US1550457A

US1550457A - Show case

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Publication number: US1550457A
Application number: US757243A
Authority: US
Inventors: Martin O Sather
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-12-20
Filing date: 1924-12-20
Publication date: 1925-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 1942-08-18

Description

Aug. 18, 1925.

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Application meareceinbe; 20, 1924. Serial No. 757,243,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN O. SATHER, a citizen of the United States, residin at Luverne, in the county of Rock and tate of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Im" rovements in Show Cases, of

which the ollowing is a specification. 3

This invention relatesto a show or dislay case designed primarily fordisplaying 1 ruits' and vegetables, but it is-to be under stood that a show case, in accordance with this 2 invention, can be employed for any purposes for which it is found applicable, and the inrovide,-in a manneras hereinafter set fort a show or "display case including a plurality of independent compartments for receiving differ-- ent articles of merchandise visible to a cus- 3 tomer through a front transparent wall [20 common to all of said compartments, and

further providing the case, at'itsrearwith means whereby access can be had independently to each compartment for removing the merchandise therefrom without disturbing the front display of the same until the en- "tire contents of such compartment has been [sold or removed. A further object of the invention isto proof independent com artments, each having means' to vide, in'a manner'as hereinafter set forth, a show or display case'formed of a plurality rovide or independent access thereto an further with means toprovide for the independent ventilation of each com partment when the latter is closed.

' Further objects of the invention are to pro wide in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a show or display formedof aplurality of independent compartments and whic is simple in its construction and arrangements,

of the nvention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within thescope of the claims herewith appended.

Inthe drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:-- f

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a shoe or display case in accordance withthis invention. t

Figure 2,-is a rear elevation thereof. Figure 3, is a vertical sectional view. Figure 4, is a section on line 4 4, Figure Figure ,5, is a section on line 5-5, Figure case comprises a pair of vertically disposed side walls 1, 2 of substantial height, width and thickness and each of which has its inner face, near its forward edge, formed with a length wise extending groove 3.

Arranged between the walls 1, 2 and flush with the forward edgesthereof, is a series of superposed combined spacing and retaining members. The said members are secured, in any suitable manner to the wall 1, 2 as well as abut against the inner faces thereof. The said members further are spaced e ui-distant with respect to each other, an the upper member of the series is I I Referring to the drawings in detail the indicated at 4, the lower member at 5, and.

the intermediate members at 6. 'The member'4 is flush with the top edges of the walls 1, 2. .The member 5 is o greater width than either of the other members of said series and depends below the bottom edges of the walls 1, 2, and said member 5 is rabbeted, as at 7, to provide a seat for a purpose to -be'presently referred to. The members 4 and6 are of the same width.

Arranged between and; secured to the walls 1, 2 is a series of superposed rectangular frames 8 and which are of less length than the widthof such walls. The frames 8' are arranged equi-distant with respect to each other and the upper and lower frames 1 .of said series are flush repectively with the top and bottom edges of the walls 1, 2. The upper frame opposes and is spaced from the member 4, the lower frame abuts against the inner face of the member 5'directly below the rabbet 7, and each of the other frames o poses and is spaced from a member 6. he frames 8 are arrangedrearwardly of the -members 4,5 and 6,'and terminate at a point forwardly of the rear edges ofv the walls 1, '2.

The front wall ofthe case is indicated at' 9, and which is constructed'of a transparent panel mounted inthe grooves 3, and seated on the shoulder formed by the rabbet 7. The wall 9 has its top edge flush with the top edges of the wall 1, 2 and said wall 9, is interpcsedbetween the members 4, 5 and 6 and the frames 8, with the exception of the lower one of said frames 8.

The rear wall of the case includes a series of wide sections 10 and a series of narrow sections 10' and which are interposed between and secured to the side walls 1, 2. The sections are so arranged relatively to each other whereby a narrow section will be positioned above and spaced from a wide section and the upper section of the series of sections 10 has its top edge flush with the top edges of the walls 1, 2 and lowermost section 10 depends below the bottom edges of such walls and the depending portion of the said section 10 is flush with the member 5. The

sections

10 and 10 abut against the rear end of the frames 8. The openings formed between the

sections

10 and 10 are of rectangular contour and indicated at 11. Each of the sections 10 is provided centrally thereof with a rectangular opening 12.

