Improvements in and connected with Show Cases.
Year: 1897

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 11 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883) as required by
the decision of the Comptroller General, of the 28th day of March 1898.
Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 25th Sept., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
Improvements in and connected with Show Cases.
We, FREDERICK MAUND and EDWARD MAUND, both of 336, Old Street, London,
E., Shop Fitters, 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:-
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Our invention relates to improvements in and connected with show cases and
the objects are to provide a case for the display of samples of biscuits and other
articles which can be readily changed as regards contents and position, the whole
enabling a large number of samples to be exhibited over a small base area.
carrying our invention into effect we proceed in or in about the following manner
making reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is a
perspective view and Fig. 2 a horizontal cross-section. We provide a suitable
structure a revolving on a vertical spindle 6 supported on a suitable foot c.
structure a may in cross section be square, round, polygonal or of any other shape.
In the drawings it is assumed to be octagonal. This structure is attached to a
base d and the upper end is closed by a cover or lid e. Projecting radially or
otherwise from the surface of a are a number of wings f extending from the top
to the bottom of a. The outer edges are covered by a bead g overlapping on
each side. Into each of the "bays" thus formed is slid from above a tray h having
a bottom, two sides j and a glass top 1, which when the trays are in position
form the fronts of the "bays." The trays may be divided into any number of
compartments (in the drawing five compartments are shewn) and projections
on the base and on the lid or cover may form continuations of the bead running
up the wings above mentioned. The lid may be surmounted by an advertising
tablet m placed on top of the spindle round which a revolves or by any other
kind of arrangement or provision for advertising or other purposes. The various
parts may
be constructed of any suitable material, for instance the base and spindle
might be of metal and the principal part of the remainder might be of wood.
To economize the amount of sample material required for display, the bottom i
may be placed somewhat as shown by dotted line n Fig. 2. The tray h might
be put in from the front of the bay it is to occupy and instead of one long tray
being used in each compartment, a number of small ones could be employed,
stood on one another or on shelves extending from wing to wing. By making
the opposing faces of each "bay" parallel with one another as at o the tray could
have a central division p and glass at 9 and r. This would enable the trays to
be reversed and thus provide for displaying double the number of samples, half
of the total number being shewn at a time. This arrangement of reversable
trays could be applied to a continuous tray or to separate ones stood on each
other or on shelves as above mentioned. Where the trays are put in from the
front the beading g might be hinged. It is intended that the revolving show case

page_text: shall be placed on a table, counter, floor or other suitable place and that the
assistant or exhibitor shall revolve it as occasion may require. It might also be
revolved by clock-work or by electro-motor or in any other manner. It thus allows
the whole of the contents to be displayed before the customers without their being
required to change their position. Where continuous trays extending from top to
bottom of each bay are used they may be filled by removing the advertisement
tablet from the top of the spindle, then taking off the cover, drawing out the trays,
laying them flat, removing the glass front, filling the compartments with the
article to be shown, replacing the glass front and sliding the tray back into its bay.
The cover is then put on and the tablet placed in position.
We do not confine ourselves to the precise shape, relative proportions or
dispositions of parts as shown in the drawings or mentioned in the above Specifica-
tion as any or all of them may be varied without departing from the point of
our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we wish it to be under-
stood that we are aware of the Specification No. 6,470 of 1897 of John Stansfeld
Pickford and the National Bakery Company Limited, and we make no claim to
anything described and claimed therein but we declare that what we claim is :-
Revolvable and revolving show cases consisting essentially of a base or foot
supporting a spindle round which is free to revolve by clockwork, application
of the hand or other means a polygonal, round square, or other shaped structure
having outwardly projecting wings which divide the exterior of the structure
into a number of preferably vertical bays or compartments, info each of which
compartments and from the top or from the front thereof may be slid or placed a
tray or trays having one or two glazed faces and a bottom or division, the said
tray or trays being or not reversible, the whole substantially as described in the
above Specification and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of August. 1897.