An Improved Rack or Stand, Chiefly Designed for use in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Rack or Stand, Chiefly Designed for use in the
Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
I, ALBERT BARROWS, of 13 Tribou Street, Campello, City of Brockton, State of
Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturer of Boots and Shoes, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
It is the object of my invention to provide a rack for use, particularly in boot and
shoe manufacturing establishments, which shall be at once economic of construction,
durable, and serviceable in an eminent degree, the last mentioned end being attained
by securing a maximum amount of holding or storing capacity in the rack, providing
means whereby the several parts of a boot or shoe of a particular number or grade
may be arranged in close proximity to each other, so as to be readily assembled or
otherwise handled by a workman, and in a construction whereby a workman may, by
standing in a single position, or at a single point alongside of the rack, handle a vast
amount of stock or goods, thus saving much time that is now consumed in moving
from place to place around the shop or factory.
My invention consists in an improved revoluble rack consisting of end or top and
bottom plates or hubs provided with grooves or grooved radial arms and connected
with a rod or rods, said grooved arms or plates supporting vertical partitions having
grooves in their sides for the reception of shelves, which may be drawn out of and
slid into any of the grooves of the partitions, and so adjusted as to meet the needs or
convenience of the operator, the revoluble feature of the device enabling him to bring
any of the material or goods on the rack immediately before him, or within convenient
access of any single position that he may occupy, where he can reach the contents of
any section of the rack.
My invention will first be described in connection with the accompanying drawings
and the letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this Specification, and
then pointed out in the claim hereto appended.
Of the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved rack complete.
Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same on the line xx, Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an end plate and its radial grooved partition-
supporting arms.
Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively perspective views of a partition and a shelf.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of end or partition-supporting plate.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all of the views.
In carrying out my invention I construct two plates or hubs a, preferably of metal
though they may he made of wood, each having a pivot or journal-stud b, to which
nubs I secure in any suitable manner, or cast or otherwise integrally connect there-
with, arms in suitable number, each arm being provided with a groove d running
longitudinally from the outer end to the hub a, or near the centro of the plate.
e designates rods extending between the hubs or plates a and connected therewith
by nuts or other suitable means to hold said hubs and the arms c, connected therewith,
in proper relative position. Instead of a plurality of rods e, I may employ a single
rod or shaft or other suitable means for connecting the hubs or plates and their
radial arms.
designates partitions, preferably made of wood though they may be made of metal,
of such size and form that one may be slid into vertical position in the grooves of each
pair of radial arms, as shown in Fig. 1. Each partition board y is provided on both
of its sides with a series of horizontal grooves for receiving and holding in position

page_text: any desired number of shelves, which may be readily slid into place in the grooves k,
or drawn out therefromi for the purpose of changing their positions to suit different
requirements in the prosecution of work.
The grooves may be made of greater width than the thickness of the shelves i and
metal catch plates or clips shown clearly in Fig. 4 be secured to the edges of the
partition boards g at a point coincident with the lower portions of the grooves, back
of which plates the shelves may fall and by which the said shelves may be held in
place against accidental withdrawal.
The studs may be suitably stepped and journaled in hubs or bosses.
Instead of forming grooves in the partitions in the manner hereinbefore described,
said grooves may be formed by securing cleats to the partition boards, as shown at
the top in Fig. 4.
m designates backing boards or walls arranged between the rear edges of the
partition boards 9: to prevent any material placed on the shelves from falling off the
rear ends thereof into the interior of the rack.
Instead of constructing the supports for the partition boards as hubs having radial
arms, as hereinbefore explained, said supports may be formed as plates having the
diameter of the rack horizontally, as shown at n in Fig. 6, which plates n will he
provided with radial grooves o, serving the same purpose as the grooves d of the radial
arms c. With this modified form the lower plate a may serve the purpose of the
lower shelves in the other described construction.
Other changes may be made in the form and arrangement of parts comprising my
improved rack without departing from the nature or spirit of the invention.
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:
The herein described revoluble rack for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes,
comprising the end or top and bottom plates provided with journal studs, and having
radial grooves as described, a rod or rods connecting said plates, vertical partitions
having their ends engaged with said grooves and provided with grooves in their sides,
and catch plates or clips to prevent the accidental removal of the shelves con-
structed to slide into the grooves of the partitions, and supports for said journal
studs or hubs, as set forth.
Dated this Thirteenth day of September A.D. 1890.
ALBERT BARROWS.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.