US1868101A - Drawer construction for show and stock cases - Google Patents

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'July'l9, 1932'. A. J. HECHT DRAWER CONSTRUCTION FOR SHCW AND STOCK CASES F1196 Dec. 11, 1929 www d v 00 o W1 0 M m Patented July 19, 1932 ARTHUR J. HECH'T, on NEW YORK, N. Y

DRAWER CONSTRUCTION FOR SHOW AND STOCK GASES Application filed December 11, 1929. Serial a... 413,159.

This invention relates to drawer constructions for show and stock cases.

One object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described, having improved closure means movable with the drawers when the same are withdrawn from the shelves, and with the drawers serving to close the spaces left vacant on the shelves. Another object of the invention is the prom vision of a device of the nature set forth in which a closure means forthe spaces in the shelves formed on removal of the drawers coacts with the latter to afford an improved display of articles in the drawers; in which dei 1 vice the said closure means may, if desired,

co-operate to indicate theexistence of a vacant space in the shelves where a drawer has been removed; in which device the 'saidclosure means may be interchangeably used or associated with any of the drawers; and in which a closure means may be moved as a unit with a drawer. V

Another object of this invention is to furnish a device of the type mentioned having '25 drawers with compartments or the like for holding different types of articles and improved indicating means associated therewith to show what articles are present in the drawersand in which compartments the same are located, whereby considerable time is saved that would otherwise be consumed in searching among the articles in the compart- '35 nish a drawer construction forshow and stock cases which shall be neat at all times, rapid, reliable, andconvenient in operation, adapted for eficieiit use under a great variety of circumstances and conditions, simple .and 40 rugged in construction, and relatively inex- -cases in which the drawers are removable pensive to manufacture. I @ther objects and advantages ofthe invention will become apparent as the specification proceeds. I With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described in their preferred embodiments, pointed out in the subj oined claim, and illustrated on the annexed drawing, wherein like parts article indicating tray removed. 7

view of the tray reing is'accordingly open spaces therein avoided.

are designated by the same reference'char'acters throughout the several views.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is aview in front elevation of a device embodying the invention, with one of the drawers removed.

Fig-2 is an enlarged view in vertical section taken on line 22'of Fi Fig. 3-is a top plan view 0 a'drawer Fig, 4 is a top, plan moved from the drawer.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken along the irregular line 5+5 of Fig. 1. r

The advantages of the invention as here outlined are best realized when all of its features and instrumentalities are combined in one and the same structure, but, useful devices may be produced embodying less than the whole. i a

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, that the same may be incorporated in several diiferent constructions. The accompanying drawing, therefore, is submitted merely as showing the preferred exemplification of the invention.

a In practice, particularly in large stores, all the drawers are removed from the shelves and placed on a table inclose side by side relation, so that the trays may be readily discernible by the customers as they pass along the aisles. Thus the entire shelving is vacant, and the utility of placing the, dummies-or closures for closing the said spaces is clearly apparent. The neat appearance of the shelv maintained andunsightly Generally described, the invention provides a drawer construction for show and stock from the shelves, to be placed upon a table for withdrawal of any article therefrom. lVhen this is done, according to the usual practice in many stores, vacant spaces are left said spaces at the points of removal of the drawers. These closure means may be con with a "so the former arrangement, the said dummies may be permanently connected in place, hingedly or otherwise; if the latter, the dun1 mies are removably connected to the drawers by any suitable releasable fastening means.

Accordingly, upon removal of a drawer, its

dummy is'detached andpositioned to close-the corresponding vacant space. Now toindicate the contents of the draweras the same is positioned on its shelf,.a suitable display arrangement is provided in co-operation with thesaid dummy. 'Thisdisplaymay be fixedly associated :-wit-h the drawer, and visible through the dummy, for which purpose the latter may have a window. The window also serves to indicate a vacant space onthe shelf. Each drawer may include a plurality ofcompartments for holding different articles. Seating inthe top of the drawer is-a tray or similar display support having articles positioned to coincide with articles of the same kind in the said compartments. Itgmaytherefore be noted at a glance in which .of the compartments a desired article is located, saving time in searching for the same. On removing the tray, the said compartments are accessible.

