US2206083A - Rack - Google Patents

Description

Jly 2, 1940. E. FEIBELMAN f 42,206,033

f RACK Filed April 24, 1,939

PATENT AGENT Patented July 2, 1940 d UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE RACK Erwin Feibelman, New York, N. Y.

Application April 24, 1939, lSerial l \`lo.`269,732

4 Claims.

This invention relates to stands or racks and more particularly to racks for use in connection with kitchen articles, as, for example, saucers, cups, plates or the like.

It is an object ofthe present invention to provide a rack of the above nature which securedly holds and maintains in position bulky articles, preferablyY cups or the like.

It is another object of the present invention to provide means for holding ythe articles with projected parts in staggered relation and in such a manner that slipping off o f the articles is absolutely avoided. Y

Still another object of the present invention resides in the provision of means for steadily supporting said rack onthe kitchen board, table or any other suitable place.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a base forming part of said rack, in which base there may be housed at articles, as, for example, plates, saucers, knives, etc.

Yet, another object vof the vpresent invention contemplates the provision of means for easily manipulating saidflat articles for their insertion in and withdrawal from said rack.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a combined saucer and cup portable rack, which is so constructed that it may be placed in any desired location and which may be transported safely from one place to another with the various articles positioned therein.

It is a still further object ofthe invention to provide a rack for holding cups in stacked relation, provision being made for guidingly receiving the ears of said cups for preventing shifting thereof during transportation.

Still another object of the invention resides. in the provision of a rack having a cup retaining portion and a saucer retaining portion, both the cups and saucers being respectively sustained in stacked relation, the saucer retaining portion forming the vbase of the rack and being so constructed as to .provide an inclined floor whereby the saucers are easily slipped along the floor and along the upper surface of the adjacent lower saucer respectively,when placed in stacked relation.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention Will appear from the following disclosure thereof together with the attached drawing which illustrates certain forms of embodiments thereof. These forms are shown for the purpose of illustrating the invention since the same has been found in practice tol give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood kthat they various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangementA and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

In the drawing: y Fig. l is a front view of a rack made in ance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof; Fig. 3 is a top view thereof; Fig. 4y is a modified form ofthe rack base shov'vn in a somewhat reduced size. Figs. 1 to 3 disclose the invention in one of many formsin which numeral I0 indicates a baseer-frame portion upon which is securedan extended handle I I. Base Ill and handle IIrnayv be formed o-f wire by suitable `bending operations, the handle VII being in this instance welded or soldered to base or frame portion Illas indicated atl2. ,.1,

Base IIl has a plurality of legs I3, I4, I5 form'- ing a tripod. Legs I3, I4 are joined together by a raised b-ar I6 andthe rear leg I5 is `connected to said bar IB by a bar I'I constituting'a slanting frame-like or skeleton support I8 to accommodate such articles as saucers or plates I9 in stackedrelation placed within the rack through the open. preferably rectangularlyH shaped front portion 20. Since the skeleton floor or support I8 slants downwardly from said front portion towards the rear a -saucer or plate A when in.

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serted through opening offront portion 20 will.

slide towards the rear, abut against the rear'fleg extension I5a and will be guided between vthe front upright portions I3a and |40.. The next A, B, C etc. are very easily and conveniently in-A serted and maintained in stacked relation within the Ybase or frame portion I0 of the rack, the vertical extensions I3a, 14a and I5a of therespective legs I3, I4 and I5 `acting as retaining members for connng the saucers Within the base or frame portion Ill.

The elongated handle I I preferably consists of a pair of parallelly spaced wires 2|, 22 bent in the form of inverted Us, these Wires being held in spaced relation preferably by .cross members 23 secured to the hand-gripping portions or grasping means 24, 25 of the handle II and by being secured to the frame of skeleton platform 26 at I2. Platform 26 is welded, soldered or its otherwise secured to the respective horizontal extensions |31), |41), I5b of said extensions of legs I3, I4 and l5. The inner portions 21, 28 of said wires 2|, 22 function as guides for receiving the ears 23a of the cups 29 as they are stacked on platform 26 in staggered relation.

