Rotating Stand Device for Shop Windows.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Rotating Stand Device for Shop Windows.
I ARNOLD CARL FRAENKEL of 3 Werder Street Berlin the Kingdom of
Prussia Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The subject matter of the present application relates to a device for shop
windows, whereby the articles exposed for view or sale in the window are made
easily accessible and can be conveniently arranged, taken out or changed, without
its being necessary to enter or reach into the window space through doors or by
revolving partitions. The device further allows of articles being arranged in rows
or on stands, so that each one is made conspicuous to the view from outside, and
like other similar devices, has its main feature in that it can be turned bodily so as
to face the inside of the shop, it being merely necessary to reverse it into position
when the operations or changes have been completed. It will be evident that, by
this arrangement, the shop window-or rather the articles-can also be set out
from inside, thus rendering unnecessary the assistance of a person outside, to view
the effect and to assist the window-dresser.
I will now explain my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:
Figs. 1 & 2 are views of the simplest methods of carrying out my invention.
Figs. 3, 3 & 4 are modifications.
The device consists, in its essential features, of two perpendicular side sashes or
wings ff, whose intersecting line forms the axis or pivot a on which the stand is
turned. Underneath the stand and forming its under limit is a bottom-plate b
which has the form of a circular sector with a center-angle corresponding to the
closed plane angle of the side sashes or wings and of which the vertex lies in the
axis or pivot a. The dimensions of the parts mentioned must of course be
determined upon in proportion to the amount of window space at disposal in order
that, in fitting on the device behind the window, the side sashes or wings completely
close off the window space from the interior of the shop, without hindering the
turning or reversing of the whole in the slightest.
In the arrangements shown in Figs. 1 and 3 all the surfaces . are plane and
shut with each other at right angles; but it will be evident that said angles can be
other than right angles and the surfaces also may be either flat or of single or
double curvature.
In the device as shown in Fig. 4 the bottom plate is not horizontal and at
right angles to the side wings or sashes, but ascends towards the axis or pivot a¹
for example conically or spherically whilst the side wings consist of simple curved
surfaces ff.
Immediately over the bottom plate, or about its upper surface, a horizontal
cross-board c is mounted, preferably on the inner side of the window, and which
is cut out to correspond to the periphery of the sector-formed bottom plate,
forming the bottom for that part of the window space which is not filled out with
said bottom plate. When the window is not deep enough, it is also advantageous
to fit up perpendicular side boards d which exclude the view of the interior of the
shop from outside and at the same time complete the closing off of the window
space.
The turning points a are provided with pegs or trunnions which fit into step-
bearings at the bottom and top of the window space or over and under the device.
The upper bearings can only be formed as step-bearing such as as shown in
Fig. 4; whilst under the bottom plate and as near as possible to the edge of the

page_text: same, rollers are arranged to increase the stability and make more convenient
the moveability of the device.
In accordance with the nature of the articles to be exposed and the way in
which it is desired to set out the windows, the side wings of the new shop-window
device are provided with hooks, bourds or brackets, whilst stands, bearers, rows of
steps and the like for the reception of the articles can be fixed on the bottom
plate.
To use the device for the purpose of changing single objects or for altering the
arrangement of the whole window, it is merely necessary to turn it on its axis or
pivot towards the interior of the shop, the whole window space and articles being
thereby at once rendered easily accessible.
The afore described device can be easily so modified and developed or extended,
that different lots of articles can be set out behind each other or side by side and
brought into conspicuous view. All that is necessary to effect this, is to merely
arrange several of the devices so as to rotate round one common pivot, as for
instance to substitute a disc for the sector and a plane cross for the two side wings;
such a modification is shown in Figure 3.
By means of this arrangement, four exposing spaces can be brought into con-
spicuous view by simply turning the whole on its pivot and either for continuous
or periodical view, just as required. The device can be turned by hand or by any
suitable automatic mechanism which is worked by spring power, steam, gas, water,
electricity or the like.
It will of course be evident that the number of exposing points need not be
limited to four.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A stand device for exposing objects in shop windows, rotating on its
perpendicular axis or pivot in such way that the whole can be reversed to face the
interior of the shop and, when in the opposite position, completely closes off the
window space from the said interior of the shop, substantially as described and
shewn in the drawings.
b
2. In a stand device for exposing objects in shop windows as set forth in Claim 1.
a special modification characterized by a bottom-plate 6 (Figs. 3 & 4) of the form
of a circular sector, with two side wings ff which rotate on a perpendicular axis
or pivot a passing through the vertex of said sector substantially as described and
.shown in the drawings.
3. In a device for exposing objects in shop windows as set forth in Claim 1. the
arrangement of several exposing devices (Fig. 3) so as to rotate round a common
perpendicular axis or pivot in such way, that, by periodical or continuous turning
the single exposing points are exposed to view in following order.
Dated this 21th dow of Wa002
J. CLARK JEFFERSON, A.R.S.M., Wh. Sc.,
2, East Parade, Leeds, Agent for Applicant.