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US2443320A
US2443320A US552023A US55202344A US2443320A US 2443320 A US2443320 A US 2443320A US 552023 A US552023 A US 552023A US 55202344 A US55202344 A US 55202344A US 2443320 A US2443320 A US 2443320A
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    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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  • This invention relates to an improved display fixture in the form of an open cabinet, and one of its objects is to provide a device of this character with a plurality of ramps or inclined display channels, and a series of adjustable dividers, so arranged that the channels may be divided into holding spaces, and. greeting cards, small articles, or other objects may be grouped in the channels and displayed for selection or sale.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a construction of this general purpose with means for rotating the whole fixture, so that all of the objects on display will be moved across the vision of a person standing before the fixture.
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved fixture, showing the case for the motor unit in section.
  • Fig. 2 is a partial vertical sectional view through the fixture, the motor unit not being shown.
  • Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view through the fixture.
  • Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view of one of the dividers.
  • Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of a modified form
  • Fig. 6 is a similar view of another modified form.
  • 5 designates an upright or vertical shaft, which turns in the vertical bearings 6 and I, and the lower end of this shaft engages. the bearing ball 8.
  • This shaft 5 is equipped with a Worm wheel 9, which is engaged by the worm Ill of the motor shaft ll, of the electrical motor l2.
  • the bearings 6 and I are formed on the casting l 3, and this is enclosed by the case 14.
  • the collar I5 On the shaft the collar I5 is secured, as by the key l6, and on this collar the lower end of the long hub sleeve I1 is mounted, so as to turn with the shaft.
  • This hub sleeve is formed with steps or shoulders 11a, which are engaged by the wings or sheet spokes l8, and the other edges of these spokes are also formed with steps l8a, which are engaged by the cone I9, which is formed with spiral channels or ramps 20.
  • the ramps 20 are relatively narrow and are designed for holding cards or small objects, and
  • each ramp is provided with a helical face strip 2
  • each one of which is formed with slots 23a to receive the face strips 2 I.
  • These dividers may be disposed in equally spaced or in unequally spaced relation.
  • the ramps ascend spirally to provide a series of display levels, which are so arranged as to produce a major conical structure, decreasing in diameter upwardly.
  • All of the material thus described is preferably of plastic stock, and the facing strips 2
  • the entire structure is provided with a base plate 24 on its lower end, suitably fused to the same, and with a dome structure 25 on its upper end, which is provided with a lamp 26, and is constructed so that it may be removed from the upper end of the structure.
  • the entire display fixture When the motor is energized the entire display fixture will be slowly rotated, due to the gear reduction obtained by the worm gearing, and all parts of the fixture and the merchandise arranged thereon will be rotated across the vision of a customer or other person, so that all objects displayed may be observed, and any object desired may be readily withdrawn from the fixture.
  • Fig. 5 we show a design, wherein the outer facing strip 21 is arranged to provide eight sides
  • Fig. 6 we show a design of the fixture, wherein the inner ramp structure 28 is arranged to provide six sides and the outer facing strip 29 is arranged to provide also six sides.
  • the electrical motor I2 is controlled by means of a suitable switch 30, and the wires 3
  • This motor is designed to be coupled with a suitable electrical connection having a standard service current supply.
  • This equipment makes the unit completely portable, and it may be placed in any 3 desired location in a store, and connected to the outlet of the establishments wiring.
  • a rotary display rack comprising a central vertical rotary support, an approximately tapered body mounted to turn with the central support and provided with a series of connected ramp sections, providing a plurality of inclined display supports one above the other,--and upright 10 dividers arranged radially on said body and spaced apart to provide separat loading zones? on said ramp sections.
  • a rotary display rack comprising a central vertical support, a base on which saidisupporti 2. 489552 turns, an upwardly tapered body having a series H of connected helical ramp sectionsproviding upwardly inclined display racks", each of saidir'iclined display racks having a transparent face.
  • spacing member and a series of dividers diswhich receive the edge portions of the spacing members, and which are slidable thereon and also removable therefrom.

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June 15, 1948. H, M E ET AL 2,443,320
CIRCULAR DIS PLAY RACK Filed Aug. 31, 1944 INVENTOR. Herbert Meyer 8x y Enna M S az'ey 9/ ATTORNEY Patented June 15, 1948 CIRCULAR DISPLAY RACK Herbert Meyer andEdna'MrSpiegel,
New York, N. Y.
Application August 31, 1944, seri l No. 552,023
This invention relates to an improved display fixture in the form of an open cabinet, and one of its objects is to provide a device of this character with a plurality of ramps or inclined display channels, and a series of adjustable dividers, so arranged that the channels may be divided into holding spaces, and. greeting cards, small articles, or other objects may be grouped in the channels and displayed for selection or sale.