Fig. 1 clearly shows how the cups 29 are positioned one over the other with their respective ears 29a, 29h etc. in staggered relation and between the frame portions 21, 28. In order to provide a suitable seat for the stack on platform 2B, there is provided a cushion 3| made of rubber, cork, felt or other suitable frictional means.

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of base frame IB wherein the front upright portions 32a, 33a of legs 32, 33 are somewhat inclined and joined at their upper ends by a cross piece 34 provi-ding a reinforcement for platform 35. 'Ihe rear leg 36 is bent inwardly at its upper end as indicated at 31 and is secured to platform 35 at 38, 39.

In both instances (Figs. 3 and 4) the platform consists of a substantially circular wire ring 26 and 35, respectively, to which an annulus 40 made of wire is concentrically arranged. Ring and annulus are connected with one another by bridging members, as indicated by numerals 4I, 42 (Fig. 3) and 43 (Fig. 4). According to Fig. 4 reinforcing bridging members of platform 35 also are formed by cross piece 34 and extension 31.

The skeleton compartment formed by base or frame portion l 0 and which is shown in the drawing as retaining the plates A, B, C etc. may be employed and, if necessary, modified for any convenient purpose, for example, to support therein such culinary articles, as knives, forks, spoons, etc. The articles placed in saidV compartment will Ithen function as ballast to stabilize the rack.

It will be observed that the inclined formation of the skeleton support or iioor of the compartment of base or frame portion l0 contributes to the safe retention of the articles placed therein, for the tendency of the latter is to abut against the rear leg extension in said compartment particularly during carrying of the rack from place to place, even when swung during transportation.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thus provided a device of the character described comprising a frame portion for holding articles, such as saucers, therein, means for retaining said saucers against accidental lateral displacement in said frame portion, a platform forming part of said frame portion for holding articles, such as cups, thereon, means extending upwardly from said platform for engaging the ears of said cups to maintain said cups in position on said platform, and grasping means located substantially above said upwardly extending means for carrying said rack. The above described rack or device possesses the particular features of advantages before enumerated as desirable, but which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions, detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to the above embodiments, it will be understood that various admissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. A rack for cups and saucers comprising a frame portion for holding saucers therein, means for retaining said saucers against accidental lateral displacement in said frame portion, a platform forming part of said frame portion for holding cups thereon, means extending upwardly from said platform for engaging the ears of said cups to maintain said cups in position on said platform, and grasping means located substantially above said upwardly extending means for carrying said rack.

2. A rack of the character described comprising a frame portion, a platform adjacent said frame portion, said frame portion comprising a compartment for holding articles, such as saucers, in stacked relation, means for retaining said saucers against accidental lateral displacement in said compartment, and slotted means extending from said frame portion, said platform being adapted for maintaining articles, such as cups, in stacked relation and with the ears of said cups in engagement with said slotted means.

3. A rack of the character described comprising a handle portion, a base portion, and a platform intermediate said portions, said handle portion comprising a pair of spaced apart substantially parallelly disposed U-shapcd members having their ends secured to said platform, said base portion comprising a compartment for holding articles, such as saucers, in stacked relation, said platform being adapted for maintaining articles, such as cups, in stacked relation and with their ears within the space between said members, said compartment being provided with an inclined support on which said saucers may be stacked.

4. A rack of the character described comprising a handle portion, a base portion, and a platform intermediate said portions, said handle portion comprising a pair of spaced apart substantially parallelly disposed U-shaped members having their ends secured to said platform, said base portion comprising a compartment for holding articles, such as saucers, in stacked relation, said platform being adapted for maintaining articles, such as cups, in stacked relation and with their ears projecting within the space between said members, said compartment being provided with a substantially rectangular front portion having an opening through which said saucers may be inserted within said compartment and being provided with a substantially U-shaped rear portion against which said saucers may abut when so inserted.

ERWIN FEIBELMAN.

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