Structure for supporting articles for display purposes

Claim 1

A structure for supporting articles for display purposes comprising a plurality of vertically disposed continuously externally threaded rods, means at one end of each of said rods for holding said rods in a vertical position, means comprising one or more horizontally disposed continuously externally threaded rods spaced from said ends of said vertical rods, fittings connecting two or more said vertical rods and one or more said last mentioned horizontal rods together intermediate the ends of said vertical rods, said fittings being internally threaded to receive said external threads of said vertical and horizontal rods, additional internally threaded fittings on one or more of said vertical rods, and one or more article supporting members extending outwardly laterally with respect to said vertically disposed rods, said article supporting members being supported by one or more said additional fittings, and at least one of said article supporting members having a cubical configuration with a top member, a bottom member to receive an article to be displayed, open sides, and vertical rods adjacent the corners connecting said top and bottom members, one of said vertical rods being one of said vertically disposed continuously threaded rods, and the latter containing an internally threaded fitting mounted thereon with the internal threads of said fitting engaging the external threads of said rods, said article supporting member being mounted on said fItting and being rotatable about said vertically disposed continuously threaded rod.