US2557262A - Garment rack - Google Patents

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June 19, 1951 H, c Es 2,557,262

GARMENT RACK Filed Jan. 25, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1 INVENTOR. Eawwxv H. (Io/P056 June 19, 1951 CORDES 2,557,262

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Patented June 19, 1951 GARMENT RACK Edwin H. Cordes, Bayside, N. Y.

Application January 25, 1949, Serial No. 72,638

3 Claims. (Cl. 211176) This invention relates to an adjustable clothes rack and more particularly to a clothes rack used for display purposes.

One object of the invention is to provide an adjustable garment-rack which is of simple construction and easy to adjust for supporting garments of various lengths.

Another object is the provision of arack of improved appearance while at the same time providing convenient access to the garments supported on the rack for display and sales purposes in retail and other stores.

A further object is to provide a rack which is especially well adapted to be made of wood, although the rack may be made of other materials.

A yet further object is generally to provide a rack of improved construction and appearance.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings which show a preferred embodiment of the adjustable clothes rack of this invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes rack embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of part of the rack;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with portions shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a side view of part of the cross-bar at the point where the card holder is attached;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View along line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view along line 6 -6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view, on a larger scale, of the upright of the rack with a portion thereof shown in section;

Fig. 8 is a side view, partly in section, of a holding element provided in the rack;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, the clothes rack It comprises four uprights il joined in pairs by spacing and connecting members ll at the opposite ends of the rack. Each pair of uprights ll is joined by a runner or longitudinal connecting member l9 secured to members ll. Each upright II, of one pair, cooperates with a companion upright ll, of the other pair, to adjustably support a crossbar l5, as will hereinafter be described. G-arments (not shown here) may be suspended, side by side, from hangers hung from both crossbars l5.

Uprights H are each preferably made-of two initially separate sections 35, as indicated in Fig. 6. Said uprights are preferably made of wood. Each section 35 has a cut-out portion 36 which extends longitudinally partly down the inner surface thereof. The companion sections 35 are joined together by glue, or any other suitable means, to form a longitudinal channel, within the upper part of upright I I, preferably rectangu-' lar in cross-section, as in Fig. 6. It will be understood, however, that the interior channel may have other cross-sections, for example, circular, elliptical, etc., to accommodate the particular shape of the rod inserted therein. Layers of veneer 39 or other suitable coverings conceal the joints of sections 35. In the illustrated embodiment, rod 20, preferably rectangular in crosssection, is axially disposed within the channel 36 of upright H for slidable movement therein. It will be understood that rod 20 may have a circular, elliptical, or other cross-section, to be insertable into a specifically shaped channel. Rod 2!} .is' preferably formed of metal but may be formed of wood, plastic or any other substance strong enough for the purpose intended herein. As shown in Fig. 9 the lower parts of uprights II are preferably unchanneled. Rod 20 is freely slidable within and projects out of upright H. Said rod is provided with a plurality of spaced transverse apertures 29, for the purpose to be hereinafter described. Upright H is provided with transverse aperture 30 to cooperate with a selected aperture 29 in rod 233 in the vertically adjusted position thereof. A pin l3, having a grooved portion [A and a ball or other suitably shaped head it, is removably insertable into aperture 3s] and through one of the apertures 29 in rod 20. Groove I4 is slightly wider than rod 28 whereby the rod sits in the groove, locking pin [3 in position, as in Fig. 7. Pin i3 is preferably formed of metal, but may be formed of wood, plastic or any other substance strong enough to retain rod 28 in position. The pin is threaded at one end to receive head i6 shaped for easy grasping of the pin. Pin 13 is readily removable from upright l I by slightly raising rod 20 to clear the sides of groove I4. As illustrated by the dotted lines at the top of Fig. 7, rod 20 is movable in upright I l to align its different apertures 29 with aperture 36 for the insertion of pin l3 whereby the rod will project from the upright for a predetermined distance.

Upright H is preferably formed of upper part 33 and lower part 34 which are mutually angularly disposed to diverge from the center of the upright. Due to the diverging disposition of the upper portion 33, the rod 20 travels obliquely when moved outwardly from upright ll. While the lower portions as have been illustrated as diverging to provide a wider mount for the rack, it will be understood that the lower portions 34 may be Vertical and the upper portions 33 alone made to diverge from the vertical lower portion, or the upper parts may be vertical and. the lower parts may be inclined, or said uprights may be vertical for their full lengths.

Uprights l l are preferably provided with metal wear sleeves l2 at the entrance to the channels: therein, respectively. Rod 20 has a turned portion 2i at the top thereof. Cross-bar l5, preferably a hollow metal tube, has inserted at each end thereof, a turned plug 24, preferably of metal, Plug 26 is provided with a transverse aperture into which is fitted the turned portion.

2|, through an opening in the underside of the cross-bar. Turned portion 2| is secured in plug 24 b a screw 25, or in any other suitable way. In this manner, each cross-bar I5 is supported at each end, by one rod 20 retained within one upright of each pair, as illustrated.

