US874917A - Display-rack. - Google Patents

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No. 874,917. PATENTED DBC. 24, 1907.

J. B. TIMBERLAKE.

DISPLAY RACK. APPLIQATION FILED 1120.23.1903.

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No. 874,917. PATENTED DBC. 24, 1907. J. B. TIMBERLAKE. DISPLAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED DE23. 1903.

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v Tiis invention relatesito improvements tubing for providinga;resilient suppo in display racks. i 1 surface for the platesl -or articles to'be`.adi" It has 'for its objectto provide a' rack of for displaying articles of various kin s simple construction which maybe em(ployed rack embodying my j 2 is a pers shown 1n 2o vice. Fig. 5 is still another modification.

the vertical and adapted lplayed upon upright position.

rest 2 is preferably At-the lower ends` of the 3,5 3 of the wire or stran '35 The base or sup orting frame 1 is Vformed of a sing epiece of I A are connected bygthe part 6.

at 7 7. Before lsecuring lwardly extending tubing orsheathing 8. As shown shown in` Specification of Letters Patent. Application mea December 23.1903. serai No. 186.360.;

B. TIMBER- LAKE, a citizen of the United States, residing 12- 12 to form shoulders against .whi the at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and 5 State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Display- Racks, 4of which the following isa specication, reference being had therein to the ac- Figurelis a perspective view of a display improvements, 'showing in dotted lines a plate supported thereby. Fig. ective view of parts ofthe device ign 1 in the course of'construction. Fig. 3 is aview of several parts of the device in course of construction. Fig.' 4 is aperspective view of a modified form of the de- The rack or easel essentially consists of two parts, namely, the base or stand 1 and frame or rest 2 carried thereby to hold the article to .be disthe said stand in .a relatively This vertical .support jor. made of agsingle pieceoi wire or strand of .twisted wifey-.bent to'fxgm theuprights 3 3 and the connecting part 4. uprights 3 the ends s are bent at substantially` right angles -to said u rights. `kewise wire or strand of twisted wire bent to formtbe loops 5 51at either side of the rear of the frame and which From the said loops the wires extendforward as indicated the upright frame or rest to the base, I may placeontlie upportions thereof arubber in Fig. 3 off the wire which forms the upright part of the frame and-the parts 7 77 o the base may 'dien be "twisted ltogether-asi at 9 9. When desired, piecesef rubberl tubing or sheathing 10 10 may then be forced over the twisted portions 9 9 as Fig. -1,."...I`he ends -11" 11 of the lineare-'24'.'156i piece of wire of whichithe base .is

may thenbe bent upwardly .as indicatedfat lower edge of the plate or ,article .to-be. layed may abut, vand the ends-funny bent downwardly and.; coil ef l as; she4 at 13 13 to form theforwardfpoints'ifofl ortzfor the base. It'will'be imdersflod, that Ldo not limit myself. to the fu fof/nibb inventi" l fof base and then to 'be' bent upwdl` an' looped as indicated` at -3f 3-.f;' l0011i struction the ends ofi-the yvires"f7 7roftl1e` 80 base after being twistedtgether withthei wire's1,3 '3 are bent downwardly-'and looped. afsindi'catedat 13 o form the front 'sup- 1 l ports forthe base.

an album. In thisconstructionafter e ends 3/ 3 of the wires which gforrn the npr-'ighty l frame and the wire 7 ?ofthe-base have been wound together, theV latter fare bentdo'wnwagrdly and coiled at 13-` 1"3fto form the front 90 Supports for the eaself* Numerous modications will suggest themselves according to the r nature of the articlewhich the easel is to support. It:will beinotfed that-only two vpiecesfoi form any of the desired:constructions.v However, I do notflimit myself tothel use of two pieces of wirefas an'easel embodying my invention may be-made 'in which several wires v Wire or strands of twisted wire are necessary to f "i In Fig. 5 is shown an'feaselfor 5155i u I ="are'used, but in which the essential" features 100 O l, 874,917 i tween the feet 5-5 and the surface upon which they rest. This insures that in case the frame is sprung or the feet in any wise bent in reference to each other that the .tie piece between them Will not contact with the supporting surface for the rack and make a wabbly structure. The cross tie piece 6 that connects the two substantially horizontal portions of the base operates to strengthen the frame and hold the feet in proper yrelation to each other.