Another object of the invention is to provide a construction of this general purpose with means for rotating the whole fixture, so that all of the objects on display will be moved across the vision of a person standing before the fixture.
With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification, and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved fixture, showing the case for the motor unit in section.
Fig. 2 is a partial vertical sectional view through the fixture, the motor unit not being shown.
Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view through the fixture.
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view of one of the dividers.
Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of a modified form,
Fig. 6 is a similar view of another modified form.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the practical construction of our invention, 5 designates an upright or vertical shaft, which turns in the vertical bearings 6 and I, and the lower end of this shaft engages. the bearing ball 8. This shaft 5 is equipped with a Worm wheel 9, which is engaged by the worm Ill of the motor shaft ll, of the electrical motor l2. The bearings 6 and I are formed on the casting l 3, and this is enclosed by the case 14.
On the shaft the collar I5 is secured, as by the key l6, and on this collar the lower end of the long hub sleeve I1 is mounted, so as to turn with the shaft. This hub sleeve is formed with steps or shoulders 11a, which are engaged by the wings or sheet spokes l8, and the other edges of these spokes are also formed with steps l8a, which are engaged by the cone I9, which is formed with spiral channels or ramps 20.
The ramps 20 are relatively narrow and are designed for holding cards or small objects, and
2 Claims. ((11. 211- 56) each ramp is provided with a helical face strip 2|, the lower edges'of which are cemented or fused to the outer edges of the engaged ramp. These face strips are not as high as the vertical walls 22 of the ramps, so that the upper edges of any cards or similar objects arranged in the channel or ramp will be exposed for customer selection.
In order to divide the ramps or display channels we provide a series of adjustable and detachable dividers 23, each one of which is formed with slots 23a to receive the face strips 2 I. These dividers may be disposed in equally spaced or in unequally spaced relation. The ramps ascend spirally to provide a series of display levels, which are so arranged as to produce a major conical structure, decreasing in diameter upwardly.
All of the material thus described is preferably of plastic stock, and the facing strips 2| may be transparent, and the other materials may be partly transparent or wholly transparent, so that light will pass readily through the same. The entire structure is provided with a base plate 24 on its lower end, suitably fused to the same, and with a dome structure 25 on its upper end, which is provided with a lamp 26, and is constructed so that it may be removed from the upper end of the structure.
When the motor is energized the entire display fixture will be slowly rotated, due to the gear reduction obtained by the worm gearing, and all parts of the fixture and the merchandise arranged thereon will be rotated across the vision of a customer or other person, so that all objects displayed may be observed, and any object desired may be readily withdrawn from the fixture.
In Fig. 5 we show a design, wherein the outer facing strip 21 is arranged to provide eight sides, and in Fig. 6 we show a design of the fixture, wherein the inner ramp structure 28 is arranged to provide six sides and the outer facing strip 29 is arranged to provide also six sides.
It is understood that any number of sides may be utilized in carrying out our invention, and that various changes in the details of construction and arrangements of parts, within the scope of the invention, as defined in the claims may be resorted to.
The electrical motor I2 is controlled by means of a suitable switch 30, and the wires 3|. This motor is designed to be coupled with a suitable electrical connection having a standard service current supply. This equipment makes the unit completely portable, and it may be placed in any 3 desired location in a store, and connected to the outlet of the establishments wiring.
Having described our invention, we claim as new:
1. A rotary display rack, comprising a central vertical rotary support, an approximately tapered body mounted to turn with the central support and provided with a series of connected ramp sections, providing a plurality of inclined display supports one above the other,--and upright 10 dividers arranged radially on said body and spaced apart to provide separat loading zones? on said ramp sections. p
2. A rotary display rack, comprisinga central vertical support, a base on which saidisupporti 2. 489552 turns, an upwardly tapered body having a series H of connected helical ramp sectionsproviding upwardly inclined display racks", each of saidir'iclined display racks having a transparent face.
spacing member, and a series of dividers diswhich receive the edge portions of the spacing members, and which are slidable thereon and also removable therefrom.
HERBERT MEYER. EDNA M. SPIEGEL.
