US1767433A - Display rack - Google Patents

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June 24; 1930. CHAPPQRYJR; ET AL 1,767,433

DISPLAY RACK Filed April 6, 1929 CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY,

Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED" STATES PATENr-oFFmn imam c. OHAPPOBY, JRi, oFBRooKLY'N, Ann Jenn B. rosnY, onwrrrr'nrLArNs, nrscurr COMPANY, or new YORK, N. Y., A

NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO NATIONAL Ap plicati on filed April 6,

partof the rack. A further object is to provide a readily collapsible Wire rack or easelwhich. is durable and rugged inuse and adapted to remainlocked in extended position of useh V l .Other objects will; be in part obvious from the annexed drawing and in part indicated from .the following analysis of the invention, in which reference is made to the a"- companying' drawing illustrating one of various possible embodimentsof our idea.

In this drawing a a I Fig.1 is aperspective of the rack orreasel in assembled orspaced relation; and r c n Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the rack show a ing the dispositionof the' containers', illustratedjin dotted lines. a

Referring now to the drawings :in detail, the reference character 10 generally desig nates a front frame member having side legs 11 and 12 and-an upper cross part18 extending *therebetween. The said frame member is of substantially inverted UfShELPG, the legs 11 and 12being looped at their lower end, as at 14, to provide a suitable base to prevent scratching of the floor or support upon which the stand mayrest. Upper and lowercross braces in the form ofwire rods 15 and 16 respectivelyare provided, and extend between the legs 11, 12 the brace 16 being provided with spaced loops 1? for the purposeqto be described. Itwill be'understood-that the cross braces 15', 16 are preferably spot welded to the legs 11,12, altho any desiredfast connection therebetween may be substituted. ,jAwrear frame fi-me nber; generally des g- DISPLAY RACK 1929. Serial No. 353,071;

nated as comprises- side legs 20, 21 rigidly it held'in spaced relationyby an upper cross brace22 and a lower cross brace 23. Loops 14* are provided at the lower ends of the legs 21,22 to provide abasetherefor, and

the upper extremities are looped about the top cross part 13 of the front frame member, as atg24t, to form a hinge or flexible connection therewith. Y

1 The upper cross brace 22 of the rear frame member is bent intermediate its ends to form an L-shaped lip member comprising adown wardly inclined portion 26 extending sub stantially parallel to the front frame member when in set up position, and a forwardl inclined 1 extensionthereto 27 which is ,disposed substantially normal to they inclined legs 11,12 of thefront frame.

A container A isadapted to. be supported between the cross rod 15 of the front frame member and the ,said lipv 26, the container restingon the-extension portion 27 of the lip memberand being supported from the rear bythe downwardly inclined portion 26 thereof which engages the bottom 1 of the container and-determines its most rearwardposition. container'A rests on the cross rod 15, which is here shown as; bent downwardly at a slight, angle The disposition of the lip 26 relative to the cross arm 15 is such that the container A is supported thereon in in clined position and extends forwardly of the frontframe member 10. p 1 i I a a As herein shown, the front and rear frame members l0, 19, respectively, are maintained in set-up position by meansof spaced rods 30, 31', whichare preferably disposed in substantnally parallel relation each having their forward ends looped as at 32, and hinged. or flexibly connected to the loops 17 formed in the cross brace 16 hereinbefore described. The said rods 30, 31 extend rearwardly and downwardly and at an angle substantially normal to the inclined legs ll, 12 for the major portion of their lengths and are thereafterbent upwardly as'at 33 to form hoolrportions 34, which detachably engage overthe cross brace 23 of the rear frame member 19. fThe parallel rods 30,

The forward portion of the 31 are suitably spaced by a cross rod or brace 35 extending therebetween, the said rod 35 having the further function of engaging the bottom of a container B supported upon the rods and 31. The disposition of the rod 35, which engages the bottom of the container thereby to define its rearmost position, relative to the said supporting rods is such as to cause the container B to extend forwardly of the front frame member 10 the same distance as the container A extends therefrom, the front of the container resting upon the cross brace 16 which is shown'as slightlycurved, to conform to the curvature of the container B. In lieu of curved portion of the brace16, such-portion may beangularly disposed, as the brace 15; likewise both braces 15 and 16 may be curved. i i V The above construction, altho primarily designed to support and display two containers, may be readily modified to support; any desired number thereof by merely increasing the number of cross braces 15 and 22. The rack is advantageous in supporting containers ofdifferent sizes, although it will be understood that two or more containers of like or unlike sizes may be supported thereon upon suitable modification.

'The rectangular and parallelogram arrangement of rods and braces and the several hinge and locking members provide a very substantial and stable support which will remain in fixed position without danger of upsetting. Further, it may be made in various sizes and conveniently moved from one place to another without marring the floor or counter upon whicliit may be supported.

The rack or easel as above described is adapted to be inexpensively constructed of wire rod of suitable gage throughout, and may be quickly and readily assembled or disassembled. To collapse the rack, it is necessary only to disengage or unlock the hook portions 3 1 of the rods 30, 31 from the cross brace 23, and thereafter swing the said rods upwardly and bring together the front and rear frame members 10, 19 as permitted by the hinge connection therebetween.

