Improvements in Stands for Exhibiting Boots or other similar articles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application. 11th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Exhibiting Boots or other similar
articles.
I, SYDNEY HARRIS, of Stafford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of stands, chiefly
intended for exhibiting boots and shoes in shop windows, upon the glass shelves
usually employed, but which may be used for other articles.
These stands as at present made, consist of the stand proper, which is then
attached to a spring clip for the purpose of securing it to the shelf.
In this my invention however I form the stand and clip complete from one piece
of metal after the following manner :-
I cut from sheet metal, a blank of the required form, which usually is rather
wide at the one end, which suddenly tapers upon each side to a narrow strip form,
the part where it thus tapers is perforated or otherwise ornamentally shaped. The
outer, wide end, is rolled over into a tube form, enclosing a wire rod, at each of
which is a terminal knob. The strip part is now bent and shaped into a spring
clip form, which may be passed upon the shelf. Continuing from the upper part
of this clip, the strip extends for a desired distance, when it is turned or bent
upwards at right angles thereto. This last turned up part is the tapered portion
aforesaid and forms the stand proper.
Thus a very ornamental stand and spring clip are formed from one piece of
metal in a much simpler manner than heretofore.
A modification of this my invention may be made from one continuous piece of
wire as follows: The wire may be carried horizontally for a width equal to the
width of the upper part of the stand, then bent down each side to the shelf, and at
the same time inwards, so that the parts now come together. These are again
bent at right angles and continued for a distance, when they are again bent round
into a bow spring clip form passing again under the shelf.
Or if preferred, the wire may assume the parallel form after leaving the first
horizontal part, and thus terminate in two single clip wire springs instead of a
doubled one. Such wire stands may be crimped or corrugated according to taste,
for the purpose of ornamentation.
Dated this 10th day of February 1892.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Exhibiting Boots or other similar
articles.
I, SYDNEY HARRIS, of Stafford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of stands, chiefly
intended for exhibiting boots and shoes in shop windows upon the glass shelves
usually employed, but which may be used for other articles.
These stands as at present made, consist of the stand proper, which is further
attached to a spring clip for the purpose of securing it to the shelf.
In this my invention however, I form the stand and clip complete-from one piece
of metal.

page_text: I will at once proceed to more inmy describe this my jovention by the aid of the
accompanying illustrative sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and letters of
reference, like letters referring throughout the several views to the same thing or
part, and in which :-
Fig. 1, is a front and side elevation of blank of metal from which this my improved
stand is formed.
Fig. 2, is a view in elevation of this my improved stand.
Fig. 3, is a side elevation of Fig. 2, as attached to a shelf.
Fig. 4, is a view in elevation of a modification of this my improved stand as made
from wire.
Fig. 5, is a side view of Fig. 4.
I cut from sheet metal, a blank A, of the required form, which usually is rather
wide at the one end B, which suddenly tapers upon each side to a narrow strip
form at C, the part where it thus tapers is perforated or otherwise ornamentally
shaped as shown. The outer wide end B, is rolled over at D, into a tube form,
enclosing a wire rod, at each end of which the terminal knobs E, E, are secured.
If desired I may dispense with the wire rod, and upon each of the terminal
knobs E, E, form a short stem or projection. In this case the metal would be
rolled into the tubular form at D, as before described, enclosing within its ends
the stem or projection on the terminal knobs E, E, thus firmly securing them
thereto.
The strip part C is now bent and shaped into a spring clip F, which may be
passed upon the shelf G, thus firmly and readily securing it in any desired position.
Continuing from the upper part of this clip F, the strip extends for a desired
distance, when it is turned or bent upwards at right angles thereto. This last
turned up part is the tapered portion aforesaid and forms the stand or support H.
Thus a very ornamental stand and spring clip are formed from one piece of metal
in a much simpler manner than heretofore.
In Figs. 4 & 5, I have shown a modification of this my invention made from one
continuous piece of wire as follows: The wire at I, is carried horizontally for a
width equal to the width of the upper part of the stand, then bent down each
side J, J, to the shelf, and at the same time inwards, so that the parts J, J, now
come nearly together, thus forming the stand or support H¹. These are again
bent at right angles and continued for a distance, when they are again bent round
into a bow spring clip form K, by which the whole can be readily secured to the
shelf G', (see Fig. 5).
Or if preferred, the wire may assume a parallel form after leaving the first
horizontal part I, and thus terminate in two single wire spring clips; in this case
such clips would of course be some distance apart, as shown in dotted lines, in
Fig. 4. Or if preferred the wires at L, may he brought together, by twisting or
otherwise, thus forming one double wire clip. Such wire stands may be crimped
or corrugated according to taste, for the purpose of ornamentation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In fittings for displaying boots & shoes, the combination in one piece of sheet
metal with the spring clip F, of the stand or support H, as herein described and
shown in Figs. 1, 2 & 3.
2. In fittings for displaying boots and shoes, the combination in one piece of
wire, with the spring clip K, of the stand or support H', as shown in Figs. 4 & 5.
Dated this 7th day of September 1892.