US2454516A

US2454516A - Adjustable multiple plate holder

Info

Publication number: US2454516A
Application number: US747079A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fred R Laureyns
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-05-09
Filing date: 1947-05-09
Publication date: 1948-11-23
Anticipated expiration: 1965-11-23

Description

NOV. 23, 1948. L u s 2,454,516

ADJUSTABLE MULTIPLE PLATE HOLDER Filed May 9, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR fieafilaurgmi BY ATTORNEYS Nov. 23, 1948. F. R. LAUREYNS 2,454,516

' AD USTABLE MULTIPLE PLATE HOLDER Fil ed May 9, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 23, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ADJUSTABLE MULTIPLE PLATE HOLDER Fred'R. Laureyns, Middle Village, N. Y.

Application May 9, 1947, Serial No. 747,079

Claims.

1 The invention relates to an adjustable plate holder for supporting and holding a plurality of plates in a vertical position on a shelf or other support.

The main object of the invention is to provide a plate holder for supporting and holding a plurality of plates in a vertical position on a shelf or other support, and which is adapted to be adjusted for use for different shapes and sizes of plates.

A further object of the invention is to provide a plate holder device adapted to be secured .to a shelf or other support and which is constructed and arranged so that one or more plates from a group being supported thereby may be removed therefrom without danger of the remaining plates slipping or becoming displaced.

A further object is to provide a plate holder device which is provided with a resilient cushioning means upon which the plates assembled in the holder are supported and which is formed with spaced grooves for receiving the bottom rims of individual plates and holding them in spaced relation to each other.

A further object is to provide a plate holder device which is supported with a pair of rest arms against which the upper portions of plates assembled in the holder will be supported and which arms are adapted to be adju-stably positioned with respect to the holder to provide supports for different sizes of plates.

Further objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter in the specification and will be specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a plate holder constructed in accordance with the invention, with parts thereof shown broken away to more clearly indicate the construction, and also indicating a plate in position on the holder;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the holder;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 2 taken on the line 3-3 thereof and looking in the direction of the arrows and indicating a plurality of plates in position on the holder;

Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the holder with parts broken away to more clearly show the construction; and

Figure 5 is a perspective elevational view of one of the plate rest arms used in the holder construction.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the plate holder of my invention is comprised of a frame member I; a pair of adjustable block members 2 and 3; a pair of platerest arms 4 and 5; and a grooved plate supporting mat 6 made of a resilient material.

The frame member I is preferably made in one piece of a suitable plastic material although it may also be constructed of wood or any other suitable material. It is formed with a flat top surface I and with the

side wall portions

8 and 8 and with open ends. The flat top surface has a centered rectangular shaped cutout opening l0 therein.

Positioned in the open ends of the frame member and so that they will have a sliding engagement between the inner faces of the

wall portions

8 and 9, are the adjusting blocks 2 and 3. The adjusting blocks are preferably made of molded pliable rubber and are provided with beveled inner ends H and i2 which extend downwardly from the upper faces of the blocks at approximately a forty-five degree angle. The adjusting blocks may also be made of wood or of a plastic material and with the beveled inner ends formed of rubber or other resilient material. Each of said adjusting blocks has an elongated slot I3 therethrough and positioned in said slot is a screw bolt [4. The upper end of said screw bolts. extend above said slot and through openings provided in the fiat top surface I of the frame member l and are secured to said frame member by means of the threaded nuts l5.

It will be seen that by reason of the construction of the holder thus far described, the blocks 2 and 3 may be slidingly positioned and secured with respect to the frame member I, by means of the bolts 14 and nuts l5 and so that their inner beveled ends H and I2 will be positioned within the opening ll! of the frame member at a predetermined distance apart and so they will function as a support for the lower rim portions of the plates mounted in the holder.

Removably mounted on the fiat top surface I of the frame member I, are the plate rest arms 4 and 5. These rest arms are preferably made of molded rubber and are formed with an inwardly extending front face portion I6.

The lower ends of the plate rest arms are formed with right angled cutout portions as clearly shown in Figure 5. The upper face ll of said cutout portion is adapted to fit over and be supported by the flat top surface l of the frame member I and the face I8 of said cutout portion is adapted to abut against the outer face right angled cutout portion of the plate rest arms is a pin l9, which is adapted to be inserted in one of the holes 20, which are provided in the frame member at the rear edge thereof and which holds the rest arms in an upright position on said frame member. The holes 20 are arranged along the rear edge of the frame member in spaced relation to each other and so that the plate rest arms may be positioned with respect to the frame member to serve as supports for different sized plates.

The resilient plate supporting mat 6 which forms a part of the holder construction is adapted to be placed upon the surface of a shelf or other support upon which the plate holder is mounted and so that it will be positioned between the beveled inner ends H and I 2 of the blocks 2 and 3 after said blocks have been adjusted with respect to the frame member. The plate supporting mat may be constructed of rubber or of any other suitable resilient material such as cork or leather and is formed with a plurality of grooves 2| separated from each other by the upwardly extending walls 22. The grooves 2| are adapted to receive the lower edges of plates assembled on the holder and function to hold the plates in position on the holder with the lower edges thereof separated from each other. The mat 6 is constructed so that it will gradually taper downwardly from the front part of the plate holder construction towards the rear thereof, as shown in Figure 3, and so that the grooves 2| therein and the walls 22, will take care of the angle at which the several plates assembled in the holder will be positioned and also so that the said grooves and walls will more positively insure against slippage of the plates.