From the above, it will be seen that the rack as above described, provides a simple structure for supporting and displaying containers of different sizes in such a manner that the containers are disposed at substantially the same angle and extend the same distance beyond the front portion of the rack.

Without further analysis the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist'of this invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting certain features that, from the standpoint of the prior art,

fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention, and therefore such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims.

What we claim l. A display rack comprising a front frame member including a container engaging element, a rear frame member hinged to the upper portion of the frontfi'ame member, and rods linked to the front frame member and each extending downwardly and rearwardly for a portion of their lengths and thereafter inclined upwardly, said upwardly inclined portions being detachably hooked to the rear frame to hold said frame members in spaced relation, said downwardly and rearwardly extending portions of the rods and said element of the front frame member providing a mounting for a container.

LA display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame member hinged to the upper portion thereof, and rods linked'to the front frame member and each extending downwardly and rearwardly for a portion of their lengths. and thereafter inclined upwardly, said upwardly inclined portions being detachably hooked to the rear frame to hold said frame members in assembled-relation, said rods'bein'g spaced to support a container therebetween, and a cross brace extending between said parallel rodsadapted to engage the bottom of a container supported by said rods, whereby to define the rearmost position of said container. I

3. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs and a cross part connecting the top portion of said legs, a cross brace extending between said legs and provided with spaced loops therein, a rear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the cross part of the front frame, and a cross brace extending between said side legs, and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace o the front frame and detachably-hooked over the cross brace of the rear frame thereby to maintain said frames in spaced relation, said supporting rods being spaeed to support a container thereon.

at. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs and a cross part connecting the top portion of said legs, a cross brace extending between said legs'and provided with spaced loops therein, a rear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the cross part of the front frame, and a cross braceje'xtendingb'etween said side legs, and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace of the front frame and detachably hooked over the cross brace of the rear frame thereby to maintain sai'd frames. in

spaced relation, said supporting rods being spaced to support a container thereon, and a cross rod extending between said supporting rods against which the bottom of the container engages.

5. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs and a cross part connecting the top portion of said legs, a cross brace extending between said legs and provided with spaced loops therein, a rear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the cross part of the front frame, and. a cross brace extending between said side legs, supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace of the front frame member and extending rearwardly and downwardly and thereafter inclined upwardly, the upwardly inclined portions being detachably hooked over the cross brace of the rear frame member, the supporting rods being spaced to support a container therebetween.

6. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs and a cross part connecting the top portion of, said legs, a cross brace extending between said f legs and provided with spaced loops therein, a rear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the cross part of the front frame, and a cross brace extending between said side legs, supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace of the front frame member and extending rearwardly and downwardly and thereafter inclined upwardly, the upwardly inclined portions being detachably hooked over the cross brace of the rear frame member, the supporting rods being spaced to support a container therebetween, and a cross member extending between said rods adapted to engage the bottom of the container supported thereby.

7. A display rack comprising a front frame including side legs, a cross brace extending between said legs intermediate the ends thereof, a rear frame member com rising side legs hingedly secured to the ront frame, a cross brace extending between the legs of the rear frame, a forwardly extend ing lip formed in said last named cross brace, said lip and the cross brace of the front frame adapted to support a container therebetween at an inclination substantially f normal to the front frame member. I

8. A display rack comprising a front frame including side legs, a rear frame having side legs hlngedly secured to the front frame, a cross brace extending between the legs of the front frame, and a cross brace extending between the legs of the rear frame,

said last named cross brace having an L- shaped lip therein engaging the side and bottom of a container, the forward portion of the container engaging the cross brace of the front frame, and means to maintain said front and rear frames in spaced and inclinedrelation. l

9. A display rack comprising a front frame having side legs and a cross part, a rear frame having side legs hingedly secured to the cross part of the front frame, a cross brace extending between the legs of the front frame, and a cross brace extending between the legs of the back frame, said last named cross brace therein engaging the side and bottom of an inclined container, the forward portion of the container engaging the cross brace of the front frame, a lower cross brace extending between the legs of the front frame and having spaced loops therein, a lower cross brace extending between the legs of the rear frame member, and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the front lower brace and detachably secured to the lower cross brace of the rear member, said rods being spaced to support another container therebetween at substantially the same inclination as the first container. 7

10. A display rack comprising a front rame having side legs and across part, a rear frame having side legs hingedly secured to the cross part of the front frame, an upper cross brace extending between the legs of the front frame, and an upper cross brace extending between the legs of the rear frame, said last namedcross brace having an L-shaped lip therein engaging the side and bottom of an inclined container, the forward portion of the container engaging the cross brace of the front frame and extending forwardly of the front frame, a lower cross brace extending between the legs of the front frame and having spaced loops therein, a lower cross brace extending between the legs of the rear frame, and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the front cross brace and detachably secured to the lower cross brace of the rear member, said rods being spaced and inclined to support a second container therebetween at substantially the same inclination as the first container, and a cross rod extending between said rods and engaging the bottom of the container supported thereon, and causing and permitting the second container to project substantially the same distance beyond the front rame as said first container.

Signed at New York, New York, this third day of April, 1929.

ANDREW C. CHAPPORY, JR. JOHN B. POSEY.v

having an L -shaped lip

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