US1676508A - Pedestal mounting - Google Patents

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A. VAN DERVELD PEDESTAL MOUNTING July 1o, 192s.

original Filed June 16, 1924 /Iv C? l N gli 3 l! la 0 Y l5 10g l "2 2? r' W/llw/ l //////////7////(/,1////////////////// ing machine used in the sale of cloth and Patented July l0?, i928.

ANTHONY VANDERVELD, OF GRAND RAI'IDS, MICHGAN,

AssIGNoR or cnn-HALF To rEDEsTAL MOUNTING;

Application led .Tune 16, 1924,V Serial No. 720,183, Renewed December 16, 19537.A

lThis invention relate'sto a pedestal mount,`

for adjustment thereof to difi'erent positions in the length of a horizontal track, and is particularly directed tonovelmeans for automatically holding the pedestal in any position to which it is moved along thev track, such means being readily disengagedwhenever desired so as to free the pedestal that it may be vmoved to another desired position.

`The pedestall lin question is designed to sup-y porta measuring or measuring and computribbon or like goods, the track being mounted horizontally at the rear of the counter als and the pedestal with the machine which it carries ybeing adapted to be moved to different positions `in the length of the counter as may be desired many times in handling the goods sold. The track is of channel form, substantially, with downturned and upturned lips at the free edge portions of the flanges whereby a guideway 'is formed to receive co-acting portions on the pedestal. In the formation of the track it is practically impossible to make each and every track absolutely uniform through the desired length and in installing `the track it is many times slightly bent or otherwise mal- ,l formed so that if a pedestal is formed at Vits lowerend at the factory to snugly engage with a specilied track itvmay not operate properly y, withthe track after installation;` and in any event each track andpedestal must be fitted together tobesure ,that the same will work properly, thefpedestals yand tracks not being interchangeable. With my invention these disadvantagesare eliminated the tracks and pedestals in awlarge quantity of tracks and pedestals being interchangeabley and the construction applied .to the pedestal being self-corrective of any minor; discrepancies lor differences 4in the track formation and of .any minor malformation such'as mayoccur in the installation of the vtrack on the counter.` y i,

kThe construction by means of whichthe above ends are attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

VFig. l is an elevation of a fragmentary portion of `a track with the pedestal in operative 'connection therewith.

Fig.;2is an enlarged horizontal section 'through `the pedestal and track, the section being taken betweenthe upper and lower respectively, at their free edges, the lips eX- tending toward each other as shown. This track is designed to be secured to the rear edge of a counter top by screws which may pass through the Web of the track l and, in addition, at each end of the track a fitting 4 may be secured with'an opening 5 through which a screw may pass into the counter. This fitting is provided also with a projection le which lits into the endof the track closing the same and serving as a stop to prevent disengagement o-f the pedestal from the track after the installation on the counter has been completed.

The measuring or measuring and computing machine 6 is supported onfa table 7 at the upper end of a. post `8 which passes downwardly through and isvertically adjustable in a vertical sleeve 9. The mechanism for accomplishing the vertical adjustment of the post 8 is not shown in the 'present case, being the subject matter of a separate application for patent. end of the post 9 opposit'ely extending integral arms l0 and l1 are A'formed at their ends having portions l()EL and '1'1a respectivelyv which' enter into the track between the At `the lower upper and lower guidelips 2 and 3. The i arm vll in its vertical side' is provided` withl an elongated opening l2 as shown for a purpose .to be later described. A tongue 13 is cast with andprojects downwardly from each of the arms l0 and l1 near their outer ends entering the groove between the lower guide lip 3 and the web of the track as best shown in Fig. Also a tongue 14' is cast integral with the arms substantially at their mid portions and -at the'upper side thereof, extending upwardly into the groove between the upper guide lip 2 and the web of t-he track l. The Apedestal is thus mounted for 'sliding movement lengthwise of the track and in practice the space for the receplla-I tion of the tongues 13` and 11i is suli'icient that said tongues are loosely received therein suliicient tolerance being provided that the ordinary discrepancies incidental yto manufacture in the dil'ferenttracks are more than compensated for and also vslight malformation of the track such as may occur by setting the attaching screws too-tightly or otherwise will. have no eHect on the Yfree movement otthe pedestal lengthwise of the track when it is free to do so.

