US1630105A - Rack - Google Patents

Description

May. 24 1927.

T. T. BERNARD 1630'105 RACK med June 29. 1925 2 sheets-sheetl 1 lg i 15 "ze l Patented May 24, 1927..

UNITED STATES 1,630,105 Parr-:NT OFFICE.'

:moms THEoDoaE BERNARD, or smi. Louis, MISSOURI.

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Application and :une 29, i925. serial No. 40,433.

tion requires the allotment of considerable floor space for this purpose. Floor space is a desideratum, because the less'the space required for a given volume of business, the more productive is the investment of the store owner. The time necessary to complete a transaction is also of the greatest importance, because the greaterv the number of sales in a given'tme, the less is the overhead expense er sale. j

Accor ingly, one of the objects of this invention is to provide a rack or the purpose set forth which will needless floor space for a given number 'of commodities than thel tables and counters fhitherto employed for this purpose.

Another object is to provide a rack which is adapted t0 expedite the transaction of business; and to this end provides means for displaying the cards in an orderly fashion, and so as to beviewedwith a minimum of effort on the part of the observer, and means for most effectively illuminating the same.

Another object is to provide means for displaying only one card Lof every kind as a sample, the remaining cards of a group to which the sample belongs being arranged in a compact manner in juxtaposition to the sample, thereby rendering unnecessary any handling of the cards for inspection. and preserving them from dust and the linger marks of slovenly patrons.

Another object is to provide a rack having shelves which may be adjusted to accommodate different sizes of cards. l

A further object isto provide a novelform of clip which may be readily attached to4 the shelves for the purpose "of holding and identifying the various sample'cards or indicating the price thereof or imparting other information that may be desired. Because of the structure and mode of use of this clip,

it is extremely adjustable.

It is further contemplated to provide a rack Vwhich may be used either as a wall rack, or be combined with another similar rack, thus forming a two-faced or double rack, which may be placed in a more central portion of the store.

A .further purpose of this invention is to provide arack having novel component parts which may be manufactured cheaply 1n quantity production; and which facilitate the rapid and economical assembly of the same into a complete unit. Other objects and advantages will appear 1n the course of the following description pf the preferred embodiment of this invenion.

In the accompanying drawings formingI part of this specification, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever elevation, partly in section on the line 6-6 in Figure 8;

Figure 7 partition;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional View taken on the line 8-8 in Figure 1;

Figure 9 is a similar v iew showing the shelves holding cards; and

Figure y10 is a perspective view of the sample clip adapted for attachment to the shelves ,ofy the rack as it appears when detached. v

The framework of the rack is preferably constructed of wood and comprises upright boards l arranged transversely at each end and connected at the top by horizontal board 2 and at a moderate distance from the Hoorl by a horizontal board 3,. which may also serve as the lowest shelf. Feet 4 yare preferably secured to the lower ends of the upright members 1. A vertical panel 5 connects the members 1 between the shelf 3 and the feet 4. Panel 5 braces the frame is a plan view of a transverse i'ttransversely Brackets 6 are secured to ci I' fthe upper end portions of the uprights 1, and together with top board 3, project beyond the front face of the rack to form a canopy 7. ,A board 8 connects the outer `ends of the brackets 6 and forms a depending flange for the board 3. A fibre-board backing 9 is secured to the rear ends of the members 1. 2, and The several parts may be connected together in any conventional manner, preferably by means of Suitable nails.

Shelf-supporting strips 10 are secured to the inner sides of upright pieces 1 adjacent to the longitudinal edges thereof and between the bracket 6 and the fixedshelf 3. The strips 10 are preferably formed of Vsheet metal and have a series of inwardly-extending projections 11 alternating with another series of inwardly-extending projections 12. The projections 11 and 12 are preferably in the form of flanges struck out from the body of the strip by partly severing portions of the stri as at 13 and 14. respectively, and ben ing them inwardly at right angle preferably, the flanges 11 being perpendicular to the longitudinal edges of the strips, and the flanges 12 being inclined upwardly toward the forward edges of the strips, forming a tapered channel 15 to receive the shelves 16, the rear ends of the channels snugly fitting the shelves and the forward ends being wider to formsa mouth to facilitate the insertion of the shelves thereinto. The strips 10 are perforated for the passage of nails 17, by means of which they are secured to the upright members 1.

