US1069966A - Apparatus or machine for exhibiting rugs. - Google Patents

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J. LUTZ & G. J. LEYES.

APPARATUS OR MACHINE FOR EXHIBITING BUGS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1912. RENEWED JUNE 28,1913.

Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

x lT/VESSES ENITED STATES PATENT QFFIQEQ JOHN LUTZ AND CHARLES J. LEYES, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE RAPID DISPLAY MACHINE COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

APPARATUS OR MACHINE FOR EXHIBITING RUGS.

Application filed August 8, 1912, Serial No. 713,993. Renewed June 28, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN LUTZ and CHARLES J. LEYES, citizens of the United States, and residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus or Machines for Exhibiting Rugs, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to apparatus or machines for exhibiting or displaying rugs to purchasers, and the object thereof is to provide an improved apparatus or machine of this class which is designed for use by dealers in rugs, carpets and like articles for the purpose of displaying their merchandise, and particularly for the purpose of displaying rugs in a horizontal position.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of our improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of our improved machine; Fig. 2 a plan view thereof with part of the structure broken away; and, Fig. 3 an end view looking in the direction of the arrow 00 but showing only part of the machine.

In the practice of our invention, we provide a base board or table a having short legs a and provided at each end with upright supports 6 in which are mounted rollers b and b Arranged centrally of the table a are bow-springs 0, each of which is provided with an upwardly directed ear 0 with which is connected a rock table 0 provided centrally of its underside with two pairs of ears 0*, which correspond with the ears c and the springs c are provided in their ends with longitudinal slots 0 and passed therethrough into the table a are screws or bolts 0 and this construction permits of a slight longitudinal movement of the ends of the spring 0.

Arranged centrally of and beneath the end portionof the rock table 0 over which the roller 6 is mounted is a support 03 secured to the table a, and in the top of which is pivoted a crank lever (Z with which is connected a link d which is pivoted to the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au. 12,1913.

Serial No. 776,397.

bottom of the rock table 0 at (Z and connected with the longer arm of the crank lever (Z is a rod (Z which extends longitudinally of the table a to about the middle thereof, and which is connected at (Z with a plate (Z mounted centrally on and movable longitudinally of the table a. One end of the plate 6Z7 is provided with a longitudinal slot d through which are passed screws Or similar devices (Z which connect the plate (Z with the table a, while permitting of its longitudinal movement on said table.

The plate (Z is provided with a backwardly directed arm 6, the outer end of which is forked as shown at 0 and secured near the opposite end portions of the table a and at the back edge thereof are supports 6 in which is mounted a shaft 6 which extends parallel with the back edge of the table a and which is provided centrally thereof with a disk or annular shoulder e which fits in the forked end 6 of the arm 6.

The shaft 6 is provided at its opposite ends with friction gears e and c and mounted transversely of and over the outer end portions of the table a are shafts f and f having sprocket gears f and f and the rollers b and b are pro-vided with corresponding gears f and f, and drive chains f and f are mounted respectively on the gears f and f and f and f.

The shafts f and f are provided at the back side of the table a with large friction gears g and g in connection with which the gears e and c of the shaft 6* operate, and the gears g and g are movable longitudinally on the shafts f and f and mounted beneath the opposite end portions of the table a and movable transversely thereof are bars h and 2' which are provided at their back ends respectively with upwardly directed forks 7L1 and i which engage the hubs of the gears g and g and are adapted to move said gears longitudinally of the shafts on which they are mounted, and the bar it is provided at its front end with a clownwardly directed arm 72, which is connected with a crank lever h secured to a rock shaft j supported at the front of the table a as shown at j The bar 2' is provided at its front end with an upwardly directed arm 2' which is connected with an upwardly directed crank 2' secured to the shaft j, and secured to the shaft j near one end of the table a is alever for rotating. or rocking the shaft. and for. shiftingthe gears g andv 9 on theshaft-s f and f The shaft 6 which is the main power shaft of the machine may be turned inany desired manner, but in the accompanying drawing we have shownv an, electricrnotor; m for this purpose. The shaft m of the motor m is provided with a gear m which meshes with a corresponding gear m mountechon a. shaft m havingsupports m, and the shaft m is provided with anielongated gear m which operates in connection with a gear m mounted: on and secured to the shaft 6 The rock table 0. is provided at-its opposite ends with a rollorcylindricahformationas shown atm and, inpractice, a wide belt; or strip 0 of -any suitable HitttOl'lELldSWO-UHCL on one of the rollers-b b-andconnected with theothenand, in practice, the rugs 0 to be exhibited are placedj on the belt or strip 0, which is wound on one of-the rollers b -N, the roller 6- being ernployed in this case. \Vith this construction whenit is desired to exhibit the rugs, the machine is put in operation and the roller is slowly wound or turned in the direction of the arrow 1, and as the roller 6 is turned in th s manner, the beltior strip 0 will be drawn from the roller 5 and rewound;on the roller bfland in this operation the rugs 0 Willsuccessively pass over the rock table 0 and may be clearly seen and examinedas willbe readily understood,

