US1678449A - Display tray - Google Patents

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July 2 DISPLAY TRAY Fld ay 27. 19,25

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BROS. COMVPANY, A CORPORATQN OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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Appiieaeion vfnea may er, leas. serai no. aaceag 4VThe object of niy invention iste provide a construction of display tray suitable 'for thinibles and other articles, the designs of ywhich are to be displayed, and which tray shall support the articles whereby a general or perspective view of thein is presented to y the eye'and, at the same tune, di'lerent sizes ofeaeh ot the articles are also sii'nultaneously presented to view by ineans of the saine display tray; and ymoreover, whereby. the tray is provided with displayV picturesof 'the p articles with the naine or number or other designation by whichthe articles inay be' readily distinguished,` said pictures in alineinent with the supporting ineens Yfor the corresponding displayed articles.

My object is also tovr provide the traywith a*` plurality of transverse rows of inclined supporting pockets arranged side by side in each row, each of the pockets ot one row arranged in alineinent with corresponding pockets of each ot the other rows, and ineens arranged transversely of the tray having thereon in alineinent with each of the pockets inarlrs to indicate differences in size of the articles to be supported by the inclined pockets; and in which further, the tray is provided with one` or more removable strips having prints thereon illustrating the articles which are to be displayed in the pockets, said prints respectively in aline-v inent with the transverse rows of pockets.

My invention also includes other features oi" construction which, together with those above enumerated, 'are yfully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claiins. y

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 isa plan view of a display tray embodying iny' in'il'irovernents; Fig. 2 is a side view of the saine, withpart in section, taken online 2 2 ot Fie. 1' Fie'. 3 is .an enlarged view off the s e rs left hand end et Fig. 2 and taken on linel 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 4; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the saine scale as Fig. 3 and taken on line 4 4 of Figs. 1 and4 Iand `Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion ot one ot the wooden l'ornis for providing the inclined pockets. i

2 is a shallow box shaped receptacle having a closed bottom 3 and open top to forni a tray. At each side of the contained space is a block 4 having a depth very slightly less than the vertical depth of the tray space, said blocks arranged fore and ait, as it were, and forming lateral wall abutnients ior the vlinish to the plates transverse rowsA of pockets to be hereinafter described. f Each oftheseV blocks areprovided withk sideplates 5 or angle forni, the' `upperliianges of said plates arranged horlzoiitallyv and directed toward each other `to"provide undei'grooved parts 6 arranged at a distance apart to provide av channel 8 above the loor Fl on the upper surfaces of the blocks 4. 'ln this manner there is provided a groovedchannel above each block in which a printed card 18 and transparent strip" 19 over itare removably posi? tioned, the purpose of which will be described hereinaiter. The ends ot the chaw nels are open for the insertion or reinoval of the cards and transparent strips, but the upwardly'projectingr edgesfoi3 the sides 2 ot the tray prevent thein from' dropping out ot' the groove unintentionally. To provide a 5, they mayY be covered y thin leather or velvet indicated at 1G' in liig. n V"he tray, intern'iediate or" the blocks 4, 4,V is provided :with aA plurality of transverse rows oi" pockets 10 Ytor*receiving and sup porting thel thinibles orartic'leson display as indicated ,in dottedlines in the'lower left hand part ot' Fig. 1 and in Figs. 2, 3 and 4; rlliese pockets 10 are formed in strips of wood 9 (Figs. 2 and 5) in which the grooves for forming the pockets are inclined as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. A plurality ot these strips are arranged in parallel' relation transversely of the tray and separated by upright division boards 13 forming vertical sides transverse tok the lengths of the' grooves and against which the thinibles rest when positioned in the pockets, (Fien 4). lt willbe seen that these pockets of eachy row are in alinenient with corresponding pockets with each other row, separated only bythe division boards 13 aforesaid, and each pocket oi a rowl receives a thiinble kot a definite size.` To designatey the size ofthe article, a transverse block 14 l halt ot the tray is arovided with its display strip 18, but, tor convenience in symmetry, the printed card and its retaining groove devices are arranged respectively at thelett and right ot the two 'sections of the tray.

Gf course, it there were more than tive sizes* ot the articles displayed, then the size numbers would be extended, and it there were ten. sizes, then the tray, as shown in Fig'. l, would be complete if the right hand display card and its supporting groove devices were omitted. l, therefore, do not limit myself to the number ot' pockets which arevto be contained either transversely for the ditterf eut sizes nor tor the display of dinerent styles ot the articles, as the tray may be designed to display more or less than the tive designs shown.

Referring more particularly to the cards 18, there is printed thereon in alinement with each one ot the transverse rows of pockets a picture or illustration ot' the article which is to be displayed in the corresponding row, and said illustration may have a number or a name, as indicated in Fig. l, by which the said article is known in the trade. A purchaser, wishing to purchase one of the thimbles, for example, would designate by the number or naine the particular thimble desired and the salesman would examine the printed card to find which row contained the thimbles called for. rllhe purchaser would then designate the size required and that particular thimble would be selected from the pocket in which it rests. ln this manner, one complete set of sizes of the thimbles of each design Vshown on the card would be displayed in the tray, and upon making a sale, the vacancythus lettl would be lilled with another thimble oitthe design -and size required. In'this manner, there are a limited number ot thiinbles to be handled by the salesman in connection with the sale of these goods to the public. y Y

ln the case ot silver thimbles, there is more or less tendency tor the same to darken from sulphur in the airV and3 aside trom this, it is desirable that the articles shall be lrept covered, except when on actual display, and to protect them I provide a soft pad 17 indicated in Figs. 3 and Ll, said pad being large enough to substantially lill the space in the tray between the bloc r3 Il, ll, so that it covers all ot' the thimbles Lor other articles which may be supported in the pockets.

present instance shown and described the areterred embodin'ient thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it isto be understood that l do not restrict myself'tothe details,

as the same are susceptible ot modification in various particulars` without departing 'from the spirit or scope ot the invention.

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

l. A display tray. having plurality of transverse parallel. rows ot pockets and the pockets of each row in respective alinement with tl e corresponding` pockets of the other rows, and in which further, the tray is provided at one side with a fixed grooved channel Aat right angles to the transverse rows ot pockets and at one ot' its sides parallel tov the transverse rows of poclrets' with means in vertical alinement with the correSpendingy pockets ot the several transverse rows tor indicating the size oit the article to be displayed in the respective pockets, combined with a removable card arranged in and ot substantiallyr the length of the grooved chan-y nel having prints thereon illustrating the difderentdcsigns ot articles to be displayed in the reiepective transverse rows of pockets and the several prints arranged in alinement with said respective rows, the said grooved channel and printed card being arranged at right angles to the alinement of the means for indicating the sizes ot the articles displayed.

2.V The invention according to claim 6,

wherein further, the side portions ot the tray entend above the pocket structures, and the size indicating` means and to the level ot the grooved channel to provide a rectangular depression adapted for receiving` a removable pad.

3. A display tray having arranged within the boundaries ot its sides a plurality ot'y grooved transverse rows of pockets in parallel relation and the adjacent strips separated by division strips, characterized by the transverse rows of pockets being formed of separate strips of wood each having its bottom and two upright sides along its length arranged at right angles to each other and its upper surface 'formed by a plurality of inclined parallel grooves each eX- tending entirely across the strip and of substa-ntially the same cross section throughout its length, the open ends of said grooves ot the strip being closed by the division strips.

In testimony ot which invention, hereunto set my hand.

FREDERICK n. srMoNs.

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