US1390091A - List-rack - Google Patents

Description

l. A. CARR.

LIST HACK.

APPLICATION HLED JULY 3,1920.

Patented. Sept. 6, 1921.

EIEFH] IliVIN A. CARR, 0F WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.

LIST-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 6, 1921.

Application filed July 3, 1920. Serial No. 393,794.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRVIN A. CARR, a citlzen of the United States, residing at WVaukegan, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in List-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a list rack and has for its primary object the construction of a list rack'that is capable of displaying the name of goods to be sold and the price thereof.

An object of the invention is the construc-' tion of a list rack that may be efficiently arranged in restaurants to display to patrons the name of the foods that can be obtained and the prices thereof.

A feature of the invention is the novel manner of arranging and constructing the parts so that each name plate will be mechanically held in displaying position thereby showing in full View the name of the article listed and the price thereof.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved list rack in one of its forms.

Fig. 2 is a front view of one of the name plates.

Fig. 3 is an edge elevation thereof.

Fig. 4: is an enlarged view illustrating the cooperation of the projections with the retaining spring.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one end portion of one of the clips.

Again referring to the drawing illustrating one construction of my invention the numeral 1 designates a frame, which may be of any required shape or construction. The numeral 2 designates a plurality of name plates which in this particular instance are of rectangular formation so that the two fiat surfaces thereof may have printed or written thereon names of articles to be sold. Also secured to each plate is a clip 3 for removably supporting the price slips that are retained in the compartment 4 arranged at the lower end of the frame. Each end of the plate has secured thereto a stub shaft 5 rotatably supported in the frame so as to reverse the position of the plate. One of the stub shafts is provided with projections 6 cooperating with the spring 7 that is secured to the frame to resiliently hold the plate ineither of its two positions. An other feature of this construction is, should the shaft be only partly turned by the knob 8 the resilient action of the spring in forcibly moving the projections gives the necessary movement to force the plate to its displaying position.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be apparent that I provide a list rack that can be efiiciently supported on a wall or any other suitable place where customers can readily view same and determine what articles can be purchased and the prices thereof thereby preventing unnecessary delay and creating more harmony between the customers and clerks.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in various other manners and the parts associated in other relations, and besides, the construc tion of the plates may be such as to have more than two displaying surfaces and, therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

l. A list rack comprising a frame, a name plate, stub shafts for rotatably connecting the plate to the frame, one of such shafts being provided with a projection, a knob for turning one of the shafts, and a spring'arranged to cooperate with said projection for snapping the plate into its displaying positions and holding same in such positions.

2. A list rack comprising a rectangular name plate, a shaft supporting the plate so as to be turned to displaying position, a knob connected to the shaft, projections on the shaft, a. clip for supporting a price slip on the plate, and a spring secured to the shaft and yieldably cooperating with said 100 projections for forcing and holding said plate in either of its displaying positions.

8. A list rack comprising a frame, a rectangular name plate, having parallel display surfaces, stub shafts for rotatably connecting the plate to the frame, one of such shafts being provided with rectangular shaped projections arranged in alineinent with said plate, a knob for turning one of the shafts, and a leaf spring arranged to 10 have fiat cooperation With said projections for snapping the plate into display position and holding the same in such position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' IRVIN A. CARR.

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