US2222974A - Animal display bench - Google Patents

Description

Nov. 26, 1940. A, w. BOW

ANIMAL DISPLAY BENCH Filed May 22, 1939 Patented Nov. 26, 1940 y UNITED STATES..

.ApFE'lC1Efg a This invention. relatesI to wall structures and isparticularly concerned' with Wallstructures.

that may be readily assembled or disassembled.

An object of the-inventionis to provide means 5 .zfo-r associating twowalls in perpendicular arrangement; so that accidental displacement of saidwallsis-impossible.

Incarrying out the above object itis a further object to provide one ofsaid walls witha hook lzthat' is 'adapted to be insertedl within a cut-out.A portion of the yother wall so that when Ythe walls abut one. anothervtheA hook prevents. displace ment thereof.

.It is a.further object to provide means/for pre-. laventing thev hook carrying wall` from being moved away from its. .abutting engagement with the other wall.

A still further object of the inventionis to provide a vertical wall having: a plurality .of

20".'spacedl separating wallsl associated therewith so that each of.. the. separatingwalls has an edge thereof Iabutting a face of `the vertical wall, means` beingsprovidedV for simultaneously locking said separating v'walls in position, whereby displace- .ment thereof. with respect tol the vertical wall. is

prevented.v

- Furtherobjects and advantages of the present invention vwill be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accom- 30.panying drawing wherein a. preferred embodiment .of the present invention is clearly shown.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 isa view,;inperspective, cfa preferred form'of wall structure. 3,.. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary end view of thestructure shown 1n Fig. 1.

Fig; 3'is a fragmentary View taken in the directionlof the arrow. 3 in-Fig.. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View taken in the dilmrection of the arrow 4 in Fig. 2 showing the arrangement ofthe hooks. used in connection with theseparating walls.

Fig. 5 isV an enlarged fragmentary view, taken on the line 5-.5of Fig. 4, of one of the hooks in 45H.position with .respect to the vertical wall.

Fig.v 6 isa fragmentary View taken in the drection of the arrow 6 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a sectional'view taken on line 'l-'l of Fig. 1`, and 56;. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view of the vertical wall showing the construction used to form adstrap 3liis ,placed over the cut-out 32, and a vsitefside.v of wall 20. The walls 38 are each other animals wherein the separating wallsimust necessarily.. be Vpositively heldin position against displacement. thereof.U Structures of,A this type f mayalso. be ntilizedassstalls, portable booths for exhibition purposes, displaystands, or for. many 5,*

other related uses wherein ease of assembly and stabilityof construction are/essential details..

Referring to the drawings, and4 particularly to'` Fig. 1,- 28 indicates a ,verticalA wall which may be formed from any well known constructionalma- 1Q terial, preferably plywood., The wall 20, has hinged thereto. affloor or.A bottom wall 22, by means of hingesZt. The hinges 26 are preferably of the type known as piano hinges which facilitate assembly due to the rigidity of construction. Of 15.",

course the usual type of' strap or butt hinge may also -be used if desired. When assembling the structure lthe floor 22 .is opened to the position shown in Fig. 2 which, isperpendicular tothe wall 20. iioor or ground, or upon horses as shown at 30.

The vertical wall 20 is provided with a plurality o-f spaced cut-out portions 32yadjacent the top l edge thereof, whichmay be made into doublecutoutsas shown in Fig. 8, when desired.,v wherein a screw36/is passed therethrough and screwed into the wall. 4In this manner two apertures'` or cutouts can be formed with a minimum of effort.

4Inorderto form stall-s, or compartments, and 30` also to'hold the wall 20 in its vertical position l with respect `to wall 22, a plurality of spaced vertiy cal separatingwalls 88V are provided either on one side only of wall 20 or on both sidesof wall 20 if another bottom wall 22 is provided on the oppoend of hook 40 is inserted through the aperture 405,

32 and thenthe separatingwall is'rotated downwardly around the hook until the edges of the.` wall 38abut a face. of wall 20 and-wall 22. In this positionthe wall 38 cannot be displaced laterallyoutwardly-since the hook 40 engages the strap 34.` "Io prevent longitudinal or sideward movement of the wall 38, each' of the said walls is provided with one or two pins `42 `which fit into apertures. 44 inthe iioor 22. The apertures 44 are substantially aligned with the cut-outs 32 so 50 that the separating walls 38, when iny place, are substantially perpendicular to walls 20 and 22. A

It is apparent that the walls 38 cannot be displaced with respect to the walls 20 or 22, except by upward movement of the walls 38 around the 55 hooks 40. In order to eliminate accidental mo-vement in this direction, I h-ave'provided each of the separating walls with a notch 46 therein ad- .jacent the lower edge thereof. The iioor 22 has hinged thereto a locking member 48 whichhas a 60' The entire assembly is, placed on the 2Q..