While I have referred to the sheathing or rotecting device incasing a portion of the ame as being composed of rubber, iti will be noted that I do not limit myself thereby to the use of that material alone. Itis particularly suitable because of the resilient surface which it provides, but it Will be noted that any non-metallic material may be substituted which will serve to rotect fragile dishes or like articles from eing chipped or nicked by the rack. Furthermore this protecting material may be dispensed with on the upright frame when desired and simply used upon that portion of the base with which the articles to be displayed contact. Again the protecting material may be applied to all ortions of the easel frame when desired, wit iout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In each of the several forms of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings there is found a base having substantially horizontal members, indicated by 7, 7, that are held above the surface of the su port for the rack by feet formed at the en s of the base. Extending upward from the horizontal members of this base is a rest 2 against which the article leans. The rest and base are rigidly united so that there is no danger of one moving relative to the other, even though an article of considerable Weight be supported and bear heavil upon the'rest. By giving to the horizonta members of the base considerable extension between the attachment of the u right rest 2 therewith and the forward feet ci) the base a support is produced that will accommodate a wide varlety of articles, and accommodate them in dierent positions. Thus if a shallow plate, such as indicated by doted lines in Fig. 1, be supported it can be held nearly upright or given a considerable inclination. This same rack is e uall adapted to hold a deep-dish, such as a ow or an article like an album, as indicated in Fig. 5. By inter-twisting the extensions 8 of the u right rest with the horizontal members o the base, the latter is strengthened, and it is particularly desirable that this strengthening should be in front of the rest, that is to say, those ortions of the horizontal members upon whlchthe edge of the article to be displayed rests are strengths' ened. This enables a relatively light wire to be employed in forming the rack Aand at the same time gives sulicient strength and rigiditfyT to those parts of the base with which the article directly engages to prevent sagging thereof, even when a heavy dish or other article is placed upon the rack.

I do not herein make claim to a rubber covered easel, claims of that nature being presented in application Serial Number 320,851, led June s, 1906.

What I claim is- 1. A display rack comprising a base formed of wire and having horizontal portions 7 upon which the edge of the article may rest formed with feet at each end and having a cross connecting iece, and an upright rest against which t e article may lean formed of a piece of Wire separate from the base and having its ends inter-twisted with the horizontal portions of the base, substantially as set forth.

2. A display rack comprising a base formed of a single piece of wire and having approximately horizontal 'members with feet at their opposite ends, and. an upright rest 2 formed of another piece of wirehavlng its ends extended forward of the rest and inter-twisted with the horizontal members of the base, substantially as set forth.

3. A display rack formed of wire and comprising horizontal ortions 7 with feet at their ends, an uprig t rest against which the article displayed may lean, and shoulders arranged in front of the-rest and rising above the horizontal ortions 7 of the base to serve as abutments or the artic-le, the ends of the rest being inter-twisted with the horizontal portions of the base between the upright rest and the said shoulders, vsubstantially as set.

4. A display rack formed of a single piece of wire bent to form horizontal portions 7 and having feet at the ends thereof, and an upright rest 2 formed of another piece of wire having its ends extended to one side of the upright portion of the rest and there inter-twisted with the horizontal portions of the base between the upright and the feet at base having horizontally arranged pieces 7, also the wire of the upright frame, sul ,Q ,n 7, supported at their ends by feet formed intially as Set forth. Y 10 tegral therewith, an upright frame 2 formed In testimony whereof I aflix my signature of wire and having side pieces 3, 3, the lower in presence of two witnesses.

5 end of each of said pieces being twisted about JOHN B. TIMBERLAKE.

one of the horizontal pieces 7, 7, of the base Witnesses: and sheathings of rubber incasng the unions VERNE W. BADGELEY, between the base and the upright frame and GRACE A. LAVERTY.

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