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US3485381A
US3485381A US709022A US3485381DA US3485381A US 3485381 A US3485381 A US 3485381A US 709022 A US709022 A US 709022A US 3485381D A US3485381D A US 3485381DA US 3485381 A US3485381 A US 3485381A
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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  • the invention relates to a display rack for the display and holding of various kinds of merchandise.
  • the rack is lightweight and strong and can be assembled and disassembled without tools by reason of the use of the well known bed hook fastening principle.
  • a main feature of the invention resides in the use of cross braces which have the joint function of providing structural rigidity for the frame of the display rack and the providing of a direct support for the shelves of the display rack.
  • Another feature resides in a method for forming bed hooks at the ends of a tubular brace member which involves flattening the ends of a length of tubular stock and cutting the flattened portions to form the hooks.
  • the invention relates to a display rack for the display and holding of various kinds of merchandise. More particularly, the invention relates to a display rack which is light in Weight, is easy to assemble and disassemble without the aid of any tools, is inexpensive to manufacture and, when assembled, forms a strong and rigid structure. The invention also relates to a method for forming bed hooks at the ends of tubular brace members used as cross braces for the rack.
  • a main object of the invention is to provide a lightweight display rack fabricated primarily of tubular metal and rods which may be readily assembled and disassembled without the aid of any tools.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved display rack which may be shipped and stored in a knocked-down condition in relatively small, lightweight corrugated cardboard cartons.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved method for forming bed hooks at the ends of a tubular brace member.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display rack embodying the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged elevational view showing the bed hook and slot construction between one of the braces and one of the legs of the display rack.
  • the illustrated display rack has a framework which includes a pair of tubular, generally arched shaped members and 12.
  • member 10 has a pair of generally parallel, vertically extendings legs 13 and 14 connected at the top thereof by a horizontally extending cross member 15.
  • Member 12 likewise has a pair of generally parallel, vertically 3,485,381 Patented Dec. 23, 1969 extending legs 18 and 19 connected at the top thereof by a horizontally extending cross member 20.
  • Arch members 10 and 12 are firmly and rigidly connected together by two tubular braces 22 and 24 with brace 22 extending diagonally between the arch legs 14 and 18, and the other brace 24 extending diagonally between the other pair of arch legs 13 and 19.
  • Braces 22 and 24 are, in effect, in criss-crossing relation, although they are in separate spaced apart, horizontally extending planes.
  • the combination of the arch members 10 and 12 and the two braces form a very simple and very rigid frame-like structure.
  • Braces 22 and 24 are attached to the arch members 10 and 12 with a form of fastening means known in the art as bed type hooks.
  • Each of the braces 22 and 24 has a pair of vertically spaced hooks 30 and 31 at each end thereof.
  • the four pairs of hooks 30 and 31 are engageable respectively with four pair of slots 32 and 33 formed in the four arch legs 13, 14, 18 and 19, the slots 32 and 33 of each pair of slots being vertically spaced to register with the hooks of each pair of brace hooks 30 and 31.
  • Each of the braces 22 and 24 is formed from a length of tubing which is preferably metal but may conceivably also be a plastic material.
  • Each brace has a right angle bend at each end thereof to form a depending leg at each end thereof.
  • the leg portions of each of the braces 22 and 24 is flattened as with a press and the resulting flattened portion has a width, indicated in the drawing by the letter W, equal to one-half the circumference or 1.571 times the diameter of the central unflattened portion of the brace.
  • the flattened leg portion is then subjected to a cutting operation as with dies, to form the hooks 30 and 31 and to round the ends thereof to provide a finished appearance.
  • Arch member 10 has two horizontally extending, vertically spaced rods and 46 extending between and fixedly attached as by welding to the two legs 13 and 14 thereof.
  • Arch member 12 likewise has two horizontally extending, vertically spaced rods 45 and 46 extending between and fixedly attached to the legs 18 and 19 thereof.
  • Rods 45 are in a horizontal plane in the vicinity of the upper brace 22 and rods 46 are in a horizontal plane in the vicinity of the lower brace 24.
  • Rods 45 and 46 function to provide structural strength for the rack and also as support members for shelves.
  • Two generally rectangular shelves 50 are provided with each shelf having two inverted channels 51 and 52 on two opposite edges thereof.
  • the two shelves 50 are supported by the rods 45 and 46 with the channels 51 and 52 of the upper shelf 50 engaging the rods 45 and channels 51 and 52 of the lower shelf 50 engaging the rods 46.
  • Additional support for the shelves 50 is provided by the braces 22 and 24 by reason of the rods 45 and 46 being positioned relative the positions of the braces so that the weight of the shelves and articles placed on the shelves is supported jointly by the rods and the braces.
