying hats.

To thc above end, generally stated, the i11- vention consists of the novel devices and vcombinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the vaccompanying drawings, which illust-rate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views. t

Referring to the drawings:

'Figure l is' a side elevation of the improved cabinet with one of its side panels removed to expose the interior of the cabinet and also showing the doors open;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 2-2`of Fig. 1f.;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the upper,

track sections; A A

Fig. 4 is a view in a horizontal section taken'on `the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, with the doors closed and illustrated in open positions by means of broken lines; and,

lig.- 5 is a side view of one of the display rac rs.

T he numeral 1 indicates a rectangular `cabinet havmg a 4pau of horizontally swmging doors hinged thereto. It will, be noted `that these doors 2 terminate considerably short of the top and bottom of the cabinet and have panels 3 of glass. It desired, these panels may be mirrors, so that a prospective purchaser may observe the lappearance of hats while standing in front of the cabinet.

Within the cabinet 1, as shown, are four display racks 4.` These display racks 4 are identical one with the ,other and a descrip- Ation of the one willsuiiice for the other.

Each -display rack 4; comprises `top, bottom, back and side members, rigidly connected in a rectangular arrangement, and a plurality 0E shelves 5. AThe shelves 5, as shown, are

Specication of Letterslatent.

Application led December 30, 1916.

Patented Apr. 30, 191%. Serial No. 139,900.

each formed by a plurality of horizontally spaced rods having,r their ends secured to the side members'of the rack. Any other desired form of shelving, of course, may be substi- A long tuted for the shelving shown. vertical slot 6 is eut in each side member of the display rack 4 and extends from the top thereof, downward substantially two-thirds of the full height of said rack. On the outer face of each side member of the rack 4 are upper and lower pairs of grooved wheels 7 and 8, respectively. The foremost upper wheel 7 and the wheels 8 are all located in the same vertical plane and ,journaled directly to the respective yside of the rack 4. The rearnlost wheel 7 for a purpose that will presently appear is located in a vertical plane outward of the other wheel 7 and is journaled to a bracket 9, secured to the display racli 4.

The display racks 4 are mounted to travel .an endless rectilinear course in a vertical plane that transversely intersects the cabinet 1 and are moved successively in front of the door opening thereof. During the vertical movement of the racks 4, at the front ot' the cabinet 1, the foremost wheels 7 and 8 thereof run onl vertical track sections 10, secured to the inside of the front of the cabinet 1 between the door .opening and the side panels thereof. The lower ends of the track sectionslO are curved downward into horizontal track sections 11 which form continuationsthereof, and on which track sections 11 the wheels 8 racks 4, when in their lowermost positlons and moving horizontally from the front to the rear of the cabinet 1. The rear ends of the track sections 11 are curved upward into vertical track sections 12 which form continuations thereof, and are secured on the back of the cabinet 1. The rearmos't wheels 8 travel on the track sections 12 during the upward vertical movement of the racks 4 at the back of the cabinet 1. During this move` ment of the racks 4 the offset wheels 7, journaled in the brackets 9, run on track sections 1 3, which extend parallel to the track sections 12 and are secured to the back `of the cabinet 1. While the racks 4 are moving from the back to the front of the cabinet 1, during their uppermost traveling movement, the foremost wheels 7 travel on track sections 14 and the rearmost vf said wheels travel on track sectiorsvl/ IlEaclv'pair of track sections 14 an,

travel and support 5.0 "rifare held on the track sections 10, 12` and 13 on the upper face of a bar 16 rigidly secured in the cabinet 1.' Passageways 17 and 18 are .formed in the vertical faces of the bars 16 at the ends of the track sections 14 and 15, re-l spectively. These passageways 17 and 18 afford clearance for the-wheels 7 during the `elevating and lowering movements of the racks 4, to 'and' from the track sections 14 and 15.

In order that the wheels 7 l.may have a continuous .track 13o-travel on, during the y be necessary to form a gap movementv of the racks 4, from the back'to the .front of the cabinet, it is necessary to laterally oHset said wheels, with respect to each other, and provide a .double track therefor. With a single track, it would, cf course, therein for the passage of the forward wheel 7 therethrough, during the lifting movement of the racks 4, and to form a second gap therein for the passage of the'rear wheel 7 therethrough, during the lowering movement of said`racks.

- Transfer bars 19 and endless sprocket chains 20 rare provided for moving the display racks 4 lyv/fiontally in pairs, one

above the other,

' ing alternate pairs of said racks vertically.

two moving racks.

