US2183810A

US2183810A - Check-pad holder

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Publication number: US2183810A
Application number: US196220A
Authority: US
Inventors: Evangel A Haveles
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-03-16
Filing date: 1938-03-16
Publication date: 1939-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 1956-12-19

Description

Dec.. 19, 1,939.A 5A. HAvErLE-S 2,183,810

CHECK-PAD HOLDER Filed March 16, 1958 1N\ 'ENTOR Emmge/ A. Haya/55 ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 19, 1939 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFCE 21 CHECK-PAD HOLDER Evangel A. Haveles, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application March 16, 1938, Serial No. 196,220

(l. Claims.

My invention relates to check-pad holders, particularly adapted for holding pads used for counter service, such as restaurant check pads or the like, and is particularly adapted for use L5 in connection with the diagonal shield positioned near the back of the counter between the customer and the waiter, andthe objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a check-pad holder of this class which may be readily and quickly clamped upon the upper edge of the diagonal shield and is easily and readily removed therefrom when desired;

Second, to provide a holder of this class which is applicable for varying thickness diagonal shields and varying angles for the diagonal shield;

Third, to provide a simple check-pad holder of this class which supports the pad substantially rigid in its position and so that it is readily accessible to the user of the check pad and permits the removal of one check at a time easily therefrom;

Fourth, to provide a check-pad holder of this ,g5 class that may be readily secured to the diagonal shield without in any way marring the shield at the place where it is secured;

Fifth, to provide a check-pad holder of this class which supports the check pad in a substantially horizontal position without regard to the angle of the diagonal shield on which it is supported; and y Sixth, to provide a check-pad holder of this class which is very simple and economical of construction, easy to shift from place to place on the shield, easy to replace pads therein and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of cer- ,40 tain novel features of construction, combination,

and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and'to the 45 characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application, in which: l

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my checkpad holder shown in substantially horizontal position; Fig. 2 is a side elevational View thereof and showing a fragmentary portion of the upper edge of the shield on which said check-pad holder is mounted ready for use; Fig. 3 is a front elevational view thereof facing toward the waiter, and Fig. 4 is a side elevational viewof my check- ?55. pad holder in a slightly modified form from the other views of the drawing and showing it in posi,- tion on a fragmentary portion of the upper edge of a shield.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views '5 of the drawing.

The clamp member l, clamp screw 2, pad holder r3, pad holder clamp and pad holder support v 5 constitute the principal parts and portions o my check-pad holder.

The clamp member I is provided with a sub-` stantially vertical portion la. The lower sides of this Vertical portion -la is turned backwardly at lb shown best in Fig. l2 of the drawing. -This portion lb is reinforced in its relation with the portion I a by means of two integral oifset reinforcing portions lc and ld. Mounted in ,this portion l b, which is provided with a screw thread hole le is the clamping screw 2, the one end of which is .adapted to t up against the lower side of the upper edge of the diagonal shieldv for clamping the holder in position on the shield, as shown best in Fig. 2 of thedrawing. This clarnp screw 2 is provided with a head` 2a.

to facilitate the turning of said screw for clampz5 ing the holder in 'position on the shield. The pad holder member 3 is a substantially flat member integrally connected to the member I at its upper edge as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and and it is substantially the size of the pad which f3() is to be mounted thereon. This member Sis pro-y vided with upwardly extending flangesa and 3b which are adapted to cover a portion of the sides of the pad when it is in position and prevent its slipping sidewise. rThe back end of the member 3 is provided with a depressed portion 3c 'which permits the support of the clamp member 4 so that the upper edge of the lower side of the clamp member is flush with the upper face of the holder l, 3. In this depressed portion `is provided a U- 40 shaped in cross section spring clamp member 4 which ts in this depressed portion at one side at la and extends upwardly the heighth of the pad at 4b and forms the end for the pad and is also provided with a backwardly extending spring 45 portion 4c which fits tightly against the upper side of the pad at its clamped end shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawing. This clamp member ll is provided with a slot ld in its lupper side into which a portion of the upper section of the pad protrudes when the pad is forced into the spring clamp member 4, thus securing the pad rigidly in position. Secured substantially centrally on the lower side of the member 3 is the pad holder supporting member 5, which is an L-shaped metal 5 5 plate provided' with a substantially horizontal portion a which is secured to the lower side of the member 3 by spot welding, or otherwise, and with a downwardly extending portion 5b which is provided with a tapered lower edge 5d adapted to substantially IiP-t the angle of the upper side or surface of the shield as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

In the modified form of construction shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing the construction is the same as that in Figs. l, 2, and 3 of the drawing except as follows:

The clamp member l and bolt 2 are omitted and there is provided a downwardly extending apron member 6 which extends downwardly only a short distance and is provided with indented portions 6a, the upper sides of which are adapted to rest against the lower upper edge of the shield. The member 5 is secured to the lower side in the same manner, but it is provided with a slot positioned vertically therein, 5c, which is adapted to receive a screw bolt 'la which supports an adjustable supporting member i which has a hole therein for receiving said screw bolt 'la which extends through said hole and through the slot 5c and is adapted to clamp the member 1 relatively to the member 5 in various angular and adjusted positions dependent upon the thickness and angle of the shield. This member 'l is provided with rounded ends 'lb and 1c, as shown.

