Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
285 words
A holder for holding bolts of cloth or the like in a generally upright display position on a generally horizontal support means, said holder being formed of a single length of relatively stiff, resilient wire bent on itself to have two legs at an acute angle to one another substantially in the same plane, the legs constituting the sides of the angle, and having a bent portion interconnecting the two legs constituting the vertex of said angle, each leg having means formed at its free end, which constitutes its lower end, slidably engageable with one of two oppositely facing edge portions of said support means for holding said bolt holder upright on said support means, for preventing tipping of said bolt holder laterally with respect to the plane of said legs, and for permitting angling of said bolt holder relative to said support means, said means comprising a first portion of the wire extending out from the plane of the legs engageable with an upper surface of said support means, a second portion of the wire bent to extend from the outer end of said first portion to the edge of said support means, a third portion of the wire bent to extend down from the outer end of said second portion and engageable with one of said oppositely facing edges of said support means, and a lower portion of the wire extending back from the lower end of said third portion to extend back under and to be engageable with the lower surface of said support means, whereby the bolt holder may be positioned with its plane generally at right angles to said edge portions of the support means or diagonally with respect thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
285 words
A holder for holding bolts of cloth or the like in a generally upright display position on a generally horizontal support means, said holder being formed of a single length of relatively stiff, resilient wire bent on itself to have two legs at an acute angle to one another substantially in the same plane, the legs constituting the sides of the angle, and having a bent portion interconnecting the two legs constituting the vertex of said angle, each leg having means formed at its free end, which constitutes its lower end, slidably engageable with one of two oppositely facing edge portions of said support means for holding said bolt holder upright on said support means, for preventing tipping of said bolt holder laterally with respect to the plane of said legs, and for permitting angling of said bolt holder relative to said support means, said means comprising a first portion of the wire extending out from the plane of the legs engageable with an upper surface of said support means, a second portion of the wire bent to extend from the outer end of said first portion to the edge of said support means, a third portion of the wire bent to extend down from the outer end of said second portion and engageable with one of said oppositely facing edges of said support means, and a lower portion of the wire extending back from the lower end of said third portion to extend back under and to be engageable with the lower surface of said support means, whereby the bolt holder may be positioned with its plane generally at right angles to said edge portions of the support means or diagonally with respect thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
A bolt holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first portion of one of said lower end means extends perpendicularly out from the plane of the legs on one side thereof and said first portion of the other of said lower end means extends perpendicularly out from the plane of the legs on the other side thereof so as to prevent tipping of the holder laterally with respect to the plane of said legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A bolt holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein each said lower end means further comprises a connecting portion of the wire bent from the lower end of its respective leg to extend back in the plane of the legs toward the other leg, said first portion being bent from the inner end of said connecting portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
167 words
A bolt holder as set forth in claim 3 wherein said legs extend downwardly from said vertex to be engageable with the outer edge portions of said support means with said connecting portion of each means extending back in the plane of the legs from the leg from which it is bent toward the other leg, said first portion being bent from said connecting portion and extending perpendicularly outwardly from the plane of the legs, said second portion being bent perpendicular to the first portion and extending outwardly therefrom to the outer edge of said support means, said connecting portion, said first portion, and said second portion lying in the same plane, said third portion being bent down to lie along the outer edge of said support means, and said lower portion being bent from the lower end of said third portion to extend back from the outer edge portion of said support means, said lower member and said second portion being in the same vertical plane.