US1378902A - Spice-can holder - Google Patents

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E. W, ROEHL SPICE CAN HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, I921.

Patented May 24, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAMBOEHL, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

SPICE-CAN HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented llay 24, 1921.

' Application filedJanuary 12, 1921.- Serial No. 436,754.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMIL Ronnna citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the'county of Spokane and State of WVashington, have invented'a new and useful Spice-Can Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for holding spice cans or other containers of similar nature.

i The object is to provide a simple, cheaply constructed holder for supporting and displaying cans or other receptacles containing sp1ces,'cond1ments orother art cles in such manner'as to readily permit of inspection of the contents by simply removing the lids low cost, the same being made to-contain and without the necessity'of removing the said cans from the holder, to clearly disclose to view the labels on the same in order to deter mine the particular can desired for use, and to permit the ready introduction of the said can into and its removal from the holder while holding them in an upright'posit'ion.

Another object is to provide a holder of such simple construction as to be readily formed of a single piece of stout wire, and which may be manufactured and sold at a mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spice can holder constructed in accordance with the present invention adapted to support a pair of cans or other containers.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, the

' cans being removed.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same.

While the drawing shows a holding device constructed to hold a pair of ordinary cans or boxes such asare in common use for con.-

taining spices, it is to be understood that the said holder may be made sufficiently long to accommodate a pluralitythereof, six-or eight being advantageously held for ordinary kitchen use, and furthermore, while the cans are shown of rectangular shape in cross section, it will be seen that the holder is capable of supporting'cans 'of'other shapes so long as the diameters .of the same are of less dimensions than the entrance to the holder,

The device is formed of a single length of stout steel wire of sufficient gage and strength to withstand the strain to which the device may be subjected, and is bent to form, intermediate of its ends,a front, guard rail 1 which is to be of the desired length to accommodate or extend across the fronts of two or more cans 2, depending upon the size and capacity of theholder to be formed.

At the ends of the front guard rail 1, the

wire is bent at right angles'thereto to form end 'rails" or connecting arms 3, arranged parallel to each other and formed of a length somewhat greater than thewidth of the maximum size can or receptacle to be held. The end rails or connecting arms terminate in downwardly extending posts or attaching portions 4: (as viewed in the applied position shown in Fig. 1), and said posts 4 are equipped with outwardly extending eyes 5,

formed by bending the wire into a small circle intermediate the lengths of the said posts or attaching portions. At the lower ends of the posts l, the wire is again bent outwardlyin the same direction as the end rails or connecting arms 3 and directly beneath the same to form lower connecting arms 6, the latter, however, being of alength substantially half the length of the upper arms 3, the terminals of thelength of wire being then bent inwardly toward each other to form a lower supporting rail or bar 7.

The length of the wire is such as to bring;

the ends of the same in abutting relation, after the formation of the holder, when they are securely held in such relation and in longitudinal alinement and parallel to the front guard rail 1, by soldering or brazing the same together, as indicated at 8.

The eyes 5 are adapted to receive fastening screws 9 or other fastening means which. securely hold the device to a supporting surface 10, whichmay be the wall of a room or the door, or side of a kitchen cabinet, or any other surface vto which it may be desired to secure the can holding device.

It will be seen that by reason of the fact that the can supporting rail or bar 7 formed by the terminal portions of the wire, is'

located midway between the wall 10 and the outer or upper guard rail 1, so that when the cans or containers 2, which may be of varying sizes and proportions, are introduced therebetween, thebottoms of the cans will always rest squarely upon the bottom member 7 and be supported thereby, the said guard rail 1 serving to prevent the cans from tipping outwardly and the connecting arms 3 holding-the cans from removal from the ends of the device; By reason of the location of the eyes 5 intermediate of the length of the arms 6, thatpart of each of said arms below the eyes serves as a brace for the lower bar or rail 7, and prevents sagging of the latter and keeps the screws or other fastenings from being pulled out. I a

From the foregoing, it will be seen that an extremely simple and cheaply manufactured holding device for supporting spice cans or other containers has been provided which, by reason of its open construction will not catch and hold dust or dirt, may be readily applied to any supporting surface to hold cans in readily accessible position and that the same is strong and durable with no parts to become broken or deranged.

What is claimed is 1. A rack or holdercomposed of a single having their terminalsdirected inwardly toward each other and secured together to form a supporting bar or ra1l for cans, said bar or rail being engaged by the bottoms of said cans.

2. A rack or holder composed of a single length of wire bent to form an upper longitudinal guard rail, terminating at its ends in right-angularly bent end rails of equal length, each joined to downwardly directed posts or attaching portions, having outwardly extending screw eyes formed therein, the lower ends of said posts being connected to outwardly directed lower connecting arms parallel to and directly beneath the said end rails and substantially one-half the length thereof, thelower arms having their terminals directed inwardly toward each other In testimony, that I claimthe foregoing as myown, I have hereto afiixed my slgnature. V e v a i EMIL. WILLIAM- ROEHL and secured together to form a supporting baror rail for cans. v'

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