REFERENCES CITED record in the Number Name Date D..1 33,432- Booher Aug. 18, 1942 "176,9'81 Morrison May 2, 1876 Lamb Jan. 10, 1893 951 2664 Swan Mar. 8, 1910 v 1,153,062 Gourlay Sept. 7, 1915 1,263,245 Holland June 4, 1918 1 ,87535'63' Cooke et a1. Sept. 6, 1932 2,102,982 Taylor Dec. 21, 1937 Smith 9t: 311 Mar.- 2;,.1943
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US2664206A (en) * 1950-08-22 1953-12-29 Louis E Beal Magazine display fixture
US2841291A (en) * 1955-11-08 1958-07-01 Adams Frances Warren Spiral bindery table
US2994440A (en) * 1958-09-19 1961-08-01 Raytheon Co Display cabinet
US3150778A (en) * 1963-02-20 1964-09-29 1001 Fabrics Inc Display rack
US3297372A (en) * 1965-02-19 1967-01-10 Allen C Brader Storing and dispensing apparatus
US4073383A (en) * 1976-02-18 1978-02-14 Jurgen Rummer Device for displaying carpet patterns or the like
US4077520A (en) * 1974-11-27 1978-03-07 Sydney Samuel Stevenson Racks for cards and the like
US4548324A (en) * 1984-01-18 1985-10-22 S & K Products Co. Inc. Table and literature display stand
US4580685A (en) * 1984-11-05 1986-04-08 Jorquez James S Floppy disk storage stand
US7083052B1 (en) * 2005-05-20 2006-08-01 Kenneth Alexander Morle Multispiral DVD/CD rack
US7854332B1 (en) * 2005-07-14 2010-12-21 Mark Kirqiss Clausen High-density disk storage and retrieval cylinder
US20110055045A1 (en) * 2009-09-02 2011-03-03 Caine Smith Method and system of displaying, managing and selling images in an event photography environment
US20110066494A1 (en) * 2009-09-02 2011-03-17 Caine Smith Method and system of displaying, managing and selling images in an event photography environment
US20130333287A1 (en) * 2012-06-13 2013-12-19 Van M. Kassouni Planter assembly
USD855278S1 (en) * 2016-05-13 2019-07-30 Eickhof Columbaria, Inc. Tapered columbarium

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US489652A (en) * 1893-01-10 Prescription-case
US951664A (en) * 1909-01-12 1910-03-08 George B Swan Revoluble display-case.
US1153062A (en) * 1914-08-24 1915-09-07 Ezra Benjamin Henry Andrew Gourlay Cabinet.
US1268245A (en) * 1917-06-13 1918-06-04 Albert Hoiland Display-rack.
US1875563A (en) * 1930-02-15 1932-09-06 Eli H Cooke Display stand
US2102982A (en) * 1937-01-12 1937-12-21 Taylor Wine Company Illuminated rotatable display stand
US2312594A (en) * 1940-09-09 1943-03-02 Chicago Carton Co Display stand

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US489652A (en) * 1893-01-10 Prescription-case
US951664A (en) * 1909-01-12 1910-03-08 George B Swan Revoluble display-case.
US1153062A (en) * 1914-08-24 1915-09-07 Ezra Benjamin Henry Andrew Gourlay Cabinet.
US1268245A (en) * 1917-06-13 1918-06-04 Albert Hoiland Display-rack.
US1875563A (en) * 1930-02-15 1932-09-06 Eli H Cooke Display stand
US2102982A (en) * 1937-01-12 1937-12-21 Taylor Wine Company Illuminated rotatable display stand
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US2664206A (en) * 1950-08-22 1953-12-29 Louis E Beal Magazine display fixture
US2841291A (en) * 1955-11-08 1958-07-01 Adams Frances Warren Spiral bindery table
US2994440A (en) * 1958-09-19 1961-08-01 Raytheon Co Display cabinet
US3150778A (en) * 1963-02-20 1964-09-29 1001 Fabrics Inc Display rack
US3297372A (en) * 1965-02-19 1967-01-10 Allen C Brader Storing and dispensing apparatus
US4077520A (en) * 1974-11-27 1978-03-07 Sydney Samuel Stevenson Racks for cards and the like
US4073383A (en) * 1976-02-18 1978-02-14 Jurgen Rummer Device for displaying carpet patterns or the like
US4548324A (en) * 1984-01-18 1985-10-22 S & K Products Co. Inc. Table and literature display stand
US4580685A (en) * 1984-11-05 1986-04-08 Jorquez James S Floppy disk storage stand
US7083052B1 (en) * 2005-05-20 2006-08-01 Kenneth Alexander Morle Multispiral DVD/CD rack
US7854332B1 (en) * 2005-07-14 2010-12-21 Mark Kirqiss Clausen High-density disk storage and retrieval cylinder
US20110055045A1 (en) * 2009-09-02 2011-03-03 Caine Smith Method and system of displaying, managing and selling images in an event photography environment
US20110066494A1 (en) * 2009-09-02 2011-03-17 Caine Smith Method and system of displaying, managing and selling images in an event photography environment
US8332281B2 (en) 2009-09-02 2012-12-11 Image Holdings Method of displaying, managing and selling images in an event photography environment
US8392268B2 (en) 2009-09-02 2013-03-05 Image Holdings Method and system of displaying, managing and selling images in an event photography environment
US20130333287A1 (en) * 2012-06-13 2013-12-19 Van M. Kassouni Planter assembly
USD855278S1 (en) * 2016-05-13 2019-07-30 Eickhof Columbaria, Inc. Tapered columbarium

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