Display rack for caps
OwnerThomas R. Neirinckxinventor
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Abstract
A display type rack for mounting a number of baseball or sport-type caps in such a manner to display any frontal ornamentation appearing on the cap while supporting the cap in a conventional position effectively at right angles to a supporting wall or similar structure. The rack is expandable and may consist of two or more horizontal bases each equipped with cap body supporting pairs of vertical members and horizontal visor support members perpendicular to the vertical members. A number of base units equipped with horizontal and vertical support members may be assembled together and held in place by associated vertical supports.
Claims7
A cap rack in combination with and for supporting and displaying caps of the type having a body and a bill, said rack comprising:
- at least two cap supporting sections each including;
- a horizontally positioned linear base unit;
- at least two pairs of spaced apart vertical members extending upward from said base unit positioned toward a front edge of said horizontally positioned linear base unit and having upper free ends;
- said vertical members in each of said pairs spaced apart a predetermined distance to facilitate placement of the body of the cap over said members to support said body of said cap, with said pairs of vertical members spaced apart a predetermined distance to facilitate placement of the bodies of caps over each of said pair of members whereby said caps may be positioned adjacent to each other;
- said vertical members each extending upward a predetermined distance to facilitate placement of the body of the cap over said members while maintaining said body of said cap in both horizontal and upright positions;
- at least one horizontal member having a free end and extending forward from said base unit at a right angle to each of said vertical member pairs to facilitate the support of the bill of a cap on said horizontal support member;
- vertical support means supporting said cap support sections a predetermined distance apart from each other;
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- means for securing said rack in an upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.