US1903410A - Pipe rack - Google Patents

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- PIPE RACK Filed Jan. 21, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 4, 1933 L I r I UNITED STATES, PATENT oFFlcE WILLIAM CECIL, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

PIPE RACK Application filed January 21, 1933. Serial No. 652,839.

. My invention relates generally to the asprovision of pipe supporting means as above sociation with a container for tobacco and the variously characterized in the formof an at like, of a means for supporting from said contachment to a tobacco jar or container; the

tainer instrumentalities employing the conprovision with a container, of a pipe cleaner tained material or of utility in connection container, associated therewith in a novel therewith, such as smokers pipes or the like, manner; the further provision with a conand coordinately relates to an arrangement tainer, of pipe supporting means which can whereby the association is attained by means also serve as a handle for the container. which are in the form of an attachment for, Intheembodimenthereinillustrated,Ishow the container. a more or less'conventional type of tobacco In the drawings herein, I have illustrated jar and the association therewith ofa pipe my container as intended to receive tobacco holder which may, if desired, be in the form or the like, and, therefore I have illustrated of an attachment readily detachable theremy instrumentalities as smokers pipes and from to maintain thepipe rack in the desired 15 pipe cleaners. The disclosure of my invenor associated relation. The pipe rack is in tion will therefore be by specific reference to the form of a plurality of'members illustrated a tobacco jar and associated pipe holding and in the drawings as generally annular and suppipc cleaning means. ported from the container so as to be angu- Among the more important objects of my larly adjustable thereabout both in reference invention are: the provision of an arrangeto the container and in reference to each othment whereby pipes can be supported from a er. The members are illustrated as each pro- 7 container at varying elevations; the provivided with an outwardly extending flange to sion with a container, of pipe supporting serve to support a pipe, as, for'example, by means so devised and constructed as to be means of an opening formedtherethrough to p 25 capable of supporting a variable number of receive the pipes therein; The flanges and pipes; the provision with a container, of pipe the members are so constructed and related supporting means so devised and constructed that the flanges are at different elevations so as to be capable of adjustment for purposes that the pipes securedto each of the flanges of supporting the pipes in varying lateral rewill also be so supported and they are fur M lation about the container; the provision with ther so related that the openings in the flanges a container, of pipe supporting means so dewhen brought into and out of registration vised and constructed as to be capable of supwill decrease or increase the pipe carrying porting a variable number of pipes and of capacity and furthermore, when adjusted supporting the pipes at different elevations; laterally of each other by relative angular the provision with a container, of pipe supmovements will vary the relative lateral posi-' porting means so devised and constructed as tions of the pipes supported by the rack. to be capable of adjustment for supporting a The general object of my invention is the variable number of pipes and in varying novel association with a tobacco jar of a new lateral relationships of the pipes about the and improved pipe rack and also of means container; the provision with a container of for holding pipe cleaning means. pipe supporting means so devised and 0011- For the attainment of these objects and structed as to be capable of supporting pipes such other objects as may hereinafter apat varying elevations in reference to the conpe r I b point d I v ii m i tainer and at adjusted lateral positions about the drawings, cert i m m n s of my the container; the provision with a container invention, wherein: Y of pipe supporting means so devised and con- Figure 1 shows in side elevation, one emstructed and associated with the container as bodiment of my invention, parts being broken to be capable of supporting a variable numaway; v j I ber of pipes at different elevations and in Figure 2 is atop plan view of Figure 1; 5O varying positions of lateral relationship; the Figure 3 is a perspective of Figure 1; 1

Figure 4 is a top elevational view of the container with the cover removed and with the position of parts slightly varied;

. in which the bottom 11 is elevated. The

member 12 is a closure member for the container also of a more or less conventional type.

In order to attain all of the advantages hereinafter to be more fully, referred to, I have illustrated my pipe rack in the various figures of the drawings as made up of a plurality of members mounted for relative adjustment, and these members are shown in some of the embodiments as in the form of flat annuli 15, seven being shown in the em; bodiment of Figures 1 and 3', byway of example. These flat annuli are shown as positioned in superimposed relation to form a compact pipe rack assembly as shown clearly in Figures 1 and 3, the assembly being supported in any preferred or desired manner as forv example between beads 17 and 18 formed on the side wall of the container. The fitbetween each of the annuli, 15 of the rack assembly and the container is such as to permit of a freerotation of the members 15 relatively to each other and to the container.

