Commodity display cabinet

Application filed March 1!

My invention relates to commodity display cabinets and refers particularly to display cabinets adapted for the ready removal of commodities.

- ⁵ It is desirable that commodity display cabinets be. so constructed that commodities may be readily removed therefrom, that further commodities be automatically displayed for removal after the removal of the exposed ¹⁰ one, or ones, and that the device be attractive in appearance.

All of the above mentioned, and other, desirable features are present in the device of my invention, in which one commodity; or ¹⁵ more, as desired, is exposed for ready removal and in which upon the removal of one commodity, or more, an equal number of commodities automatically fills the spaces caused by such removal, and in which, there² fore, there is a constant exposure of removable commodities.

The novelty and usefulness of the device of my invention are evident upon consideration of the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of the device of my invention, and in which similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of one form of the device of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the device of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section through the line 3—3 of Figure 1.

„₅ Figure 4 is a section through the line 4—4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a cross section through one of the partition members.

The particular form of the device of my 40 invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings consists of two outer side wall members, 10 and 11, supported by the two base feet 12 and 13, respectively.

Fixedly attached to the two sides 10 and ⁴⁵ 11 are a plurality of vertically spaced platforms 14, 15 and 16 and supported by the cross bars 17, 18, 19 and 20, respectively.

The platforms 14,15 and 16 are in parallel ₅₀ planes and are positioned at inclined angles to the base feet 12, 13, each platform being ,368 ^rsaid stop members for each said compartment being so disposed as to be abutted by the ends only of the foremost commodity to prevent the gravitational displacement of commodities from said compartments and γθ providing for lifting off said foremost commodity by placing the fingers beneath it between said stop members, for each of said compartments. . . .

. 2. In a display cabinet, in combination ₇₅two outer side wall members, a plurality of vertically spaced forwardly and downwardly inclined platforms extending . between and fixedly supported by said side wall members with the latter extending forward- go ly beyond said platforms and upwardly above the uppermost platform, a plurality of laterally spaced compartment-forming inverted T-shaped upstanding partition members with their T-shaped head bases 85 upon and with said T-shaped partition members fixedly carried by each said platform and extending forwardly beyond said platform, a floor plate strip fixedly carried by each end portion of each said platform 90 adjacent a said outer side wall member and extending forwardly beyond said platform, said platforms forming bottoms for compartments formed by said Ϊ -shaped' partition members between said outer side Avail 95 members, a stop member for two adjacent compartments formed by the upturned forward end of the T-head base of each of said T-shaped partition member, and a stop memer formed by the upturned forward end of 1Q0 each of said floor plate strips, said stop members for each said compartment being so disposed , as to be abutted by the ends only of the foremost commodity to prevent the gravitational displacement of commodities 105 from said compartment and providing for lifting off said foremost commodity by placing the fingers beneath it between said stop . members, for each of said compartments..

3. In a display cabinet, in combination, no two outer side wall members, a plurality of vertically spaced forwardly and downwardly inclined platforms extending between and fixedly supported by said side wall members with the latter extending forwardly beyond ¹¹³said platforms and . upwardly above the .uppermost platform, the forward edges of said platforms being in stepped relation, with one another upwardly and rearwardly, a plurality of laterally spaced compartment ¹²⁰forming inverted T-shaped upstanding partition members fixedly carried by each said platform with their T-head bases thereon and with said T-shaped partition members extending forwardly beyond said platform, a floor plate strip fixedly carried by each end portion of each said platform adjacent a said outer side wall member and extending forwardly beyond said platform, said plat- _13Qforms forming bottoms for compartments ι,οιι modity thus rests upon the two inwardly directed members 22,. 22 or 24, 2.4, but is free from contact with the platform and hence has its under side, exposed. To re5 move a commodity it is simply necessary to push it upwardly and it is then free from the device. The next commodity will then move, or can be moved, forwardly in position for removal. . . .

io By reason of the inclination and widely stepped relation of the platforms 14, 15 and 16, the compartments may be very conveniently loaded with packages from the front of the device. These platforms form bot15 toms for the compartments which are effective to prevent the accidental dropping through of packages, which otherwise would occur upon the slight angular displacement of a small elongated package, such as the 20 packages 26, 26, while loading the compartments.

If the inclinations of the platforms are such as to allow the commodities to. move forwardly by gravity, as is desirable, it will 25 be seen that my invention presents a device in which a commodity is exposed for ready removal, and that the removal of such exposed commodity allows of the . automatic presentation of a new commodity for CO removal.

It is evident that the device can be constructed to contain one or more compartments, and one or more platforms, as desired.

G> I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, or arrangement of parts as shown and described as these are given simply as a means for clearly describing the device of my invention.