An Improved Device or Stand for Displaying various Articles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device or Stand for Displaying various Articles.
I, ISAAC THOMAS SWARTS, of 1, West 102nd Street, New York, Gentleman, 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 an improved device for showing or displaying articles
of apparel or other goods and it has for its object to construct such a device in a
manner that it may be readily adjusted to suit the articles to be displayed.
The device consists of a number of boards or shelves to the ends of which are
attached metal plates, the width of said plates corresponding to the thickness of
the boards and having formed at their rear ends pieces extending downwardly at
a right angle to the main portion thereof to which are pivotally connected bars or
plates of metal. To the front ends of the metal plates are also pivotally secured
other bars or plates, the two bars being parallel. To the centre board or shelf and
upon the underside thereof is attached a case of any suitable material extending
longitudinally of the board and parallel to the sides thereof. The case aforesaid is
bored or channelled to accommodate a bolt which passes therethrough and has
formed upon it at one end a head and at the other is screwed to receive a fly or
thumb nut. Attached to the upper of the two side bars or plates are slotted
plates through the slot of which passes the bolt aforesaid so that when the thumb
nut is tightened the shelves aforesaid will be prevented from becoming displaced
under the weight of the articles placed thereon. The shelves aforesaid are carried
by suitable side supports which may be of any desired outline and construction and
to which the said shelves are secured by means of angle plates attached to the
centre shelf and the side frames.
In order that the invention may be the better understood drawings are appended
in which:-
Fig. 1, is a side elevational view of the device the whole of the shelves occupy-
ing a horizontal position.
Fig. 2, is an end view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is a side view illustrating the shelves when placed at an angle relatively
to the horizontal position indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 4, is an enlarged section showing more clearly the arrangement whereby the
shelves are secured when the adjustment has been effected.
Fig. 5, is an enlarged view of a detail of the above arrangement.
1 and 2, are the side members or supports shown dotted Fig. 1 and in full
Fig. 2 and which may be of any desired form and material or materials and to
which are secured upon the insides by screws or equivalent means the four angle
plates or brackets 3, 4, 5, and 6, and which brackets have their horizontal members
secured by screws or the like to the underside of a board or shelf 7. In the present
instance there are five of these shelves (7, 8, 9, 10, and 11) but any number more
or less may be employed as may be found desirable or convenient.
To the ends of each of the boards or shelves are attached in any suitable manner
plates 12, approximately shaped and attached so that the shorter member thereof

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extends downwardly at a right angle to the plane of the board. To the downwardly
extending ends of the plates 12 are pivotally attached bars 13, 14, and two other
bars 15, 16, are also pivotally secured to the ends of the side plates 12, shown more
clearly in Fig. 3. To the top bars 15, 16, are pivotally secured slotted plates 17, 18,
through the slots in which passes the bolt 19, which bolt is provided at one end
with a head 20, and at the other 21, is secured to receive a fly nut 22, by which the
shelves are secured when the adjustment has been effected. The bolt aforesaid is
carried by a casing or tube of any suitable material 23, and which casing is
provided with plates 24, at the ends against which bear rubber blocks or
washers 25, 26, which are perforated for the passage of the bolt 19, and the function
of which is to increase the grip when the Hy nut is screwed up so as to prevent
the shelves moving under the weight of the goods which are placed thereon.
Stays 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, are provided for the stand and shelves respectively and
are placed as shown in the drawings.
It will be seen from the foregoing description that the shelves may be adjusted
either as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 in which case they form a table, or they may be
arranged step-wise or be directly superposed one above the other, the shelves always
lying in the same horizontal plane, and the adjustment being readily effected by
slacking the thumb nut. Washers are interposed between all the pivotted portions
to preserve the contiguous parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In a device for displaying articles of apparel or other goods, an adjusting
means comprising a slotted plate clamped between the semi-circular blocks or
washers of rubber, substantially as described and shown by the appended drawings.
2. In a device for displaying articles of apparel or other goods, the combination
of a series of horizontally arranged shelves attached to and supported by suitable
plates secured to the ends thereof, and to which are attached side bars supported
by brackets secured to the stand or support with a slotted plate adapted to be
clamped between rubber blocks or washers substantially as described and shewn
by the appended drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting a stand for displaying
articles of apparel or other goods, substantially as described and shown by the
accompanying drawings.
Datad thin 17th loss of Nazambon 1908