I Each annulus 15 is so devised and constructed as to serve tosupport a pipe as for example in the manner shown in the drawings in which each annulus 15 is provided with the outwardly projecting flanges 19 in which is formed the opening 20 and the openings 20 of all of the annuli are so dimensioned and related as to be capable of being brought into registration for the purpose that will more fully appear hereinafter.

. In Figure 1 of the drawings I have shown these'members 15 as angularly adjusted so as to bring the openings 20 of all of them into registration, in which position the rack assembly will serve to support'a single pipe received through the registering openings 20, as for example by positioning the pipe in the manner shownin Figure 5 of the drawings, that is, with the bowl on top and the stem pendant and passed through the registering openings 20. In this position of the flanges 19 and the openings 20, the assembled flanges serve usefully additionally to provide a handle member for the container inthe manner ments are shown, my pipe rack can have its elements 15 adjusted so as to present support for any number of pipes from one to seven. Furthermore, due to the free angular adjustability of the members 15 with relation'to each other, and to the container, any desired angular position of any single pipe supporting member 19 or of any group of members relative to the others and to the container can be attained so that the lateral relationship of the supported pipes can be varied. By the arrangement hereinabove described,

I attain the further result that due to the positioning of the members 15 in vertical relationship, a group of pipes when supported in the rack, the members of which are adusted to the position shown for example in Figure 1, will. have the individual pipes supported at different elevations and this the rack herein disclosed will accommodate it self to pipes of varied length. Of course,

it will be understood in connection with this feature of my invention of the varied elevation of the different supports 19, that while I have illustrated its attainment by the employment of a rack assembly comprising a plurality of members adjustable as above set forth because this arrangement other advantages are also attained, nevertheless, the attainment of'a difference in the elevation of the supports for the individual pipes can be attained by a plural pipe holding rack which is not in the form of an assembly of units, or if in the form of an assembly of units, has its units adjustable. p

In the embodiment of the invention above described the rack assembly is shown as maintained in association with the container against ready disassociation by means of the beads 17 and 18. The rack need not be so associated and can be associated so as to be readily assembled and disassembled from the container in any preferred or desired manner as for example in the manner shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings, wherein I show the top bead 17 as broken away as shown at 27 and the annuli 15' as each provided with inwardly extending projections or teats 29 so positioned and contoured that by bringing the projections 29 of the memhere 15 into registration with the openings 27 through the bead 17, the members 15 can be removed one at a time, and in the specific embodiment of Figures 6, 7 and 8, I'have shown the projections 29 as duplicated. on all the members 15 with reference to the position of flange 19 and the opening 20 whereby upon bringing the openings 20 into registration, the projections 29 also are brought into registration. WVith this assembly position of the members 15, the registering projections 29 can be brought into registration with the openings 27 through the bead 17 and the rack elements 15 and can then be associated with and disassociated from the container as a unit assembly. 7

In the embodiments of Figures 1 to 9 inelusive, I have shown the rack elements 15 as in the form of annuli formed flat and as a stamping. It will be understood that these elements can take various embodiments. For example, in Figures 9 and 10 I show these elements as formed from material in wire form, by a bending operation to provide two arms 40 and 41 arranged, constructed and dimensioned to freely encompass the container, as for example, and to be received for example between the beads 17 and 18 of Figure 1 to permit generally of the attainment of all of the objectives of the corresponding elements 15 in Figure 1. Each of these wire like members is further provided with a loop 43 formed intermediate the arms 40 and 11 to serve the purposes of the flange 19 and to provide an opening 45 corresponding to the opening 20 in Figure 1. Where desired, these wire members can be made sufficiently flexible that while maintaining the rack elements in assembled relation about the container, yet by the application of suflicient pressure, they can be readily removed therefrom.

While I have illustrated in each of the embodiments thus far described, the provision in each of the rack elements of a single opening for supporting a pipe, it will be understood here also that the construction can be varied within limits and I have shown in Figure 11, as an example, the rack members 15 received below the bead 17" as each provided with a flange 19 made sufliciently large to have provided therein two openings 20" to receive two pipes.