When the plate holder is to be used, the frame member I with the blocks 2 and 3 slidingly positioned with respect thereto, is placed upon a shelf or support and is secured thereto by means of suitable R. H. Wood screws indicated at 23 in Figure 4, which are inserted through holes 24 provided through the front edge portion of the frame member, and also utilizing one of two idle adjustment holes 20 on either side (see Fig. 4) in like manner for the securement of the back of the frame to the shelf. arms 4 and 5 are mounted on the frame member by inserting the pins I9 thereof in the proper holes 20 at the rear edge of the frame member and according to the particular sized plates to be supported on the holder. A plate of the particular size to be mounted on the holder is then placed in position and so that its upper end will rest against the arms 4 and 5 and the blocks 2 and 3 are adjusted so that their beveled inner ends will be positioned in the cutout opening ll] of the frame member a proper distance apart to provide a proper support for the lower rim portion of the plate. The block members are then secured against movement by tightening the nuts I5 upon the screw bolts I l. The resilient plate supporting mat 6 is then positioned in the space formed by the cutout opening IU of the frame member and so that it will rest upon the surface of the shelf or other support for the holder, and

so that it will extend between the beveled ends of the blocks 2 and 3 and with its grooves positioned to receive the lower edges of the plates. The mat 6 is then glued to the shelf surface or secured thereto by means of small brads 24 such as are indicated in the drawings in Figure 3. The remainder of the plates to be supported in the holder are then positioned on the holder and Then the plate rest so that they will rest in a vertical position against the first plate positioned thereon and with their lower rim portions supported by the beveled ends of the blocks 2 and 3 and their lower edges positioned in the grooves provided in the mat 6.

It will be seen that my improved plate holder construction provides an efiicient and safe device for arranging and supporting a plurality of plates in a vertical position on a shelf or other support. It also provides a means for attractively displaying a plurality of plates in a kitchen or other cabinet. Furthermore the plate holder may be readily adjusted to accommodate different shapes and sizes of plates and plates may be removed therefrom without danger of slippage of the remaining plates.

What is claimed is:

l. A plate holder for supporting a plurality of plates thereon in a vertical position comprised of a frame member formed with a flat top portion having a central opening therethrough, a pair of block members having sliding engagement with said frame member and having beveled plate supporting inner ends, means for adjustably positioning the block members with respect to said frame member so that their inner ends are adapted to support different sized plates, a pair of plate rest arms removably mounted on said frame member, and grooved plate supporting means made of resilient material positioned in the holder between the beveled ends of said block supporting inner ends made of a resilient material, means for adjusting the position of the inner beveled ends of said block members with respect to the opening in said frame member, plate rest arms removably mounted on the top fiat portion of said frame member, and a grooved mat made of a resilient material positioned in the holder between the beveled ends of said block members for supporting the lower rims of the plates positioned in the holder.

3. A plate holder for supporting a plurality of plates thereon in a vertical position comprising a frame member formed with a flat top portion having a central opening therethrough, a pair of plate supporting block members having sliding engagement with said frame member and provided with beveled plate supporting inner ends, means for adjustably positioning the said block members with respect to the opening through said frame member and so that the inner ends thereof are adapted to support different sizes of plates, 2. pair of plate rest arms removably mounted on the rear end of said frame member,

and a grooved plate supporting mat member. made of a resilient material positioned between the beveled ends of said block members, said mat member being of greater thickness at its forward end than at its rear end.

4. A. multiple plate supporting holder comprised of a frame member formed with a fiat top portion, vertical side portions and open ends, and having a central opening provided through the said top portion, a pair of plate supporting blocks having sliding engagement between the sides of said frame member and provided with inner bevel-ed ends which project into the space provided by the opening through the top portion of the frame member, means for adjustably positioning said block members with respect to said frame member, a pair of plate rest arms removably mounted on the frame member, and a resilient grooved mat positioned between the beveled ends of said block members for supporting the lower rims of plates mounted in the holder.

5. A plate supporting holder adapted to support a plurality of plates thereon in a vertical position comprised of a frame member formed with a flat top portion having a central opening therethrough, a pair of plate supporting block members slidingly positioned with respect to said frame member and having inner beveled ends which project into the space surrounded by the opening through the flat top portion of the frame member, slots formed in said block members and means positioned in said slots for fastening said block members to said frame members in a predetermined position with respect thereto, a pair of plate rest arms adapted to be adjustably and removably mounted on said frame member in spaced openings provided therein and a grooved mat for supporting the lower rims of the plates positioned in the holder positioned between the beveled ends of said block members.

FRED R. LAUREYNS.

No references cited.

Certificate of Correction November 23, 1948.

Patent No. 2,454,516.

FRED R. LAUREYNS ertifiecl that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

d supported read provided;

Column 1, line 26, for the Wor th this correction and that the said Letters Patent should be read Wi same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. Signed and sealed this 15th day of March, A. D. 1949.

It is hereby c therein that the THOMAS E. MURPHY,

Assistant Commissioner of Patents.