7 Referring in detail to thedrawing, 10 denotes .adevice; embodying the invention. The

same includesa drawer construction fo'rshow and :stock cases, but one form of which is illustrated herein. This comprises any suitable supporting means 11 having vertical and horizontal elements .12 and 13, the latter :acting in the nature of shelves, whereby spaces are provided for-thereception-ofcases or drawers 14. A suitable front 15 is provided at which the drawersa're accessible for removalor inspection. The rear 16 may be :closed, ifdesired, but this, as well as the specific shelfconstruction can be .modified to suit various conditions or specifications.

Each drawer 14 may be of box-like form,

-,and: arranged to .hold articles of different kinds. At the front walli17 ofthe-drawer is -adummy 18 which .coacts to close the vacant ,space provided on removal of the-idrawer.

The-saiddummyma-y-bepositioned atthefront 15 of the construction 1Q,'as,1foreXample,by

being set into therspace for the drawer .fric- .tionallyior-otherwise. "Thedummycanberemovabl-y attached to-the-drawer by any fastening means, for instance, the sliding con- ,neotions consisting .of vertical dovetails 19 setting into corresponding grooves 20 in the front wall of the drawer. The slots QO-may be closed at the bottom to afford support for the dummy when connected to the drawer. hen set into. place on a shelf, the trout cide with front .face of the device .10.

.er, the dummy .is made quite thin as shown.

In order that it be properly retained on a shelfafter removal of'the drawer therefrom,

a suitable engagement means such as springs 23 or any other meansis provided at the side edgesof thedummy to frictionally engage the shelf construction. These springs may be set into .recesscs 24. 1 p

All'of the dummies maybe uniformly constructed for, interengagement with any of the drawers, and to preserve a neat appearance in the device 10. A display arrangementcoacts witheach dummy to indicate the contents :of the drawer. While the display maybe made in the dummy itself,.it is preferably provided at the front wall 17 of the ,drawer, and may take the form of airecess or compartment 25 in the said wall. This compartment hasany suitable opening or window 26 covered with a transparent .non-

breakable material, such as isinglass, Into the compartment 25 are set articles of the type contained in the drawer. The dumm 18 also has an opening or window .27 whici maybe covered with glass, isinglass, or the like. Thus the display in the drawer may-be viewed through the window in the dummy.

NVhen the drawer'is removed from the shelf,

the vacant space can be noted through the window in the dummy.

The drawer 14 has a plurality of adjustable lengthwise .and transverse partitions 28, 29, whereby the compartments 30 are provided. For adjustingly setting the partitions, the wall of the drawer has vertical notches or recesses 31 to receive the partitions, and the latter mayalso besimilarly recessed at 32 for a like purpose. Thepartitions 2 8, 29 terminate inra plane in spaced relation to the top of the drawer, at which plane a rabbet 33 is.- 7

formed for the reception of the indicator tray 34.

The tray 3i may be variously constructed and consists essentially of a piece of flat material 35 on which are locatedspecimens of the articles inthe drawer. The said tray is adapted to seat in the rabbet 33, so that the upper surface thereof comes substantially I flush with the top of the drawer as shown in Fig. 2 One form of the tray may consistin the construction thereof as a flat box having adjustable partitions 28a, 2941, with re face of the dummy may substantially coincesses 31a, 32a in the wall and in the said par-' titions, constitutingcompartments 300 which coincide with the compartments 30 of the;

drawer. Articles 36, such as cards containing buttons thereon, are placed in the drawer compartments, and specnnens thereof in the tray compartments. It will be understood that each drawer compartment will contain articles of but one kind, shape, or color.

The operation of the device will now be clearly apparent. The operator observes the display at the windows 27 of the dummies I and engages the finger pieces 22 and withdraws the proper dummy and drawer as a unit, placing the same on a table. Then the dummy is detached from the drawer and replaced in the space on the shelf left vacant on removal of the drawer. It may now be seen through the window of the dummy that said space is vacant and may receive a drawer. The operator next observes the display on the tray 34 and notes at a glance the compartment in which the desired article'is located in the drawer. The tray is then removed and the article obtained. The operator will understand that all the articles in one compartment are alike, as shownon the tray, and will avoid loss of time in searching for an article in a compartment that is not present therein. The tray is then replaced in'the drawer, the dummy attached thereto, and the drawer and dummy unit. reinserted on the shelf.

.length as the front wall of the drawer and having the appearance of a front Wall of a drawer, means for removably securing the dummy to the front of the drawer, and means for removably securing the dummy in said casing opening upon removal of the drawer.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARTHUR J. HEOHT.

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