USD18519S - Design for a card or letter rack - Google Patents

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DESIGN.

T. A. URABTREB.

GARD 0R` LETTER RACK.

No. 18,519. Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

WITNESSES INVE'TOR *4W Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

THOMAS ALDIN ORABTREE, OF BANGOR, MAINE, ASSIGNOR TO J. I). GREELEY, OF SAME PLACE, AND H. A. ALKON, OF` BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DESIGN FOR A CARD OR LETTER RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Design No. 18,519, dated August 14. 1888.

Application filed June 23, 188B. Serial No. 278,052. Term of pateut' years.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS ALDIN GRAB- TREE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bangor, in the county of Penobseoti and State of Maine, have invented a certain new and original Design for Card-Files; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothcrs skilled in the art to which itap.- pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

Figurel of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is a frontiview. Fig. 2 is a side view.

The invention relates to a new and original design in wire card or letter racks; and it oonsists in the novel form and configuration, as hereinafter set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the rack, having the surface configuration representing a rope.

B represents the parallel sidesof the frame,

and C C the outwardly-curved top and botf tom thereof. The eye D at the top C is formed with the twisted shank E, as shown, and an eye, F, is formed at the bottom by turning the central portion of the curve C outward.

G designates the pockets or racks springing from the sides B by a shortrope-like portion, H, and having the inner ends terminating in a. eonivolnlte curve, I, on a plane with the sides B. The pocket G stands out from the sides B, and is bent upwardly in a semicironlar form.

Having described the design, I claim- The design for a cardrack herein shown and described, the saine consisting of the parallel sides, the outwardlyturned ends, and the pockets springing from the sides and having the inner ends turned in a oonvolute form, the whole having the surface configuration of a rope.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS ALDIN CRABTREE.

'Witnessesz W. H. POWELL, F. J. MARTIN.

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