The opposite end portions ofthe rocktable bear'on the under-sides of; the rollers b b in the above operation and asthe strip or belt 0 and the rugs arerewoundv from one of said rollersonto the other, one

end of the rock table 0 will go down and -v the other up, as will be.readilyunderstood, and -on e of the objects of the springs a is to regulate the pressure of the end=portions of" the rock plate '0 on the bottoms of-the rollers,

b andb, and-to keep the said'rollers and especially that-from which the belt, or strip 0 and rugs are being unwound from racing or turning too. freely.

It will be understood'that the gears g and g are secured to and not rotatable on the shafts f-and f and-supposing the parts to be in theposition, shown anditlis desired-to start the machine, the lever leis manipulated so as to rock the shaft j and throw the gears g andg into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the gear don the shafte will engage the gear 9 on the shaft f Suppose now the motonm, to be in operation, the shaft 6'. will be rotatedand-the gear 0 engagingthe, shaft g? will rotat the roller 6 in the direction of the arrow y by means of the drive chain and corresponding gears. As this operation progresses the speed of the roller Z5 will be gradually decreased by the radialmovement. of; the gear; across the faceof the :gear- 5]? and, of course, the movement of the roller 6 will decrease in the same pro portion as-the strip or belt 0 and rugs 0 are wound on the roller 6 and this will give a. uniform or regular movement.- of. the

strip or belt 0 and rugs 0 over the surface of'the rock table 0 the longitudinalmovement of the shaft 6 by which the above operation is accomplished being effected by the operation of" the crank lever (Z as one end-ofthe table 0 -rises and'the other goes.

down.

Whenthe strip or belt- 0 andirugs are all wound-on the roller 6 andit is desiredto reverse the operation, of the machine, the lever 70 ismanipulated so as tothrow the wheelsg and 9 into the full line position shown in Fig. 2," and-at this time the gear 6 on the shaft 6 will be in the dotted line position showninvsaid figure, and'willen-v gage the gear 9, and with the parts in this position the operation of" the machine, as above, described, will result in therewinding of the strip or belt. 0 and rugs 0 'onto the roller 5 and in this operation the said rugs may be examined-as they passover the surface of'the rockplate. 0

WVhile we have shown and described the preferred form, of our improved apparatus for exhibiting rugs, it will be understood that our invention is not limitedto the details of? construction hereinshownand described, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scope ofthe appended claims, without departing from the spirit of'our invention,

or sacrificingits advantages, andwe reserve the rightto make all such alterations therein as fairly come Within the scope of theinvention.

Having fully described our invention,

tudinally. of the machine and provided with friction gears adapted to engage the first named'gears and to move radiallythereof,

anddevices operatedbyth e rocktable for moving said shaft longitudinally.

2. In a machine of the class. described,-

an oblong base or support, rollers mounted over the. oppositeend portions of said base orsupport, a flexible belt or strip woundlon one of said rollers and connected with the other, a rock table spring supported midway between said rollers and the ends of which are adapted to bear on the bottoms of said rollers and over Which said belt or strip passes, and devices in operative connection With said rock table for turning said rollers so as to Wind said belt or strip on one and then rewind it onto the other.

3. In a display machine of the class described, a base, rollers supported thereover, a rock table pivoted centrally over the base and the ends of which are adapted to bear on the bottoms of said rollers, and devices in operative connection With said rollers and said rock table for alternately turning 15 JOHN LUTZ. CHARLES J. LEYES.

Witnesses:

E. EDWARD BURR, ALFRED J. ONEIL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O.

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