US1178645A - Oil-cloth-display rack. - Google Patents

Description

D. W. JOHNSON.

OIL CLOTH DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14 H5.

1,178,645. Patented Apr. 11,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- Witnesses Inventor b mzmzw I y Attorneys I D. W. JOHNSON.

on CLOTH DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. I915.

Patented Apr. 11,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Inventor:

Witnesses Attorneys UNITED STATES iwrnnr onrrcn.

DWIGHT JOHNSON, OF IBETHANY, NEBRASKA,

oIL-cLo'rH-DIsrLAY RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent. t t 1 Application filed July 14, 1915. seriarno. 39,865.

provide a novel and improved display rack of that character" provided with novel and improved means whereby a desired length of oil cloth may be readily taken from: the selected roll and thencut off.

The present device embodies means for rotatably mounting a number of rolls of oil cloth or other fabric, whereby therolls may be conveniently displayed, means for winding up a desired amount of any particular style of oil cloth fromv the respective roll, and means for cutting or severing the oil cloth after the required length thereof hasbeen unwound from the roll, so that the oilclothwhich is out off will be rolled up ready for handling. In: other words, the invention aims to provide an apparatus for conveniently displaying various styles of oil cloth, and for enabling the required length of the particular'oil cloth selected by the purchaser, to be readily unrolled and cut ofi, without the necessity of handling the rolls independently, as usual, and unrollingthe oil cloth upon a table',.the floor, or the like, which is troublesome, and which involves difli'culty in unrolling' the desired amount of oil cloth,

- especially when the desired amount; of oil cloth is long. 1

Another object of the invention is the provision of an oil cloth display rack of the nature indicated, embodying a unique assemblage of the component parts, and improved generally in its details, to enhance the utility and efiiciency thereof. With the foregoing and other objectsin view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of partsa'n'd in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being; understood that changes in the. precise embodiment. of the invention herein disclosed can he. made withi-n the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanylng drawings, wherein 1 Figure 1 is: a planaview of the structure. F1g.. 21 1s a horizontal section thereof taken on the line 2-2-of' Fig. 4:: Fig; 3 is a side elevation of the device, portions being broken away and shown in section. c Fig, 4:

is another side elevation, looking at right angles to the. line of view in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating the means for supporting. one of. the spindles.

In carryingout the invention, there-is provided. asuitable supporting frame 1, which may be constructed of piping, and which is provided with legs 2 for'conveniently supporting the device upon the floor in the store or elsewhere. Theframe 1 is provided with a pair of opposite standards3 and 4 having their upper and lower ends connected by the respective yokes' 5 and 6, and said yokes are provided intermediate their ends with bearings7, preferably in the formof T-couplings interposed in the pipes constituting the yokes; Outstanding brackets 8 and 10 are carried by the upper and lowerends, respectively, of the: standard 3, a bearing 9 in the form of a T-coupling being attached to the free end: of the upper bracket 8; and the free end of the lower bracket 10 having an upstanding tubular socket member or pipe section 11-.

rotatable carrier? or rack proper 12 for the rolls of oil cloth is mounted for rotation about a vertical aXis' upon the frame, between the standards 3' and-34:, whereby the carrier13l is disposed in an upright position. The'carrier 12 embodies a central vertical shaft 1"3'Qhaving its ends journaled within I the bearings 7 and upper' and lower circular heads 14 and 15' are secured rigidly to the disks 16 thereon. Each disk 16 and its pintle 17 has a bore 18 therein.

The rolls of oil cloth 0 are slipped upon upright spindles 19 which have their lower ends reduced, as at 20, and slipped into the bores 18 of the respective disks l6, and the upper ends 21 of the spindles 19 are received in open radial slots 22 formed in the upper head 14. The upper ends of the spindles are held within the slots 22 by means of hooks 23 pivoted upon the upper head 14 and engageable with the upper protruding termi-- nals of the spindles. When the hooks 23 aredisenga'ged from the spindles, the upper 15. t wardly out of'the slots 22, and may then be ends of the spindles may be swung outlifted ofl of the disks 16, so that'the spindles 19 may be readily passed or slipped into the rolls of oil cloth, and after whichthe spindles may be replaced for conveniently :applying 'the rolls to the carrier 12.

In order to normally prevent the oil cloth from unwinding from the rolls, tension 3 means are carried by the heads 14 and 15,

said means embodying stems 25 attached to the heads between the spindles 19 and proj ecting therebetween, and the hooked ends of coiled wire retractile springs 26 are engaged to the stems 25, whereby the intermediate portions of the coiled springs 26 will bear against the inner sides of the rolls for pre- I venting the rolls from spinning. This pro- 1 vides simple and effective means for fric-- I tionally holding the rolls, it being noted that .-will be bowed inwardly, and due to the conwhen the rolls are applied, the springs 26 A tractile tension of the springs they will continually bear against the rolls as the rolls 1 decrease in diameter, due to the unwinding .;1; The means for winding up theoil cloth which is-unwound from one of the rolls isof the oil cloth therefrom.

