US929714A - Display-rack. - Google Patents

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H. J. SGHLEGBL. DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION r1121) MAY 21, 1908.

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DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN .T. SOI'ILEGEL, OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN.

DISPLAY-RACK.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN J. SGHLEGEL, residing in Appleton, in the county of Outagainie and State of. Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display- Racks, of which the following is a description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this speciiication.

My invention has relation to improvein cuts in display racks, particularly useful in displaying pictorial postals and cards.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple form of rack capable of being cheaply and quickly manufactured, and which also is of such character that its different parts may be readily separated for convenience in shipping, and as readily reassembled.

With the above object, and other incidental objects, in view, the invention consists of the devices and parts, or their equivalents, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the complete rack, taken on the line 1--1 of Fig. 2; two only of the article holding devices being shown; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the rack; Fig. 3 is a detail front elevation of one of the lines of pockets, substantially one-half of the complete line being shown; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3, a sectional fragment of the central plate being shown, in order to illustrate the releasable fastening means; Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale.

The rack may be provided with any suitable form of supporting base, but I prefer to provide a base 7 of tripod form, the legs of the tripod being advisably equipped with casters 8, in order to render the rack portable.

Extending upwardly from the center of the base is a pillar or circular column 9 which forms an axis for the revolving parts. The lower end. of this column is preferably removably connected to the base, said connec tion being shown as consisting of threads at the lower ends of the column adapted to engage a threaded socket in the base.

The revolving portion of the mechanism is made up of a bottom plate, a top portion, and vertically disposed lines of pockets connecting said. top and bottom portions. If desired an intermediate plate may also be Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1908.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Serial No. 434,006.

provided. The bottom plate, the top portion, and said intermediate plate (when the latter is employed) are preferably of circular form, but this is not important as a square, rectangular, or other desirable formation of these parts may be adopted. The bottom plate 10 rests upon the top of the tripod base 7 and is provided with a central opening through which the column 9 freely passes. The top portion could be merely a flat plate resting upon a shoulder at the upper end of the column 9. I prefer, however, to construct the top of two sections comprising a lower portion 11 having an upstanding flange 12 connected thereto at its outer edge, and a coned upper portion. 13 united at its lower edge to the lower fiat portion. In the space between the two members of the top, and directly beneath the apex of the cone, is securedv a plate 14 through which the reduced upper end of the column 9 passes. The column is formed or provided with a shoulder 15 upon which the lower portion. of the top rests, said shoulder therefore providing a support for the top of the rack.

The pockets are made up of separate lengths, a plurality of pockets being provided for each length, and as usual in this class of devices some of the vertical lines of pockets are of less width than other of the lines. This variation in the width renders the pockets capable of accommodating cards of varying widths. Each pocket of a line consists of two side pieces 16, 16 and a bot tom piece 17. The side pieces as well as the bottom piece are channeled in cross section, and are so adjusted together as to make each pocket of U-shaped form. The flanges formed by channeling the side pieces, point inwardly toward each other, the front flange being indicated by the numeral 18, and the rear flange by the numeral 19. These rear flanges form the back ribs of a line of pockets, and in this respect my construction differs materially from other devices on the market in which the back ribs are separate from and do not form an integral part of the pockets, the said pockets being secured to such separate back ribs.

It will be noticed that the channels of the side pieces of each pocket are not of uniform cards, and which removal would otherwise be interfered with by the abstraction otliered' by the lower portion of the pocket next above. The channeled side pieces for each line of pockets may be composed of continuous or unbroken strips, as shown in the drawings.

Where the channeled side pieces -(10mposed of continuous or unbroken strips, it is necessary that the channeled bottom pieces 17 be separate therefrom and secured thereto The ends of each as shown in the drawings.

vgof these separate bottom pieces are so ad;

"justed to the channeled side pieces that the inner-flanges of each bottom'portion will lie inside of the rear fifange of the side pieces,

and the'outer flange of each, bottom piece .will lie outside of the front fiiangeof said side pieces, asshown most clearly in Figs. 4; and 5. Elle. ends so disposed are soldered, or otherpieces. by suitably bending and cutting the metal.

