US2401835A - Delivery rack or carrier for neckties and similar apparel - Google Patents

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' June 11, 1946. w, w. MOFALL 2,401,835

DELIVERY RACK 0R CARRIER FOR NEGKTIES 'AND SIMILAR APPAREL Filed Odt. 21, 1944 E M w INVEN TOR.

Patented June 11, 1946 DELIVERY RACK OR CARRIER FOR NE CKTIES' 'AND SIMILAR APPAREL William W. McFall, River Forest, Ill.

Application October 21, 1944, Serial No; 559,811

2 Claims.

This invention has for its objects the following: to provide a novel and very simple and inexpensiverack or carrier for neckties and similar apparel whereby the sameare firmly held against displacement during delivery from a dry cleaning orlike. establishment; to-provide a rack or carrier of the type described having novel provisions simplifying the insertion and guaranteeing the retention of neckties or like apparel thereon; to provide an inexpensive rack or carrier of the type-described which is capable of being fabricated'from inexpensive stock by a simple die cutting operation and which can bereadily and easily assembled in its entirety for use; to providca rack or carrier of the type described which is well suited for-further use in the home as anecktie or like holder by reason of its provisions for properly holding and displaying the articles arranged thereon.

Other and further objects'of the invention-will be pointed out or indicated hereinafter or will be apparent upon an understanding of the invention or upon actual use of it.

For the purpose of aiding in an explanation of the invention I show in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, a preferred form in which it may be embodied. It will be understood, however, that this is presented merely for purpose of illustration and is not to be regarded as imposing unnecessary limitations on the appended claims, which are intended to define the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation illustrating the carrier of the present invention with neckties inserted and retained thereon;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation illustrating the carrier per se and the arrangement of tie retaining apertures therein;

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation further illustrating the structure of the device; and

Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1 further illustrating the character of the article retaining apertures in the holder.

Dry cleaning establishments at the present time are experiencing need for a suitably inexpensive device on which neckties and similar articles of apparel may be arranged for the purpose of delivery to the customer. I am aware that certain devices have been evolved for this purpose. However, all are subject to one objection or another. In certain cases excessive difiiculty is experienced in arranging the necktie or other apparel on the holder or carrier; in others the article i not supported with sufficient firmness to prevent its dislodgment either-duringdelivery 'or-subsequent 1y. Some carriers are entirely too complicated and expensive in nature to be availed of"'prac-' tically as a deviceto be left'with the" customer at no charge. The rack or carrier whichlhave ticular, the reference numeral I indicates-abody' member-for the c-arrier'ofthe present invention which is fabricated from a sheet of a-suitably'stiffgrade of 'cardboard'or similar relatively inexpensive material. Asillustrated, this sheet is'of'a truncated triangular form since I have found that it maybe produced in'this' form from'stockwhioh' would otherwise be wasted in certain blanking operations. However, the exact shape and -dimensions of the body memberare-not criticalif Other considerations dictate another fopm.

Body member I is providedwith suitable-provisions generally designated 2 for the reception of the securing ball 3 of a hook-shaped hanger member 4. The exact nature of the provisions for applying the hanger member to the bodymember does not constitute part of the present invention and is therefore not described in further detail. Any appropriate provisions for applying a suspending member of any kind may be availed of; in fact, any appropriate means for suspending the carrier are contemplated by the present invention.

Body member I is provided with a plurality of horizontally and vertically staggered apertures, generally designated 5, for the reception of the neckties or other articles to be supported thereon. The shape of these apertures is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, being an inverted T-shape. The upwardly extending portion or leg 6 of the T-aperture is upwardly flaring in shape for a purpose to be described, the lower horizontal transverse portion or slot 1 joining said upwardly extending portion at a restricted throat 8. The purpose of this particular shape and arrangement of the aperture portions Will be hereinafter described.

A further feature of the tie receiving and retaining apertures is that the lower cross portion 1 is of a width slightly less than the minimum width of the neckband portion of a mans necktie. The purpose of this is to enable the necktie to be laterally frictionally gripped at the cross portion by the sides of slot 1 when the necktie is fully inserted, thereby resisting accidental displacement thereof, yet not imposing suflicient facilitate its threading into the aperture, a finger being inserted in the bight of the folded,

and threaded necktie, thus to enable the smaller end of the tie to be completely drawn through the aperture. When this operation has been performed, the body member of the carrier is simply rotated to the position illustrated in Fig. 2 and T the neckties drawn down through the restricted throat 8 into the position illustrated in Fig. 1. So adisposed, the articles are frictionally held by the-ends of horizontal slot 1 against displacement, as pointed out above, and are, moreover, effectively displayed to view. The last named result is made possible by the arrangement of the apertures 5 in a horizontally and vertically spaced and staggered arrangement as illustrated in Fig- 2. With thisarrangement, upon delivery,

the-user is afforded a complete view of all articles on the, carrier and may readily select and remove a desired one.- 1

It will be appreciated that several neckties may be disposed in each aperture 6 by simply piling one on top of the other; the number which can 1 rack and contemplate that the same may be fabricated of varying materials depending upon the 4- taste of the ultimate user. However, the invention finds its greatest utility because of the fact that it is simply constructed of very inexpensive materials which are readily assembled into final form as described above. Hence, it may be dispensed free of charge by a drying cleaning or other establishment Without significant financial loss.

WhatIclaim is: a V

1. A carrier for articles of the type described comprising a relativell stiff fibrous body member of sheet construction having a plurality of article receiving apertures therein in vertically spaced, horizontally staggered relation. to one another, said apertures each being in general of inverted T-shape providing a vertically extending upwardly flared portion, a restricted throat, and a horizontally extending article retaining portion communicating with said first named portion through said throat, said last named portion being of a horizontal extent less than the vertical extent 0 said upwardly extending portion.

2. A carrier for neckties or the like comprising a relatively stiff fibrous body member of sheet construction having means for suspending the same, said member being provided with aplurality of necktie receiving and retaining apertures in spaced relation to one another, said apertures being of inverted T-shape providing an upwardly extending leg portion of sufiicient extent to receive the neckband of a necktie, a restricted throat, and a transverse lower portion communicating with said first named portion through said throat, said last named portion being slightly less than the minimum Width of the neckband of a necktie, whereby a necktie may be first inserted in the leg portion of the aperture and then moved through the restricted throat and into the transverse lower portion to securely retain the necktie therein.

WILLIAM W. McFALL.

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