US2428454A - Tie rack - Google Patents

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Oct. 7, 1947. J, FOWLER 2,428,454

TIE RACK Filed May 6, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l InvG/772107 zferwa/ fj-@wier Oct. 7,

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1947. H, J, FOWLER 2,428,454

TIE RACK F'il'ed May `6, l194A 2 Sheets-Shea?l 2 2O l ZDB Patented Oct. 7, 1947 UNITED STATES vPTIEIWI" OFFCE TIE RACK Herman J. Fowler, Chicago, Ill.

Application May 6, 1944, Serial No. 534,480

(Cl. Zal- 104) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in tie racks and has among its objects to provide a novel device having a plurality of racks for supporting a multiplicity of elongated neck ties such as commonly worn by men; euch device being characterized by novel features and advantages such as compact and durable con struction, economy of space when not in use, a visible presentation of all ties by a simple simultaneous forward movement of all racks whereby all of the ties supported on the racks are simultaneously quickly brought to view for selective individual removal from any one of the racks.

Another object of my invention resides in the provision of a device comprising a plurality of elongated racks each having partitioned portions for retaining a plurality of ties in spaced posi-s tions on each rack and including pivotal means whereby the plurality of racks may readily be simultaneously moved into compact collapsed position or into open position to permit individual withdrawal of a selected tie from any of the racks.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tie rack which may readily be manufactured at comparatively low cost from various materials such as metal, plastics or wood.

Still another object of my invention resides in the provision of a device comprising a single stationary support and a plurality of laterally disposed racks centrally supported on pivotal means having pivotal connection with the stationary support and with the rack.

A still further object of my invention is found in the provision of a plurality of horizontally disposed tie racks supported on pivotal means so arranged that in all angular positions of the pivotal means the racks are always vertically and laterally relatively spaced, such relative vertical and lateral spacing being at a minimum when the device is in collapsed position and progressively increased during the movement of the parts of the device into open position.

With the above and vother objects in view; my invention consists in the novel combination, construction and arrangement of the parts shown in preferred embodiment in the attached drawings, described in the following specifications, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a tie rack embodying my invention and showing the device in open posi/tion;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tierack shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end View of the tie rack shown in open position;

Fig. 4 is an end View similar to that shown in Fig. 3 but showing the device in closed position;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5.

As preferably illustrated in the drawings, my improved tie-supporting device comprises a support Il] consisting of a preferably rectangular back plate having a hat rear face IiiA, at least two openings IB for screws or other securing means whereby the back plate may be secured to a at wall or door face, and a recess IC for receiving the inner ends of a plurality of arms II, I2 and I3 for pivotal support therein.

The front or outer end of each arm il, I2 and I3 carries a tie rack Ill consisting of an elongated bar-like member of preferably circular cross-section. Each tie rack Ill is preferably provided with spaced collar-like narrow circular partitions IllA and which partitions MA are preferably formed integrally with the bar-like members I4 and are slightly greater in diameter than the portions MB between the collar-like partitions MA.

The collar-like partitions IIIA are spaced apart to provide tie-supporting portions MB of suitable length to receive, between each pair of the collar-like partitions MA, a medial portion of a mans neck tie looped thereover.

The device could obviously be made with plain round rods each constituting a horizontal rack lil. The collar-like partitions MA are preferable for retaining the ties in spaced-apart positions on the racks.

In the manufacture of the rack member Iii with the integral spaced partitions iA, each rack member I4 is made in two sections having opposite ends inserted into a transverse opening in the supporting arm. The adjacent ends of the rack member I4 are in abutment with one another and are preferably secured within the transverse arm opening by friction fit or in wood construction by glue and such adjacent rack mem ber ends are provided with the circular partitions MA so spaced from each end of the rack member that the faces of the circular partitions securely engage opposite side faces of the piv-oted arm as more clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 thus strengthening such connection.

The inner or rear ends of the arms II, I2 and I3 are mounted for pivotal movement about pivot pins I5 frictionally or otherwise secured in the support I0.

To afford simultaneously movement of the arms and rack members into and out of closed position, the arms II, I2 and I3 are pivotally interconnected preferably by a pair of vertically disposed links I6 having pivotal connection with and rela-v tive movement to the arms by means of pivot pins I'I which are securely fixed in the arms by friction fit or in wood construction glue-secured in the arms. e'

To facilitate pivotal movement of the arms II, I2 and I3 about the pivot pins or dowels I5 Vand of the links I Srabout the pins or dowels Il, YI prefer to provide a washer I8 of metal or fiber on each side of each arm at such pivot points so that such washers I8 are positioned at opposite sides of each arm between the inner sides of the recess IUC and the inner faces of the links I 6.

To limit the lowermost position of the racks I4 and their supporting arms II, I2 and I3,` I provide at least the lower one I3 of said arms with a flattened seat portion i9 which, when the racks I4 and arms are swung downwardly into open position, willcome into abutment with the inner face of the recess i60 to thus prohibit .further downward movement of the arms and racks.

It is obvious that all of the arms II, I2 and I3 could be provided with such position-limiting abutmentseat portions I9 as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 5.