- carried by the brackets 8 and 9, and to this is also provided with a central upstanding.

roller 30.

end, a disk 27 is seated upon the socket mem- 'ber 11 and is-provided with a central depending pin 28 fitting in said member, and

pin 29. An upright roller or core member 30 is provided with asocket'3l at its lower end receiving the pin 29, the roller 30 seat ing upon the disk 27, whereby the disk27 v I j will support the oil cloth wound upon the A rotatable spindle 32 is slidable through the bearing 9, and is provided at its upper end with a hand crank 33, a spring 34 being disposed Within the bear- I ing 9 for yieldably depressing the spindle -portion 35 received by a similarly-shaped recess 36 in the upper end of the roller 30, I

32 into engagement with the upper end of the roller 30. The lower terminal of the spindle 32 has a flattened or non-circular whereby the roller 30 will be rotated with the spindle 32 when the crank 33 is rotated by hand. The roller 30 is disposedat one side of the rack and is parallel and coextensive with the spindles 19 whereby the oil cloth may be readily wound upon the roller 30 from any one of the spindles when the carrier 12 is rotated to the proper position.

Disposed between the carrier 12 and the roller 30, is an oil-cloth clamping and cutting means 37, which embodies a pair of upright cooperating bars 38 and 39, the bar 38 being rigidly secured to the frame 1 adj acent the standard 3 between the carrier 12 and roller-30. The bar 39 is mounted to move to and from the bar 38 for frictionally gripping and releasing the oil cloth, respectively, and to this end, upper and lower pairs of links 40 are terminally pivoted to the opposite sides of the bars 38 and 39, adjacent the ends of said bars. moved upwardly, it will be moved against the bar 38, and conversely, when the bar 39 is lowered, it will be moved away from the bar 38,. One of the upper links 40 is exlVhen the bar 39 is.

tended to provide an angularly extending" handle or lever 41, and thehandle 41 is connected by means of a coiled wire retractile spring 42 with the bar 38, whereby the spring 42 yieldably swings the handle 41 downwardly to bring thebar39 against the bar 38. The side plates 46 have flanges or lips 47 working in longitudinal grooves 48 provided in the sides ofthe bar 39, whereby the slide 45 is guided for vertical or longitudinal movement along the bar 39. The

cutter blade 49 is carried by the slide 45 and projects through the slot 43 into the slot orgroove-44. A leaf spring 50 is attached to one side of the bar 39 adjacent the upper end of the said bar, and projects downwardly to receive the respective side plate;

46 of the slide 45, when the slide is raised, to hold said slide in raised position ordinarily.

In use, the rolls or oil cloth or other fabric may be placed upon the carrier 12 in a convenient manner, the rolls being held by the.

spindles 19 and seating upon the disks l5, and the springs 26 provide tension means for holding the rolls against accidental or unwarranted rotation. The rolls are thus supported in an upright position, and maym be conveniently rotated with the carrier 12, so that the various styles of oil cloth or fabric may be readily and efl'ectively exhibited to the prospective purchaser, the oil cloth being unwoundv slightly from the rolls.

in order that the designs thereof can be observed. When the desired style. or grade of oil cloth is selected, the carrier 12 is rotated brought against the bar 38 under the influence of the springs 42, so that the oil cloth will be gripped between the bars, although the oil cloth may be readily-drawn or pulled from between the bars to the roller 30. The oil cloth is then wound around the roller 30, and the crank 33 is then rotated for winding the oil cloth upon the roller 30. The bars 38 and 39 being held yieldably together will sufficiently grip the oil cloth to bring the same under tension or to render the same taut, whereby it will be wound tightly upon the roller 30. The desired amount of oil cloth is measured off in any suitable manner, for instance, by providing an ordinary or suitable measuring device adjacent the bar 38 for contacting with and measuring the oil cloth as it is drawn from the roll and wound upon the roller 30, or the oil cloth may be provided with a linear scale thereon to assist in readily laying off the desired length of oil cloth. After the desired length of oil cloth has been drawn from the roll, the slide is moved downwardly along the bar 38, and the cutter blade 49 working within the slots 43 and 44 will sever the oil cloth clamped or gripped between the bars 38 and 39. The oil cloth is thus cut off in a convenient and desirable manner. The oil cloth which is wound upon the roller 30 is then removed, by raising the spindle 32 so that it is disengaged from the upper end of the roller 30, and the roller 30 may then be swung to one side and lifted ofi of the pin 29. The roller 30 may then be removed from the oil cloth Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

and replaced, or may be allowed to remain in the oil cloth for conveniently handling the same, another roller 30 being substituted upon the rack.

The present device therefore enables the rolls of oil cloth to be displayed or exhibited readily, and also permits the oil cloth to be conveniently unwound from any roll and then cut loose. The present device is particularly useful in retail stores, since it enables the salesman to exhibit and handle the oil cloth with despatch. The device also provides attractive means for displaying the oil cloth, as well as rendering it more easy to handle the same.

Instead of supporting the device in an upright position, the same may be supported in a horizontal position, if desired, and slight changes in the details of construction may be resorted to in building the racks without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a display rack, a rotary carrier embodying a pair of heads and detachable spindles carried thereby and removable from between said heads, the spindlesbeing arranged in an annular series and being adapted to hold rolls of fabric, stems carried by the heads and projecting therefrom between said spindles, and coiled wire retractile springs having their ends attached to said stems and adapted to be bowed inwardly by the rolls.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DWIGHT W. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

HERBERT D. LAWSON, BESSIE R. JOHNSON.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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