The operation of my check-pad holder is as follows:

The clamp member l is clamped in position on the upper edge of the diagonal'shield with the clamp side toward the waiter or operator and the screw member 2 is tightened against the lower side of the upper edge of said shield. The pad with the secured end is forced into the clamp member 4 between the portions Aa and llc against the portion 4h, then the operator may write on the check or punch the same and tear it off at the edge of the portion 4c and it is ready for another customer. The clamp member l may be shifted to various positions as desired along the edge of the shield. The support 5 provides a means for supporting the main portion of the holder on the upper surface of the shield.

In the modified form of construction, the shield is positioned in the turned portion, the lower side resting against the indented portion 6a and the one side of the member 1 resting against the upper surface of the shield in varying adjusted positions so that the body is substantially horlzontal.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions and a certain modication, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination, and arrangement, nor to the modification, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination, and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

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

l. In a check-pad holder, the combination with a diagonal shield, of a check-pad holder provided with a screw clamp member at o-ne end adapted to engage and clamp against the upper edge of said diagonal shield and provided with a downwardly extending support intermediate its ends of suicient length to engage the upper side of said diagonal shield and hold said check-pad holder in a substantially horizontal position on said diagonal shield.

2. In a check-pad holder, the combination with a diagonal shield on a counter, of a check-pad holder provided with a screw clamp member at one end adapted to engage and clamp against the upper edge of said diagonal shield and provided with a downwardly extending support intermediate its ends of suicient length to engage the upper side of said diagonal shield and hold said check-pad holder in a substantially horizontal position on said diagonal shield, said check-pad holder provided with a U-sliaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad.

3. In a check-pad holder, the combination with a diagonal shield on a counter, of a check-pad holder provided with a screw clamp member at one end adapted to engage and clamp against the upper edge of said diagonal shield and provided with a downwardly extending support intermediate its ends of suiiicient length to engage the upper side of said diagonal shield and hold said check-pad holder in a substantially horizontal position on said diagonal shield, said check-pad holder provided with a U-shaped spring clip: adapted to receive one end of a check pad, said check-pad holder also provided with upwardly extending side flanges.

4. In a check-pad holder, the combination with a diagonal shield, of a check-pad holder including a downwardly extended portion at one end adapted to fit over the upper edge of said diagonal shield, a downwardly extending support secured to said check-pad holder and extending downwardly adapted to engage the upper surface of said diagonal shield for supporting said checkpad holder in a substantially horizontal position on said diagonal shield, said downwardly extending support composed of two relatively shiftable members for adjustment.

5. In a check-pad holder, the combination with a diagonal shield, of a check-pad holder including a downwardly extended portion at one end adapted to fit over the upper edge of said diagonal shield, a downwardly extending support secured to said check-pad holder and extending downwardly adapted to engage the upper surface of said diagonal shield for supporting said checkpad holder in a substantially horizontal position,

on said diagonal shield, said downwardly extending support composed of two relatively shiftable members for adjustment, said check-pad holder also provided with a U-shaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad.

6. In a check-pad holder, the combination with a diagonal shield, of a check-pad holder including a downwardly extended portion at one end adapted to fit over the upper edge of said diagonal shield, a downwardly extending support secured to said check-pad holder and extending downwardly adapted to engage the upper surface of said diagonal shield for supporting said checkpad holder in a substantially horizontal position on said diagonal shield, said downwardly ex- "tending support composed of two relatively shiftable members for adjustment, said check-pad holder also provided with a U-shaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad, said check-pad holder also provided with upwardly extending side anges.

7. In a check-pad holder, the combination with a diagonal shield, of a check-pad holdei provided with a U-shaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad and clamp the same, and also provided with upwardly extending side flanges for preventing the pad from turning therein, a support secured to the lower side oi said check-pad holder intermediate its ends and extending downwardly for engagement with the upper side of said diagonal shield, said cheek-pad holder provided with a downwardly and backwardly extending portion adapted to engage the lower side of the upperedge of said diagonal,y

shield.

8. In a check-pad holder,`the combination with a diagonal shield, of a check-pad holder provided with a U-shaped spring clip adapted to receive one end of a check pad andolamp thel same, and also provided with upwardly extending side flanges for preventing the pad from turning therein, a support secured to the lower side of said check-pad holder intermediate its ends and extending downwardly for engagement' with the upper side of said diagonal shield, said check-pad holder provided with a downwardly and backwardly extending portion adapted to engage the lower side of the upper edge of said diagonal shield, and clamp means mounted in said backwardly extended portion for clamping 'side of the upper edge of said diagonal shield.

10. In a check-pad holder, the 'combination with a diagonal shield, of aA check-pad holder provided with a downwardly extending support intermediate its ends arranged to engage the upper side of said diagonal shield, said checkpad holder also provided with a downwardly and baokwardly extending portion adapted to* engage the lower side of the upper edge of said diagonal shield, and adjustable means in connection with said baokwardly extending portion the lower side of the upper edge of Asaid diagonal :lov

adapted to engage and clamp against the lower side of the upper edge of said diagonal shield.

EVANGEL A. HAvELEs.