US1838444A - Towel bar - Google Patents

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Dec. 29, 1931. l

G. E. PICKUP 1,838,444

TOWEL BAR Filed April 3, 1950 Illllill,

Patented Dec. 279, 1931 "Gnou-Gn E. Promi?,

or. NEWABKyoHro, Assieivonfro THE wnnnnn contrai, or,` NEWARK, cinto, A oonroaerron or onro' TOWEL BAR Application filedA April 3, 1930. Serial No. 441,192.

The general object of `the presentinven-` tion is to provide a stove embodying anew and improved towel bar .which does not de-z tract from the appearance of .the stove and.

l which therefore maybe mounted in an unusually convenient position on the stove.

More speciiicallystated, the invention has for its object the provision of a towel v.bar

adapted to be used on an ornamented stove body and which normally conforms with and constitutes a part of thev stove ornamentation: Gtlierobjects andfadvantages will become Vapparent from the following description drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a stove embodying the preferred form of the invention. Y

' Fig. 2- is an enlarged fragmental plan view of the stove shown in Fig. 1 with the towel bar in its rear or retracted position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the towel bar in its forward position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional View F taken along the line 4.-4 in Figs. 1 and 2.

For purposes of disclosure the preferred form of the invention is illustrated in the drawings and will hereinafter be described in detail as applied to a particular form of stove, but it is to be understood that this disclosure is not intended as a limitation of the invention to this type of stove, it being contemplated that various changes might `be made by those skilled in the art to adapt the invention to other types of stoves without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as dened by the appended claims.

In the preferred form herein illustrated, the invention is embodied in a solid fuel cook 'stove having a body 10 of the usual form, in-

cluding a forward wall 11y and a stationary top frame member in the form of a wall 12.

In stoves of this character, and in other forms as well, it is `customary to embody adecorative band of polished metal such as nickel, to set off or accentuate certainlines of the stove body.

The stove herein shown is ornamente'd by means of a polished nickel band designated` generally as 13 and extending around the taken in connection with the accompanying outeredge of the top wall 12 so as to project.

. downwardly over the joint between the `sidel walls, and the top wall. As shown in Figs. '1" and `@the band 13 is Eof arcuate 4cross section and is mountedV in. inset relation-to the top wall. 12 so thatthe .upper surface of the. .bandv 13. is substantially flush withY the upper sur.- face of the stove top 12. rlhis isaccomplished by offsetting the top wall 12. downwardly near its edges to provide an upright web 1d` (Fig. 4) with ahorizontal ledge 15.pazojecte4 ing forwardly from the lower edge ,ofthe web 14. f f f' v x ln accordance with the present-invention the band lis formed'inseveral pieces, inf cludng portions 16 and 17nea1theo`pp-osi-te ends removably overlying the ledgelf `and secured in position on the stoveby means of screws-indicated at 18 in Fig. 2, ,or lother suitable means, extending upwardly through the ledge` 15 Vand engagingutlie portions of the. ornamentalband. Between the end portions 16 and 17 is a section 2O of the band 13 which isof the same form and iinish as the portionS lzand 17 and is `substantially rigid duev Ato its`A arcuate cross lsectional forln.

In ,orderthat the section 2O of the orne-` mentalband may serve either ,las a part Aof the stove .ornamentation or as `atowel bar or rack, the section 120. is mountedoon the stove :body for movement from its normal inopcrativ p osition (Fgig. adjacent to the stove bodyV in :inoperative position spaced forwardly Qzf the stove V(Fig. 3) ,V The mounting ,of the sec.- ltia-i herein shown is of a Sliding .Character and is so arranged that the section ,2.0 may he entirely removed from the stove for Vthe pur'- pose of .cleaning thestnvez'wp.. i

I AS .shown in ,Figs- 2 t0 il, the Section `20 has a pair vofya`rmsv22 lsecured thereto near the` endsof the section so as to project-rearwardp lytherefrmnytbearms being arranged tous?. tend through suitablev apertures 23 formed in 1- the upright web lil. Forwardly of the ,aperf tures 23, the ledge 14 is grooved indicated at 24C in Figs. 3 `and t, so that the sliding movement ,of the arms 22 will be guided by the engagement of the armswth the Sides (if the groove. y z n y 'lfhe bottom Surfaces 0f the arms 22, theref fore, ride in the bottoms of the grooves 24, and to maintain the arms in horizontal position a short upstanding boss 26 (Fig. 4) is provided at the rear end of each of the arms to slidingly engage the lower surface of the top wall l2. Inward sliding movement of the section 2O is limited by the abutment of the inner edge of the section 2O with the upright web 14 and to limit the outward movement of the section a lug 27 is formed on the underside of each arm 22. The lugs 27, which are arranged to engage the rear edge of the ledge 15, are spaced from the ends of the arms 22 as shown in Fig. l so that even when the arms have been withdrawn to their outer most positions, the bosses 2G will engage the upper wall 12 at points spaced rearwardly from the ledge 15. Thus the section 2O is effectively supported in all of its positions.

When the section 2() has been withdrawn from the stove to the position shown in dotted outline in Fig. 4, it may be used as a towel rack by hanging the towels over the horizontal support thus formed. In order to increase the horizontal clearance between the section 20 and the stove body and thus facilitate the use as a towel rack, the ledge 15 is cut away between the arms 22 as shown at 29 in Fig. 3.

To render the section 20 removable, the inner or rear ends of the grooves 24.- are recessed downwardly at an angle as shown at 30 in Fig. 4. It will be noted that there is a slight clearance between the upper surface of the arms 22 and the upper edge of the apertures 23 (Fig. 4) so that by lifting the section 20 upwardly and moving it forwardly the arms 22 may be withdrawn from the apertures 23.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the invention provides a new and improved towel raclr for stoves which is of such a character that it may be mounted in an unusually convenient position. Furthermore, it will be seen that by forming the horizontal member of the rack so as to constitute an ornamental part of the stove, a rack is provided which does not noticeably increase the cost of the stove, since such ornamental members must always be separately formed and attached whether or not they serve the double function of an ornament and a rack.

I claim as my invention:

l. A stove having a body with a top frame member offset downwardly at its forward edge to provide an upright section with a ledge projecting forwardly from the lower edge of said upright section, said upright section having a pair of horizontally spaced apertures formed therein, an ornamental bar extending along said ledge in overlying and concealing relation thereto, a pair of arms fixed on said bar and projecting rearwardly therefrom through said apertures to support said bar for movement to a position spaced forwardly from said ledge, said ledge having grooves formed therein extending forwardly from said apertures and said arms being arranged to ride in said grooves so as to be guided by the sides of said grooves.

2. A stove having a body with a top frame member offset downwardly at its forward edge to provide an upright section and a forwardly projecting ledge, said upright section having a pair of horizontally spaced apertures formed therein, an ornamental metallic bar extending along said ledge in overlying relation thereto with its rear upper edge flush with the top surface of said top frame member, a pair of arms fixed on said bar and projecting through said apertures to support said bar and permit it to be pulled forwardly from the stove body to form a towel rack, and means on said arms arranged to engage said frame member to limit such outward movement of the bar, said ledge being cut away between said arms so as to increase the horizontal clearance between the bar and the stove body when said bar is in its forward position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

GEORGE E. PICKUP.

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