  • a readily assembled and disassembled display rack comprising a pair of tubular generally arched shaped upright spaced apart members, each said U-shaped members having a pair of vertically extending legs, a first pair of horizontally extending rods with each rod thereof extending between and being fixedly attached to one pair of said legs, a second pair of horizontally extending rods with each rod thereof extending between and being fixedly attached to one pair of said legs, said first pair of rods being in a first horizontal plane and said second pair of rods being in a second horizontal plane vertically spaced from said first horizontal plane, a first tubular brace member in a plane slightly below said first horizontal plane and extending diagonally between one set of diagonally opposite ones of said legs, a second tubular brace member in a plane slightly below said second horizontal plane and extending diagonally between the other set of diagonally opposite ones of said legs, bed hook fastening means between said braces and said legs, and first and second shelves with said first shelf being supported by said first pair of rods and said first brace and said second shelf
  • each of said braces has at least one hook at each end thereof, and slot means in each of said legs for receiving said hooks.
  • each of said shelves has a pair of inverted channel shaped portions on opposite sides thereof for shelf supporting engagement with one of said pairs of horizontally extending rods.

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Dec. 23, 1969 G GRUBB ET AL 3,485,381
DISPLAY RACK Filed Feb. 28, 1968 l4 INVENTOR.
GARY L. GRUBB A. JURIS LEIKARTS BY 5m Attorney U.s. Cl. 211 1'4s United States Patent 3,485,381 DISPLAY RACK Gary L. Grubb and Aldis Juris Leikarts, Indianapolis,
Ind., assignors, by mesne assignments, to Streater Industries, Inc., Albert Lea, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Filed Feb. 28, 1968, Ser. No. 709,022
Int. Cl. A47p 5/00 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The invention relates to a display rack for the display and holding of various kinds of merchandise. The rack is lightweight and strong and can be assembled and disassembled without tools by reason of the use of the well known bed hook fastening principle. A main feature of the invention resides in the use of cross braces which have the joint function of providing structural rigidity for the frame of the display rack and the providing of a direct support for the shelves of the display rack. Another feature resides in a method for forming bed hooks at the ends of a tubular brace member which involves flattening the ends of a length of tubular stock and cutting the flattened portions to form the hooks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a display rack for the display and holding of various kinds of merchandise. More particularly, the invention relates to a display rack which is light in Weight, is easy to assemble and disassemble without the aid of any tools, is inexpensive to manufacture and, when assembled, forms a strong and rigid structure. The invention also relates to a method for forming bed hooks at the ends of tubular brace members used as cross braces for the rack.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A main object of the invention is to provide a lightweight display rack fabricated primarily of tubular metal and rods which may be readily assembled and disassembled without the aid of any tools.
Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved display rack which may be shipped and stored in a knocked-down condition in relatively small, lightweight corrugated cardboard cartons.
A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved method for forming bed hooks at the ends of a tubular brace member.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following specification, drawing and appended claims.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display rack embodying the invention; and
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged elevational view showing the bed hook and slot construction between one of the braces and one of the legs of the display rack.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawing, the illustrated display rack has a framework which includes a pair of tubular, generally arched shaped members and 12. As illustrated, member 10 has a pair of generally parallel, vertically extendings legs 13 and 14 connected at the top thereof by a horizontally extending cross member 15. Member 12 likewise has a pair of generally parallel, vertically 3,485,381 Patented Dec. 23, 1969 extending legs 18 and 19 connected at the top thereof by a horizontally extending cross member 20.
Arch members 10 and 12 are firmly and rigidly connected together by two tubular braces 22 and 24 with brace 22 extending diagonally between the arch legs 14 and 18, and the other brace 24 extending diagonally between the other pair of arch legs 13 and 19. Braces 22 and 24 are, in effect, in criss-crossing relation, although they are in separate spaced apart, horizontally extending planes.
By reason of the braces 22 and 24 being in criss-crossing and vertically spaced apart relation, the combination of the arch members 10 and 12 and the two braces form a very simple and very rigid frame-like structure.
Braces 22 and 24 are attached to the arch members 10 and 12 with a form of fastening means known in the art as bed type hooks. Each of the braces 22 and 24 has a pair of vertically spaced hooks 30 and 31 at each end thereof. The four pairs of hooks 30 and 31 are engageable respectively with four pair of slots 32 and 33 formed in the four arch legs 13, 14, 18 and 19, the slots 32 and 33 of each pair of slots being vertically spaced to register with the hooks of each pair of brace hooks 30 and 31.
