Improvements in Devices for Displaying Goods for Sale.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Displaying Goods for Sale.
We, FREDERICK WILLIAM ROBERTS, of 69 Andrew Street, Leicester, Blacksmith,
and ALBERT EDWARD PATRICK, of 47 Highfield Street, Leicester, Draper's
Assistant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to devices for displaying goods for sale and has for its
object to produce a stand, simple and efficient in construction and which may be
easily and readily adjusted to different heights, whereby it may be useful in
displaying dress pieces and other goods in rows raised one above another.
A stand for the purpose named, adjustable for various heights, is a much
needed desideratum and will obviate the necessity of packing and improvising
platforms for the purpose of showing off goods placed one row behind another.
A stand constructed according to this invention comprises two or more vertical
pillars or posts having splayed or radial feet at right angles, and adapted to fit
one over or against the other telescopically and furnished with means to fix them
in their different elevations.
In one form of our invention we may employ a metal pillar having four
angular feet.
The said pillar may have a hollow or tubular sleeve fitting over it, the said
sleeve having also an extended base slotted to pass over the said pillar.
One or more of these sleeves. may be employed to fit the one over the other, each
sleeve and the pillar being perforated so that a pin or cottar may be placed
through one of the holes or perforations in the sleeve and through a hole in one
or more of the other sleeves and also through the post, when it is desired to increase
or decrease the height of the stand.
The details of construction may be varied in several respects from that herein-
before referred to without departing from the invention.
1907
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Displaying Goods for Sale.
We, FREDERICK WILLIAM ROBERTS, of 69 Andrew Street, Leicester, Blacksmith,
and ALBERT EDWARD PATRICK, of 47 Highfield Street, Leicester, Draper's
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page_text: Assistant, 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 devices for displaying goods for sale and has for its
object to produce a stand, simple and efficient in construction and which may be
easily and readily adjusted to different heights, whereby it may be useful in
displaying dress pieces and other goods in rows raised one above another.
A stand for the purpose named adjustable for various heights is a much
needed desideratum and will obviate the necessity of packing and improvising
platforms for the purpose of showing off goods placed one row behind another.
A stand constructed according to this invention comprises two or more vertical
pillars or posts having splayed or radial feet at right angles, and adapted to fit
one over and against the other telescopically and furnished with means to fix them
in their different elevations.
In one form of our invention we may employ a metal_pillar having four
angular feet.
The said pillar may have a hollow or tubular sleeve fitting over it, --the said
sleeve having also an extended base slotted to pass over the said pillar.
One or more of these sleeves may be employed to fit the one over the other, each
sleeve and the pillar being perforated so that a pin or cottar may be placed
through one of the holes or perforations in the sleeve and through a hole in one
or more of the other sleeves and also through the post, when it is desired to increase
or decrease the height of the stand.
The details of construction may be varied in several respects from that herein-
before referred to without departing from the invention.
In the drawing accompanying this specification, a stand, constructed in accord-
ance with one form of this invention is shown in perspective.
The said stand comprises a metal pillar A of flat section the lower end of which
is passed through two bars or feet 13 B¹ crossing one another at right angles as
shown and clenched or hammered up on the underside of the latter.
The said pillar has a sleeve C fitting thereover with sufficient freedom to allow
of it being moved up and down on the said pillar.
The said sleeve consists of a length of flat steel folded over or doubled at the
upper end C and left sufficiently wide apart to allow a space for the pillar to fit
and move therein.
The two ends C2 C3 of the sleeve are bent at a right angle and rivetted at C+ C³
to a transverse foot or base consisting of a bar D slotted at its centre to allow the
pillar to pass through and into the sleeve C.
Connected to the bar D is a chain D or equivalent to which is attached a pin
or cottar D. The pillar is provided at intervals in its length with holes A' and
when the sleeve is raised on the pillar and the cottar passed through one of the
said holes and the foot D of the sleeve allowed to rest thereon as illustrated in the
drawing the stand will be correspondingly heightened.
When the sleeve is in its lowered position with its foot bar D resting on the
foot B of the pillar the stand will then be practically of its normal height, and to
raise it for the purpose of.displaying articles which are to be placed at the rear of
the normal height stands, the sleeve may be raised and the cottar inserted in one
or other of the holes as shown.
If desired a second sleeve similar to C may be placed over the latter to admit of
the stand being still further increased in height in which case the length of the
feet would be correspondingly increased and holes A¹ would pass also through
both sleeves.
It is obvious that a stand with a telescopic action such as described whereby it
is made adjustable as regards height will be of great utility to shopkeepers and
enable them to dispense with the necessity of improvising platforms as hereinbefore
described.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A stand for displaying articles for sale or inspection, comprising a pillar and
one or more movable sleeves fitting over the said pillar to admit of the stand being
adjusted telescopically as regards height and means for fixing the said sleeves in
their raised positions substantially as described.
2. A stand for displaying articles for sale or inspection consisting of the parts
constructed, arranged and operating substantially as described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1897.
Witness:-
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E. N. LEWIS,
Berridge Street Chambers,
Leicester.
FREDERICK WILLIAM ROBERTS.
Boult & Wade,
Imants for the Anulisant