In -order to secure the desirable feature of separating the parts for convenience in ship- Inent, I prefer to re'leasably connect the lines of pockets to the rack. To this endany desirable means for suspending the pockets may be employed, but I prefer to provide .hooks 2.0 at the upper ends .of the two back strips of each line of pockets, said hooks having their straight ends or shanks soldered, I or otherwise secured, to the bac-k ribs or plates of a line of pockets.

These hoe-ks 3 extendover the upstanding flange 1 20f the lower member '11 of the top ofjt'he rack, and the lines of pockets are in this manner removably suspended.

Where thelines of the pockets are removably suspend-ed, releasable fastening means for the "i lower ends thereof is advisable.

nes of pockets at the center and? The central' releasable means is clearly shown in'the drawing, and consists of a finger 21, preferably of spring wire and having its outer end bent up and soldered, or otherwise-secured, to the center of the inner flange of the boti tom of the pocket Ilocatedadjacent to the intermediate plate 22' of the rack. Between its ends this finger is formed with a raised portion 23.

A loop 24 is struck up from the E metal of the intermediate plate 22, and

through this loop the raised portion 23' of the finger is forcedyfthe springy nature of the finger permitting this to be accomplished. This means of attachment is clearly shown in 3 Figs. 4; and '5, and in detail in Fig. '6. irVhen it is desired to disconnect, all that is necessary is to press downwardly on the raised portion 23 of the spring finger, when of" course said finger may be pu-lledout of engagement with the loop. Exactly the same fastening means is duplicated at the lower stru-ck up from the bottom plate 10. it is preferred to omit the intermediate plate ends of the lines of pockets, and the same reference numerals: are applied thereto, the

loops 2-1 in this instance, of course, being 22, of course the intermediate spring fingers may also. be omitted, and only the spring fingers which coact with the bottom plate einployed. V

From the foregoing description, it will'be seen that I provide a display rack which is I exceedingly simple in construction, and which also in ay be readilydismantled when not inuse, and thereby occupy the minimum space for shipment. The construction is also such'thazt there is a great saving of time, ;and considerable expense in the work of I manufacturing the article.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottom piece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes, a top piece re-volubl-y supported at i \the upper end of the standard, a series of jlines of article holding devices secured; to the rack, each 'line of said devices made up of a seriesof U-shaped pockets channeled in cross section, the flanges of the channels of the side pieces facing inward, and the flanges of the channels of the bottom piece facing upward, and said pockets arranged and united in a longitudinal line such manner that the channels of the sides ofeach pocket outstand from, the bottoni of the pocket next above, so as to provide for-the removal upwardly of the articles contained in the pockets, without ,contact with the bottom or lower portion of said ocket next above.

2: a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottompiece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes, a top piece revolubly supported at the upper end of the standard," a series of; lines of article holding devices secured to the rack, each device of a line consisting of ;pa rallel longitudinal strips forming the sides of the pocket, said strips channeled" in cross section with the flanges thereof facing inwardly, and the rear'flanges of said channelsiorin-i-ng back ribs integral with and constituting a part of the pocket, and the bottom of each pocket consisting of a channeled horizontal member extending across from the lower end of one of the side pieces to the lower end of the other side piece of each pocket, the said several pockets of a line arranged one above the other longitudinally, the sides of each successive pocket outstanding from the lower portion o-f'the pocket next above so asto-provid'e forthe removal upwardly of the articles contained inthe pockets without contact with the lower portion of said pocket next above. i Y r 3. In a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottom piece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes, a top piece revolubly supported. the upper end. of the standard, a series of lines of article holding devices, each device of a line consisting of parallel longitudinal strips forming the sides of the pockets, said strips channeled in cross section with. the flanges of the channels facing inwardly, and. the rear flanges of said channels forming back ribs integral with and constituting a part of the pocket, and the bottom of each pocket consisting of a channeled horizontal member extending across the lower end of one of the side pieces to the lower end of the other side piece of each pocket, the said several pockets of a line arranged one above the other in longitudinal alinement, and the sides of each succer sive pocket outstanding from the lower portion of the pocket next above so as to provide for the removal upwardly of the articles contained in the pockets without contact with the lower portion of said pocket next above, means for removably suspending the lines of article holding devices from the top piece of the rack, and means for releasably securing the lower ends of the article holding devices to the bottom plate of the rack.

