Display rack
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1. A knock-down display rack for publications such as newspapers comprising:
- a pair of base legs supportable on the ground and each includinga horizontal ledge spaced above the ground at a front end of said base leg, andan upstanding flange at a rear end of said base leg, said flange defining an upstanding tongue,a housing comprising a sheet of material bent along two vertical corners to define a U-shaped wall member comprised of a pair of parallel upright side walls and a rear wall therebetween,front vertical edges of said side walls being bent out of the plane of the remainder of said side walls,lower horizontal edges of said side and rear walls being bent inwardly to form horizontal side and rear flanges, with front ends of said side flanges resting on said ledges, and rear ends of said side flanges having slots sized to receive said upstanding tabs,fastener means for securing said ledges to said side flanges and for securing said tabs to said rear wall,a front unit comprising a frame and a door swingably mounted thereto, said frame includinga lower edge bent inwardly to form a horizontal flange resting on said ledges,a pair of upright edges bent to form rearwardly open channels which receive said bent front edges of said side edges in a manner causing a deformation of said bent edges to effect a friction-fit, andan upper edge bent hoirzontally forwardly,a cover mounted atop said housing and frame, said cover includinga plurality of donwardly bent peripheral edges forming two side flanges and a rear flange, which flanges bear against outside faces of said side and rear walls, respectively, anda front edge bent rearwardly to form a rearwardly open hoirzontal channel which receives said upper edge of said frame,a plurality of rods extending between, and coupled to, said base legs and said cover to draw said cover and base legs toward one another, anda shelf slidably mounted on for up-and-down movement, said rods and spring biased upwardly.
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A knock-down newspaper rack includes side and rear walls defined by a sheet of metal which is bent along two vertical corners. The side and rear walls include horizontal flanges along their lower ends, the flanges extending inwardly and resting upon ground support legs. A front unit includes a frame and a door swingably mounted on the frame. The frame includes a pair of vertical rearwardly open channels which receive front vertical edges of the side walls. Those front edges are bent to create a firm frictional lock within the channels. A cover is positioned atop the housing and front unit. The cover includes a front edge formed as a rearwardly open channel to receive a forwardly extending horizontal upper edge of the frame to lock the cover to the front unit. Upper edges of the side and rear walls are bent inwardly, and the cover includes downwardly depending flanges which fit over, the outside faces of those upper edges to lie in frictional engagement with the side and rear walls.
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1. A knock-down display rack for publications such as newspapers comprising:
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a pair of base legs supportable on the ground and each including a horizontal ledge spaced above the ground at a front end of said base leg, and an upstanding flange at a rear end of said base leg, said flange defining an upstanding tongue, a housing comprising a sheet of material bent along two vertical corners to define a U-shaped wall member comprised of a pair of parallel upright side walls and a rear wall therebetween, front vertical edges of said side walls being bent out of the plane of the remainder of said side walls, lower horizontal edges of said side and rear walls being bent inwardly to form horizontal side and rear flanges, with front ends of said side flanges resting on said ledges, and rear ends of said side flanges having slots sized to receive said upstanding tabs, fastener means for securing said ledges to said side flanges and for securing said tabs to said rear wall, a front unit comprising a frame and a door swingably mounted thereto, said frame including a lower edge bent inwardly to form a horizontal flange resting on said ledges, a pair of upright edges bent to form rearwardly open channels which receive said bent front edges of said side edges in a manner causing a deformation of said bent edges to effect a friction-fit, and an upper edge bent hoirzontally forwardly, a cover mounted atop said housing and frame, said cover including a plurality of donwardly bent peripheral edges forming two side flanges and a rear flange, which flanges bear against outside faces of said side and rear walls, respectively, and a front edge bent rearwardly to form a rearwardly open hoirzontal channel which receives said upper edge of said frame, a plurality of rods extending between, and coupled to, said base legs and said cover to draw said cover and base legs toward one another, and a shelf slidably mounted on for up-and-down movement, said rods and spring biased upwardly.
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Current AssigneeVoegeli, Ronald C.
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Original AssigneeVoegeli, Ronald C.
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InventorsVoegeli, Ronald C.
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Primary Examiner(s)NOT, DEFINED
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Assistant Examiner(s)Rendos, Thomas A.
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Application NumberUS06/817,087Time in Patent Office678 DaysField of Search248/188.9, 248/188.8, 221/226, 221/227, 221/232, 312/263, 312/160, 312/50, 312/257 R, 312/257 SM, 312/257 A, 312/257.5 K, 312/255, 312/256, 312/71, 312/61US Class Current312/265.5CPC Class CodesB65H 1/04 adapted to support articles...G07F 11/045 for sheet shaped or pliable...