4 1s moving vertically track sections display racks 4 z alternate pairs,

vmoving the other pair is standing still and During the horizontal movement of the located, the one above the other, at the .center ofthe cabinet 1 and between said While one of the racks downward at the front` of thecabinet 1 with its foremost wheels7 and 8 running on the track sections 10, the other of said moving racks is movf ingupward at the back of the cabinet, with planes between with the stationary .its rearmost wheels 7 and 8 running on the track sections 12 and 13. During thevertical movements of the front and rear racks .4: certain of theirl grooved wheels 7 and 8 bywthe engagement of said movingracks and centrally `Llocated racks.

" The sprocket chains 20 travel in vertical the sides of the racks 4 and the side panels of-the cabinet 1. Each sprocket chain 20 runs over a pair of horizontally spaced sprocket wheels 21 journaled on a bar 22 and under a pair of horizontally spacedA sprocket wheels 23 journaled lon a 4bar 24. The bars 22 and 24 are rigidly secured in vthe cabinet `1 slightly below below the lower ends thereof, respectively.

arrangement, except at bars 19 are chains 20, and'their upper ends are con-l nd for successively mov-I saidracks is moved on theI that is,V while one pair is- `thereof are carried onto same is moved on the ing 'the l :During ways 17 and the rcarmost wh the tops of the doors and slightly'` Lacasse `Flach set of sprocket wheels 21 and 23 keeps the respective sprocket chain 20 in rectilinear horizontal runs where the saine is looped ldownward between upper and lower. pairs the centers of its of sprocket wheels 25 and 26, respectively.-

These sprocket wheelsy 25 and 26 are journaled, respectively, on the bars 22 and 24. The upperloop of cach sprocket chain' 2O runs under a sprocket wheel 27 journaled on a bar 28, and the lower loop in said chain runs `under a sprocket wheel 29 journaled on a bar 30. The bars 28 and 3() are rigidly secured in the cabinet 1. The transfer bars 19 posed and there is one at each yside of each rack 4.

pivoted at 31 to the sprocket nected to the racks 4 for pivotal and vertical sliding movements by providing. thc saine with laterally projecting work in the slots 6. The extreme upper ends of the transfer bars 19 above the bolts 32 are in the form of wedges 33, adapted to enter V-shaped notches in shoulders 34 secured to the upper ends of the racks 4 and span the slots 6.

The intermittent-movement imparted to each rack 4'by. the respective transfer b ars 19 carried by the continuously moving sprocket chains 2O is as follows, to Witz- During the lower movement of the foremost rack 4, the same is supported from its shoulders 34 on the upper ends of the respective transfer bars 19 and, upon reaching its lowermost position, the wheels 8 the track sections From this position of the rack 4, the

track sections 11, durmovement ofthe transfer bars 1 9, .between the foremost sprocket wheels 23 are vertically dis- The lower ends of the transferV bolts 32 which4 and 26. As the transfer bars 19 pass 'over the foremost sprocket Wheels 26, the same are withdrawn from engagement with the shoulders 34 and leave the rack in an intermediate position iii which it remains, while said transfer bars 19 are traveling the courses of the lower loops in the chains 2 0.

.As the transfer bars 19 move over the rearinost sprocket wheels 26, the transverse bars 19 are again carried into interlocking engagement with the shoulders 34 and move the rack 4 on the track sections 11 to the rear of the cabinet. While the tra-.sfe bars 19 are moving from the rearmost sprocket wheels 23, the rack is lifted thereby from its lowermost to its uppermost position. this movement of the rack 4, the foremost wheels 7 pass throughthe passageeels 7 move through the passageways 18. As the transfer bars 19 start on their horizontal movement toward the front of the cabinet, the foremost wheels 7 are carried onto the track sections 14 and the rearmost Wheels 7 are carried onto the vtrack sections 15. With the wheels 7 on the track sections 14 and 15, the rack 4 is moved toward the'front of the cabinet, While the transfer bars 19 are moving between the rearmost sprocket Wheels 21 and 25. The transfer bars 19, in passing over the rearmost sprocket wheels 25, are again withdrawn from the shoulders 34 and leave the rack 4 in an intermediate position, while said transfer bars 19 are traveling the courses of the upper loops in the chains 20. At the completion of these courses, the transfer bars 19 are again carried into interlocking engagement with the shoulders 34 and continue the movement of the rack 4 on the track sections 14 and 15 to a position where the wheels 7 are in registration with the respective passagewaysl 17 and 18. From this position of the rack 4, the same is lowered past the door openings, during the movement ofthe transfer bars 19 from the foremost sprocket wheels 21 to 'the lowermost sprocketl'wh'eels 23, which completes the circuit of on'e of the racks 4.

