Improvements in Stands for Displaying Goods, Advertisements, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Displaying Goods, Advertisements, and
the like.
GEORGE DALRYMPLE STEWART 92 George Street Edinburgh Stationer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An article for the displaying of goods, advertisements, notices &c. in a simple
and efficient manner.
It consists of:-
DESCRIPTION.
(1) A heavy circular pedestal or base, of earthenware or other material (A on
drawing).
(2) Into this is fastened an upright iron rod, pointed at the top (B).
(3) A hollow wooden or metal cylinder or pillar (C) closed at the top end,
enclosing this rod, & revolving on the point of it.
(4) Surrounding the outside of the cylinder near the bottom is a metal disc (D)
with four slots in its circumference at equal distances. The sides of the articles
to be displayed rest near their bottom ends, in these slots, and are thus held in
position.
(5) Several inches up are placed four supports or hooks (E E), consisting of
projecting flanges of metal of special construction (see enlarged drawing E E).
They correspond with the slots in the disc below, and support the clips (see No. 6).
(6) Four clips (F F), of a construction already in use, are attached to the sides
of the articles to be displayed, near their upper ends, and have metal loops which
fit over the projecting hooks (see enlarged drawing F). They can thus be
attached or detached with great ease.
The disc (D) & hooks (EE) are repeated higher up the cylinder (see drawing)
to hold another row of articles above the first.
The machine may also be made to hold one row only, or a number of rows, by
decreasing or increasing its height & deducting or adding the necessary hooks &
discs.
arv 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Displaying Goods, Advertisements, and
the like.
1, GEORGE DALRYMPLE STEWART, 92 George Street, Edinburgh, Stationer,
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:-
My invention consists of improvements in stands for displaying goods, advertise-
ments, and the like; my object being the easy and suitable display of stationers'
carded goods or other articles in shops or shop windows by means of an upright
revolving stand as hereinafter described.

page_text: The sheet of explanatory drawings accompanying the Provisional Specification
is the same as hereinafter referred to, and shows (1) a complete view of the
stand as adapted for and filled with two rows of cards, and (2) an enlarged section
of the hooks or supports to be hereinafter described. The same letters in the
complete view and in the section, indicate the same parts.
In the application of my invention to the construction of a show stand suitable
for stationers' carded goods and the like, I employ a heavy circular pedestal or
base (A on drawing) of earthenware or other suitable material. Into the centre
of this pedestal is fastened an upright iron rod (B), of size & length suitable to
the desired height of the stand, and pointed at its top end. This rod runs up the
centre of a hollow tube or pillar (C) of brass or other suitable material, which rests
upon the said rod by means of a small plate of metal or other material placed
across the inside of the hollow tube near its upper end, at such a position as just
to lift the said tube clear of the base (A), and thus enable it to revolve easily when
moved.
Supports or hooks (E E) of a special formation, clearly shown in enlarged
section (FE) on accompanying drawing, are placed in a row of two or more
around the tube or pillar (the drawing shows a row of four, which is found to be
the most suitable number for carded goods) at or about the relative position shown
on accompanying drawing.
These hooks may consist of the same material as the tube, (in which case they
may be cast along with it), or of any other suitable material (in which case they
would be made separately and screwed or otherwise fastened to the tube). These
hooks form the supports on which are hung the cards or other articles to be
displayed by means of clips (F F). These clips are of a construction already in
use, and are such as sold by drapers for fastening neck ties, and form no part of
this patent. The clips are fastened to the sides of the cards or other articles to
be displayed, near their upper ends, and the loops at the ends of the clips engage
the hooks loosely (see F, enlarged section) so that they may be lifted off & placed
on with speed and ease.
Beneath the above mentioned hooks at or about the relative distance shown in
the accompanying drawing, is placed a disc (D) of a suitable circumference, it
may consist of any suitable material, and be fastened on or cast along with the
tube (C) in the same manner as aforesaid regarding the hooks (E E). This disc
has slots cut into its outer circumference for a short distance.
The object of this disc is to hold out the cards which are hanging from the
clips (FF), above it, to a proper distance, and thus prevent them dropping inwards
at the foot, whilst the slots are designed to prevent them twisting sidewards. The
slots, therefore, coincide with the hooks above them, each slot with each hook
respectively.
The drawing shows only two sets of these projecting hooks (E E) and discs (D),
but in constructing the stand any number may be put on it, from one set of each
upwards, and they may be placed at any relative distance to each other, according
to the number and size of the articles to be displayed.
Clockwork for the purpose of revolving the stand may also be applied to it.
Having now particularly described & 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. An improved general construction & arrangement of parts of a show stand
substantially as described in this specification and the accompanying drawings.
2. The improvements consisting of hooks and discs and their arrangement,
substantially as described in this specification and the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Seventh day of November 1896.
G. D. STEWART.