US2487612A

US2487612A - Tie rack

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Publication number: US2487612A
Application number: US12039A
Authority: US
Inventors: Irving L Stern
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-02-28
Filing date: 1948-02-28
Publication date: 1949-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 1966-11-08

Description

. L. STERN www 5%? 39459 TIE RACK Filed Feb. 28 3.948

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 8, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 9 Claims.

This invention relates to racks for supporting an array of goods such as haberdashery, dresses and the like-more particularly, although not exclusively, to multiple wing racks for supporting and displaying ties in separated groups.

There are various commercial forms of tieracks provided with a number of sections for supporting ties in groups, but in most of these the ties are either not all readily accessible, or cannot be so displayed that they can all be viewed simultaneously. Those that permit a simultaneous exposure of all ties are frequently limited in the number of ties they can accommodate; and where they can support a relatively large number of ties they are generally space-consuming, inconvenient to operate and complex and hence costly to fabricate. It is accordingly primarily within the contemplation of my invention to provide a multiple-wing tie-rack capable of supporting and simultaneously displaying a large number of ties, and having none of the aforesaid shortcomings of conventional structures.

More specifically, among the objectives of my invention are the provision of a tie-rack of the above-mentioned category having a plurality of separate sections for different tie groupings, and capable of simple manual manipulation for displaying selected groups of ties or simultaneously displaying all the ties on the rack, and for rendering the ties readily accessible for selection or replacement.

It is another important object of my invention to provide an expansible tie-rack with the above-mentioned features, and which is economical of space both in its contracted and in its fully expanded condition.

A further object is to provide a device having the aforementioned advantages, and yet which is structurally simple and capable of low-cost manufacture.

Other objects, features and advantages will appear from the drawings and the description hereinafter given.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front view of a tie-rack according to a preferred form of my invention in its fully contracted condition.

Figure 2 is a top view of Fig. 1, a fragment being broken away for clarity.

Figure 3 is a front view of the tie-rack in a partially expanded condition.

Figure 4 is a top View of Fig. 3, with fragments broken away for clarity.

Figure 5 is a front View of the tie-rack in its fully expanded condition, a fragment broken away for clarity, and showing fragments of two ties in place, and

Figure 6 is a top view 0f Fig. 5.

In the form of my invention illustrated, the tie-rack is shown attached to a support I0, which may be either a door, a wall, or a bar provided with the device and attachable to any suitable support. The device is secured in place by means of the spacing members I I and screws I2 or other suitable fasteners known in the art.

The tie-rack illustrated consists of three par allel wings, I3, I4 and I5 pivotally connected together, the distance between said wings being variable by manual manipulation, so that they can be in selected mutual spaced relation or in close juxtaposition, as will more clearly hereinafter appear. Wing i3 is stationary and consists of the long upper horizontal bar IB and the shorter lower horizontal bar I'I parallel to bar IG and connected thereto by vertical spacer I8, said spacer forming the two sections I9 and 20 in wing I3. The said lower bar II has attached thereto a plurality of preferably equally spaced tie-separating rods ZI extending vertically upwardly therefrom. Wing I4 consists of the upper and lower parallel horizontal bars 22 and 23, respectively, both preferably of the same length and connected together by the vertical spacer 24 which forms the two sections 25 and 26 in wing I4, Similarly, wing I5 consists of the upper and lower parallel horizontal bars 2l and 28, respectively, preferably of the same length and connected together by the vertical spacer 29 which forms the two sections 3l! and 3I in wing I5. The lower bars 23 and 25 in wings I4 and I5, respectively, both contain tie-Separating rods 2i like those of the said lower bar I'I.

The intermediate wing I4 is, as is readily apparent from the drawing, flanked by and pivotally connected to the other two wings, I3 and I5. The specific pivotal construction for the said three wings comprises, in the embodiment illustrated, the end links 32 and 33, and the intermediate link 34. The opposite terminals of end link 32 is pivotally attached at 35 and 3E to upper bars I6 and 22, respectively; the opposite terminals of end link 33 is pivotally attached at 31 and 38 to upper bars 22 and 21, respectively; and the opposite terminals of intermediate link 34 is pivotally attached at 39 and i0 to upper bars I6 and 21, the middle of link 34 being pivotally connected at the middle point 4I of the upper bar 22 of the intermediate wing I4. In the preferred arrangement, the intermediate link 34 is twice the length of links 32 and `33, the latter two links.l

-being of equal length, the lengths of each of said links being measured between their respective pivotal points. It is also preferred that the vertical spacers I8, 24 and 29 coactwith their respective upper bars i6, 22 and 21 to support pivoting elements extending through the said links. Although various types of pivoting elements known in the art may be employed, a preferred form is a rivet or screw type of fastener extending through the coacting members, such as the coacting link, upper bar and spacer, or the coacting link and upper bar, as indicated at 42 in Fig. 5. For best operation, the distances between the pivotal points on the various bars are equal to each other, and the upper and lower bars are at the same respective horizontallevels.

