US2892578A

US2892578A - Carrier and trivet

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Publication number: US2892578A
Application number: US644361A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sickrey Abdou
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-03-06
Filing date: 1957-03-06
Publication date: 1959-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 1976-06-30

Description

June 30, 1959 A. SICKREY CARRIER AND TRIVET Filed March 6, 1957 x INVENTOR flbdou x -/2 BY \X Z w 6 A ORNEY United States Patent O CARRIER AND TRIVET Abdou Sickrey, Grand Rapids, Mich. Application March 6, 1957, Serial No. 644,361

6 Claims. 01. 224-46) The present invention relates to a trivet and carrier of simple, economically produced structure which, in addition to its use under a dish or other container to protect a table or other surface from high heat and temperature, is quickly and easily converted into a practical and effective carrier for the dish or the like. Of course, it is not required that the article supported or carried be at a high temperature, as its protective and carrying functions appear at all temperaturesv of the article supported or carried.

It is an object and purpose of the present invention, to provide a practical, simple, sturdy and economical trivet and carrier, readily fabricated as to its parts and easily assembled.

An understanding of the invention may be had from the following description of a preferred construction of the invention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which, r

Fig. 1 is a plan of the trivet and carrier in its fiat, collapsed form in which it may be used as a support for an article placed thereon.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3' is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the first step followed in changing to a carrier.

Fig. 4 is a like view showing the position of the parts on the next succeeding conversion step.

Fig. 5 is an elevation illustrating a following step after that shown in Fig. 4 as the trivet is changed into a carrier.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the carrier that is finally produced, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of a detail of structure showing the pivotal connection of one end portion of the carrier hand engaged member to one of the sides of the completed carrier.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawing.

In construction, a base ring 1 of wire rod shown as circular is provided, made from a length of the rod. The ends where brought together may be connected in any suitable manner after assembly of the additional parts used. While shown as circular, the base member is not necessarily of such form but may be of other forms without departing from the invention.

On such base member two U-shaped members are mounted on opposite sides thereof also made from wire rod. One has two parallel sides 2 integrally connected at one of the ends thereof by a connecting section 3. Adjacent the other or free ends of tl-e sides 2, coils 4 are made, through which the base rod passes, beyond which coils are terminal legs 5 at the ends of which foot members of rubber, felt or the like are attached. Such legs, as in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive extend below the member 1 and at their lower ends may rest against a supporting surface in use.

The coils 4 are at a side of the member 1 and the sides 2 extend toward the diamerically opposite side. A second U-shaped member is similarly mounted. It has two parallel sides 6, spaced fat-her apart than the sides 2,

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connected integrally near the coils 4 by a connecting section 7. Coils 8 near the fre: ends of the sides 6 are made through which the base rod 1 passes. Like terminal legs 9, with foot members thereon extend beyond the coils 8 as shown.

The U-shaped members in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are horizontal with the section 7 of the second U-shaped member across and above the sides 2 of the first described U-shaped member. Such U-shaped members are pivotally mounted at opposite sides of the base open frame 1 and extend across the open frame 1 toward but short of the diametrically opposed sides, as shown.

The trivet and carrier is completed by a bar of metal of channel form, having a web 10 with flanges 11 extending from the longitudinal side edges thereof. At each end the flanges are formed with hooks 12. Such hooks may detachably connect with opposite sides of the base member 1 (Fig. 2), the channel bar being securely held against accidental disconnection. It is detachable, however, the member 1 being of yieldingly resistant material which may be strained sufiiciently to permit such disconnection.

The channel bar is adapted to be located across the base member 1 substantially midway between the

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2 and 6 of the U-shaped members. Where it crosses the connecting rection 3, recesses 13 in flanges 11 are made, as

, shown, section 3 passing through said recesses. A tongue 14, struck from the web 10, is bent (Fig. 7) to embrace such section 3, whereby a loose pivotal connection is made of the channel bar to the first described U-shaped member.

Where the channel bar passes across the section 7, notches 15 are made in the flanges 11, the section 7 passing through the notches when the channel bar is connected to the base 1, as in Figs. 1 and 2.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the U-shaped members are horizontal, extending across the base member 1 from opposite sides. The channel bar is also horizontal, over the sections 3 and 7, and the hooks 12 at the ends of such bar are releasably connected to opposite sides of the base. As thus positioned the structure may serve as a trivet, on which any desired article may be placed and held above the surface of top of a table, cabinet or the like on which placed.