4. In a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottom piece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes, a top piece revolubly supported at the upper end of the standard, an intermediate plate through which the standard freely passes, a series of lines of article holding devices, each device of a line consisting of parallel longitudinal strips forming the sides of the pockets, said strips channeled in cross section with the flanges thereof facing inwardly, and the rear flanges of said channels forming back ribs integral with and constituting a part of the pocket, and the bottom of each Jocket consisting of a channeled horizontal member extending across and uniting the lower ends of the side pieces of each pocket, the said several pockets of a line arranged one above the other in longitudinal alinement, and the sides of each successive pocket outstanding from the lower portion of the pocket next above so as to provide for the removal upwardly of the articles contained in the pockets without contact with the lower portion of said pocket next above, and means for connecting the article holding devices to the top and bottom portions and to the intermediate plate of the rack.

5. In a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottom piece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes, a top piece revolubly supported at the upper end of the standard, an intermediate plate through which the standard. freely passes, a series of lines of article holding de vices secured to the rack, each device of a line consisting of parallel longitudinal strips forming the sides of the pockets, said strips channeled in cross section with. the flanges thereof facing inwardly, and the rear flanges of said channels forming back ribs integral with and constituting a part of the pocket, and the bottom of each pocket consisting of a channeled horizontal member extending across and uniting the lower ends of the side pieces of each pocket, the said several pockets of a line arranged one above the other in longitudinal alinement, and the sides of each successive pocket outstanding from the lower portion of the pocket next above, so as to provide for the removal upwardly of the articles contained in the pockets without contact with the lower portion of said pocket next above, and means for detachably connecting the article holding devices to the top and bottom portions and to the intern'iediate plate of the rack.

6. In a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottom piece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes a top piece revolubly supported at the upper end of the standard, a series of lines of article holding devices secured. to the rack, each of said devices consisting of integral or unbroken parallel longitudinal strips, channeled in cross section with the flanges pointing inwardly and forming the sides of the pockets, the rear flanges of said strips form ing back ribs integral with and constituting a part of the pockets, and the bottom of each pocket consisting of a channeled horizontal member extending across and united at its ends to the side pieces, and the sides of each pocket slanting outwardly in an upward direction, so that the upper open ends of the side channels will clear the lower portion. or bottom of the pocket next above, to permit of the removal upwardly of the articles contained in the pockets.

7. In a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottom piece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes a top piece revolubly supported at the upper end of the standard, a series of lines of article holding devices, each line consisting of U-shaped pockets channeled in cross section at its bottom and. side portions, and each series arranged in a longitudinal line, hooks at the upper ends of each line of pockets and adapted to engage over the ed of the top of the rack, and means for connecting the lower ends of the lines of pockets to the lower plate.

8. In a display rack, the combination of a base, a standard extending upwardly from the base, a bottom piece resting on the base and through which the standard freely passes said bottom piece provided with a series of loops, a top piece revolubly supported atthe upper end 01 the standard, a series of lines 01' article holding devices, each consisting of U-shaped pockets channeled in cross section, and each series of pockets arranged in a longitudinal line, means for suspending the lines 01' pockets from the top plate of the rack, and spring fingers extending horizontally from the lower portions of the lower pockets of the lines of pockets, said fingers provided with raised portions adapted to be forced through the loops of the bottom plate.

'9. An article holding device for a display rack, consisting of a series of pockets composed of parallel longitudinal strips forming the sides of the pockets, said strips channeled. in cross section, with the flanges thereof facing inwardly, and the rear flanges ol' a d trip i r -ng ab cki s integr l it a d ns i uting a part of the ock t, and the bottom of each pocket consisting of a channeled horizontal membe extending upwardly of the articles contained in the pockets, without contact with the lower portion of said pocket next above. I

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence o ltwowitnesses.

HERMAN J SGI-ILEGEL.

Witnesses: v

DANIEL P STnm ERG, J. Em l a LEHR.

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