US1983858A

US1983858A - Display stand

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Publication number: US1983858A
Application number: US665484A
Authority: US
Inventors: Orin E Karnes
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-04-11
Filing date: 1933-04-11
Publication date: 1934-12-11
Anticipated expiration: 1951-12-11

Description

Dec. 11, 1934. O KARNES 1,983,858

DISPLAY STAND Filed April 11, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 11, 1934. Q E, KARNEs 1,983,858

DISPLAY STAND Filed April 11, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' WNW Patented Dec. 11, 1934 UNITED. STATES DISPLAY STAND Orin E. Karnes, Caldwell, Tex.

Application April 11, 1933, Serial No. 665,484

Claims.

This invention relates to display stands and will be found particularly useful to attractively display and render easily accessible to customers the goods for sale in a grocery store or the like. It may be used, however, for various other purposes.

A specific object of the invention is to provide a display stand having new and improved means whereby the shelves may be quickly and easily placed in various positions with respect to each other to accommodate goods of different sizes without the use of tools and by unskilled persons.

Other objects will hereinafter appear.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. l is a fragmentary front elevation of the stand; Fig. 2 a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4 detail views of a modified arrangement of the lower portion of the stand; Fig. 5 a top plan view of the bracket mounted on the post; Fig. 6 a vertical section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, the shelf being added thereto; Fig. '7, a vertical section on the line 77 of Fig. 6; and Figs. 8 and 9 side and front views of the post section of the bracket.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the posts of the stand are indicated at 1, the shelves at 2 and the brackets at 3. The posts have therein a plurality of vertically spaced openings 4 for the reception of the pins 5, whereby the brackets 3 are connected thereto. Each of the posts 1 comprises a pair of spaced upright bars 1a and 1b connected together by any suitable means such as that indicated at 6.

Referring now to Figs. 5 to 9 the bracket includes a post section having a pair of hooked arms 7 to embrace the bars la and 1b of the post and to engage and bear downwardly on the pin 5 projecting therefrom. The said post section also has an apron 8 to bear against said bars 1a and 1-4). The bracket also includes a shelf section 9 comprising a single piece of metal bent into a substantially rectangular shape and having hooked arms 10 to extend between the bars 1-a and 1b of the post to engage and bear upwardly against the pin 5 and to bear downwardly against the apron 8. The arms 10 may be provided with shoulders 10a to bear laterally against the apron 8.

The shelves 2 may be provided at their meeting ends with tongues 11 (Fig. 7) to fit securely in the shelf bracket 9 whereby the shelves are rigidly and strongly supported. As indicated in Fig. 1, this connection of the meeting ends of the shelves 2 permits the display stand to be made in any number of sections desired.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the pins 5 may be inserted in any of the openings 4 and the sections of the bracket mounted thereon to support the shelves 2 in various positions with respect to each other to accommodate any articles to be displayed on the shelves. It will also be apparent that whilethe stand comprises only a very few parts that present a very attractive appearance, its elements are so constructed and combined that the shelves are given the desired support in the various relative positions selected.

The invention, as defined by the following claims, is not limited to the preferred embodiment herein disclosed.

I claim:

1. In a display stand, the combination with a post comprising a pair of spaced upright bars, and a pin extending transversely through and from opposite sides of said post, of a shelf bracket having a post section and a shelf section; said post section having hooked arms to embrace said bars and engage said pin and to bear downwardly on said pin, and an apron to bear against said post; said shelf section comprising a single piece of metal bent into a rectangular shape and having hooked arms insertable between said bars into engagement with said.- pin to bear upwardly against said pin and tobear downwardly against said apron, said arms having shoulders to bear outwardly against said apron.

2. In a display stand, the combination with a post comprising a pair of spaced upright bars, and a pin extending transversely through and from opposite sides of said post, of a shelf bracket having a post section and a shelf section; said post section having hooked arms to embrace said bars and engage said pin and to bear downwardly on said pin, and an apron to bear against said post; said shelf section comprising a single piece of metal bent into a rectangular shape and having hooked arms insertable. between said bars into engagement with said pin to bear upwardly against said pin and to bear downwardly against said apron.

3. In a display stand, the combination with a post, and a pin extending transversely through said post, of a shelf bracket having a post section and a shelf section; said post section having hooked arms to engage said pin and to bear downwardly on said pin and an apron to bear against said post; said shelf section comprising a single piece of metal bent into a rectangular shape and having hooked arms to engage said pin and to bear upwardly against said pin and to bear downwardly against said apron.

4. In a display stand, the combination with a post, and a pin extending transversely through said post, of a shelf bracket having a post section and a shelf section; said post section having hooked arms to engage said pin and to bear downwardly-on said pin and an apron to bear against said post; said shelf section having a socket for the reception of a shelf and hooked arms to engage said pin and to bear upwardly against said pin and to bear downwardly against said apron.

5. In a display stand, the combination with a post, and a pin removably connected to said post, of a shelf bracket comprising a post section and a shelf section; said post section having means to engage said post and bear downwardly against said pin; and said shelf section having means to engage and bear downwardly against said post section and upwardly against 10 said pin.

ORIN E. KARNES.