US2141008A

US2141008A - Clamp bracket

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Publication number: US2141008A
Application number: US93610A
Authority: US
Inventors: Pierre H Meyer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-07-31
Filing date: 1936-07-31
Publication date: 1938-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 1955-12-20

Description

' Dec. 20, 1938. I H M Y R CLAMP BRACKET Filed July 31, 1936 llll nailig INVENTOR P/i/PWE' H. MID/1? ATTOR%Y v Patented Dec. 20, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application July 31,

5 Claims.

This invention relates to the construction of display shelving units and particularly to the use of clamp brackets for adjustably supporting shelf members in connection with a peripheral supporting plate or panel; and the object of the invention is to provide a clamp bracket involving two similar channeled clamp plates and a coupling rod or screw in threaded engagement with one or said plates for drawing the same together to secure a shelf member in connection with a vertical panel; a further object being to provide bracket plates or the class described having arc-shaped or channel-shaped panel and shelf engaging portions arranged at an angle of substantially forty-five degrees to each other to provide for the inclined mounting of a shelf plate or panel in connection with a vertical panel; a further object being to provide a bracket plate of the class described involving a plurality of angularly disposed channel portions arranged at forty-five and ninety degrees with respect to each other to provide for the mounting of shelves upon opposite side surfaces of a vertical panel;

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a further object being to provide in a unit of the class described means in the form of a channeled base plate for supporting the vertical panel upon a table, counter or other supporting surface; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in a display unit and clamp bracket construction more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective View showing one assemblage of units which I may employ with parts of the construction broken away.

Fig, 2 is a side and sectional view of a part of the construction shown in Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale; and,

Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line 33 of Fig. 2 with part of the construction broken away.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown for the purpose of illustrating one method of carrying my invention into effect, one form of shelving display unit and, in said figure, 5 represents a vertical plate or panel preferably composed of glass of the annealed and substantially breakproof type, and this panel may be of any desired height and Width depending entirely upon the use thereof .and the type of articles or.merchandise to be displayed thereon; and while the ar- 1936, Serial No. 93,610

rangement of inclined shelves 6 and l and horizontal or right-angled shelves 8 and 9, shown in Fig. l of the drawing, will illustrate a possible arrangement of shelving, it will also be apparent that any desired arrangement of shelves and spacing thereof may be employed. For example, the unit may include all inclined shelves on one or both sides of the panel 5 or any desired arrangement of horizontal and inclined shelves.

For example, at Ed I have shown a part of an inclined shelf at the opposite side of the panel 5 with respect to the shelf 65 and another in- 'clined shelf 6b opposite the shelf 8; whereas, at So I have shown a horizontal shelf opposite the shelf 9. At it, I have shown a flange or retaining strip disposed at right angles to the lower edge of the shelf 5, and at [Ed I have shown. a similar strip arranged at an angle of forty-five degrees to the shelf 1 or, in other words, in a perpendicular plane, whereas at Hlb, I have shown a similar strip at right angles to the horizontal shelf 8.

The above described different arrangements of shelving are made possible by the use of a plurality of pairs of clamp brackets consisting of clamp plates l2 of the forty-five degree angle type; plates I3 of the ninety or right-angled type; plates 14 of the double, forty-five degree type; plates 15 of the combination of ninety and fortyfive degree types, and plates !6 of the cross or four-way, ninety degree type. At this time, it will be understood that by inverting the position of the forty-five degree angle display, shelves may be arranged in an upwardly inclined position to form bins or pockets but this type of construction is not often used, and therefore, is not illustrated.

Each of the clamp bracket units is of the same general construction, and therefore, the brief description of one unit will apply to all. In Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, I have shown in detail, for example, the units l2, and these units are provided with angularly disposed semi circular or channeled portions ll--ila joined by a web plate l8 through which coupling rods or screws 19 are passed. The head 2% of the screw l9 engages one plate in each pair, whereas the threaded end portion 2 l of the screw engaging a drawn or extended threaded bearing portion 22 on the web plate I8 of the other plate in said pair so that the rotation of the screw l9 will operate to draw the units l2 together to engage the edge portion of the upright panel 5 and the shelf H in the construction shown. It is preferred that pads 23 of cushioning material be arranged upon the inner surfaces of the channeled portions l1 l'la so as not to injure the edges of the supports 5 and 1, especially when the latter are composed of glass.

The foregoing also applies to the mounting of the flange or retainer strip Illa in connection with the lower edge of the shelf 1 as is illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

As above stated, it will be understood that each shelf may be adjustably clamped in the desired position upon the support 5 by the screws passing through the respective pairs of clamp bracket plates.

It will be understood that where the dual or two-way brackets are employed, as for example, at l4, l5, and IS, the shelf at one side of the upright panel 5 will be adjusted temporarily in position after which the other shelf will be placed in position and then both shelves firmly secured in position by tightening the screws. It will also be apparent that where different arrangements of shelves are desired on opposite sides of the upright panel 5, independent clamp brackets or pairs of clamp plates will be employed.

