US900014A - Display-rack. - Google Patents

Description

F. HENNERMANN.'

DISPLAY BACK. A I ABFLIOATION FILED Amm, 190s.

Patented sept. 29, .1908.

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DISPLAY-BACK,

i spee'icetion ef Lette-rs Patent.

Patented sept. 29, 190s.

f Appiieeripn :nea piii 1o, 190s.f `serial no. 426,322.

To all tt may '.crifrtcerrtp".V l 'j l Beit knownthat I, FRInDRIon Hnnnnn- MANN, aV citizen of thel United States, residin at VanWert, in :the county of Van Wert an" State of Ohio, haveinvenlted new and useful Improvements in i DisplayfRacks, of-V which the following isa s ecification. .Y

The invention re ates `to lan improvement in display racks, and is particularly directed to a rack primarily ada ted for VVthe efective displayof whi s or the ike.4 Y ,Y

The main otfject of thev resent invention is the production of a disp ay rackfmade u1 in skeleton form and constructed for the e 'e fective display of different varieties of whips,

the particular construction ofQ-thefrack servel ing to permit the` displayofqthe maximum number of whips without corresponding in-v crease in the size of the rack.V t

The inventionwill be described in the following specification, reference being had partiplilililrly to the accompanying drawings, in W c Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rack` constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section'on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.` I y j partly in elevation, illustrating Ithe means for adjusting the top section of the rack. ,f

1 Referringparticularly to the accompanye ing drawings, my improved rack comprises a base member 1 having a rear straight edge 2 and a forward curved edgel 3, the edge portions of the base being projectedhabove the body thereof so as to provide a rimeXtending around the base. Y Centrally of the base there are provided oppositelycurved :ribs 4,

which` join each other at a point about centrally of the base and terminally coincide with the edge rim,` the ribs 4, togethery with the edge rim, dividing thebase into two main recessed whip `receiving ,depressions 5 and 6. Rising from the base and removably secured thereto in any appropriate manner are' end standards 7` andcenter Standards 8, the former being connected (to the base at the juncture of the straight andcurved edges while the latter are disposed equidistant beyond the central point ofthe curved edge. Secured upon the standards 7 and 8 atv an appropriate distance'from the base 1 is a `section 9 of skeleton form and corresponding in size and shape to thebase section 1.` The section 9, `which will be hereinafter termed theereceiving section, is provided within itsr edge boundary with ribs 10l corresponding to Fig. 3 is a sectional view,

i the'ribs Lfof'the base section, 'said ribs in con-` junctionwith the` edge rib ofthe 'section' 9 dividing the space ywithinsaid rib into openings 11 and12'which correspond in size to= 60 j and are :dis osed directly above the recesses 5 and 6 in t e ybase section.' j ;v .r Thestandardsv 7 are extended above the: receiving section While the standards 8 ter?V minateinsaidsect-ion, the upper ends of the standardsi'f being adapted `to receive an-` j other dis lay section 13,;corresponding in of the section13'inany appropriate manner,

so that there is thereby a successiveseries'of spring gripping members' radiating from ther :curved edgeof the 'section l13, as clearlye 1 Qshownin Fig. 1'. j

yare extended above thesurface ofthe sec- 1, tion 1'3, the terminals of said'standards being Thestandards 7 and 14 85 longitudinally slitted at 16 and formed withl projectin ears 17 for the.,reception of a `clamp bo t 18, whereby the slitted ends of\ 9o the standards are in effecty clamps.V 'Mov-f ably secured in theends of thestandards .7 and 14 V'are supporting rods 419, which rods include a vertically disposed section 20: adapted toiit within lthe standard and an; :upper or? inclined section 21. t Thesections:

. 21 ofthe supporting rods incline toward the central point of therack, and are'formed atV their upper-ends to receive and support an' adjustable racksection '22. This` section is 100' also of skeleton form and rovided with intterior ribs 23` to formy openings 24and A251130;

correspond'with the openings in the other sections of the rack, it being understood, however, that the upper` or adjusting section 1 0`5 is, owing to the inclination of the supporting rods, somewhat smaller than the remaining sections and that, therefore, the parts of the adjustable section which correspond to parts of the other sections vary in direct proportion as the size of the sections. The curved edge `of the adjustable section 22 is formed with a series of radiating lingers 26, while the inner surface of the edge rib of each opening 24 and 25 is also formed with inwardly projecting 'lingers 27. rlhe lingers 26 radiate from the curved edge of the adjustable section, .while the i'ingers 27 project inwardly toward each other from the edge of the adjustable section. The fingers 26 and 27 are of practically identical structure and are arranged relatively divergent, that is the adjacent edges of any two successive fingers diverge toward their free edges. The lower or vertical portion 2O of the rods 21 Vare supported in the tubular ends of the standards 7 and 14, the clamps on the ends of said standards serving to permit the vertical adjustment of the rods 19 as desired, thereby disposing the adjustable section 22 at any desired distance from the section 13, whereby the upper rack including the sections 13 and 22 is adjustable to accommodate whips of different lengths.

From the above description it will be apparent that the present display rack includes two independent whip holding portions, one comprising the base section and holding section 9 while the other comprises the receiving section 13 and the adjustable section 22. The lower rack is adapted more particularly for whips ofthe drop top variety in which use the Whips are deposited within either of the openings 11 and 12 with the butt of the handie resting in the recess 5 or 6 of the base underlying the particular opening. In this position the whips are effectively displayed and easily removed when desired for inspection or purchase without interfering with the remaining whips. The upper rack portion including the sections 13 and 22 are adapted for the reception of long whips, in which use the whips or the snap end are inserted between the iingers 26 or 27 with the button or enlargement at the end of the whip stock resting on the upper surfaces of the lingers. The handle of the whip is inserted in one of the spring clamps 15, whereby the whips are secured in extended removable positions so as to effectively display the same in a manner to permit the convenient removal of any whip when desired. The section 22 is, of course, to be adjusted relative to the section 13 to accommodate particular whips. By virtue of the straight edges of the various sections of the rack, whicn are, as described, arranged in alinement, the rack as an entirety is adapted to lit squarely against an upright surface, as a wall or the like, and thereby provide for the display of the niaXimum number of whips without necessitating a correspondingly increased size of the rack.

^ The parts described are preferably of light metal so that the desired strength is secured without excessive weight, it being understood, however, in this connection that I eontemplate the use of any desired material and of any sized parts necessary for the particular use desired.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A display racl comprising a base sec tion having a straight edge and a curved edge, standards rising from the base section, a holding section supported on said standards and corresponding in size and shajae to the base section, said base section )eing formed with recesses, a holding section formed with openings to aline with said re cesses, an engaging section corresponding in size and shape to the holding section and. supported in part by the standards rising from the base section, and a strip carried by the engaging section and formed to provide a scries of clamps.

2. A display rack comprising a base section having a straight edge and a curved edge, standards rising from the base section, a holding section supported on said standards and corresponding in size and shape to the base section, said base section being formed with recesses, a holding section formed with openings to aline with said recesses, an engaging section corresponding in size and shape to the holding section and supported in part by the standards rising from the base section, a strip carried by the engaging section and formed. to provide a series of clamps, supporting rods adj ustably connccted to the standards rising from the base, and an adjustable section carriedv by said rods, said adjustable section being formed with a series of radiating lingers to cooperate with the clamps for supporting the article to be displayed.

ln testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEDRICH lflENNERMANN.

Witnesses S. W. LONG, WILLIAM CAsn.

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