Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 11th Feb., 1899
We, JOHN ADLINGTON MASON, Grocer, and HENRY WILLIS, Grocer's Assistant,
both of 62, Windmill Street, Gravesend, in the County of Kent, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Bottle stands made according to this invention are especially applicable for
exhibiting bottles in grocers' shops thus for instance fruit bottles and spirit
bottles, but may also be used in chemists' and other shops. For holding and
exhibiting say two upright rows of bottles we construct the stand of three up-
right bars, of wood or iron, preferably flat iron bars: upon these bars we pro-
vide wire loops or other suitable means for receiving the bottles, the middle bar
having loops for the necks of the two rows of bottles to enter and rest in. Or
instead of one centre bar we may have two such. The bars are united cross ways
at top and bottom and may for this purpose be there bent or curled up to receive
cross bars rivetted or otherwise fastened thereto. If we use loops we prefer to
use wire or wire rope of copper or German silver. The wires may also be formed
into loops at the back of the stand so as to receive bottles there which would then
show through between the bottles in the front of the stand. The top of the stand
may be provided with an ornamental head piece that may carry a neat tablet
for indicating the contents of the bottles or an advertisment or other indication.
If the stand is to be kept upright away from the support of a wall we provide
it with legs at the back like those on an easel; these legs may at the bottom
be united to the bottom cross bar. If the upright bars are made of angle iron
we may form holes in them for receiving the bottles. Or the middle bar or
bars.only may be of angle iron while the side bars are provided with wire loops.
Dated thin 7th day of A 1000
We, JOHN ADLINGTON MASON, Grocer, and HENRY WILLIS, Grocer's Assistant,
both of 62, Windmill Street, Gravesend, in the County of Kent, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be. particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Bottle stands made according to this invention are especially applicable for

page_text: exhibiting or displaying bottles in grocers shops, thus. for instance, fruit bottles,
wine bottles and spirit bottles, but may also be used in chemists and other shops.
For holding and displaying say two upright rows of bottles lying on their sides
we construct the stand of three upright bars of wood or iron but by preference
of wood for cheapness and appearance sake. The bars are by preference flat
and upon them we provide wire loops or other suitable means for receiving the
bottles, the middle bar having loops for the necks of the two rows of bottles to
enter and rest in, Or instead of one broad middle bar we may have two narrower
ones slightly apart. The bars are united crossways at top and bottom, and if the
stand is made of iron the vertical bars may at the latter places be bent or
curled up to receive cross bars rivetted or otherwise fastened thereto. If we use
loops we prefer to use wire of iron, copper or German silver. The wire loops
or other suitable means for receiving bottles may also be provided at the back
of the stand. The top of the stand may be formed as or provided with an
ornamental head piece that may carry a neat tablet for indicating the contents
of the bottles, or an advertisement or other indication.
If the stand is to be kept upright away from the support of a wall we provide
it with legs at the back like those on an easel; these legs may at or near the
bottom be united to the bottom cross bar by means of a cord or hook rod so
that the stand can fold up.
On the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a front view and Fig. 2 a
side view of a stand provided with easel legs. The stand in this example con-
sists of the outer upright bars A A the two middle bars A¹ A¹, the bottom
cross bar B and the head C. To the back are hinged the casel legs D D with
cross bar E. The latter is connected to the front cross bar B by means of a cord
or hook rod I. On the outer bars A are provided a row of wire loops F for the
large parts of the bottles and on the middle bars A¹ a row of wire loops G for
the necks of the bottles. The latter loops are fixed at each end but the loops F
are fixed at one end only while the other end passes right through the side bars A.
and have their ends abutting against the springs H. By pressing on a spring H
the bottle held in the loop is released therefrom and can be taken out of the
stand. Fig. 3 shows another form of loop F which acts itself as a spring to hold
the bottle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A stand for displaving bottles consisting of upright bars fitted with loops
or other holders for the bodies and necks of the bottles and of cross pieces uniting
the upright bars substantially as set forth.
2. The casel shaped stand for displaying bottles as described with reference
to the drawings.
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Dated this Ninth day of January 1800
JENSEN & SON.
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.