US2120197A - Display fixture - Google Patents

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June 7, 1938., w. c. ADAMS DISPLAY FIXTURE Filed July 25, 1937- W6 Jdams zo m 4 Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a combineddisplay shelf and table.

An object of the invention is the provision of a device which is slidably mounted on a fixed support and which may lie in a vertical plane or be moved to a horizonal position and support ed by legs to form a table.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device which may be applied to a wall for displaying goods in a vertical position or which may be positioned horizontally for displaying goods, a shelf being removably connected to the device when in a vertical position, the device being movable vertically with means for maintaining its adjusted position.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a combined display shelf and table which is mounted for vertical adjustment and swingable from a movable support with legs for supporting the table in a, horizontal position.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications as define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a view in perspective of my combined display shelf and table in a vertical position,

Figure 2 is a central vertical section,

Figure 3 is a top plan view,

Figure 4 is ahorizontal section taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is an enlarged horizontal section taken along the line 55 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a vertical section similar to that shown in Fig. 2 disclosing the display table in a horizontal position.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, Ill designates a post from which projects a bracket or arm H which is adapted to be secured to a fixed support such as a wall of a building.

A cross bar l2 has cleats l3 secured to the rear face and these cleats are dove-tailed, as shown at I l, to engage around the post It! for guiding the cross bar vertically on the post. Reinforcing bars l5 are secured to the rear face of the cross bar l2 adjacent the lower edge.

A display board 20 is hingedly connected at 2| to the cross bar I2 and the hinges may be of such construction that the pintles 22 may be removed to permit the removal of the board 2|] from the cross bar I2. Cleats 23 are secured to the board 2!] and at the rear face thereof. These cleats are spaced apart at their inner ends to receive the post [0. Said cleats reinforce the display board 20 and the inner ends thereof aid in guiding the board through a vertical path when the cross bar I2 is moved through the same path.

A shelf, generally designated by the numeral 25, has a bottom portion 26, a front wall 21 and end walls 28. The end walls are provided with a groove 29 to receive the ends of the display board 20 and pins or screws 30 are provided which pass through perforations in the end walls 28 and into the side edges of the display board 20 for securing the shelf 25 in position. By means of the pins or screws 36 the shelf may be adjusted to any height along the display board 26 when said board is in a vertical position.

Legs 3! are hingedly connected at 32 to the outer end of the board 20 so that when this board is lowered sufficiently the legs may rest on the floor. of a room andsupport the board in a horizontal position so that the board at that time may be used as a table not only for display purposes but for other purposes.

In this instance the shelf 25 may be removed if desired. The legs 3| when not employed for supporting the board 20 in horizontal position may be moved in fiat contact with the rear face of said board when said board is located in a vertical position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Clips may be employed for maintaining the legs in an inoperative position. Braces may also be employed for holding the legs 3| in a vertical position when supporting the board 20.

A cable 35 is secured at one endto a weight 36 and at its other end to the cleat l3, as shown at 31. The cable is trained over a pulley 38 carried by the upper end of the post 10. The cable then passes through the guide 39 secured to the rearwardly projecting support H. The weight 36 will support theweight of the board 20, the cross bar l2, and the shelf 25 so that when the board 20 is moved to an adjusted position it will remain in such position. Therefore the board may be raised or lowered as desired.

The cross bar l2 andlikewise the display board 26 are adapted to have articles of merchandise secured thereto so that these articles will be in full display to customers and attract the attention of the customers. Nails, pins, or pegs may be employed for supporting the articles in a well known manner.

The shelf 25 is also adapted to hold articles which cannot be very well displayed on the board 20.

The fixture may also be employed in an ofiice for filing papers and for displaying bulletins. While I have shown legs hingedly connected to the lower ends of the table it may not be necessary to employ legs in cases where the lower free end of the table may be supported on a show-case or other table for display of goods.

I claim:- I

A combined display shelf and. table comprising a post having means for attaching said post to a fixed support, a cross bar slidably mounted on the post, a display board hingedly connected at one end on the bar and suspended therefrom, a detachable shelf mounted on the other end of the board, means for balancing the weight of the bar and board and comprising a weight, a pulley on the upper end of the post, a cable having one end connected to the cross bar and the other end connected to the weight, said cable being trained over the pulley, legs hingedly mounted on the board for supporting said board in a horizontal position so that said board may form a display table.

WILLIAM CRAWFORD ADAMS.

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