In order to retain the rack members I4 and their supporting arms II, I2 and I3 in raised position when not in use, the upper arm II is provided with a retainer 20 having an enlarged head 20A which is adapted, under a slight ilexing of its stem portion 213B which connects the retainer 2G with the arm II, to frictionally engage with the groove or notch IBD to thereby retain the arms and rack members M in raised position as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

To facilitate lowering of the rack members I4 into the open position shown in'Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5, a looped string 2l or a wire ring may be secured to the outer end of the arm I3 as shown in the illustrations.

It isrobvious that the principle of my invention may readily be embodied in a devicevcon- It is also obvious that each centrally supported rack I4 may be made of wood inV two sections From the above description and attached drawings it will readily be apparent that my improved tie rack holds a comparatively great number of ties; that when not in use, it readily folds into compact form and occupies a comparatively small space; and when unfolded all ties are visible and any selected ties are readily accessible for withdrawal from the rack.

I claim:

1. A rack device comprising a single elongated Y vertically disposed support having a centrally longitudinally disposed recess therein, a plurality vof laterally disposed racks, a'single supporting arm for each of said racks, said arms being pivotally connected within said recess to'said support v at relatively vertically aligned spaced points and which are secured at opposite ends in one of i the supporting arms, however, in metal construction the .rack bar could be made of one piece and circular or other shaped partitions MA could thereafter be spot welded or otherwise secured to the rack bar in selected spaced positions thereon.

Furthermore, a continuous centrally supported wood bar could also be used and in such type the tier-supporting portions I 4B could consist of spaced elongated notches in a wood stick of round or rectangular cross-section.

It will be observed that the design and construction of my improved tie rack is such that i in the movements of its parts into and out of collapsed or folded position, the links I6 always maintain a parallel relation to the support I0, likewise, during such movements, the three arms i I `I I2 and I3 move in unison and are. always in all angular positions thereof parallel one to the other and that in'all such angular positions the Ycenters of all rack members are intersected by a straight line X as indicated in Fig. 4, the maintenance of these structural relationships Vaiifords a preferable design andthe inherent advantages thereof.

2. A tie rack devicefcomprisingV a vertically elongated support having a flat rear face and openings for securing means Vwhereby said support may be secured in stationary position'upon a fiat vertical wall, said support having a vertical recess in the front face thereof, a plurality of laterally disposed tie racks each of elongated .bar

form of circuiar crossesection having longitudinally spaced annular partitions thereon providing spaced tie-supporting portions therebetween, a. supporting arm for each rack, each of said .farms being connected near the outer free end thereofY to an end portion of the rack and having the otherY end thereof disposed within said recess and .pivotally connected to said support, said arms .being vertically aligned and pivoted in said support at relatively vertically spacedpoints and the'lengthsf of said arms increasing progressively downwardly Y whereby said racks supported on the free ends of said arms are disposed in relatively different vertical and horizontal planes in allangular positions of said arms, a pair of links, mounted adjacent to opposite sides of said arms, pivotally connected to said arms, whereby said arms and saidracks move upwardly 'or downwardly in unison when the 'low--V ermost and longest i of said arms is manuallyv ,Y

moved into respectivelyraised or lowered position, and means releasably retaining said arms;

and racks in raised position.

3. A rack comprising a unitary vertically elon-V` gated support 'having a vertical recess disposed centrallyof and in the outer face thereof carrying a plurality of vertically aligned transverse pins extending transversely through said recess, a sin.

gle arm pivotally mounted at one end thereof on each of said pins within said recess, said arms! being vertically `aligned Yand the lengths of said arms increasing progressively downwardly fromY the shortest uppermost arm'to the longest lowermostarm, a horizontal rack bar carried on the free end of each of saidarms, a vertically dis` posed link pivotally connected with each of said' arms whereby said arms are caused 'to swingV in unison about said transverse pins, means for retaining said arms in raised positionV when said arms and racks carried thereby Yare swung \up-.

wardly, and abutment means onat leastg-one of said arms adapted to directly engage the inwardly `disposed face of said recess in said suppo'rtfforv l retaining said arms in substantially horizontaflipo-Y siton when said arms and racks carried thereby are swung downwardly to their lowermost position.

4. A rack comprising a vertically elongated support having a front face provided with a. vertically disposed opening, a plurality of laterally disposed elongated racks, a single supporting arm for each rack which is carried on the outer free end of the arm, a pivot for each arm carried on said support and disposed between said front face and the rear side of said support, the inner end portion of each of said arms extending through said opening for pivotal support on one of said pivots, said arms being vertically aligned and pivoted within said support at relatively vertically spaced points and the lengths of said arms increasing progressively downwardly whereby said racks are disposed in relatively different vertical and horizontal planes in all angularpositions of -said arms,

and link means pivotally connecting said arms 20 whereby said racks and arms move upwardly or downwardly in unison when the lowermost longest of said arms is manually moved into respectively raised or lowered position.

HERMAN J. FOWLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the i file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 210,177 Wing Nov. 19, 1878 664,063 Stare Dec. 18, 1900 977,921 Zizinia Dec. 6, 1910 1,717,981 Kirshner June 18, 1929 2,099,495 Mirel Nov. 16, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 7,226 Australia Aug. 18, 1927 655,184 France Dec. 8, 1928

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