US2536059A - Rack - Google Patents

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Jan. 2, 1951 E. T. :Gu-:R 2,536,059

RACK v Filed Feb. 26, 1949 s sheets-sheet 1 E' T. IGLER Jan. 2, 1951 RACK 5 SheetswshemI 2 Filed Feb. 26. 1949 INVENToR, Emmer/'ch 7. /g/.r BY

Hfs Affomey E. T. IGLER- Jan. Z, 1951 RACK 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Feb. 26, 1949 FVG/4 INVENTOR. Emmerich /g/er BY Z His A fomey Patented Jan. 2, 1951 UNITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE RACK Emmerich T. Igler, New York, N. Y. i Application February 26, `1949, Serial No. 78,625' 4 In a generic sense. the invention relates to an improved construction for the convenient and hygienic storing and suspension of various articles.

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Speciiically, the invention comprehends the 5 .articles in a closet. Racks are often used `ior shoes, and hangers for ties; handkerchiefs are usually kept `in a bureau drawer so that, in assembling the Wardrobe for dressing, several places must be explored, including the murky atmosphere of the door of the closet. The latter tends to collect dust `and be unsanitary, and shoes are apt to fall off or skew on the racks. The conventional methods of storing are at best hodge podge.

And with the female of the species other expedients are employed. Belts are usually hung in Vone place, shoes stored in another; handbags and accessories, such as gloves, are kept heterogeneously-and assembling the Wardrobe is a task. It is one objectoi the invention to provide a compact, composite rack where a plurality of different articles, heretofore placed in diierent locations. may be stored.

It is another object to construct a composite shelving wherein articles such as shoes and neckties, handkerchiefs, and slippers, usually kept in different places ,for hygienic reasons, may be Vstored in one locale without one specie of article,

i.' e. ties, coming in contact with another Specie, viz: shoes.

Another object is the provision of shelving -wherein shoes' may be kept individually in a neat,

separated manner, and placed in and taken irom the `shelving expeditiously.

" A further object is the provision of the `optimum in shelving space.

Q Still another object .is a composite shelving which can be readily rearranged to accommodate different species oi articles.

-In its broader aspects, my invention provides a' composite, convertible, compartmented shelving, easily manufactured of relatively inexpensive materials. adapted V,for the expeditious. Sanitary, separated storing. or a `:multiplieity of articles oi. `the :nale and `female wardrobe, to which thereis selective access.

.rear plane, `but from thefront to a plane inward from or terminating short of the rear of the culla-fj` Other vobjects will ibeapparen-t froma reading `of the detailed `description and drawings. In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a front :elevational view of the com` partmented, composite rack.

Fig. 2is an enlarged vertical section of Fig. 1f

along lines 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. land Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the rack 'showing same in use. with a few wardrobeitcms shown in outline, positioned on the rack.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2 `but it shows a'rear wall.

Fig. 6 isa perspective view of a modicationvof my compartmented,l composite rack.

Fig. 'l depictsfa perspective view of a modication of therack designed `for the feminine ward#` robe.

. Fig. 8 is a fractional perspective view of a section of a lower rack element showing trackway.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a supplemental rack element.

Fig. 10 shows a `detail `of an arm of a supplemental rack element;

Fig. 11 illustrates the `manner in which the supplemental rack element is-slidably received on member I2 and a plurality oi' s he1ves 13.14.115.. Rackmember l2, the uppermiff, unites lam..

l I tranSVelSelY, extends in a vertical plane alldj provided with prQjetng pins I6 anchored inthe rack I2, for suspending ties, belts or other articles therefrom.

Shelf I3. the `outer .edge of which has an upturned flange. is of a length equal to the spacuz of theirames. does not extend" from the irontto posite rack.