At the lower end ofthe sleeve 9 on the innerside thereof in the open space between the upper and lower `sides of the arms 10 and 11, a. boss 15 is cast lintegral with the sleeve extending toward thev web ot the track and being machined on its face at an angle to the length lof the track web as indicated at 16 in Fig. 2. A bar of flat metal 17 is located between the boss and the innerside of the web of `the track, at one end being turned at right anglesto make aliandle 18 which extends outwardly through the opening 'l2 heretofore' described, and between its ends being` formed with an oil-set intermediate portion 19 the tace of which contacting with the 'face 16 olf the boss 15 lies at the same angle as said face 16. A spring E20 isv secured at one end to the bar 17 at the bend thereof where handle 18 joins and at its other end is connectedl with a pin 21 per- `rnanently secured to the armI -11 as shown in Fig. 2.' This spring` under tension'normally moves the bar 17 lengthwise so as to tend to bind the section 19 against the face 16 thereby forcing the tongues 13 and 14 against the guide lips 2 and 3 while the bar 17 bears against theinner side-of the web ot thel track. This serves `to hold the pedestal against movement thereoit along the track and also prevents any oscillation of the pedestal in a direction transverse of the track.

lWhen it is desired to move the pedestal the sleeve 9 is grasped by the handand a finger brought against the bar `17 lengthwise 'against the tension oit springv 20. This disengages the section 19 from the boss 15 and frees the pedestal for movement. As soon as it has been moved to a desired position the handle 18 is released whereupon the spring 2O again draws the bar 17 to locking vposition and the pedestal is automatically held in the position to which it has been moved.`

rlhe construction described is simple and particularlyv practical forthe attainment ot the ends for which itis designed. The invention is deiined in the appended. claims and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure'coniingnvitliin their scope. l

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41. In combination, an elongated track including a vertical web,'upperfand lower handle 18 to movev flanges and downwardly turned lips at the edges ot' the flanges paralleling the web, a pedestal including a vertical member located adjacent the track and formed with oppositely tal arms and a boss projecting toward the web from said vertical member, said boss having its 'free end face located at an angle to the lengt-h of the web, means on the arms loosely engaging in the grooves between said lips and web oli the track, and a manually operable member located between Ithej boss and web and having .a section to'l engage the boss with the side thereof engaging the boss in a plane substantially paralleling the said face ofthe boss, said member lbeing spring operated to normally draw the member into engagement with lthe boss; 2. In combination,: anl elongated trackin-l cluding a vertical web, upper and lower flanges and downwardly and upwardly. turned lips at the ends of the tlangesparalfl lelingj the web, a pedestal including av :vertical member formed with oppositely'extending horizontal arms locatedv adjacent the track, tongues on the arms looselyy engage ing in the grooves between the web' and lips of said track -for-tree sliding movement of the pedestal on the traclnaneans carried by the pedestal spring operatedl to normally hold the pedestal against accidental' movement along the track and prevent oscillation of the pedestal ina vertical plane/with respect to the track, and means extending outwardly from one ofsaid arms of the ped` estal tor manually operating said last mentioned means to release the pedestall forgtree movement along the track. C 3. In combination, an elongatedtrack, a pedestal mounted lor tree sliding movement along the track, interengaging meansy bletween the track and pedestal `carriedfby the pedestal for wedging the pedestalintov se# cure engagement with the track,- -and vmeans extending outwardly(v from 'said last men-k eXtending-horizonand' upwardly i said section of tioned means through an yopening lin the pedestal for manually operating' said means to free the pedestal for movementalong the track. 1

l. In combination, an elongated track, a pedestal mounted to traverse the `track,'a

member carried bythe pedestal adapt-ed to tal track, a pedestal positionedvertic'ally adjacent the track, .means -for' yslidably mounting the `pedestal on the'track, a member carried by thev pedestal andy movable 'to different positions, in one of whichit wedges between the pedestal and track and in another it frees the pedestal for movement along the track.

6. In combination, an elongated horizontal track, a pedestal positioned vertically adjacent the track, interengaging means between the pedestal and track for slidably mounting the pedestal to traverse the track,

a member movable with the pedestal and disposed between the said pedestal and track, spring means tending to draw the said member in one direction, said member when drawn in such direction wedging between the pedestal and trac-k, and a handle portion connected with the member and extending outwardly in position to be manually operated to move the member in the opposite direction against the spring means.

7. In combination, an elongated track positioned horizontally and including a vertical web, upper and lower flanges and downwardly and upwardly turned lips on the flanges paralleling the web, a pedestal including a vertical member located adjacent the track and formed with oppositely eX- tending horizontal arms and a boss projecting toward the web from said vertical member, said boss, at its free end having a face located at an angle to the length of the web, interengaging means on said arms forengaging in the grooves between said lips and web to mount the pedestal on the track for free sliding movements lengthwise thereof, a flat bar located between said boss and web and formed with an intermediate section'loboss, said bar at one end having a handle port-ion turned at right angles and extend- `ing outwardly through one of said arms,

ANTHONY VANDERVELD.

35 cated in a plane paralleling the face of the. f

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