US1410919A - Glass show-case construction - Google Patents

Description

E. A. HILL.

GLASS SHOW CASE CONSTRUCTION.

APPucAHoN'mEn-APR. 6. 1921.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

INVENTOR. EDWIN A.HILL..

EDWIN AUGUSTUS HILL,0F TORONTO,ONTARIO, CANADA.

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. GLASS SHOW-CASE CONSTRUCTION;

Application filed April 6,

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Be it known that I, ED IN AUGUsrus HILL, of the city of Toronto, in the county of ,York, in the Province of Gntario, Canada, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Glass (Show-Case Constructions, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in glass show-case constructions and the object of the invention is, to devise means for preventing the longitudinal movement of the glass plates forming the top of the showcase so that they will not spread apart at their abutting edges to separate at their point of junction, and it consists essentially of the following arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a glass show-case.

Fig. 2 is a plan sectional view through the top portion of the top brackets showing the means for holding the top plates of the show-case together.

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the clip employed in connection with the top brackets.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail showing means for connecting a glass plate, set at an incline to a bracket such as 8.

In the drawings like characters of refer ence indicate the corresponding parts in each figure.

1 and 2 are glass plates forming the longitudinal wall of a show-case, 3 an end cross wall and 1 an intermediate cross wall which extends between the opposing vertical end edges of the plates 1 and 2 so as to protrude slightly beyond the outer face of the plates 1 and 2. 5 and 6 are plates forming the top of the show-case, the line of junction between the plates 5 and 6 being placed over the top edge of the intermediate plate 1. The outer longitudinal edges of the plates 5 and 6 are provided with notches 7 in proximity to each end of the plate. 8 and 9 are holding brackets. The bracket 9 comprises a portion 10 which extends around the ver tical edge of the plate 3 and portion 11 which extends around the adjacent longi tudinal edge of the plate 5. and substantially triangular shaped webbed portion 12 connecting the portions 10 and 11 together. The bolt rod 13 extendsthrough the web 12 and is connected to the corresponding por- Specification of Letterslatentf Patented Mar. 28, 13922. 1921., Serial no. 459,104. I I 1 tion of a similar bracket on the opposite side of the show-case. The bracket 8 comprises a portion l laextending around the vertical' which extend throughfthe webs 17 and 18 and pass through the corresponding webbed portions of similar brackets located at the opposite side of the show-case. The brackets 8 and 9 as above described are of a construction which is commonly employed and to which I do not lay any claim.

In order to prevent the longitudinal move ment of the top plates 5 and 6 so as to prevent their drawing apart at their meeting edges, I have provided clips 21. The clips 21 are formed by a strip of metal bent into a U-shaped projection 22 intermediately of its length. The ends 23 and 24 shown bent at right angles to the main portion of the strip 21" are normally in a line with such strip.

It will be noted on referring particularly to Fig. 2 that the notches 7 are located within the horizontal bracket portions 15 and 16 and a notch '7 is similarly located within the bracket portion 11.

When the brackets 8 and 9 are placed in position, the strip 21 is placed Within the bracket with the U-shaped projections 22 fitting intoa notch 7, the strip 21 lying flat against the edge of the glass plate forming the top of the show-case.

When in this position the ends 23 and 24 are bent outward into the position indicated holding the clip in place within the bracket, the glass forming the top of the show-case being prevented from moving longitudinally by the notch 7 engaging the projection 22 which ishel d in a stationary position within the bracket portions 15, 16 and 11 by the out-turned ends 23 and 24:.

From this description, it will be seen that T have devised very simple means for securing the longitudinal and vertical cross walls of the glass show-ease together and also provide simple means whereby any slippage of the top plates of the show-case within the holding brackets is eliminated.

hat 1 claim as my invention is.

1. In a glass show-case, the combination with two plates forming the top of the showcase,- of a holding bracket adapted to form edge embracing means for the longitudinal edges of the plates in proximity to their opposing ends, and a projection located within the edge embracing means and adapted to engage the edge of the glass plates.

2.111 a' show case, the combination with two plates forming thetop of the show-case having depressions in their longitudinal edges and means for embracing such longi- 3. In a glass show-case, the combination with two plates forming the top portion of the show-case having notches in their longitudinal edges in proximity to eachend, of

abracket provided with aportion embracing the longitudinal edges of the top plates so as to contain the aforesaid notches, and a metal strip of bendable material adapted to extend through such embracing portion and adapted to be bent outward at its ends against each end of the embracing portion and provided with a projection intermediately of its length adapted to enter the corresponding notch of theshow -case topplate.

4. In a'show-oase, the combination with thetop plates and a bracket portion embracing the edges of such top plates,- or

lateral projections adapted to engage the top plate and each end of the embracing portion of the bracket to prevent -longitud'iin'al movement. a

EDWIN AUGUSTUS H LL.

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