Shelves It, liars also oiga length equal tothe spacing of iis-arnesi! andextend from the front Ato remplace oisaid frames. spaced inwardly rem the rear plane Gitti-1 framesjli, and diagonally dqwnward from rack member i2 I provide wall l1, the opposite sides thereof joined to frames II, the lower end abutting the upper surface of shelf'v I4 and the rear of shelf I3 and terminates diagonally upwardly from the upper edge of shelt'I3, to define, in conjunction with the door orl member on which the composite rack is suspended,` and the adjacent sides of iframe II and shelf I4, what I style a well I8, into which articles, such as necktiesbel ts, and the like jinaybe suspended from rack member I2, in an orderly, sanitary and protected manner. Selected access is provided to the articles suspended from rack member I2, in addition t the protection aorded to the contents bythe wall I'I, which separates said articles from" those stored in the compartments on the opposite side. v f

Shelf I 3fmay be provided with partitions, as at I9, forming compartments 20, for storing articles such as handkerchiefs, socks and the like. .,'.Removable partitions 2'I;'' acco'mmodated in tracks 22,- provide compartments 23, between shelves I3 and Ill, while partitions 2li, fitting in tracks 25, form compartments 26 between shelves I4 and I5. f

`Across compartments 23 and 23 I detachably mount keeping bars 2'I in slotted brackets 2B on the vertical frames II.

For suspending my composite rack from the ,door of a 'closet or the like, brackets 23 are aixed to the upper extremities of frame II.

y In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 4, ties or other articles may be suspended in the well behindwall Il, protected from the shoes or other articles Yin compartments 23. In Fig` 5, .one modification of my invention, I show a second wall 30 formed co-extensive with the rear plane of frame II, so that the articles suspended from rack member I2, will hang in a well, formed by the rear of wall I'I, the back 3D, and the adjacent inner sides of the frame I I.

The compartments 23, 26 are each devised for. containing one pair of shoes, upright, or if desired, the lower partitions 24 may be removed and linens, books, phonograph records, spirituous beverages or other articles. stored, with shoes only placed in the medial compartments 23. ...The keeping bars 2l afford expeditious access to the compartments 23,- .26, as well as to prevent the dislodgement of the stored articles at Aall times and particularly when vthe closet door from which the composite rack II) is suspended, is slammed. ','Qthus provide in one conveniently accessible repository, space for storing virtually all those ,components of the wardrobe heretofore stored in a multiplicity of places, i. e. tie rack, bureau. drawer, iioor of the closet. For the composite rack furnishes the well I8, in which ties, for example, are suspended, protected from contact with thedirt of shoes which may be stored in compartments 23 as well as from those articles which may be kept in compartments 29 and those `below in compartments 26.` p In Fig. 6l I show another` modiiication wherein ,'rack member 4I) is movably mounted in track- `way 3l for movement through openings 32 pr.o vided in frames Il toV permit movement either` right or left of the framesy depending on whether the composite rack is suspended from a door hinged at one side or the other. j 'Well I3 is also provided in this modiiication, with the articles selectively removable from the rack member el! when the rack member is moved either right or left from the well I8. V

In Figs. 7 throughA 15 I have illustrated a modia supplementary shelf 3l.

4 cation wherein the composite rack is designed particularly for the storing of accessories for the feminine wardrobe.

Herein, from rack member I2 and behind wall I'I are suspended articles such as belts, while shelves I3, I4, I5, 33 are flanged at their outer or front edges.

On shelf I3 may be placed gloves, jewelry, handkerchiefs, and stockings.

Beneath, on shelf I4 is provided space for handbags, with additional room for more handbags, or other articles on rack I5.

In this modification frames II are extended and beneath lower shelf 33 I mount guide tracks 34-see Fig. 13, which receive L-shaped members 35, fitted to the upper edges of arms 36 of Additional shelves may be nested below each other if desired.

Further, in this modication I furnish inclined shoe shelf 38 with heel catch 39, fitted behind the iiange of shelf 33.

The composite rack may be modified to suit the particular requirements of the wardrobe, masculine or feminine; the keeping bars may be omitted as in Fig. 6; the separating partitions 2|, 24 removed as desired, and the number of rack members 40 or shelves I3, I4, 33, 31 increased or decreased, maintaining, however, wall i? and/or wall 33, in all modications to provide the maximum possible hygienic storing and suspension of articles in the Well I8 separated from contact with articles in the other compartment.

