US1962967A - Dividing means for display cabinets - Google Patents

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June 12, 1934. J. D. NATHAN DIVIDING MEANS FOR DISPLAY CABINETS Filed Oct. 19. 1932 2576/2 rcor 7039/952 Wwf/7 /3/ altr-WJ fm M Patented June 12, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to the display of boxes, packages, or goods, for sale or other purposes, and the principal objects thereof are to provide means by which such boxes, packages or articles 5;- will be held on the shelves of the store, or in other places in which they are displayed, in uniform piles with their edges in vertical lines and their front ends all in the same plane; to provide a construction which can be adjusted for boxes, i packages or articles of different sizes, and to provide these advantages in a simple and inexpensive form which will not necessitate the redesigning or rebuilding of any part of the show cabinets now employed in such places.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a store display l cabinet showing the way in which boxes and articles can be stored therein in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, on enlarged scale, showing in plan one of these 4dividing devices, and showing how it is used, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Stores are now usually supplied with open front display cabinets formed of vertical partitions 10 and horizontal shelves 11. The compartments formed by these shelves and vertical partitions are not divided in any way, and anything that is displayed therein for sale is placed in as near vertical rows as possible. Whenever one of these boxes or the like is taken out from near the bottom of the shelves, those on top are dropped down into the space left thereby and there is nothing to keep them in accurate vertical order. They gradually assume a more or less untidy appearance and often they stay that way for days until someone goes around and straightens them up. Even that is not done very accurately ordinarily. The main purpose of this invention is to insure neatness of appearance of the articles piled 45 .up on these shelves.

It has been observed that between each two adjacent shelves and between each two vertical partitions there is a compartment adapted to receive two or more rows of articles. These compartments have to be made deep enough to contain any boxes or articles that are likely to be used in them, and usually they are used with boxes that are not long enough to fill them. There is nothing to prevent some of them from being 4pushed back somewhat further than others.

In the present case the above mentioned difficulties are overcome. A piece 12 of board or other material is placed in the back of this compartment and this is of such width that it will space a longitudinal vertical back 13 the proper distance 60y from the back of the compartment. Thus the articles which are placed in front of this back '13, such as a series of uniform boxes 14, can be pushed back against the back 13, and the front ends will all line up in a plane. 'I'his solves one of 65 the di'iculties above mentioned.

Attached either permanently or adjustably to the backs 13 are a series of transverse division members 15. These may extend throughout the height of the back or not, as desired. In the form shown they are illustrated as of the same height as the backs 13, and they are connected with the backs by yielding sheet metal clips 16 at top and bottom. These clips are provided with opposite spaced, downwardly extending flanges 17 at the sides and a transverse downwardly extending flange 18 at the rear end, spaced from the rear ends of the flanges 17 a distance equal to the width of the back piece 13. Therefore, when these clips are placed on the backs, as shown, they t the tops and bottoms of these backs. This space between the two flanges that has been mentioned may be such that the resiliency of the rear flange 17 will act to hold the clip in position on the back 13. In other words, they have to be pushed on and they are held by friction. In the same way the two opposite flanges 17, with which these clips are provided, are spaced about equal to the width of the partitions 15, fitting closely and held in position by their natural resiliency as they are made to press toward each other against the opposite sides of these partitions.

This construction makes it possible to move the partitions along the back so that, instead of two being used, three or more, or even one, can be employed for boxes, packages or articles of different sizes. The clips are not secured to the back 13, but preferably they are secured to the l partitions 15 by fastening devices 19 in the form of brads or the like. Thus each partition comprises two of these clips, one at the bottom and one at the top, secured thereto, and they have to be put on the backs 13 from the ends thereof or else one of them has to be taken off the partition 15 in order to get them on the back.

From this it will be seen that any kind of boxes, packages, or articles can be piled in tiers in these Cabinet compartments with their front ends absolutely in alignment, and also with their side edges in alignment, so that even the most careless clerk 110 will have to put them back in the cabinets, after they have been taken out for inspection or for other purposes, in a perfectly neat pile. 'There is practically no chance of their getting out of alignment, and if they properly t the spaces between the partitions the display of these articles will always be a neat and accurate arrangement.

In cases where a single line of goods is on sale all the time and the boxes are of standard sizes, the partitions 15 cany be nailed, screwedor otherwise rmly secured in the proper places on the back 13 in accordance with this invention.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention, I am aware of the fact that changes can be made therein rby Vany person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact form shown, but what I do .claim is:-

1. The combination with a display cabinet having an open front and consisting .of vertical stationary partitions with horizontal shelves between them providing compartments for thedisplay of goods, with a spacing member on the top of each shelf, a freely movable back piece adapted to be set back against the spacing member to locate the back piece in proper position, but independently movable forward therefrom, and division walls connected. with said back piece and perpendicular thereto to hold the articles on display in a series of piles with their edges vertically aligned with each other.

2. 'In a display cabinet, the combination of a series of stationary vertical partitions spaced apart and horizontal shelves xedly mounted between them to provide compartments for the display of goods, a spacing member loose on the top `of each shelf at the rear, a vertical longitudinal back piece adapted to be set loosely back against the spacing piece to control the position of the back piece, and verticalparallel partitions mount ed on said back piece and extending forwardly therefrom part way to the front of the cabinet, for the purpose described.

JOSEPH D. NATHAN.

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