US1916639A - Card holder - Google Patents

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July 4, 1933.

G. D. ROGERS CARD HOLDER Original Filed July 21, 1932 SW1 GT. 2 fio yens' \l I mm Patented July 4, 1933 PATEVNT OFFICE- GEORGE D. ROGERS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY CARI). HOLDER Application filed July 21, 1932, Scria1 The invention relates to a novel device for holding cards upon containers in which seed or other produce are placed for display and sale. It is customary to place garden and other seed in buckets, tubs, barrels, boxes,

etc., and to place a card giving variety, price, etc. in each container, the seed being relied upon to hold the card in such position that it may be viewed when looking into the container. Each time seed is removed however,

the card is disturbed and the result is that it is often found face down. Moreover, by having the card loose in the container, it is subject to rough treatment when removing seed, and is therefore short lived. The present invention provides a simple, inexpensive and convenient device for holding the card against the side wall of the container in a permanently conspicuous position, projecting above the container if desired, and the device is so constructed that it allows downward sliding of the card even with or below the top of the container, when a number of the containers are to be nested and stored. The

device further protects the card of its respective container against injury by contactwith the next adjacent nested container and therefore if desired, the same cards may be used season after season.

A preferred form of the device is illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewshowing the invention applied for holding a card against the inner side of a bucket, a portion of the latter being broken away and in section.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the manner in which an additional card may be held by the same device against the outer side of the bucket.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the card holder.

While I have shown the device used for holding a card against the inner side of a bucket, and another card against the outer r side of the bucket, it is obvious that the article is not restricted to holding two cards, and attention may further be invited to the fact that the holder may be reversed so that a card may be held in the same manner as shown in Fig. 1, but against the outer inspring arms 7 may also be'used no. 623,861. Renewed May as, 1933.

and if the container hasia flat wall upon which the device is to be used, it may readily be bent to slightly change its shape, or the holders may be constructed with one shape for flat walls and curved shape for curved walls.

The holder is formed from a single length of suitable wire. The intermediate portion 5 of this wire constitutes a horizontal bar for disposition at one side of a container side wall. At the ends of the bar 5, the wire is bent upwardly to provide fixed arms 6 to lie against said one side of the container wall, and at the upper ends of these arms, the wire is bentdownwardly to form spring arms 7 for disposition at the other side of the container wall. Preferably coils 8 are formed at the juncture of the arms 6 and 7 to provide springs insuring that said arms shall tightly grip the side wall of the container. Moreover, the free ends of the spring arms 7 are prefer,- ably bent inwardly toward the arms 6 as shown at 9, to engage one of the usual beads B at the exterior of a galvanized bucket or tub, to insure anti-slipping engagement of the holder with such a bucket or tub. The arms 6 are provided with portions 10 between their ends, bent inwardly toward each other and constituting fingers which cooperate with the bar 5 in holding any desired card C against one side of the container wall, said card preferably projecting conspicuously above said wall, as shown in Fig. 1. The for holding an advertising card or the like C against the side of the container wall opposite the card C. When the container is more or less cylindrical, the bar 5 is of course longitudinally curved and the fingers 10 are disposed on a corresponding curved line. 'Said bar and. fingers therefore hold the card C in a transversely curved form against the container wall, and due to its curvature, the card is materially stiffened so that it cannot be easily bent one way or the other by accident; The card'C need not project above the container wall, but may be slid downwardly to any desired position, and when its upper end is even with or slightly below the upper edge of the container, a plurality of the containers may be nested for storage, and the holders will protect the various cards held thereby.

vVhile the details disclosed are preferably followed, minor variations may of course be ends of said bar to provide fixed arms for disposition against said one side of the container wall and being bent downwardly at the upper ends of said fixed arms to provide spring arms for disposition at the other side of the container wall, intermediate portions of said fixed arms being bent inwardly to- Ward each other to provide fingers, said horizontal bar and said fingers being adapted to lie against a card to hold the latter against said one side of the container wall.

2. In combination with an upwardly open container, a relatively long and narrow card lying slidably against the inner side of the container side Wall and of a height no greater than the height of said side wall, vertical clips straddling and gripping the upper end portion of said side wall at the vertical edges of said card, said clips having portions extending toward each other and lying slidably against the inner side of said card, and a horizontal bar connecting the lower ends of said clips and lying slidably against said inner side of said card, whereby said card may be slid to and held in a conspicuous position projecting upwardly from the container, or may be downwardly slid to and held in a position entirely within said container to protect the card when storing said container.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

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