US3333710A

US3333710A - Magazine rack

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Publication number: US3333710A
Application number: US500508A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harvey V Steingold
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1965-10-22
Filing date: 1965-10-22
Publication date: 1967-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 1984-08-01

Description

Aug. 1, 1967 H. v. STEINGOLD MAGAZINE RACK Filed Oct. 22, 1965 INVENTOR- HARVfiY V, STEINGOLD ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofi ice 3,333,7l Patented Aug. 1, 1967 3,333,710 MAGAZINE RACK Harvey V. Steingold, 455 E. Oakridge, Ferndale, Mich. 48220 Filed Oct. 22, 1965, Ser. No. 500,508 6 Claims. (Cl. 211-50) The present invention relates to magazine racks and more particularly to a rack on which magazines, newspapers, and the like may be stored as well as individually displayed.

Heretofore racks for the storage of magazines and the like generally have fallen into two broad categories. There are those racks that basically consist of a receptacle with an opening in the top. Magazines are then inserted through the opening so that they are either partially or totally received by the receptacle. As a result of this type of construction, a person interested in the contents of a particular magazine must then withdraw all the magazines from the rack in order to locate the particular magazine of interest.

The other broad classification of magazine racks ineludes those consisting of an upright stand provided with one or more horizontal, narrow shelves on which the magazines are mounted in a standing position. However, due to the inherent lack of rigidity of the ordinary magazine, the magazines mounted on this latter type of stand must be bound within some sort of hard cover binder so that the magazine will maintain an upright position.

The present invention obviates the need for binding magazines in specially built binders while at the same time providing a means for storing and displaying the magazines in an individually visible manner by providing for a rack consisting of a plurality of spaced horizontal, parallel arms each mounted at their midpoint to the top end of a vertical arm which is joined at its lower end to one inclined leg of a tripod base consisting of three inclined legs. The vertical arms are parallel and of the same length so that the horizontal arms are stepped at the same slope as the inclined leg to which they are mounted. A magazine may then be draped or hung over a horizontal arm which receives and supports the magazine by the inner fold so that the cover will be readily visible.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a magazine rack on which magazines can be stored so that the covers will be individually visible by providing a tripod stand consisting of three inclined legs on which to one leg are mounted at spaced intervals a plurality of parallel and similar T-shaped members so that the horizontal arms of the T-shaped members are stepped at the same slope as the inclination of the supporting leg.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an attractive and easily constructed magazine rack by providing a stand formed of readily shaped material such as wire.

Still further objects and advantages will readily occur to one skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains upon reference to the following drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of the present invention illustrating the device displaying a magazine shown in phantom lines; and

FIGURE 2 is an end elevational view as seen substan tially from the left side of FIGURE 1.

Now referring to the drawings for a more detailed description of the present invention, a preferred magazine stand comprises: a plurality of magazine retaining members generally indicated at 10' mounted on a tripod base generally indicated at 12. A pair of arcuate elongated legs 14 are inclined and formed with their upper ends joined together and their lower ends spaced at a suitable distance to provide transverse stability to the base 12. A third substantially inclined elongated leg member 16 is provided with its upper end joined with the upper ends of legs 14 and with its lower opposite end comprising the third foot 18 of the tripod base 12. The length of the third leg 16 is suitably chosen to provide stability to the tripod base 12 and also to accommodate the plurality of magazines retaining members 10. The third leg 16 is substantially arcuate with the convex side down.

A pair of elongated bracing members 20 are provided with one end joined at a suitable distance from the foot of the leg members 14 and with their opposite ends joined with the leg member 16 at the third foot 18. The bracing members 20 provide longitudinal stability to the tripod base 12.

Another pair of elongated bracing members 22 are provided in an inclined position with their upper ends joined at a suitable intermediate location on the convex side of the leg member 16 and with their lower ends each joined at suitable intermediate locations on a leg member 14. The bracing members 22 provide lateral rigidity to the leg member 16.

A plurality of parallel and vertical elongated members 24 are joined at their lower ends at spaced intervals to the top concave side of the leg member 16. A horizontal elongated arm member 26 is joined at its mid-point to the upper end of each of the vertical members 24. Each of the horizontal arms 26 are parallel to each other and to a line joining the feet of the legs 14. The vertical members 24 each are of the same length so that the horizontal arms 26 are stepped at the same slope as the inclined leg 16. The horizontal arms 26 and their supporting vertical members 24 are chosen of a suitable gage material so as not to buckle when a heavy magazine 28 shown in phantom lines is draped over them.

