Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 20th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 30th Sept., 1887.
I, ERNEST HARRISON LEDGER of Castle Street Shrewsbury in the County of Salop
Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in forming metal racks and fixing same either continuously
or in short lengths to the wood work of shop windows for the purpose of attaching
thereto brackets rods or shelving for the support and exhibit of goods in the windows.
These racks may be constructed with a continuous series of teeth similar to an
ordinary blind rack into which a catch on a sliding piece takes in the ordinary way
or with holes into which a peg upon the sliding plate takes. Or any other suitable
arrangement constituting a rack and catch may be used.
The sliding plate has upon it a socket or sockets into which the brackets or rods fit
in the ordinary way.
Or I can use ordinary metal standards with the beforementioned racks formed
upon them.
Another improvement in these shop window fittings applicable to ordinary standards
or to the racks above described is to work them at regular intervals of inches or other
desired distances so that in fixing the rods or brackets the correct level may at once
be perceived.
Dh
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PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I ERNEST HARRISON LEDGER of Castle Street Shrewsbury in the County of Salop
Draper, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to
the letters and figures marked thereon :-
This invention consists in forming metal racks and fixing same either continuously
or in short lengths to the wood work of shop windows for the purpose of attaching
thereto brackets rods or shelving for the support and exhibit of goods in the windows.
These racks may be constructed with a continuous series of teeth similar to an
ordinary blind rack into which a catch on a sliding piece takes in the ordinary way
or with holes into which a peg upon the sliding plate takes.
Or any other suitable arrangement constituting a rack and catch may be used.
The sliding plate has upon it a socket or sockets into which the brackets or rods fit
in the ordinary way.
Or this may be reversed by having the sockets upon the brackets.
Or the sliding plate may form a part of the bracket itself or be formed with a hook
whereon to hang the goods.
Or I can use ordinary metal standards with the beforementioned racks formed upon
them or fixed to them.
Another improvement in these shop window fittings applicable to ordinary standards
or to the racks above described is to mark them at regular intervals of inches or
other desired distances so that in fixing the rods or brackets the correct level may at
once be perceived.
Referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. illustrates a toothed rack (A) and a socket piece or carrier shewn at (B) in
front elevation and at (B) in side elevation.
When placed over the rack piece so that the sides () will clip the rack piece the
spring tongue piece (y) will catch into the teeth (a) of the rack (A) and hold the
socket piece in position.
To release the socket piece for sliding up or down the rack it is only necessary
slightly to tilt it so as to raise the tongue (y) from contact with the teeth (z).
Fig. 2. illustrates another form of socket piece in which the spring tongue piece (y)
can be raised from its bearing on the rack by means of the finger piece (v).
Fig. 3. shews another form of toothed rack (A) constructed so that the sliding
socket piece or carrier (B) slides within it by reason of the grooves (t) on the socket
piece or carrier sliding upon the turned over edges (u) of the rack (A).
The carrier (B) has a spring tongue (y) and finger piece (v).
Fig. 4. illustrates a rack with holes (s)
sliding carrier (B.) to take into the holes
instead of teeth a peg (r) being upon the
and retain it in position.

page_text: For releasing the hold, the carrier (B) may be made so as to tilt sufficiently to
withdraw the peg and with or without a spring or the peg may be on a spring piece
and released by a finger piece.
Fig. 5. illustrates a plain rack piece (A) with a sliding wedge piece (9) carrying a
sliding socket piece (B) pressing on the finger piece (v) the wedge piece
causes it
to act as a lever and slightly tilt the socket piece so as to make it free to slide together
with the wedge piece (7).
Another form of rack is illustrated by fig. 6. consisting of a series of sinall hooks (p)
arranged in pairs upon the standards (0) at equal distances above one another so as to
allow of the arms (n) and (m) of the carrier (B) to rest upon an upper and lower set
of hooks and thus to obtain a steady bearing upon the rack wheresover placed
thereon.
Fig. 7. illustrates standards marked with scales in inches and feet so that when
placing a shelf or bar across from carrier (B) to carrier (B) on the standards an
exact level can at once be obtained.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the particular forms or
descriptions of racks or carriers named or illustrated the object of my invention being
the construction of a rack for shop window fittings whereby goods can readily be placed
at any required varying levels.
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
1st. The improvements in shop window fittings by the use of racks consisting of
lengths of metal or other suitable material within or upon which are sliding carriers
with or without socket pieces such sliding carriers being readily fixed in any required
position thereon for the purpose described substantially as herein set forth and
specified.
2nd. The improvement in shop window fittings by the use of racks either continuous
or in short lengths to enable the brackets, shelves rods or other contrivances for
supporting the goods to be readily adjusted at any required heights.
3rd. The construction of the racks for the purposes of this invention with teeth,
holes, pegs wedge pieces or other contrivances such as are or may be applied to
what are known as blind racks for the purpose of fixing the sliding piece in any
required positions upon the rack.
4th. The use of a scale marked upon the fittings in connection with the before
described racks whereby I am enabled to readily adjust the level of the carriers.
Dated this 19th day of August 1887
PAYNE & TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.