Shelf-rest.

Application filed October 23,1903, Serial No, 178,202. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Henry Francis Keil, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Bronxville, in the county of West5 Chester and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Shelf-Rest, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of articles on which anything leans or lies for support, io and particularly to adjustable shelf-rests intended for use in connection with brackets of various descriptions, and it has for its object the provision of an appliance of the kind set forth simple in construction, inexpensive to 15 manufacture, and efficient in practical use.

To attain the desired end, this my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and operation of parts herein set forth.

In order to enable my invention to be fully 2o understood, I will proceed to explain the same by reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification, in which—

Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 represent elevations 25 of shelfsrests constructed according to my invention. Figs. l^a, 2^a, 3^a, and 4^a are views of the lower portions of the rests respectively shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, and Fig. l^b is a view of the blank out of which is formed up 30 the rest shown in Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views.

Referring particularly to the drawings, A in Fig. 1 denotes the top portion or body of 35 my rest, made of one piece of wrought metal. The ends A' on each side of the horizontal top face A are bent inwardly under the said top face toward each other and then downward, thus forming a preferably vertically4° disposed channel or opening «, the whole being of a T shape, having a bifurcated lower portion. The extensions or flanges / of the side of the top portion or body of my rests are also bent in a downward direction, the 45 edges of the same registering with the inner faces of the vertical depending parts A', and the said depending parts A' and the flanges A² all bear against the bracket, plate, arm, or shelf upon which my rest is mounted, the 50 plane of the parts A'being preferably at right angles to the plane of the flanges A², whereby great strength and rigidity are given to the said rest.

The rest shown in Fig. 2 is constructed in a manner similar to the one represented in Fig. 55 1 and is like.it in all respects excepting that the top face of the former is provided with an ordinarily vertical ledge or rib A³, preferably located at the edge of the said face opposite to the edge provided with the flange A². 60

In the rest shown in Fig. 3 the top face is provided with an upwardly-projecting dividing lug or partition A⁴, preferably formed by bending the top face into an inverted U shape, and in Fig. 4 my rest is shown as being also 65 provided with ordinarily vertical ledges or ribs A⁵, preferably located at the edge of the top face opposite to the edge provided with the flanges A².

It is manifest that various omissions of some 70 particulars could be made without materially affecting the essential features of my invention or the operation of the remaining parts, and I do not therefore wish to be limited to the specific structural details of the organi- 75 zation herein set forth. Obviously the elements of the structure described may be located at an angle to the plane in which they are shown. I accordingly use the words “horizontal,” “vertical,” and the like in a 80 relative sense.

In operation the rests are struck up from one piece of wrought metal and are then applied to any desired bracket, arm, or thin shelf, the vertically - disposed parts being 85 passed over the same and the lower face of the top portion or body A resting upon the upper edge of the said bracket, &c. In cases where it is desired to lay a shelf or plate of glass either entirely or partially across the rest I 90 prefer to use the forms respectively shown in Figs. 1. and 2; but where parted shelves are required to be held in a separated relation the styles represented in Figs. 3 and 4 are ordinarily employed. 95

As it is evident that many changes in the construction, form, proportion, and relative arrangement of parts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, I would have it understood 100 £?<

765,735 that I do not restrict myself to the particular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but that such changes and equivalents may be substituted therefor, and 5 that