In operatively employing this device, it can be manually moved into various positions. Figures l and 2 show it in its fully contracted position, the three wings l 3, i4 and l5 being in close juxtaposition. In ,this condition the ldevice occupies a minimum of space, the ypins or rods 2| of each wing being in substantial registry and close linear formation. When ties areV suspended over the various lower bars l l, 23 and 28, between the rods 2l, only those in the front wing l5 will be visible. With ties on the lower bars of Iall the three wings, the upper bars I6, 22 4and 27 can nevertheless be in contacting relation., since the spaces 43 and 44 between the lower bars Il, 23 and 28 'permit ties to pass therethrough. For the accomplishment of this purpose, it is accordingly necessary that the thickness of the said lower bars be less than that of the upper bars, :as the drawings clearly indicate.

By applying `a generally outward pull upon the forward wing l5, the device can be gradually eX- panded, selectively exposing different sections or groupings of ties. For example, in the lposition shown in Figures 3 and 4, sections I9, v25, 30 and 3l are exposed to direct view. And by simply manipulating @the device manually more or less sections, or portions thereof, may be exposed to direct View.

Should it be desired to expose all the ties on all the sections to direct view, the device is lpivotally manipulated to the position shown in Figures 5 and 6. Here all the sections are arranged in longitudinal alignment-in a single row-whereby every tie on the rack will be visible. Even the ties on the slightly overlapped end sections are visible, such as the tie 45 on the overlapped end portion of section 26 of the intermediate wing i4 (Fig. 5).

It is also `apparent that the arrangement is such that wherever the ties are subject to direct vision, they are also readily accessible and easy to remove. This is particularly true due Ito the single line array, presenting no obstructing overlapping vertical tiers of sections, such as is found in certain commercial structures.

The various objects above enumerated lare thus possible of accomplishment by an easily operable device that is also obviously simple in construction.

In the above description, the invention has been disclosed merely by lway of example and in preferred manner; but obviously many variations and modiiications may be made therein 'which will still ybe comprised within its spirit. It is to be understood, therefore, that the invention is not limited to any specic form or manner of practicing same, except insofar as such limitations ar specified in the appended claims.

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I claim:

1. A tie-rack comprising three wings pivotally interconnected, each wing having a tie-supporting bar, the first of said wings being stationary and the others movable, a link pivotally connected to an intermediate yportion of the stationary wing and to an end portion of the second wing, a second link pivotally connected to another portion of the stationary wing and to an intermediate portion of said second wing and to an end portion of the third wing, and a third link pivotally connected to the other end portion of the second wing and to an intermediate portion of the third wing, said second and third wings 'being movable between two limiting positions, one of said positions being directly in front of and adjacent said stationary wing, the other of said positions ibeing in substantial longitudinal alignment with respect to each other and the said stationary wing.

2. A tie-rack comprising three wings pivotally interconnected, each wing having a tie-supporting bar, each bar having attached thereto aplurality of tie-separating rods, the rst of said wings being stationary and the others movable, a link pivotally connected to the middle portion of the stationary wing and to an end portion Iof the second wing, a second link pivotally connected to another portion of vthe stationary 'wing `spaced aA pre-determined distance from the said middle portion and to the middle `portion of said second wing and to an end portion of the third wing, and a third link pivotally connected to the other end portion of the second wing and to the middle {portion of the third wing, said iirst and third links being fof'equal length and said .second link being double the length of said iirst and third links, the distances between the pivotal points on the said wings being equal, said second and third wings being movable between two limiting positions, one of said Vpositions being directly in front of vand adjacent said stationary wing, the other of said positions being in substantial longitudinal alignment with respect to each other and the said stationary wing.

3. A tierack according to claim 2, each wing being further provided with an upper bar spaced above and substantially 'parallel to its tie-supporting bar, said ,links being pivotally connected to said upper bars of the wings. Y

4. A tie-rack according to claim 3, the upper bars being thicker than the lower tie-supporting bars, whereby spaces will be provided between the tie-supporting bars when the upper bars are loper-- atively in engagement.

5. A tie-,rack according to claim 4, said mie-supporting -bars being all substantially at the same horizontal level.

6. A tie-rack according t0 claim 5, said upper bars being all substantially at the same horizontal level.

7. A tie-rack according to claim 2, each wing being further provided with an upper bar spaced above and substantially parallel to its tie-supportingfbar. said links being pivotally connected to said upper bars of the lwings,and further provided with vertical spacers at the middle portions of the wings, thereby forming two lateral sections in each wing.

8. A tie-rack `according to claim 7, further provided with Ipivotal pins extending through said links and their coasting upper bars and into the ooaeting spacers.

9. A tie-rack according to claim2, each wing beingfurther provided vwith an upper bar spaced 5 above and substantially `parallel to its tie-supporting bar, said links being pivotally connected to said upper bars ef the Wings, the upper bar of the stationary wing being longer than the other said upper bars, the second and third upper bars being of equal length, the said tie-supporting bars being each of a length equal to that of the said second and third upper bars.

IRVING L. STERN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this partent:

Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Waters June 5, 1883 Smith Dec. 13, 1898 Andrews Sept. 1, 1914 Gafford Mar. 27, 1934 Cuthbert Sept. 24, 1935 Albertl 1 Oct. 12, 1937 Pestyner June 28, 1949