Each of the braces 22 and 24 is formed from a length of tubing which is preferably metal but may conceivably also be a plastic material. Each brace has a right angle bend at each end thereof to form a depending leg at each end thereof. The leg portions of each of the braces 22 and 24 is flattened as with a press and the resulting flattened portion has a width, indicated in the drawing by the letter W, equal to one-half the circumference or 1.571 times the diameter of the central unflattened portion of the brace.
The flattened leg portion is then subjected to a cutting operation as with dies, to form the hooks 30 and 31 and to round the ends thereof to provide a finished appearance.
Arch member 10 has two horizontally extending, vertically spaced rods and 46 extending between and fixedly attached as by welding to the two legs 13 and 14 thereof. Arch member 12 likewise has two horizontally extending, vertically spaced rods 45 and 46 extending between and fixedly attached to the legs 18 and 19 thereof. Rods 45 are in a horizontal plane in the vicinity of the upper brace 22 and rods 46 are in a horizontal plane in the vicinity of the lower brace 24.
Rods 45 and 46 function to provide structural strength for the rack and also as support members for shelves.
Two generally rectangular shelves 50 are provided with each shelf having two inverted channels 51 and 52 on two opposite edges thereof. The two shelves 50 are supported by the rods 45 and 46 with the channels 51 and 52 of the upper shelf 50 engaging the rods 45 and channels 51 and 52 of the lower shelf 50 engaging the rods 46. Additional support for the shelves 50 is provided by the braces 22 and 24 by reason of the rods 45 and 46 being positioned relative the positions of the braces so that the weight of the shelves and articles placed on the shelves is supported jointly by the rods and the braces.
What is claimed is:
1. A readily assembled and disassembled display rack comprising a pair of tubular generally arched shaped upright spaced apart members, each said U-shaped members having a pair of vertically extending legs, a first pair of horizontally extending rods with each rod thereof extending between and being fixedly attached to one pair of said legs, a second pair of horizontally extending rods with each rod thereof extending between and being fixedly attached to one pair of said legs, said first pair of rods being in a first horizontal plane and said second pair of rods being in a second horizontal plane vertically spaced from said first horizontal plane, a first tubular brace member in a plane slightly below said first horizontal plane and extending diagonally between one set of diagonally opposite ones of said legs, a second tubular brace member in a plane slightly below said second horizontal plane and extending diagonally between the other set of diagonally opposite ones of said legs, bed hook fastening means between said braces and said legs, and first and second shelves with said first shelf being supported by said first pair of rods and said first brace and said second shelf being supported by said second pair of rods and said second brace.
2. A display rack as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said braces has at least one hook at each end thereof, and slot means in each of said legs for receiving said hooks.
3. A display rack as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said shelves has a pair of inverted channel shaped portions on opposite sides thereof for shelf supporting engagement with one of said pairs of horizontally extending rods.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,975,900 10/1934 Kuenhold 211-148 X 2,677,470 5/1954 Cataland 211-l48 ,X 2,760,650 8/1956 Franks 211148 3,004,814 10/1961 Schulze 2l1133 X 3,194,407 7/1965 DAltrui 211-148 NILE C. BYERS, 111., Primary Examiner
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US3884358A (en) * 1974-03-18 1975-05-20 Howard J Marschak Shelving and/or display unit
FR2609760A1 (en) * 1987-01-19 1988-07-22 Alser Sa Support bar particularly for spindles, shelf units, trays and the like, and method of manufacturing such a bar
US4943029A (en) * 1988-03-01 1990-07-24 Szuster Paul A P Computer carry basket
US11627802B1 (en) * 2022-04-25 2023-04-18 Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd. Modular rack assembly

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US2760650A (en) * 1954-08-16 1956-08-28 Norvin H Franks Knock-down shelving unit
US3004814A (en) * 1961-01-09 1961-10-17 American Fixture Inc Knockdown display tables
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US2677470A (en) * 1949-01-22 1954-05-04 Catalano Joseph Knockdown shelving
US2760650A (en) * 1954-08-16 1956-08-28 Norvin H Franks Knock-down shelving unit
US3004814A (en) * 1961-01-09 1961-10-17 American Fixture Inc Knockdown display tables
US3194407A (en) * 1963-12-10 1965-07-13 Altrui Thomas N D Convertible storage rack

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US3884358A (en) * 1974-03-18 1975-05-20 Howard J Marschak Shelving and/or display unit
FR2609760A1 (en) * 1987-01-19 1988-07-22 Alser Sa Support bar particularly for spindles, shelf units, trays and the like, and method of manufacturing such a bar
US4943029A (en) * 1988-03-01 1990-07-24 Szuster Paul A P Computer carry basket
US11627802B1 (en) * 2022-04-25 2023-04-18 Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd. Modular rack assembly

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