US1830230A - Collapsible support - Google Patents

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1931. K. VAN A. GWYER COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORT Filed Oct. 17. 1929 I rammed Nov. 3,1931

" w KING-SLEIY or s'rRATFoRn; consensus w qonnxrsrnnnsnrrom-f V {This invention relates to a support which m be used she f for use inarefrigerator, a grate or gri for. portable oil and gasoline stoves andthe ike: and phasfore an -easil se'o'arableindividual sections Or-vindi- 1 v dnal gridironssothat the support may be age, or to facilitatelmounting'and; demountf ;m% as inJc-ase of use 1n a refmgerator.

t 11's; a further object of this invention provide a collapsible support can "be q li fklyi assenlbled and in; which the sect ons the. samelplane.

View las will become apparent, this invention consists of the. construct ons, arrangements and 'comb1nat1ons of parts, set forth, I d sclosed and m n the vfol iw s I pec a n 4 considered in connection vvithlthe accompany ,g nithesedra n s35 tended positionl. I Fig.2"isa side. plan. view of the support as placed 'infposition over in cemn en rk a I I p 1 E'gtfi jisja sectiononf of Fig. 1 I f Fig, 4 is ,BQSGCliOIPOIl line/EH of Big L another embodiment of and o Fig-.17 indicates how thejsupport, isusedifor. I

i i i -or bricks 2721s There is shown at 10''agsupportembodying; p

' carnpingparks. A" fire 28 is thenbuilt under rality of traiisversebars e edi I 'the l re e by a y flp e s; P e er 511 3 3 ape- W l ii s as, t 1 6- N'earone' end of thefsection 111a transverse object to providesuch 215 support made ofi two oremore ,qnickly and Fig; 1. is atop plan vie] 1 of this invention showingthesupportinex i T andbeneath bars 15, and

amp fi d''$i 1 ported. by a brickwork asis often placed- Fig.' 5Qis a frag mentary top lanyiewof Fig; 6 is asect-ion onoline fi fi of Fig. 5,:

' .A ipl icati onifi led 'octbber 17,' 9z9. Serial 1101400279.

phi? is folded about the frame 14 so as to illfllllldei' theiframe Hand bars 15 and'the ioldedioxlner ends 18 of bar 17 are affixed to .LUMTEWATE PA E thetopof frame 14 likewise y spot welding. 111

Another-similarbar other end' of section 1'9 serve as holding I ingthe Wing'sections packed small space for carriage and stor;

19 may be aifixed'to the 11,'and these bars 17 and barsLQand; assist in keep- Both wing section's 12; and 13 being 'identical in; constructiom-only' one need be describedin 7 detail.

Each Wing comprises *a substantially rectangular frame 20 likewise I 'havingbars15 spot org'r dirons'when-assembled w ll rema n 1n at 21, and this narrowed en'd curved downwardly and bent into a Sllbf -stantially ;S-shaped hook as shown, h'avirigf n 12 and 13 in place, as N willubecome'apparent.

Welded thereto as at 16. One end" of frame 20'is lightly narrowed or v p 1 reducedinwidth as With the foregoing ands'oth er objects; in

the inner loop 22 adapted to be curved or hooked under the transverse end 24' of frame ljwhilethe outer loop 23 of the S is adapted to be hooked or curved; over the holding bars v,glfz orle'r a I In operation, theloop 23is1 inserted at an Ban 4 I the "transverse end '24 of in the space between the bar 17 and then thewing 12 is the central section,

swung about for upwardly if the central section is horizontaluntil with the central section 23,wi11hook over bar 17 receive; hook or; curve under 7 end 2fl preventing further rotation, the other 11; whereupon loop While loop 22 will the transverse vvin'g'oradditionalsecti'on being similarly attacfhed; ,7 'J The assembled support -1'Omay then befsupportedlat each vconvenient. su

end '25 and 26 any ort-in means such as a air P a 7,

offfrked sticl is or rods or-pile' of rocks, logs suchbrick supports being often prepared in the support10, and the support mayfthenbe' used tov support potsand' pans over the fire I t for cooking purposes, or food for 'broil1ng If used in otherzpositions: as for it is'in thesame plane shownfif used asa camp grate aresupported by; the usual shelf-sup" 30s-'-T, d ssembl el pp y i only be removed and each wlng may be swung downwardlyuntil the hooks's'eparate from the central sectionv and then the separated sections may be packed on top of each other for storage or' carriage purposes. When used for such uses as the shelves fora refrigerator, the support will ordinarily compriseonly two sections. In refrigerators, if

- the shelves are inione piece -it is often diflicult to Ineunt'or remOveZthe shelv'ies. /Vith this sectional support, however, it is a verylsimpleg.

' matter to either mount-or remove the shelves ;or supports as--'w1ll---be-.obv1ous;

The embodiment shown in Figs. fiuand fi is ident cal with that shown in the otherenr bodime nt save that theawingsgha ve been strengthened by having a transverse end 29,-

"comleq the ends ofgitszoutcr loops 23" on algae 20., thus; m airing the: frainof 202; closed frameas contrasted with the 'open'ftame -20;

:7 Although the upport .10 has. been described 1n -co;nnet onaw1thJigs; :1, (and I2, (3011113115 ing three gridi'rons; or sectionsait willj be appanentthatit maybeeco'mposed of only-two tsection ibyr 0m tting1one0fthe W g more than two sections by merelygprovidingzextra'- I wing sect ons and by adding; aholding-ibar l7 7 and :19 to;,the. extraqwingisectlons ,near their v outer ,ends and interp'os'ing such extra wing sect ons between (the central section 3 and I the ,uter wings. It will alsobenoted th'at when' assembled-theses 911s; are ,all ginwthe same 7 plane ,giving a gflatgtop support. fFu-rth-er,

' the weight of thesections and any articles.