My invention further contemplates the association with a tobacco jar of means for holding pipe cleaners and the like and upon viewing Figure 1 of the drawings, I show for this purpose, an elongated receptacle 60 supported from the container in any preferred or desired manner, as for example, from the inside wall of the container 10 as shown in the drawings. This receptacle 60 is made of a sufficient length so as to receive pipe cleaners and the like with the ends 62 projecting through the open top of the receptacle 60.

In order to properly integrate this receptacle with the tobacco container, I so dim-ension the receptacle 60 and so position it with reference to the container that its open top is below the top of the container as shown in the drawings, and its lower portion projects throughthe bottom 11 of the container.

As a result of this arrangement I am .enabled to employ the space below the bottom of the container for adding to the length of the receptacle 60 and thus provide sufiicient length for permitting the pipe cleaners to project beyond the top of the receptacle 60 without interfering with the cover.

Theeover member 12 has been shaped as shown in Figure 1 so as to receiveand hold a moistening element, such as a sponge, shown at in this figure.

In the various embodiments I have illustrated the pipesas supported bowl up, although it will be understood'that they can be supported bowl down, as for example, by slightly widening the base of container 10 and properly contouring this base for this purpose. So also, I have shown the pipe stems as received through 'the'openings in the flanges 19, 19, 19", although upon Viewing Figures 4 and 7 of the drawings, it will be observed that the stems can be received between these flanges and with the bowls either up or down.

Therefore, while I have illustrated and described certain specific embodiments of my invention it will be understood that the scope of my invention is not to berestricted to such embodiments either as to dimensions or con tours or manner of use or otherwise, unless such restrictions are necessarily called for by the language of the claims.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A pipe supporting attachment for a tobacco; jar comprising a plurality of units in assembled relation, each unit comprising means adapted to secure itto the tobacco jar so that'the units are capable of relativeadjustment relatively to each other and to the tobacco jar, each unit comprising additionally means for supporting a pipe so devised and constructed that as the units are relatively adjusted, the pipe supporting means may be varied positionally relatively to each other and to the tobacco jar and the pipe supporting capacity of the assembly increased or decreased.

2. A pipe supporting attachment for a so thatthe units are capable of relative adjustment relatively to each other and to the tobacco jar, each unit comprising additionally means for supporting a pipe so devised and constructed that as the units are relatively adjusted, the pipe supporting means may be varied positionally relatively to each other and to the tobacco jar and the pipe supporting capacity of the assembly increasedor decreased, the pipe supporting means of the variousunits being so related as to support pipes at different elevations. 3. A pipe supporting attachment for a tobacco jar comprising a plurality of unitsin assembled relation each unit comprising means adapted to secure it to the tobacco jar for adjustment of said unit about the tobacco jar, and each unit also comprising laterally extending means having an opening therethrough for supporting a pipe by means of the bowl :with the stem extending downwardly through the-opening, the units being adapted to be supported about the jar with.

said laterally extending means at difierent elevations whereby the pipes will be supported at different elevations andwhereby the units can be adjusted to bring two or more of the aforementioned openings into vertical relation so as to reduce the pipe carrying capacity ofthe assembly.

4. A pipe supporting attachment for a tobacco jar comprising a plurality of units in'assembled relation each unit comprising a ring embracingthe jar and laterally extending means having an opening therethrough for supporting a pipe bymeans of the bowl with the stem extending downwardly through the opening, the units being adapted to be supported about the jar With the rings in superimposed relation with said laterally extending means at different elevations whereby the pipes will be supported at different elevations and whereby the units can be adjusted to bring two or more of the aforementioned openings into vertical relation so as to reduce the pipe carrying capacity of the assembly.

5. A pipe supporting attachment for a tobacco jar comprising a plurality of units in assembled relation each unit comprising a ring embracing the and laterally ex tending means having an opening theretlirough for supporting a pipe by means of the bowl with the stem extending down- Wardlythrough the opening, the units bein adapted to be supported about the jar witii the rings in superimposed relation with said laterally extending means at different elevations whereby the pipes will'be supported at different elevations and wherebythe units can be adjusted to bring two or more of the aforementioned openings into vertical relation so as to reduce'the pipe carrying capacity of the assembly and means for maintaining said rings from moving vertically.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

WILLIAM CECIL.

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