The rack may be prefabricated from plywood or other wood product; it may be stamped of steel, aluminum or other metals, or of man-made materials, such as plastics.

The composite rack is a boon to the multitude of persons whose wardrobe is stored in a number of places, for now in one easily accessible location can be kept the most necessary com? ponente. Groping on the floor for shoes will be a thing of the past; articles heretoforesoiled before wearing by contact with shoes 'will` be obviated. The close quarters of the metropolitan centers, with millions living in small apartments with limited space, will be aiorded the modicum of convenience in wardrobe keeping.

I reserve the right to such changes or modiiications as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

l. In a compartmented rack, the combination of a pair of spaced, parallel and `vertical support- ,ing frames forming-side members, a rack member mounted on and extending between the tops oi the frames, a plurality of transversely extendf ing shelves of a length equal'to the spacing of said frames and mounted on the frames, at least one shelf termnating short of the front tov rear plane of said frames, a .wall mounted on and extending between the side members and behind said last-mentioned shelf, whereby a Iwell is formed by said wail and a part of the inner walls of the sidev members, and below the said rack member.

2. VA composite, compartmented rack for sus'- pension from a door including atleast a pairl of spaced, supporting, vertical frames, a plurality ofv transverse shelves of a length equal to the spacing of said frames mounted on and extending between the frames, at least one rack member mounted vertically at the top and rear of said frames and having means for suspending articles therefrom, at least one of the transverse shelves extending from a front to rear plane, at least one transverse shelf extending from the front and terminating short of the rear plane of the frame, a wall mounted on the frames and extending upwardly from the shelf which extends from front to rear plane, and behind the shelf which terminates short of the rear plane, to form a protected well between the side members, the said wall and the do-or from which the rack is suspended.

3. A composite, compartmented rack for suspension from a wall and for storing and suspending articles including at least a pair of spaced, supporting vertical frames, a plurality of transverse shelves equal to the spacing of the frames and mounted thereon, at least one rack member mounted vertically at the top and extending between the frames and having means for suspending ties, belts and thin articles therefrom, at least one of the transverse shelves extending from front to rear plane, at least one shelf extending from the front and terminating short of the rear plane of the frame, a Wall mounted vertically between the frames and extending upwardly behind the shelf which terminates short of the rear plane to form a well between the side members, the said wall and the wall from which the rack is suspended.

4. A compartmented rack as described in claim 2, wherein the transverse racks are provided with dividing partitions and front keeping bars.

5. A compartmented rack as described in claim 2, wherein lower racks are provided with partitions and keeping bars, forming compartments for the storing of wardrobe articles, and articles suspended from the top transverse rack are stored in a hygienic manner separated from contact with other wardrobe articles stored in the compartments.

6. A composite, compartmented rack for attachment to a wall, door, or partition for selectively storing shoes, storing and suspending other wardrobe articles, including: a pair of spaced,

vertical, supporting frames; a plurality of transversally extending rack components mounted on and extending between the top and the bottom of the frames and intermediately of the top and bottom between the frames; a wall-member mounted on and extending between the frames above one of said components and spaced inwardly from the rear of said frame; dividing partitions between the rack components positioned between the bottom of the frame and those extending in parallelism thereabove and below the rack component extending between the top of the frames, whereby compartments are formed for selectively storing shoes in an upright position, and a well is formed between the Wall, door, Ior partition, and the wall-member for protecting wardrobe articles therein adapted to be suspended from the transversely extending rack component mounted between the top of the frames.

EMMERICH T. IGLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS- Number Name Date 255,771 Carpenter Apr. 4, 1882 782,963 Hird Feb. 21, 1905 1,127,189 Collins et al. Feb. 2, 1915 1,184,380 Ritter May 23, 1916 1,394,947 Singer Oct. 25, 1921 1,661,098 Side a- Feb. 2:8, 1928 1,748,339 Gerberich Feb. 25, 1930l 1,772,619 Warren Aug. 12, 1930 2,001,324 Early May 14, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 22,957 Great Britain 1898

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