portion* 50 adapted to interiit with the notches 46 when the member 48 is in the position shown in Fig. 1. Thus when all the separating Walls 38 are in position, the member 48 can be brought into interlockingposition therewith; and V:simul-` taneouslylock each one of the walls;.38fin posi,Y tion wherein the walls cannot be disassembled with respect to walls 2U or 22 without first re moving the member 48 to the position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 2. Heretofore it has been nec essary to individually lock each Wall in placey structures of this type, and it is manifestthat the simultaneous locking action of-member 4"ma1 terially reduces the time required to set upthis-V assembly as well as making the entire structure" more'rigid. v

Inv the drawing it willbenote'd that'separating walls 38 may vbe placed on either side of .the vel` tical 'wall 26.` Thus, the hook from aWall 38 on' one side of walllies substantially againstthe sideface of a separating wall 38 placed on` the oppositeside-of the `wall 20, since the walls '138 3walls-are used von both 'sides of wall 20.

are preferably substantially aligned.` The disposition* of fthe hooks `is clearly illustrated in 35::as'shown in Fig. 6, and is passed through' one of the cut-out-portions 32 in the wall 20, and isthen boltedtoeach ofl the-sections 54 and 56. In this marinerftheend wall 52 is easily assembled 'and is rigidly held in place against displacement.

Thewalls' may be provided in anyv desiredlength and'with any desired spacing of separating walls. can be quickly and easily assembled vorv disassembled.- When the walls are knocked-down iand folded togetherall sections are substantially flat to facilitate "packing and transportation.

The hooks'llll,42'and v58 can all be countersunk and made from flatstock if desired, so as to increase the ease of packing. -While the embodiment of the present invention' ash'erein disclosed, constitutes y a" preferred form, it .is tolbe understood that "other Lforms might lbe adopted, all" coming within thescope ofthe claims which follow. .i s

What'is claimed is as follows: f

1. An .exhibitk stall for animals comprising inA combination, La floor section,` a Vertical Wall runningY longitudinallyrof said. floor. and associated` therewith,.aplurality` of spaced separating walls adapted .to engage .the verticalwall and abut thel vertical wall andthe oor perpendicularly, and

means for zassociating: the floor. with the separating walls at arpoint remote `fromithe .vertical Wall, saidmeansbeing effective to simultaneously interlock with Yeach of said separating walls adjag. cent thelower edges 'thereof only., f

2.. Anjexhibit stall for animals comprising in combination, a floor section, a vertical wallrunning, longitudinally of said floor andassociated A therewith, a plurality of spaced separating,wallsv adapted .to engage the vertical wall and abut; the

vertical-,Wallandvthe floor perpendicularly, and an` interlolingportion hinged longitudinally o f It is apparent that a structure as disclosed the oor at the side opposite the vertical wall and adapted when raised to a. position perpendicular with the iioor and substantially parallel with the vertical wall to concomitantly lock with each of said separating Walls adjacent the `lower edges thereof only. 1

3. An exhibit stall for animals comprising in combination, a wall, a pair of walls hinged longitudinally to the rst-mentioned wall adjacent one edge and on opposite sides thereof and adapted to provide a floor on both sides of said 'rSt-men- `tioned wall when placed perpendicular thereto, saldi first-'mentioned Wall having an aperture therein at a point spaced from the hinged edge thereof, ltwo separating Walls adapted to be placed perpendicular with respect to the first-mentioned wall-andA the second-mentioned walls, means to hold the separating walls in substantially perpendicular, relation to theiirst-mentioned wall, said separatingfwalls being in substantial alignment on, either side ofthe iirst mentioned'wall, a hook associated with the face of each separating lwall andfadapted to ft Within said aperture and lie substantially'adjacent, to the face of the other separating wall for locking .the separatingwall to the fiirst-mentioned wall and means secured to: the second-mentioned Walls 4and interlocking with a portion of the separating walls for preventing displacement of the separating Walls when said separating walls are in position whereby saidhooks can not be removed from said aperture, said means being shiftable for permitting disassembly ofthe walls.

"fl, Ani exhibit stall for .animals comprising in combination, a oor, a vertical wall associated longitudinally with fsaid floor adjacent `the center thereof insubstantially a T formation, anaperture adjacent the upper edge of said' walLseparatingwalls` adapted to abut the floor and first wall substantially perpendicularly and in alignment on opposite sides of the first Wall, hooks and; having 'spaced apertures Vadjacent the upper. edgethereof, a; plurality of separating' walls` adapted to substantially abut theV oor and the vertical-wall `in perpendiculan relation 1 thereto and arranged so that eachwall of a pair. lthereof is on an oppositejside of the vertical y.Wall and'in substantial alignment with the other wall ofsaid pair, hooks associated with said separating-walls and vadapted to berinserted within said apertures, means cooperating with said separating Walls and passingA into apertures in the iioor for assistingfin holding said separating walls in one posi-V tion with respect to the first wall and the floor 21.*;ncllmeans` for lholding said separating walls fromiipward movementwith respect tothe iioor,v

saidmeans beingelective to lock'all vof saidseparafting walls in assembled relation.

ANDREW ,WILSON BOW.

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