US2262597A - Tumbler rack and carrier - Google Patents

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Nov. 11, '1941. H. J wATRAL q 2,262,597

TUMBLER RACK AND CARRIER Filed March 23, 1940 k a i Z4 1111a 21/ 12a W3 f 4% INVENTOR- 6. I; ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TUMBLER RACK AND CARRIER Henry J. Watral, Queens Village, N. Y.

Application March 23, 1940, Serial No. 325,555

Claims.

This invention relates to tumbler carriers and racks, and has for its main object to provide a device of this character which will have a novel construction whereby it will be simpler and easier to manufacture and still be more efficient in use than devices at present used for such purpose.

Another object of this invention is to provide a circular, ring like, retaining member for each independent tumbler, separating the tumblers from one another, said retaining members being arranged at the upper ends of upright carrying elements proper, the lower ends of said carrying elements being secured to an appropriate base in a Very simple manner.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a device as characterized hereinbefore, all of the members and parts of which may be made of appropriate metal wire with simple operations for forming, assembling and securing together the parts thereof.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a device of this type in which one carrier element proper may have two upright end portions and may carry two opposingly placed circular retaining members thereon. I

A further object of my invention is to provide a wire tumbler carrier and rack as characterized hereinbefore, in which the carrier elements proper are used to strengthen and reinforce the base, and inter-connect its parts, and wherein leg members may be employed inter-connecting the carrier elements proper and further supporting them.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a device of this nature in which the base is formed into a carrier handle or grip.

Still other objects of this invention will be apparent as the specification of the same proceeds.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification and accompanying the same:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the preferred embodiment of my novel tumbler carrier and rack;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is an end elevation;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one carrier element proper with two opposingly placed retaining rings at its two ends;

Fig. 5 shows a modification of the carrying element proper being provided with one retaining ring and with a lower portion secured to an appropriate base;

Figs. 6 and 7 show modified forms of the carrying elements proper and the retaining members on their ends;

Fig. 8 indicates in a diagrammatic manner a modified embodiment of a tumbler carrier and rack constructed according to the principles of my invention.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail by characters of reference, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, the numeral I0 indicates a preferred form of my novel tumbler carrier and rack in general. The base of my tumbler carrier and rack in this embodiment is formed by three wires I.I, I2 and I3, each of said wires preferably being shaped as a portion of an ellipse, the lower part thereof forming the base proper and being spaced apart from one another as best shown in Fig. 3, the two sides being bent upwardly towards each other and meeting at the points I4 and I5 respectively. At these points, the upper ends of the base members are secured together as by welding, and two appropriate handle or grip wires proper I6 and Il may be secured on the base members II, I2 and I3 at their meeting points I4 and I5, as best shown in Fig. 1, said wire grip members I6 and I! being of circular or elliptical curvature, one above the other and preferably in one vertical plane.

Downwardly and outwardly curved decorative finishing wire members I8 and I9 may be further secured to the members described hereinbefore at the points I4 and I5 preferably by welding, or said decorative finishing members may be made integral with the central base wire member I2.

Four carrier elements proper 20, 2I, 22 and 23; may be secured on the lower portions of the base wire elements II, I2 and I3 as indicated at Ila, I2a and I3a, respectively, bridging the same and being transverse to their planes. Each of said carrier elements proper has a straight lower supporting member 24 bridging the lower portions of the elliptic base wires II, I2 and I3, and rest ing thereon, each end of said supporting portion 24 being turned upwardly in a curved manner forming a single upright portion 25, and a retaining ring wire member 26 is secured at the upper end of each upright portion 25, said circles being substantially horizontal when my carrier and rack is resting on a horizontal support, and

said supporting wires 24 of the carrier element also generally being parallel to the planes of the 'circles 26.

On account of the upward bending of the main wire elements I I, I2 and I3, the outermost carrier elements 20 and 23 and their retaining rings are in a higher position than the two intermedicarrier elements proper 48 and 49,

ate carrier elements proper 2! and 22 and their respective retaining rings.

Two leg members, generally indicated by the numeral 21 are also added to my device, each having a central straight normally horizontal portion 28 secured to the straight transverse portions 24 of the respective two intermediate carrier elements proper 2| and 22, as at 2la and 22a, the outer ends of each of said legs 2'! being bent, first downwardly then upwardly and inwardly in a rounded ornamental manner, providing generally circular leg proper portions 29 and 29a, and the respective outermost carrier elements proper and 23 are secured on said circular leg proper portions 29 and 29a as'at 20w and 23a.

In Fig. 41 show in a perspective view on an enlarged scale, one carrier element proper. as, for

instance, the one indicated by the numeral 2|, it

being understood that all the carrier elements here shown are identical. A portion of thebase wires H, H and i3 is also indicated.

