US2801893A

US2801893A - Close adjustment counter sham

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Publication number: US2801893A
Application number: US458453A
Authority: US
Inventors: Macaleese Robert Holley
Original assignee: SYNDICATE GLASS Inc
Current assignee: SYNDICATE GLASS Inc
Priority date: 1954-09-27
Filing date: 1954-09-27
Publication date: 1957-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 1974-08-06

Description

1957 R. H. M ALEESE I 2,801,893

CLOSE ADJUSTMENT COUNTER SHAM Filed Sept. .27, 1954 IHVIELHTOR', Robert H. NacAleese,

United States Patent iatented Aug. 6, 1957 nice Syndicate Glass, Inn, Indianapolis, Ind, 21 colpor of Indiana ation Application September 27, 1954, Serial No. 452,453

1 Claim. (Cl. Bin-1403) This invention relates to a counter sham wherein transverse partitions may be selectively placed within close limits of spacing. Also the invention provides for an accurate spacing along the sham for the partitions so that the partitions may always be substantially parallel one with the other and the partition holding clips be uniformly snugly held so as to retain the partitions in vertically upright positions.

The invention involves briefly a sham construction wherein there is a substantially rectangularly corrugated strip on each side to receive partition holding clip tongues in the corrugations, and there is an outer boundary band across the corrugated strip in each instance so that adjacent corrugations may be employed without having to skip one as has heretofore been the practiceparticularly as is shown in the U. S. Patent No. 2,529,826 and in the U. S. Patent No. 2,120,653.

The above indicated objects of the invention and others will become apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of one particular form of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation and partial section of a structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in top plan; gig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2; an

Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation of the sham base.

A sham generally designated by the numeral 5 is constructed to have a door 6 supported upon

side rails

7 and 8 with intervening

cross members

9 and 10. In the form herein shown, the

cross members

9 and 10 are at the ends of the

rails

7 and 8, although obviously they may be spaced between those rails at selected intervals. Their only purpose is for structural strength.

Each of the

side rails

7 and 8 is rabbeted along their outer upper sides such as at 11 and 12.

Within these rabbets 11 and 12 there are placed respectively lengths of

corrugated metal strips

13 and 14. Each of these

strips

13 and 14 is substantially rectangularly corrugated so as to provide regular spaced vertically disposed slots 15 therealong, separated one adjacent slot from the other only by the thickness of the metal which is quite thin. This thickness may be 28 gauge or less. The vertical height of each of these

strips

13 and 14 is made to be slightly greater than the length of a tongue 17 of a partition holding clip 18.

Along the outer side of each of these

strips

13 and 14 there is fixed thereto by any suitable means such as by spot welding a band of

metal

19 and 20 respectively. This

band

19 and 20 in each instance extends vertically substantially throughout the entire height of each of the

strips

13 and 14. Further, each

band

19 and 20 is provided with

ends

21 and 22 respectively which are turned across the ends of the

corrugated strips

13 and 14 and across the upper ends of the

side rails

7 and 8 and there secured by an suitable means such as by nailing or the like.

Thus it is to be seen that the vertical openings 15 are regularly spaced along each side of the sham 5, their regularity and preciseness of spacing being determined by the corrugations madeout of metal by any suitable means such as by a roll which may be designed. to make each longitudinal direction of each opening 15 to be exactly the same. It is the intention to have the tongue 17 fit snugly in each of the openings 15 so that it will not rock in any direction, and thus hold a partition member 24 vertical- 13 at all times without any lost motion. The partition member 24 as is herein illustrated is shown as being held by two clips 18, one on each side of the floor 6, in the usual manner. In mounting the

bands

19 and 20 on the

strips

13 and 14, these

strips

13 and 14 are so formed that the opening 15 will be spaced exactly opposite one another across the door 6 to have the partition 24 to be exactly parallel to the end of the floor 6.

Should it be desired to slightly alter the spacing between partitions 2d and 24a for example, the clips 18 may be moved to the next adjacent opening 15, this change giving the minimum possible change in spacing between the two partitions. In the structures shown in the two prior patents above designated, 'the clips would have to be moved to a third opening in the corrugations provided along the sham, and could not under any circumstances becloser spaced. By reason of my present structure, that extreme spacing is overcome and each opening through the corrugated strip on each side of the sham may be utilized.

While I have shown my invention in the one form and described it in more or less minute detail, it is obvious that structural changes may be employed Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore do do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond the limitations which may be imposed by the following claim.

I claim:

A counter sham carrying removable partition holding clips with retaining tongues and comprising a floor; sides downturned from the floor; a rectangularly corrugated, metallic strip fixed along each of said sides; a metallic band covering and fixed rigidly to the outer side of each of said corrugated strips; each of said corrugated strips providing vertically disposed rectangular passageways transversely of the strip with adjacent passageways being on alternate sides and being separated by the thickness of the metal of the strip; and said band in each instance having a thickness not exceeding that of the metal of said strips; each of said passageways being limited in cross-sectional area and shape to substantially that of said clip tongues; said clips being selectively supported by extending said tongues into said passageways; and said band extending the length of the corrugated strip in each instance and across the ends thereof; and means securing said band end portions to ends of the said floor downturned sides.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 987,085 Fraser Mar. 14, 1911 2,026,953 SchOtt Jan. 7, 1936 2,193,889 Sliger Mar. 19, 1940 2,230,547 Royer Feb. 4, 1941 2,529,826 Walker Nov. 14, 1950 2,551,012. Kenah May 1, 1951