To convert and change to a carrier the channel bar is first disconnected from the base member 1, as in Fig. 4. Either end of such channel bar may be first disconnected followed by disconnection of the opposite end. The U-shaped members are then turned upwardly and the channel bar turned clockwise through the full line position to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 5. Sides 6 being wider spaced than sides 2, such sides 2 with connecting section 3 and the attached channel bar may be passed between such sides 6 and the parts moved to the position in Fig. 6. The channel bar is turned over, being turned about the section 3 through one hundred and eighty degrees. The U-shaped members are substantially vertical and the section 7 connecting the sides 6 is seated in the notches 15. Articles resting on the base 1 are readily carried, the channel bar with its web 10 presenting a smooth under surface for hand engagement.

The construction described is novel, simple to fabricate and assemble, sturdy and effective in use. As mentioned the circular form of the base may be varied. The open base is adapted to have many different forms and types of cross supports added thereto when used as a carrier if wanted, where cross supports are no part of the present invention.

The invention is defined in the claims appended hereto and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within the scope of such claims.

I claim:

1. Structure as described comprising, a horizontal base frame, a U-shaped member having spaced sides connected at one end by a connecting section extending between them, means for rotatively connecting said sides adjacent the other ends thereof to a side of said base frame, a second U-shaped'member having sides spaced a greater distance thanthe sides of the first U-shaped member, said sides being connected at one end by a connecting section extending between them, means for rotatively connecting said sides of the second U-shaped member at their opposite ends to the Opposite side of said base frame, said connecting section of the second U-shaped member being adapted to lie over and pass across the sides of the first U-shaped member, a bar pivotally connected to the connecting section of the first U-shaped member generally paralleling the sides of both U-shaped members and located therebetween, and means adjacent the ends of said bar for releasa-bly connecting the bar with said opposite sides of the base frame.

2. Structure having the elements in combination defined in claim 1, said U-shaped members being made of wire rod, and said means for rotatively mounting said U-shaped members on opposite sides of the base frame comprising a coil in each side of each U-shaped member through which opposite sides of the base frame pass.

3. Structure having the elements in combination defined in claim 1, said bar being of channel form "in cross section with an upper horizontal web and downwardly extending flanges, and said means for detachably connecting said bar to opposite sides of the base frame comprising hooks at the ends of said flanges connecting with said base frame, said hooks extending underneath the said opposite sides of the base frame.

4. Structure as described comprising, an open base frame, two members rotatively mounted, one at one side of the base frame and the other at the opposite side thereof, adapted to horizontally extend past each other with one member over and supported by the other member, or be turned to generally vertical position, a bar pivotally connected to the free end of said lastmentioned member, adapted to extend across the base frame between and over said opposite sides thereof, and also to extend between the upper ends of said members when the latter are in generally vertical position, means at the ends of said bar for detachably connecting it to the base frame at said opposite sides thereof, and means for detachably connecting the bar to the upper end of the member to which not pivotally connected when said members are in generally vertical position.

5. Structure as described comprising, an open base frame, two elongated members .rotatively mounted on opposite sides of the frame extending therefrom horizontally toward but having free ends short of sides of the frame opposite to which connected, one of said members passing under the other, and a horizontal bar pivotally connected at the free end of the under member located over both of said members having end portions positioned over and bearing against the upper sides of said opposite sides of the base frame.

6. A combination carrier and trivet comprising: a ring; U-shaped members, the end portions thereof wrapped around opposite sides of said ring, said end portions terminating to form feet; a bar pivotally secured at one end to the bight portion of one of said U-shaped members, the other end extending over the'bight portion of the other U-shaped member when in collapsed position; means on said other end of said 'bar for detachably securing the bight portion of said other u shaped member when not in collapsed position; and said bar adaptedto be pivoted at least through degrees, whereby said bar serves as a handle when said U-shaped members are raised upwardly and saidother end of said bar is detachably connected to the bight portion of said other U-shaped member.

7 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 276,510 Vreel'and Apr. 24, 1883 1,010,037 Frisz Nov. 28, 1911 1,488,460 Scheer Mar. 25, 1924 2,148,439 Crawford Feb. 28, 1939