The shelves 16 have secured to their front ends the upwardly extending flanges 18, provided with openings 19, affording a view of those portions of the contents that would otherwise be concealed by the flanges 18 in I the absence of the openings 19. The flanges 18 are preferably formed of upper and lower strips of wood 2() and 21, respectively, connected by interviewing blocks 22. the various parts being preferably nailed together, and the flanges nailed as units to the front ends of their respective shelves. The flanges 18 on the upper shelves are preferably vertical in the direction of their width: the flange on the lowest removable shelf 16 preferably reclines slightly from the vertical position toward the rear; and the flange 18 on the fixed shelf 3 preferably ret-lines still further in the same direction. The reclination of the lower flanges enables any display matter on their outer faces to be viewed with a minimum ofeffort on the part of an observer, because these flanges are lower than the eyes of the observer, and their being inclined at respective acute angles to the sheives places their outer faces more nearly at a normal to the line of sight of the observer. Partitions 23 may be substantially L-shaped 27 is preferably formed of a Veled to fit the same, and the forward placed on the shelves 16 at suitable intervals to separate one group of commodities from another. The partitions 23 are preferably formed of sheet metal, and have respective portions of their lower ends bent at right angles in opposite directions to form supporting feet 24 to maintain the partitions in an upright position.

A sample 25 of the individual cards 26 or the like constituting a group may be displayed ou the outer side of t e flange 18 of the shelf. being securedthereto directly in front of its related group 26 by means of clips 27, adapted to clamp the lateral edges of the sample 25 `against the flange 18, so as not. to obscure the matter displayel thereon. Each of the clips resilient strip of sheet. metal bent into shape and having prongs 28 struck from one of its arms 29 and bent inwardly at right angles thereto. The other arm 30 has its upper portion 31 bent slightly inward, so that, when the clip is attached to the shelf by pressing theprongs 28 against the under side of the shelf with the lower portion ofthe arm 30 against the flange 18, the upper portion 31 will tend to press that portion of the card, on which it bears into the opening 19, givin the card a slightly arcuate shape and thusolding it more securely against the strips 20 and 21. The clips 27 may bear on their outer faces various markings or designating characters 32, such as the price of the card held by the clips. The shelves having the reclining flanges may have their forward edges bevortion of their bottom surfaces bevelc at right angles to their forward beveled edges t 1) accommodate the pronged arm of the c ips.

The canopy 7 contains therein a/retlector 33, adapted to reflect the light from electric lamps 34 against the front face of the rack so as to illuminate all the matter displayed thereon, and yet shield the eyes of the observer from direct light from the lam s. The reflector 33 is preferably formed o bright sheet metal, secured to the canopy in any suitable manner, being of arcuate section and extending from one end of the rack to the other. The lamps 34 are secured in the conventional sockets 35, connected to a conduit 36 by nipples 37, passing through the top Wall 2. Conduit 36 terminates in a socket 38 situated on the top of the rack and adapted f or connection to a plug of a flexible extension from an electric lighting circuit.

A single rack against a wall two racks may may be placed with its back to serve as a wall rack, or be placed with their back `.sides together and function as a two-faced of parts,

' sight of an observer.

with pins 39, referably metal, secured in their upper .en s to project upwardly therefrom. j Similar pins 39 are similarly secured in the top boards 2 at each outer end thereof. Ties or' connector bars 40, preferably wood, have holes 41 in each end which form respective sockets for the corresponding pins 39 of the opposing racks.

I-IavimT thus fully described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefit'v of all changes in form, arrangement, order, or use as it is evident that many minor changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

l. A rack of the character described comprising a series of shelves disposed at different heights and provided with respective flanges on their forward edges, some of the flanges being vertical transversely and others being inclined from a vertical position so as to present t-heii'respective outer faces approximately at a normal to the line of 2. A rack of thecliaracter described coniprising ay series of shelves dispogcd at ditl'erent heights and provided on their top sides with respective flanges ,presenting outer display faces, the upper flanges being substan-v tially vertical, and the lower flanges reclining rearwardly, the reclination of successive shelves increasing in their descending order.

3. A rack of the character described comprising a series of shelves disposed at difierent heights and provided with respective fianges on their forward edges and having openings therethrough, some of the flanges being vertical transversely and others being inclined from a vertical position so as to present their respective outer faces approximately at. a normal to the line of sight ofk an observer. A

4. A rack of the character described comprising a pair of oppositely disposed end walls` a pair of shelf-supporting strips secured on the inner side of each end wall adjacent the longitudinal edges thereof` the said strips bearing alternative shelf-siipporting projections, one series of alternative pro- -jections `being angularly disposed and a plurality of shelves borne at their respect-ive corners by corresponding projections, said angiilarly disposed projections clamping the the tapered channels formed by said projections.

- In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

'riioMAs THEoDoRE BERNARD.

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