US2190960A

US2190960A - Easel for cemetery wreaths

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Publication number: US2190960A
Application number: US188429A
Authority: US
Inventors: Karl F Wagler; Gerald A Roach
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-02-03
Filing date: 1938-02-03
Publication date: 1940-02-20
Anticipated expiration: 1957-02-20

Description

Feb. 20, 1940. K. F. WAGLER ET AL.

EASEL FOR CEMETERY WREATHS Original Filed Feb. 3, 1938 INVENTORS ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 20, 1940 UNITED STATES EASEL FOR CEMETER Y WREATHS Karl F. Wagler and Gerald A. Roach, Youngstown, o

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Application February 3, 1938, Serial No. 188,429 Renewed December 28, 1939 2 Claims. (01. 248-156) This invention relates to easels.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of an easel suitable for supporting a wreath to be placed on graves.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an easel having a multiple base section that may be easily forced into the ground.

A further object is the provision of a pair of holding arms for the attachment of the wreath.

A still further object is the provision of a slidable clip placed upon the main body member of the easel for securing the lower section of the wreath to the easel.

The easel shown and described'herein is an improvement over that shown and described in our Patent No. 1,958,716, issued May '15, 1934, in which an easel of somewhat similar construction is shown. The easel shown and described herein represents a further development in this line, primarily in, the provision for attaching the wreath to the easel.

We are aware that other easels have been constructed to be used in cemeteries, and find that the chief objection to other easels is the inability to place them securely in the ground and the difficulty experienced in attaching the wreath thereto once the easel has been placed in position.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds,

the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and. claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can

be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of the easel. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the easel. Figure 3 is a view of the easel set in positionin the ground and having a wreath positioned thereon.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that 45 the easel comprises an upright body member I which is provided at its lower extremity with an inverted U-shaped base member 2. The lower end 3 of the body member I and the lower ends 4 of the base member 2 are tapered to provide 50 easier insertion into the ground. It will be seen that the down-turned ends 5 of the base member 2 are of slightly greater length than the lower end 3 of the body member I and are adapted to be started into the ground before the lower end 3 of 55 the body member.

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Positioned near the upper end of the body member I there is a relatively short holding arm 6 which functions with the upper end of the body member I which is adapted to be inserted into the body of the wreath so that the relatively short holding arm 6 supports the wreath securely and in such manner that it is impossible for the wreath toslide downwardly upon the body member. Positioned on the body member I and spaced at an appropriate distance below the relatively short holding arm 6 there is a relatively long holding arm I, the ends 8 of which are adapted to support the sides of the wreath which, when in position, will rest across the front surface of the relatively long holding arm I. Positioned upon the body member I there is a slidable clip,

,the circular portion 9 of which surrounds the body member I, and holds at right angles thereto a clip portion ID. The clip portion Ill is adapted to be placed over the lower section of the wreath and to be pushed downwardly so that it wreath securely to the easel due to the tension created by slightly bending the wreath.

In Figure 3 of the drawing a wreath is shown positioned upon the easel and the easel positioned in the ground. It will be obvious that the easel may be placed in the ground very readily by merely pushing the lower portions thereof with The various portions of the easel are designed to be spot welded together, but the easel may be assembled by any other practical means.

What we claim is:

1. In an easel for supporting a cemetery wreath, an upright body member, a base on said body member comprising an inverted U-shaped section of material, pointed ends on the said inverted U-shaped section and a pointed end on the lower portion of said body member, a relatively short holding arm positioned crosswise near the top of the said upright body member and a relatively long holding arm positioned holding arms together with the top portion of said body member adapted to hold a wreath thereon, and a clip slidably positioned on the body member and adapted to hold the bottom portion'of the wreath, firmly against the said body member and under a slight tension due to the slight bending of the wreath itself as it bows across the said relatively long-holding arm.

2. An easel for cemetery wreaths comprising an upright body member, an inverted U-shaped base positioned near the bottom of said member, pointed ends on said U-shaped base and on the bottom of said body member, for the purpose of providing a convenient means of inserting the