As one means for moving the racks 4 successivelyy past thedorfopening in the cabinet 1, there is providedA a motorv 35, diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 2, and connected by any suitable means to a shaft 36 on which therea-rmost sprocket wheel 21, on one side of the cabinet, is keyed. The expression upper and lower, with respect to the tracks and the depending loops in the chains 20, is used for the sake of deiniteness and it is, of course, understood that the cabinet and the mechanism therein may be designed, so that the display racks will move in a horizontal plane.

The above described display cabinet is, as is evident, designed to hold a large number of hats or other articles of merchandise and,

. by setting the display racks in motion, by

the motor shown in the drawings or other suitable means, said display racks are moved successively before a prospective buyer.

In place of u 'ng metal rods for shelving, as shown, it isllof course, understood that strips of canvas yor other fabric may be sub stituteoltherefor` Fabric shelving has one importa at advantage over shelving that has a hard surface and that is, it will conform lto all shapes of hats and prevent them from losing their shape.

l, The combination with a cabinet, of a plurality of racks mounted in the cabinet for movement in an endless course, and continuously moving means for intermittently and simultaneously` individually moving all of the racks and for intermittently moving alternate racks.

2. The combination with a cabinet, of a plurality ofracks mounted in the cabinet for movement "in an endless course, and conttt tinuously moving means for intermittently and simultaneously individually moving said racks in two groups, the one past the other and in opposite directions, and for intermittently moving alternate racks in opposite directions.

3. The combination with a cabinet, of a plurality of racks mounted in the cabinet for movement in an endless course, a driven belt, wheels journaled in the cabinet for guiding the belt, and transfer bars permanently connecting the. racks to the belt and arranged to intermittently move said racks in their endless course.

4. The combination with a cabinet, of a plurality of racks mounted in the cabinet for movement in an endless course, a driven belt, Wheels journaled in the cabinet for guiding the belt, and transferbars carried by the belt and connected to the racks for slidingr movement andv arranged to impart intermittent movement to the racks in their endless course.

5. The combination with a cabinet, of a plurality of racks mounted in the cabinet for movement in an endless course, a driven belt, wheels journaled in the cabinet for guiding the belt, transfer bars carried by the belt'and i connected to the racksfor sliding movement, and means with which the transfer bars inl termittently engage to hold the same onthe racks against sliding movement in one direction. Y'

6. The combination with acabinet, `of a plurality of racks mounted in the cabinet for movement in an endless course, a' driven belt, wheels journaled in the cabinet for guiding the belt,- transfer bars pivoted to the belt and connected to the racks for pivotal and sliding movements, and means with which the transfer bars intermittently engage'to hold the same on the racks against pivotal movement and sliding movement in one direction.

7.- The combination with a cabinet, of a plurality of racks mounted in' the cabinet for movement in an endless rectilinear course, a driven belt, wheels .journaled in the cabinet for guiding the belt in a rectilinear course and for holding opposite runs of the belt looped, transfer bars carried by the belt and connected to the racks for sliding movement while said belt is moving through the loops in its course, and means for intermittently securing the transfer bars to the racks against sliding movement in one direction.

8.' The combination with a cabinet, of a lplurality of racks .mounted in :the cabinet for movement in an endless rectilinear course, a driven belt, wheels journaled in the cabinet for guiding the belt in a rectilinear course and for holding the upper and lower runs of the belt to form depending loops, upper andlower tracks in the cabinet, transfer bars carried by the belt and having sliding engagement with the racks, and stops on the racks with Whicn me transfer bars engage to carry the racks to and from said tracks and for intermittently moving the racks horizontally on the tracks.

and for holding the upper and lower runs thereof to form depending loops, upper and .lower tracks in the cabinet, transfer bars pivoted to the belt at one of their ends and having their other ends connected to the racks for pivotal and slidin movements, and 15 stops on the racks with vv ich the transfer bars engage at the limit of their slidin movement and'lock the same against pivota movement with respect to the racks.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature 20 in presence of two Witnesses.

ALEXIS E. BEZOIER.

Witnesses:

HARRY D. Kin-Gone, F. D. MERCHANTL"

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