The outer. face of each section 10, di-

rectly below each opening 11, is cutaway lengthwise to provide a pair of opposed shoulders 13 and a pair of opposed shoulders 14. Each opening 12 is arranged between a pair of opposed shoulders 13. Secured to each pair of opposed shoulders 14 1s a pair of opposed and spaced retaining strips 15, which in connection with apair of opposed shoulders 13 provide a slide way 16 for a 'shiftable screen 17 normally in a position to oppose and partly close an opening 12 The rear will further includes a series of transparent doors or closures, each of which is indicated at 18, and arranged in an 0 ening 11. Each dooror closure is hinge at its top, as at 19, to a section 10'. A knob 20 is carried by each door or closure to facilitate the swinging thereof to open and shut position with respect-to an opening 11. Secured to the top of each of the frames 8, with the exception of the upper frame 8, 1s a rectangular partition, which abuts ,against the inner faces of the walls 1, 2 and extends from the front wall 9 to the rear wall of the case. Secured to the "upper frame 8 and member/1, as well as to the top edges of the

walls

1, 2, 9 and 10, is the top wall 21 which pro'ects laterally from the said walls and mom or 4. The wall 21 is of rectangular contour.

Seven partitions are shown, but the number can be increased or diminished dependmg upon the number of indep'ndent comartments the case is to be provided with.

. e 2partitions are indicated at 22,23, 24, 25, 26,

and 28 and each forms the bottom of a; com artment. The compartments are indime at 29, 30, e1, 32, e3, 34 and 35. The

front wall 9, side walls 1, 2, and rear wall 10 are common to the several compartments. The

partitions

22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 form respectively the tops of the

compartments

30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35. The top wall 21 forms the top of the compartment 29. Each compartment has its rear formed with a shiftable closure 18 so that access can be had thereto to remove or supply merchandise thereto when occasion requires.

The openings 12, in connection with the screen 17 are provided for ventilating the compartments. The bottom wall of the openings 12 are flush with the upper face of the partitions, whereby when the screens are shifted clear of the openings 12, these latter can be used as clean outs for the compartments when desired.

Secured to the walls 1, 2, as well as to the member 5 .and wall 10, are depending brackets 36, carrying rollers 37 to provide for the,shiftin of the case from place to place when desired.

By setting up the compartments in the manner as stated the merchandise in each compartment is visible to a customer, and further the merchandise can be removed from the compartment, at the rear thereof, without disturbing the front display thereof, furthermore each compartment. includes means for ventilating the same when its respective closure is in closed position, and it is thought that'the many advantages of a show or display case in accordance with this invention, can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as described .and illustrated; yet changes in the details of construction can be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A display case comprising a top, a pair of side. walls, a one-piece transparent wall and a rear wall formed of a series of wide and a series of narrow sections alternately dis osed with respect to and spaced from eac other to provide openings, a series of shiftable .closures for said openings hinged to said narrow sections, saidnarrow sections arranged above said wide sections, each [of said wide sections provided with an open ing, a series of slidable screens each mounted in a wide section, shiftable horizontally thereof and coaeting with an opening in the wide section to provide a vent1lator,, means arrangedbetween said walls to provide a plurality of superposed inde endent rectangular compartments,- one 0 said closures and a ventilator arranged at the rearend of each compartment, and means carried by said wide sections 'for slidably connecting said screens therewith.

2. A display case comprising a top, a pair and a series 0! narrow se'ctions alternately disposed with-respect to and spaced from each other to provideopenings, a series of shiftable closures for said openings hinged to said narrow sections, said narrow sections arranged above said wide sections, each of said Wide sections provided with an opening, a series of slidable screens eachmounted in a. wide section, shiftable hori zontally thereof and coacting with an opening in the widesection to provide a ventilator, means arranged between said walls to provide a plurality of superposed inde endent rectangular compartments, one 0 said closures and a ventilator arranged at the 1 wide sections flush with the upper face of 20 the bottom of each of said compartments to provide a clean-out opening for a compartment when a screen is shifted clear of its respective opening.

-In testimony ture hereto.

MARTIN o. SATHER.

whereof, I afiix my signa- 25