Improvements in Display Stands for Shop Windows or the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1895-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Display Stands for Shop Windows or the like.
I, HERMANN ISIDOR WAGNER, of 5, Glaci Street, Dresden, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to improvements in display stands for shop windows or
the. like, and consists in providing simple and efficient means for advantageously
and conspicuously displaying cigars or other goods in the windows of shops, or in
other similar places.
According to my invention I provide a number of shelves or brackets fashioned
preferably of wire, and consisting of two sides and a horizontal bottom, having a
turned up ledge in front. The front portion of each side inclines rearwardly from
the bottom to the top, at which latter point eyes are provided for the purpose of
allowing the shelf or bracket to be supported upon a standard.
Each of the said shelves or brackets may have a square or similar bottom, and
two vertical back portions, or such bottom may be of triangular shape, and have
one vertical back portion which latter may be extended upwardly above the
inclined sides aforesaid, and be provided with rings or eyes through which passes
a rod having a hook at its upper extremity, such rod being capable of sliding up
and down.
The object of this adjustable rod is to hold in an open position the lid of a cigar
or other box which may be placed upon the shelf or bracket.
The standard for supporting the shelves or brackets, consists of a length of wire
or the like bent in the centre so as to form a U-shaped base or foot from which
rise at an angle of about seventy-five degrees, two standard pieces over which are
passed the eyes formed in the shelves or brackets as before described.
In lieu of providing standards formed as above, I may provide a screw-threaded
rod having a suitable base to enable such rod to be stood in an upright position,
and upon such screw-threaded standard I provide a number of nuts having
vertically formed holes in the upper rim or face, to receive the bent down
extremities of arms projecting from the shelves or brackets. By this means the
said shelves or brackets are adapted to be turned as upon pivots, while at the same
time they can, by moving the nut-like bearings, be moved up or down the vertical
supports or standards.
may provide two of these supports or standards and provide the nuts working
upon same, with hooks to support cross rods in a horizontal position to which the
shelves or brackets may be suspended, or the said supporting-nuts may have
projections or arms upon which may be laid a glass or other plate whereon can be
displayed the boxes of cigars or the like.
Dated this 25th day of Auơust 1894
HUGHES & YOUNG,
12, Basinghall Street, London, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Display Stands for Shop Windows or the like.
I, HERMANN ISIDOR WAGNER, of 5 Glaci Street, Dresden, Germany, 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 :-
To enable cigar cases and other articles to be advantageously displayed in
shop windows, I provide stands or holders as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 of the
accompanying drawings.
A simple form of holder for one box or article is shewn in Fig. 1, that shewn
in Fig. 2 being a modification arranged to hold up the lid of a cigar box or other
receptacle as shewn by the dotted lines.
The modification consists in the addition to the holder shewn in Fig. 1, of a
hook .a, the tail of which slides up and down in the ears b b. The cigar box or the
like is put on the front of the holder as shewn in Fig. 2, and the lid opened until
it touches the tail of the hook a which is then slid down in the ears b b, so that the
bent over part forming the hook proper catches the edge of the lid and holds it
open by its own weight as shewn in Fig. 2.
In Fig. 3 a series of holders are shewn in use: the holders are provided with
eyes formed on or attached to the upper part of the back. These eyes are
sufficiently large to slide easily on the more or less vertical part of the support di
which stands on or forms part of the horizontal foot d. The support d' is made of
stout wire, tube or other suitable material. The holders c can be held at any
required height upon the support d' by tightening up the set-screws c³ passing
through the eyes and biting against the support d'. Any other tightening
appliance other than the set-screws may be used if required.
In Fig. 4 the screw spindle i is fitted with nuts h having openings 9 at each side
thereof to admit of the insertion of the ends of wires ff which are bent at e e, to
form inclined rests for hoxes or articles to be displayed.
In Fig. 5 the screw spindles k k carry bars or racks mo resting upon small
brackets or supports n attached to nuts 7 capable of movement upon such
spindles.
The holders are made of wire which may be nickelled, tinned, silvered, or
otherwise covered or coated.
By the use of these improved arrangements objects to be displayed in shop
windows are easily adjusted to the required angle with the window, and the
supports being inclined or provided with turned up edges in front, there is nor
risk of articles falling therefrom.
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 I
claim is-
The improved arrangements for exhibiting cigar boxes or other articles in shop
windows, substantially as hereinbefore set forth and described.
Dated this 24th day of May 1895.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.