In mounting the upright panel 5 in connection with a supporting surface, I employ a channeled supporting plate 24 which is provided with an upwardly directed channel portion 25 in which the lower edge of the panel 5 is firmly supported and, in the construction shown, the plate 24 extends widely at the side 24a and has a narrow extension on the side 241), which is designed primarily for a one-sided display to be arranged at the rear of a counter or similar supporting surface, but when both sides of the upright panel 5 have shelves arranged thereon, it will be preferred to have the plate 24 extend equal distances, at both side surfaces of the channel portion 25, the'extensions 24a and 24?) are apertured, as seen at 26, to receive screws or other fasteners to secure the same to a support. It will be understood, in this connection, that other types of supporting means may be employed for the lower end portion of the panel 5, it being preferable to use some type of a channel mounting to facilitate the attachment and detachment of the panel 5 in the operation of cleaning the display or in changing the shelf arrangement thereon.

It will be understood that by constructing the entire unit of glass, a very attractive as well as readily cleanable display shelf unit is provided and furthermore one which is flexible in its arrangement of shelving vertically thereof as Well as angularly with respect to the vertical supporting plate.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.

1. A means for angularly mounting shelf and panel parts together, said means comprising a pair of similar bracket plates having angularly arranged bordering edges, each of said plates having channels adjacent and paralleling said bordering edges, said channels converging and being united at the converging ends thereof by a web lying in the plane of the bottom walls of said channels and extending beyond said channels to form a corner portion on said plate, each of said channels being open at both ends, the body portion of each plate intermediate the channels forming a flat web structure arranged in alinement with the bordering edges of said plate, an elongated coupling screw for drawing said plates together to clamp the shelf and panel therebetween, the webs of said plates being apertured,

the aperture in one plate being such as to provide free movement of the plate longitudinally of the screw toward and from the head end thereof, and the aperture of the other plate being threaded to receive the screw to adjust the last named plate longitudinally of the screw in clamping the device on its supports.

2. A means for angularly mounting shelf and panel parts together, said means comprising a pair of similar bracket plates having angularly arranged bordering edges, each of said plates having channels adjacent and paralleling said bordering edges, said channels converging and being united at the converging ends thereof by a web lying in the plane of the bottom walls of said channels and extending beyond said channels to form a corner portion on said plate, each of said channels being open at both ends, the body portion of each plate intermediate the channels forming a fiat web structure arranged in alinement with the bordering edges of said plate, an elongated coupling screw for drawing said plates together to clamp the shelf and panel therebetween, the webs of said plates being apertured, the aperture in one plate being such as to provide free movement of the plate longitudinally of the screw toward and from the head end thereof, the aperture of the other plate being threaded to receive the screw to adjust the last named plate longitudinally of the screw in clamping the device on its supports, each plate having a channel in addition to the first mentioned channels, and at least two of the channels of each plate being arranged at 45 to each other.

3. A clamp bracket for securing two panel or shelf parts together, said bracket comprising a' pair of clamp plates having angularly arranged bordering edges, means engaging said plates for clamping the same .upon said parts, each of said plates having a plurality of converging channels,

each of said channels being open at both ends and having substantially semi-circular cross-sectional form, the bottom walls of said channels being united at the convergent ends thereof by a web extending beyond said channels proper and forming a corner portion in the plate, two of said channels being arranged adjacent and paralleling the bordering edges of the plates, and at least two of the channels of said plates being arranged at substantially 45 to each other.

i. A clamp bracket for securing two panel or shelf parts together, said bracket comprising a pair of clamp plates having angularly arranged bordering edges, means engaging said plates for clamping the same upon said parts, each of said plates having a plurality of converging channels, each of said channels being open at both ends and having substantially semi-circular cross-sectional form, the bottom walls of said channels being united at the convergent ends thereof by a web extending beyond said channels proper and forming a corner portion in the plate, two of said channels being arranged adjacent and paralleling the bordering edges of the plates, at least two of the channels of said plates being arranged at substantially 45 to each other, the channels of said plates being joined by fiat web structures arranged in substantial alinement with the bordering edges of said plates and said web structures being apertured to receive said first named means.

5. A clamp bracket for securing two panel or shelf parts together, said bracket comprising a iii pair of clamp plates having angularly arranged plates having a plurality of converging channels, each of said channels being open at both ends and having substantially semi-circular cross-sectional form, the bottom walls of said channels being united at the convergent ends thereof by a web extending beyond said channels proper and forming a corner portion in the plate, two of said channels being arranged adjacent and paralleling the bordering edges of the plates, and at least two of said channels being disposed at 90 to each other.

PIERRE H. MEYER.