All members comprising the present device are joined together by a suitable means such as welding or brazing or the like.

In the preferred embodiment as described, the magazine 28 is stored on the present invention by draping over one of the horizontal arms 26 which receives and supports the magazine 28 by an inner fold. As can be readily seen, a plurality of magazines may be supported on the present device with the cover of each magazine individually visible to the interested reader.

Although I have described but one embodiment of the present invention, it is apparent from the foregoing description that many changes and modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base having two elongated arcuate inclining legs of similar length joined together at their upper ends with a third longer elongated arcuate leg inclined at a lesser slope with the lower ends of the three legs providing the supporting means for said magazine rack, and with the three legs joined with their convex sides downward;

(b) suitable bracing members joined to said three legs;

(c) T-shaped hanging means joined at spaced intervals to the top concave side of said longer third leg;

(d) said T-shaped hanging means comprising a plu rality of elongated horizontal arms parallel to a horizontal line drawn between the feet of the two short legs and joined at their mid-points to parallel vertical elongated members each of the same length so that the horizontal arms are stepped at the same inclination as the supporting legs.

2. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising three elongated arcuate inclining legs joined together at their upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supporting means for said magazine rack, and the three legs joined'with their convex sides downward;

(b) suitable bracing members joined to said three legs;

(c) T-shaped hanging means joined at spaced intervals to the top concave side of one of the three legs;

(d) said T-shaped hanging means comprising a plurality of parallel elongated horizontal arms joined at their midpoints to parallel vertical members each of the same length so that the horizontal arms are stepped at the same inclination as the supporting leg.

3. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising three elongated inclined legs joined together at their upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supporting means for said magazine rack, and with suitable bracing members joined to said three legs;

(b) T-shaped hanging means joined at spaced intervals to the top side of one of the three inclined legs;

() said T-shaped hanging means comprising a plurality oi parallel elongated horizontal arms joined at their mid-points to parallel vertical members each of the same length so that the horizontal arms are stepped at same inclination as the supporting leg.

4. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising three elongated inclined legs joined together at their upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supporting means for said magazine rack and with suitable bracing members joined to said legs;

(b) a plurality of parallel vertical members joined at spaced intervals to the top side of one of the inclined legs;

(c) a horizontal arm member joined at a location intermediate its ends to the top of each of said vertical members and with the horizontal arm members parallel to one another and with each of said vertical members of the same length so that the horizontal arm members are stepped at the same inclination as the supporting leg.

5. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising at least three elongated inclined legs joined together at their upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supporting means for said magazine rack;

(0) a horizontal arm member joined at a location intermediate its ends to the top of each of said vertical members and with the horizontal arm members parallel to one another and with each of said vertical members of the same length so that the horizontal arm members are stepped at the same inclination as the supporting leg.

6. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base including at least three inclined legs joined together at their upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supporting means for said magazine rack;

(b) a plurality of parallel vertical members joined at spaced intervals to the top side of at least one of the inclined legs;

(c) a horizontal arm member joined at a location intermediate its ends to the top of each of said vertical members and with the horizontal arm members parallel to one another.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 141,780 7/1945 Greene. D. 161,591 1/1951 Payer. D. 168,445 12/1952 Gleed.

405,264 6/1889 Lindsay.

575,590 1/1897 Brightman 211-- 971,315 9/1910 Sennstrom 211-50 1,160,313 11/1915 Moses 211-181 X 1,822,175 9/1931 Snyder 211-50 X 2,725,205 11/1955 Wagler 211-181 X ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner. A. FRANKEL, Assistant Examiner.

Claims

5. A MAGAZINE RACK COMPRISING: (A) A BASE COMPRISING AT LEAST THREE ELONGATED INCLINED LEGS JOINED TOGETHER AT THEIR UPPER ENDS AND WITH THEIR LOWER ENDS PROVIDING THE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SAID MAGAZINE RACK; (B) A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL VERTICAL MEMBERS JOINED AT SPACED INTERVALS TO THE TOP SIDE OF ONE OF THE INCLINED LEGS; (C) A HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBER JOINED AT A LOCATION INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO THE TOP OF EACH OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS AND WITH THE HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBERS PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER AND WITH EACH OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS OF THE SAME LENGTH SO THAT THE HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBERS ARE STEPPED AT THE SAME INCLINATION AS THE SUPPORTING LEG.