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Display rack

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-30
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1982-11-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Adolph J Havlis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 11:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 262 words
A DISPLAY RACK COMPRISING OPPOSED UPRIGHT SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, EACH OF WHICH IS RESILIENT AND OF INVERTED U-SHAPED PROVIDING DOWNWARDLY DIVERGING FRONT AND REAR LEGS, SAID LEGS ON EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER HAVING VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL HOLES PROVIDED THEREIN ABOVE THE LOWER END PORTIONS AT A PLURALITY OF SHELF LEVELS, THE HOLES AT EACH LEVEL IN EACH MEMBER BEING IN COAXIAL RELATION BUT ON THE OUTER SIDES OF THE LEGS REMOTE FROM ONE ANOTHER, A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL SHELF SUPPORT RODS FOR THE RESPECTIVE SHELF LEVELS DISPOSED IN TRANSVERSE RELATION TO THE LEGS OF EACH OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS ON THEIR ADJACENT INNER SIDES, EACH OF SAID RODS HAVING THE OPPOSITE END PORTIONS PROJECTING BEYOND SAID LEGS AND PROVIDED WITH INWARDLY DIRECTED PIVOT PIN PORTIONS IN COAXIAL RELATIONSHIP HAVING THEIR INNER ENDS ARRANGED TO BE ENTERED IN A PAIR OF THE AFORESAID COAXIALLY ARRANGED HOLES, THE PIVOT PIN PORTIONS ON ONE END OF THE SEVERAL RODS FOR EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER BEING ENTERED TO FULL DEPTH FIRST IN THE HOLES IN ONE OF SAID LEGS AND SAID LEGS BEING SPRINGABLE TOWARD EACH OTHER TO PERMIT ENTRY OF THE ENDS OF THE OTHER PIVOT PIN PORTIONS OF THE SAID SEVERAL SHELF SUPPORT RODS IN THE HOLES IN THE OTHER LEG OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBER AND SAID RODS IN ASSEMBLED ABLE APART THEREAFTER TO RETAIN SAID RODS IN ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID LEGS, HORIZONTAL SHELVES MOUNTED ON SAID SHELF SUPPORT RODS BETWEEN SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, AND MEANS FOR HOLDING THE LEGS OF EACH OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS IN SPREAD-APART RELATIONSHIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 262 words
A DISPLAY RACK COMPRISING OPPOSED UPRIGHT SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, EACH OF WHICH IS RESILIENT AND OF INVERTED U-SHAPED PROVIDING DOWNWARDLY DIVERGING FRONT AND REAR LEGS, SAID LEGS ON EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER HAVING VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL HOLES PROVIDED THEREIN ABOVE THE LOWER END PORTIONS AT A PLURALITY OF SHELF LEVELS, THE HOLES AT EACH LEVEL IN EACH MEMBER BEING IN COAXIAL RELATION BUT ON THE OUTER SIDES OF THE LEGS REMOTE FROM ONE ANOTHER, A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL SHELF SUPPORT RODS FOR THE RESPECTIVE SHELF LEVELS DISPOSED IN TRANSVERSE RELATION TO THE LEGS OF EACH OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS ON THEIR ADJACENT INNER SIDES, EACH OF SAID RODS HAVING THE OPPOSITE END PORTIONS PROJECTING BEYOND SAID LEGS AND PROVIDED WITH INWARDLY DIRECTED PIVOT PIN PORTIONS IN COAXIAL RELATIONSHIP HAVING THEIR INNER ENDS ARRANGED TO BE ENTERED IN A PAIR OF THE AFORESAID COAXIALLY ARRANGED HOLES, THE PIVOT PIN PORTIONS ON ONE END OF THE SEVERAL RODS FOR EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER BEING ENTERED TO FULL DEPTH FIRST IN THE HOLES IN ONE OF SAID LEGS AND SAID LEGS BEING SPRINGABLE TOWARD EACH OTHER TO PERMIT ENTRY OF THE ENDS OF THE OTHER PIVOT PIN PORTIONS OF THE SAID SEVERAL SHELF SUPPORT RODS IN THE HOLES IN THE OTHER LEG OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBER AND SAID RODS IN ASSEMBLED ABLE APART THEREAFTER TO RETAIN SAID RODS IN ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID LEGS, HORIZONTAL SHELVES MOUNTED ON SAID SHELF SUPPORT RODS BETWEEN SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, AND MEANS FOR HOLDING THE LEGS OF EACH OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS IN SPREAD-APART RELATIONSHIP.

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