US1662813A - Price-card device - Google Patents

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March 2o, 192s. 1,662,813

' A. E. CBB

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UNITED` STATES ALVIN E. COBB, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

PRICE-CARD. DEVICE.

Application led July 5,

The object of my invention is to providea price card device of simple, durable and .inexpensive constructiomthat may be readily, quickly and easily attached to or removed from the front edge-of a shelf, and to provide price cards and face plates detachably connected with the device, and so arranged that by readjusting the positions of the cards and face plates a great variety of price marks may be displayed in a neat and attractive manner from the front of thedevice, and whereby all of the price cards and face plates may be contained in the device after such readajustment of the price cards and faceplates to make a self-contained unitary price card device, thus avoiding danger of losing or misplacing the detachable parts.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, point-edv out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view illustrat-ing a portion of a shelfv with my improved price ca-rd device applied thereto, a portion of the face plate being broken away at the top to show the adjacent edgesof the price cards in the rear of the face plate.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figures 3 and 4 illustrate respectively the outer and inner surfaces of one of the face plates.

Figures 5` and 6 are similar views of another of a series of face plates.

Figures 7 andthird face plate. 4 Figures 9and 10 show the front and rear faces respectively of one of the price cards.

Figures 11 and 12 show the front and rear faces respectively of another of the price cards.

Figures 13 and 14 show the front and rear faces of. another of the price cards.

Figures 15 and 16 show the front and rear faces of the remaining price card.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to in dica-te the front or body portion of the holder. The holder is preferably madecomplete of a single piece of sheet metal and the top edge of the front 10 is bent rearwardly at 11 and is designed to rest upon 8 are similar views of al i927. serial No. 203,509.

the top of a shelf. The side edges of the front 10 are extended straight forwardly at 12 and then inwardly toward the vertical center of t-he holder at 13, sub-stantially parallelV with the front 10. The bottom edge is projected forwardly at 14 and upwardly at 15` In the central portion of the front 10, a part thereof is cut at its top andsides to form a tongue 16, which may be bent rearwardly, as shown in Figure 2, to yieldingly engage the bottom of the -shelf 17, to thereby more firmly 'hold the card holder in position. s

By this arrangement it will be seen that the front portionof the holder, which lies adjacent to the front edge of the shelf is formed with marginal portions turned inwardly, and which form slots at the sides and bottom for the reception of the cards, thetop being open so these cards may be readily removed.

The price cards proper are indicated generally by the numeral 18 and are preferably squared and made of rather thick paper or similar material. It is necessary to use four of these cards, and the outer dimensions of two cards 18 are such that they may be readily placed in theslots in the margin of the holder from vabove and their inner edges will loosely engage each other, andthe two cards will stand in the same plane. The price card illustrated in Figures 9 and 10 has markedupon one face thereofat the left side the numeral 0, and at'the right side the numeral 9, and between t-he two the word Left in small letters. The-opposite face, as illustrated in Figure 10, is blank.y

Another card has printed upon one face thereof the numeral 9 at the right side, the numeral O at the left side and the word Right in the space between them. Its opposite side is blank, asy shown in Figure 12. The third card, as shown in Figure 13 has printed on one face the word Right in thel center, and at the top thenumeral 8, at the bottom the numeral 6, at the right side the numeral 7 in inverted position, and at "the left side the numeral 5'. On its opposite face, shown in Figure 14, there is at the left side the numeral 1, at thebottom the numeral2,` at the right side thenumeral 3 Vin inverted position, and at the top the numeral 4, and the word Right at its central portion.'y The remaining price card has at its right side, the numeral 5, at its left the numeral 7 in inverted position, at its top the numeral 8, and at itsbottomthe numeral 6, and the word Left in its central portion. On the opposite side at the right is the nunieral 1, at the bottom the numeral 2, at the left the numeral 3 in inverted position, and at the topy the numeral a.

The numerals printed upon these cards are so arranged that only the two that are on the sides thereof adjacent to the meeting edges of the cards may be viewed when in use,] and these numerals are,therefore, all printed upon the cards so that these two numerals on the adjacent edges, no matter how the cards are placed together, will always be in proper upright positions.

There are three face plates, each` being preferably made oi a single piece of rigid material, such as Celluloid, and the `body portion of which is indicated on the drawings by the numeral 19.` rllheouter dimension of each is substantially the same as the outer dimension of two of the cards 18,

soj that this faceplate may be slipped into the slotted holder from above and will entend completely across two price cards .in the rear. Each face plate is formed at its central portion with a. rectangular opening indicating pounds, and

of such size that the `two adjacent numbers on the cards in the rear of the face plate may be viewed through such opening, and

all of the other numbers or printed matter upon the price card will be concealed by said face plate. i j j 1n the present instance I have provided Athree of these face plates. The one shown in` Figures 3 and l has printed upon one face the symbol c indicating cents, at the right of the opening. On its opposite face at the left of the opening is the numeral 2, and beneath it the word FFor, and at the left of the opening the symbol c indicating cents.` The second face plate has printed upon its rigl'it side the numeral 1, and adjacent toit the word Dollarf7 and onthe right of the opening the symbol c indi eating cents. On the opposite side at the left there is printed the numeral 3, and under it the word Forf` and on the right of the opening the symbol c TheV third face plate has at its left the symbol 1b. on the right of the opening the symbol e, and on its opposite face at the left there is the abbreviation Dozj indicating dozen, and at the right the symbol 0. Y .i

In practical use, and assuming that it is desired to use the device in connection with articles that are to be sold for fifteen cents each, then the operator places the face plate, shown in Figures 3 and Ll,with the face shown in Figure 3 at the front, and this i face plate is then put into the slotted holder. .Then he selects the price card shown in Fig- Vure 16 and puts it at the right side of the 1fnlder immediately in the rear of the face plate, He then selects the price card shown in Figures 13 and 14, and places it with the numeral 5 adjacent to the numeral 1 in the right side of the holder, and in the rear ofthe face plate. f Then the remaining price c cardsfand face plates are inserted in the slot of the holderin therear of the cardsV mentioned, there "being just sufficient space to properly receive them and hold the face plates and cards displayed through the open- `indicate the price per pound or dozen, or

two or three articles for the price displayed through the opening in the face plate, the other face plates may be employed. Furthern'iore,`by using the face of the face plate shown in Figure 5, the symbol 1 dollar may be added to the numerals displayed through the opening in the face plate, the1jeby providing a large number of different price indicating marks.

One of the advantages of my deviceis that it is self-contained and a unitary structure,

and those face plates or price cards that are v not being displayed are contained within the holder, so that they are not likely to become lost or misplaced.

1 claim as my invention:

In a device of the class described, the combination of a holder formed of sheet metal and comprising upright body portion, means for detachably connecting it to a shelf, the marginal edges of the sides and bottomof the body portion being projected rst outwardly and then toward the center of the body portion to form card receiving slots open at theV top, four cards each being substantially rectangular in outline and of a size substantially half the size of the body portion, and being designed to restl in said slots with their adjacent edges substantially in engagement with each other, said cards having marked upon their central portions Y the words Right,and Left, and Aalso havpletely across twoprice cards and to retain the price cardslin position Vin the holder,

said face plate .being formed with' a central opening and being so arranged that when in position in front of two price cards, 'it will j conceal allof the symbols on the price cards except the two that are adjacent to the mar ginal edges of the price cards, which latter symbols maybe viewed throughthe opening Vin the face card, for the purposes stated. .Q

Des Moines1owa, June 17, 1927 ALVIN E. COBB."

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