US2477086A

US2477086A - Display device

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Publication number: US2477086A
Application number: US678646A
Authority: US
Inventors: Raymond H Riffert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-06-22
Filing date: 1946-06-22
Publication date: 1949-07-26
Anticipated expiration: 1966-07-26

Description

July 26, 1949. R. H. RIFFERT DISPLAY DEVICE Filed June 22, 1946 lPatented July 26, 1949 UNITED stares wir@ DISPLAY DEVICE Y Raymond n. niger-t, Philadelphia, Pa.v Application ,rune 22, 194e, serial NacvaeicV l2 Claims. l

My inventionrelates to a display device and, more particularly, to -a rotary display device especially adapted for displaying magazines, books, or other individual articles.

One object of the invention is to produce an improved device of the' type set forth.

A still further object is to produce an improved rotary display device which is capable of displaying a relatively large number of magazines simultaneously and in such a manner as to permit ready inspection of each individual magazine, the display device being salso such that two or more persons may simultaneously inspect the magazines displayed.

A still further object is to produce a display device which is adapted to display one or more magazines in a more prominent manner than the rest of the magazines displayed.

A still further object is to produce an inexpensive, attractive and durable display device and one which is so constructed as to discourage theft of the books or magazinesdisplayed while enabling authorized person-s to periodically change the magazine displayed without much skill or effort. Y

These and other objects are -attained by my invention as set forth in the following specification and as illustra-ted in lthe accompanying drawings in which: y

Fig. v1 is a vertical sectional view of a display device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the lower portion ofthe display, showing another embodiment -of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a reduced, fragmentary vertical sectional view showing' certain details of construction.

A display device embodying my invention includes a hollow, cylindrical body formed of la shell IB, a top wall I2 and a bottom wall I4. The top wall is preferably dished so as to provide a rim which is secured to th-e upper Inarginal portion of the shell I. The rim and the upper edge of the shell I form an upstanding annular ridge I3 which will hereinafter be again referred to. The bottom wall I4 may be rolled 'to provide a bead I5 spaced inwardly from its periphery, and the periphery of the bottom wall may be turned, as `at I6, to engage the outwardlydeflected bottom edge I I of the shell. While this is a preferred way of constructing the body of the apparatus, it is pointed out that, as far as this invention is concerned, it is merely necessary to have a body which is preferably hollow and round, andwhichis provided'with an upper peripheral rim'extendingwabove the plane of the top wall thereof. n 'y The `top and bottom walls I2V and Ill areapertured for pass-agetherethrough 'of a shaft" I8 about which, asan axis, the body I ii is freely rotatable. v `The shaft I8 is threaded .at its lower end into a bushing or the like carriedby, or forming part of Ia base `stand or pedestal 2d which is preferably of sufiicient width or diameter to provide the necessary support and stability. The bottom wall I4is provided with a'pad 2! which rests upon `the neck 22 of the base.

lOn the rotarybody are mounted a plurality of rods 2d, each of which is adapted to support a book, magazine or lsimilar object 25. lEach rod 24 is provided vwith an Yupper hook 26 which is adapted to overhang `the annular ridge I3, and an annular flange 21 which isfadapted to'overlie the top wall I2, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The upper endsof the rodsv Iare retained in position by a cover 30whi'ch is fclampe'dby a Wingnut 3! engaging the upper end oftheA shaft I8. At or near the bottom of the -cylinder is yan annular member which is spaced from the exterior of the shell so as to provide a space 32 through which the lower ends oftherods ZIIiare adaptedto extend.. The annular member-"referred'to may be in the nature of` a at plate 33; as Vshown-in Fig. 1, or it may be in the natureof a 'ring 34, as shown in Fig. 3.. In either case, theplate 33 or the ring 34 is secured in position by'. any 'suitable means, such as by brackets .'35 'suitably secured to the shell and tothe plateor ring.'

If desired, each rod 24 is provided with a' numbered tab 36 which identiflesthe index orcataioguenumber ofthe particularv magazine carried=bysaldrod. 'f :1

By this construction, a very large number of magazine, books or similar objects can be compactly, but nevertheless accessibly, displayed. For example, a prospective purchaser can rotate the shell I =while scanning the titles or names of the magazines or rthe titles of leading |articles or features therein, yand can then order the particular magazine by its name or by the number on the tab 35.

In operation and beginning with the device in its dismantled condition, the operator sets up the base, screws the shaft I8 in position land then slips the shell I0 over the shaft. Each book or magazine 25 to be displayed is then opened at about its middle and is then closed over one of the rods 24. With the book and rod thus associated, the lower end of the rod is inserted