Connecting members I! are preferably made of wood and are provided with integral lateral extensions or tongues 3'1, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Each extension 37 is fitted and glued into a companion groove provided in the center of upright H. The extensions 31, when secured into the cooperating grooves in uprights ll, retain both uprights of each pair in proper spaced relationship, as illustrated. It will be understood that other means may be used to join the uprights and connecting spacers IT, for example, dowels may be carried by the spacer and be forced into cooperating openings in the uprights. Runner l9, preferabl made of wood, serves to retain the spacers ll for the uprights H in their proper spaced relation. Runner l9 and spacers I! are joined together by angles 22, as shown in Fig. 1. Screws 3 l, or any other suitable means, are used to fasten the angles in the corners formed when runner I9 is placed substantially perpendicularly to the inner surfaces of spacers ll. Dowels 32, carried by each end of runner l9, are fitted into cooperating apertures in the center of spacers ll. It will be understood that the projecting portions 31 on spacers l extend into uprights ll below the lower ends of channels 36. It will be further understood that spacers l7 and runner I3, although preferably made of wood, may be fabricated from metal, plastic or any other substance suitable for the purpose of the present invention.

The manner of using the rack is considered obvious from the above description. It will be noted that either cross-bar I5 is verticall adjustable independently of the other so that longer garments or other articles may be suspended by their hangers from one suitably adjusted cross-bar while shorter garments may be suspended by their hangers from the other suitably adjusted cross-bar. For example, as shown in Fig. 1 the cross-bar [5 at the right is at a higher position than the other cross-bar. The inclination of the upper parts 33 of the uprights is preferably such that the garments supported by the cross-bars are not crowded against runner [9, although cross connecting members, ll may be comparatively short, The lower ends of uprights l I may be. provided with casters or slide. domes (not shown), as will. be readily understood.

It will be noted that the rack l0 may be shipped to its destination in disassembled or knock-down form and thereafter easily assembled. In this connection it will be noted that runner I9 is removably secured to members I! by the screw fastened angle members 22, and that bars I5 are releasably secured to rods by end members 24 and screws 25. Accordingly, the rack ma be shipped with runner l9 and bars l5 disconnected from the other parts of the rack, in a shipping container of comparatively small size, or the rack may be disassembled for storage purposes.

Card holders 23 may be provided for the garments carried by the hangers (not shown) suspended from cross-bars [5, for purposes of displa or otherwise, said card holders may be affixed to the center or other suitable part of each cross-bar [5. Each card holder 23 is provided with a rod 38 which is affixed to and passes through a saddle 26. Saddle 26 is preferably curved to conform to the portion of cross-bar [5 upon which it rests, as shown in Fig. 5. Rod

38 extends through. aligned openings in the top and bottom of cross-bar l5 and through a Wash- .er 2? on the underside of cross-bar 15. The end .of rod 38 projecting from the underside of cross- .bar i5 is threaded to receive a wing nut 28 which is screwed onto rod 38 to retain card holder 23 in position.

Thus, it is seen that the clothes rack described above is well adapted to accomplish the. objects of the invention. Although primarily intended as a display rack, it will be understood that the rack may be equally well used in storerooms, checkrooms and homes. Various changes may be made without departing from the underlying idea of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An adjustable rack comprising a first pair of upright members, each of said members having mutually diverging portions, said members of the pair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, a second pair of upright members spaced from said first pair, each of the upright members of said second pair having similar mutually diverging portions and the members of the second pair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, each of said upright members having a longitudinal channel in the upper portion thereof and having a rod axially adjustable in said channel, a pair of laterally spaced crossbars, extending longitudinally between said first and second pairs of upright members, each of said bars being supported by a rod of one of said pairs of upright members and by a rod of said other pair of upright members, and adjustable thereby in mutually intersecting planes.

2. An adjustable rack comprising a first pair of upright members, each of said members having mutually diverging portions, said members of the pair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, a second pair of upright members spaced from said first pair, each of the upright members of said second pair having similar mutually diverging portions and the members of the second air being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, transverse members interposed and extending between the companion upright members of each pair and connecting the members of each pair in fixed relation and disposed in position intermediate the diverging portions of the upright members of the pair to which said transverse members are connected, respectively, a longitudinal member extending between said transverse members and rigidly connecting them to each other, and longitudinal garment supporting bars extending between correspondingly positioned upright members of difierent airs and supported thereby in position at the top of the rack, said bars being disposed laterally outwardly of the plane of said longitudinal connecting member.

3. An adjustable rack comprising a first pair of upright members, each of said members having mutually diverging portions, said members of the pair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, a second pair of upright members spaced from said first pair, each of the upright members of said second pair having similar mutually diverging portions and the members of the second pair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, transverse members interposed and extending between the companion upright members of each pair and connecting the members of each pair infixed relation and disposed in position intermediate the diverging portions of the upright members of the pair to which said transverse members are connected, respectively, a longitudinal member extending between said transverse members and rigidly connecting them to each other, each of said upright members having a longitudinal channel in the upper portion thereof and having a rod axially adjustable in said channel, a pair of laterally spaced crossbars, extending longitudinally between said first and second pairs of upright members, each of said bars being supported by a rod of one of said pairs of upright members and by a rod of said other pair of upright members, and adjustable thereby in mutually intersecting planes.

EDWIN H. CORDES.

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

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