US1706081A - Utility rack - Google Patents

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March 19, 1929. l 4 s, M SCHUHE 1,706,081

` UTILITY RACK Filed Juy 28, 1928 @Yad/w14 line il UNITE@ STATES 'TENT SOPHIA IVE. SCHULZE, GF ST. LO'TS, MISSURI.

UTILITY BACK.

Application tiled July 28,

conta rs ol" spices, condiments und extracts, and n Aich shell be characterized by extreme simplic ci construction end reedy adeptetion for its intend d use.

The invention illustrated in fhe eccompzinying drawing, in which liigm'e i is e perspective view utility ack onstrc-.eted scoordine` to my nvventi1 ng 1igme 2 is e section-sl viev.' on the line 2 2 of l; and

gure 3 is :L cross-sectional view on the #3 of Fig. l.

ln the preferred embodiment or" my veution. asshown in the drawing the y to all brit its beck rvs l, is mime o' is bentto form a top cross-vir l c side wires 2, and rectangular end members 5. l desired, the parts oi Ythe rack just described may be mede from :L single length of Wire, the tree ends oithe ripper bers ot the end members 3 being secured to the vertical side Wires 2, shown in Fig. l, and said Wire, moreover, being bent orcoiled upon itseillto iorm eyelets l et eith r end of the top Wire l by means of which the reel: may be supported bv nails er the like on the Wall. The end members 3 have iront vertical strand members 5 which ere connected by cross-wires G, one oi" which is located about centrally ci the strends 5, and bottom strand members 7 Which :rre connected bv two wires 8 which form the bottom of the rlich er container. The bacl; ot the reelis formed by a strip 9 of tin or Yether suitable metal` which is secured et its ends about the vertical wires 2, es sboivn :it it) in Fie'. 2

rom the above. it will be seen that Vthe end s iront (l, bottom 8 and beclr 9 oi the recty serve to provide e. container or receptacle inV vvnieh may be placed tie spice boxes end bottles of extracts and my other contain-rs et substances used in the kitchei. The device. as e Wnole, being elongate@ in shape and oi snbstentielly open construction as to its liront., makes access to the containers of spicesy extracts, end the like, very easy and at the seme time, these articles are securely held and retained Within the rack.

It Will be noted 1928. SellaliNo. 236,029.

that the retaining Wires G at the front of the raclr ere so arranged :is to leave the liront of the reel; practically open, and that they eil'er substantielliY no obstruction to the view oi the labels on 'the containers.

llliile l here shown, is stated, the preerred embodiment of my invention, it vvill be obvious to those skilled in the that chene-es could be marde in the device illustrated Without departing from the spirit ciE the invention. l do not Wish, therefore, to be limited 'to the precise detsils of construction shown exceptl as may be specified in the claims.

l claim:

l. .fr utility rack comprising' e Wire bent to iiorni e top cross-Wire, vertical side wires, and rectangular end members, a wire connecting,r the fronts of seid end members, bottom wires connecting` the bottoms of seid end members, and e beck comprising e strip ci" mete-.l of substantially the height of said end members end ext-ending between and secured opposite ends to seid vertical side Wires.

A utility reel; comprising e Wire bent to 'Form :t top cross-vire, vertical side wir s.

:ind rectenp'uler end members and coiled` upon *teelt to iorm eyelets :it the ends of seid top cross-vare, connecting` the fronts oit l seid eno. members, bottom Wires connecting the bottoms ot seid end members, and :i beck lisi g a strip oi' metal of substantially r t said end members :mil extendside Wires. ty rech comp-rising` :i vvire bent SOPHA SC {ULi/3E

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