' thereon cl-amp, the section'sifirmly:together so itally-detached inn se; flheeiidcross bar'sQL ofthecentral sectmnseat;in the recessiforined thereis no danger oft-heir {becoming-accidenbyr thefloop 22 sothe sections cannot slide iv longitudinally of each other, and the hook separated when ,desired jbjy dropping; down theendjsection until recess formed by loop Y fil s-removed ifr ombar ilsl when hook 23'can' ,45

ber if edfr m bar'17.- 1.

- Having thusset forth {and disclosed the Inature of thisinvention, whatgisvclaimed is z one ofgsaid sections Thaumg'xa .hoo'ked eta daptedto be curyednnder a :trtrnsirersemndi f 1. A collapsiblesupport comprisingila'plu' mlity 10f sect ons, each section :comprisin'g a frame and aplural ty. ofba rs afiiXed thereto;

and over all? of another; sectionttodetach- ,ahLysecuresaidsections-together in-ia='siib' sta tial yoemmonplane." l r -2; collapsible supportcomprising plu ' rality' oif seotions, each section comprising a tranie and a plurality of bars afiixed :thereto,

the, faminewof one. of sardsections .b'ei'ng re ceSSed adjacentione .proj ecting'en'd, said "pr-o jecting endzbeing adaptedto be held-over a barlof anotherrof said sections whenthe re V cessedportionof the frame of,.-the:foriner isection iscurved under a transverse "end of I the lattersection j to thereby detachably se 23 engagingoverwbar 117 will prevent their; separating "They anay, however, be easily-f plane. Y

3. A support'comprisinga plurality ofsections, each section comprising aframe and a plurality of grate bars affixed thereto, one of said sections having a holding bar affixed thereto adjacent one end thereof, another of said;sections'havinga recess Tformed in its vfraine adjacent one end 'thereto, the end of the-latter sect-ionbeing adapted to be held over the holding bar-s oft-the former section when the recess in itsframe is curved under ithe endof -the frame of said former section.

4. collapsible support comprising a pluvirality-zoffsections,:-each of said sections comprising a frame and a plurality of bars, a 'holdi'ngbar aiiixedto one'of said-sections adacent a-tra'nsverse end thereof, another of said sections having a' hookedfen'd-adapted to be curved undersaid transverse endand over said-holidng bar to detachably secure said --scc{tions together in a substantially I common plane. i

f 5; A support comprising a central section andaplurality of wing sect ons,'each section comprisrnga framefand-aplurality 0t bars aflixedlthereto, each wing 'fhaving" a hooked end each wing being adaptedto be secured 't'o ithe central section in asubstanti'ally comcuresaid sections in a substantially common 111011 plane :by having its l hooked end curved f= undera'transverse endof the central section and over a bar-thereof; I r 11 a 6; A support comprising a central, section havinga 'frame and bars aifixed thereto, a holding f bar -adjacent each end of .the 1 frame anjdf affixed theretohand a-pair of -wing sectionsdetachably, afliXedthereto, the frame of v eachiwinghaving a hooked end, said hooked end being curved underthetransverse end of the central section and 'over "the holding barto ,hingedlysecure the wings .theretoin a substantially'common' planer 3 7; A collapsible support comprising ap'lurality of substantially rectangular sections,

eachts'ection' cornprising a frame and a plurality of 'gr'atebarsaffixed tozthej top thereof, the frame of the central section'having a holding'bar adj acenteach't'ransverse end-and aflixedto pass unde'rthe frame, the other sections e'ach having the opposite sides of its framexnarrowed and formed into a hook at oine -end, said narrowed hooked end adapted tobe curved under the transverse end and over the holding bar'of thecentral section to v de'tachably secure said sections a substantially common plane."

5 I 8. A collapsible and detachable support 'cor'nprising'a plurality of sections, each sectio comprising a frame d a ys f fbarslafiiired to said frame, the frame of the central; sections having a holding :b are secured thereto piassing thereunderfat 'eachend, theother sections each-having one side of' its framejatone end narrowed, :sai d narrowed s ides, being substantially v S shaped in trans-* of the central frame.

comprising a plurality of sections, each sechaving aconnecting bar to close the frame.

sections ea chfhaving a frame and cross bars 1,880,280 I i i '7 versejview, the inner loop :of'the '8 beingf adapted to be curved under the central'section frame, and the inner loop of the 8 being adapted to :be hooked over the holding barv 9." A collapsible and detachable support tion comprising a frame and a plurality of grate bars aflixed tovsaid frame, the frame of the central sections having a holding bar secured thereto passing thereunder at each end, the other sections each having one side of its frame at one end narrowed, said narrowed side being substantially's shaped in' V transverse View, the inner loop of the S beingv adapted to be curved under the central section frame, and the inner loop of the 8 being adapted to be hooked over the holding bar of the central frame, the ends of the outer loop of "the S of eachof the other sections 10. In asectionalsupport, a pair of grate connecting the sides thereof, the side members of the'frarneof one of said sections having hooks to engage over a cross bar of the other grate sectionand having recesses in the tops thereof to receive one end barof the second section; V r

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. I KINGSLEY VAN A; GWYER.

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