The position of the tumblers when in my carrier or rack is indicated in an imaginary manner by the dot and dash lines 30 in Figs. 1 and 3. I

In Fig. 5 I indicate in a general manner; the underlying principle of my device which is that an upright member-3| carries a retaining circular member 32 at'its upper endfor the tumblers and its lower end 33 is bent underneath ofand spaced apart from said'retaining'circle32 and may act as a supportfor the tumbler 30 at the same time keep the mentioned carrier element proper secured on appropriate base wires and 35. In this embodiment, a carrier element proper 33'oarries only one retaining member'32 and this form of the device may be employed incombination with a great number of types possible base wire mem.- bers 34 and 35; which may be formed into circles, ovals, oblongs, polygons, etc., in one or more planes and in other geometrical formations. Of course, they may not bebent upwardly to form grip members, and any. other appropriate means, well known in this art, may be provided for them as grips and handles.

An oblong tumbler carrier: rack of this last mentioned type, and constructed according to my invention is indicated-in a diagrammatic manner in Fig. 8. In this embodiment, base wires 34 and '35-'are formed into oblongs and the carrier In'Fig. 6 I indicate a still furth'er'modification of the; retaining member and carrying element proper of my device in which a-single Wire 35 is bent into a combination loop', having a top portion 31 forming-the circular retaining member, two downwardly and-outwardly bent upright portions 38. and 39'and a lower preferably wedge shaped-loop portion 40 bent inwardly underneath the plane of thering'31'and spaced'apart there from, said lower portion" 40 being secured on any appropriate-base, as on wire; 4| and 42. r

In Fig. '7, a still further modification-of the retaining memberand carrier element properis indicated in Which, again, a-single piece of-- wire 43 is bent-in a combination loop havingtwo ope positely pointing retaining-circles and 45 at its upper ends, each being carried by a pair of upright branches 46 and 41, respectively, said up right branches being inter-connected by the two y-appr priate base .wires 59*and 5': may be provided'in a tumbler carrieror rack in which my carrier and lretaining elementproper is topbe employed with one another.

and the carrier elements proper 48 and 49 may be secured to said wires 50 and 5|, as indicated at 50a and 5la.

It will be understood that changes and variations may be made in the elements, in the details of construction and combination of my device, and I reserve my rights toall such changes and variations which are within the spirit of this specification and the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

One of such changes, for instance, may consist in replacing the single wire 24 for the tumbler retaining rings 26 in the embodiment of my invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, and particularly in Fig. 4, by two similar wires 24 set side by side in a spaced apart relation and in parallelism This construction will give a stronger carrying wire 24, at the same time additionally reinforcing the base wires I I to I3.

What I claim as new, is:

1. In a tumbler carrier and rack, a wire-base, a wire carrier element proper secured on said base, the two ends of said wire carrier-element proper being bent upwardly, a retaining ring at each end of said carrier element proper, said retaining rings being substantially above respective portions of said base, the spaces between said base and said rings being left free, said carrier element proper and said rings being formed of one piece of wire, said wire for said carrier element and rings forming a loop, the two longitudinal branches thereof being secured across said wire base and the two ends forming two upright branches terminating in circular portions forming said retaining rings.

2. In a tumbler carrier and rack, two wires in parallelism to form a base, and loop shaped wires secured on said base to form tumbler carriers, and each of said loops being formed withan upper ring shaped portion, two downwardly and laterally outwardly bent branches continuing said ring shaped portion and two lower terminating branches meeting in a wedge shaped point and being secured over and across said base wires. p

3. In a tumbler carrier and rack, abase formed of longitudinally set wires, and carrier wires proper secured on. said base transversely to said base wires, upwardly turned endsfor said carrier wires, having retaining rings thereon adapted to receive for supporta tumbler,. a glass or the .like, both ends 30f: said" base wires being turned. upwardly, andmeeting-in one point, at each end,

and a connecting element between saidtwo-end points to form a handleor'grip for the device.

4. In a tumbler carrier and rack, a base formed of longitudinally. set wires, and carrier wires proper secured on said base transversely to said base wires, upward-1y turned ends for said carrier wires, having retaining rings thereon adapted to receive for'support-atumbler; a glass or the like, said base wires gradually nearingeach other at theirends, and their'ends. beingum'ted into two end points for the device. Y r

5. In a tumbler carrier and rack, a base formed of longitudinally vsetwires, and. carrierv wires proper secured on said base transversely: to said base wires, upwardly turned ends for said carrier wires, having retaining rings thereon adapted to receive for support'atumbler, a' glass or the like,

said base-wiresgradually rising; at their ends and

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