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inder 8 is closed by a flanged disk 14 which
has interfitting engagement in said cylinder .
and which surrounds a reduced threaded ex-
tension 15 of the rod 7. A .suitably orna-
5 mented cap member 16 is assembled upon the
extension 15 and bears agains the closure
14, the cap member 16 serving to hold the
structure in the assembled relation described
and to prevent axial.vibration in the rota-
10 tion of the case, the natural tendency of such
vibration being to impede rotation, and to
cause jarring and noise. The three upper-
most plates 12 form the top and bottom walls
of the respectively adjacent upper and lower
15 cylinders, while the lowermost plate 12
forms the bottom wall of the.lowermost cyl-
inder. The portions of the plates 12 which
project beyond the cylindrical walls 13 are
designated for the sake of convenience of
20 description by the numeral 17, and such pro-
jecting portions 17 serve as the bottoms for
the card or booklet receptacles, the latter be-
ing disposed in annular tiers. It will be ap-
parent that the member 1 and the plates 12
25 together afford means for connecting the
cylinders 8, 9, 10 and 11 rigidly, such rigid
connection assisting in the compact assein-
blage of the structure and in the reduction
of noise and vibration.
30 Projecting radially from the cylindrical
walls 13 and 13' are a number of radial
wings 18 which are arranged at equal dis-
tances apart in annular series and which are
of equal size throughout each annular series.
35 The wings 18 form the side walls of the card
or booklet receptacles, which latter are des-
ignated 8', 9', 10' and 11' in the order of
their association with the respective cylin-
ders 8, 9, 10 and 11. The front walls of the
40 receptacles are constituted of glass panels
19, with which are associated for the sake of
utility and appearance rectangular frames,
the latter comprising vertical strips 20 se-
cured to the wings 18 and upper and lower
45 horizontal strips 21 and 22 connecting the
strips 20, the strips 22 being secured in suit-
able manner to the projecting ledge por-
tions 17.
The frames may be constructed in any
50 suitable manner, as for example by stamp-
ing out rectangular openings in integral
section of sheet material, or the strips 21
and 22 may be made separate from the strips
20 and secured thereto in suitable manner.
55 The panes 19 are for the purpose of dis-
tinctive display of flat formation and it fol-
lows that the strips 21 and 22 will be straight
and will be arranged at obtuse angles to one
another. Vertical flanges 23 project later-
60 ally from each side of the wings 18 at a
short distance inwardly of the strips 20 and
said flanges 23, together with said strips,
constitute a positive means for holding the
glass panels 19 against displacement. It
5 will be understood that the strips 20 andflanges 23 have an angular cross section cor-
responding to the degree of angulariy be-
tween the adjacent strips 21.
While it is not essential, it is preferred
to provide closures for the several card or 70
booklet receptacles, such closures being desig-
nated generally by the numeral 24 and each
comprising a metallic plate having its rear
edge curved in conformity to the curvature
of the adjacent cylindrical wall 13, having 75
inwardly tapering side edges, and having a
projecting front portion which in the closed
position of the plates rests upon the corre-
sponding strip 21. For the purpose of add-
ing strength to the closures, depending 80
curved flanges 25 are provided at the rear
edges thereof, and depending flanges 26 are
provided at the side edges thereof. The
flanges 26 serve to prevent rattling of the
closures and toward this end said flanges 85
bind with a slight degree of friction against
the adjacent wings 18. The flanges 25 are
spaced slightly from the adjacent cylin-
drical wall 13, in order that the plates 24
may be raised and lowered through the nec- 90
essary angle without undue binding. The
plates 24 are pivotally assembled, a common
pivot means serving for each annular series,
such pivot means comprising a wire ring 27
which is passed through openings in the 95
wings 18 and through openings in the flanges
26. This peculiar pivotal assemblage of
the plates 24 is preferred, for the reasons
of its simplicity, inexpensiveness and efli-
ciency. It will be seen that by the provision 100
of the annular pivot rings 27, operations of
soldering, riveting, cutting, and the attend-
ant liability of displacement or breakage
of the pivot pins are eliminated.
For the sake of convenience, it is pre- 105
ferred to construct the upper cylinder 8 as
a coin container in order that persons may
drop coins into said cylinder in payment
for cards or booklets which they have taken
from the receptacle. Accordingly a remov- 110
able cup-shaped coin receptacle 28 is ar-
ranged within the cylinder 8, the bottom of
the receptacle 28 surrounding the member
1. The closure plate 14 is formed with a
slot 29 through which the coins may be 115
dropped into the receptacle 28 and a lock
30 of approved known construction is pro-
vided for preventing the removal of the
plate 14 by maliciously inclined persons, the
lock 30 obviously comprising coperating 120
elements associated with the plate 14 and
the wall 13'.
In order that the display case may have a
distinctive and attractive appearance, the
various receptacles of one annular series are 125
arranged in staggered relation to the recep-
tacles of the next adjacent lower and upper
series. The receptacles of each series are
also preferably of different dimensions and
consequently one series will contain a greater 13003
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Swan, George B. Revoluble Display-Case., patent, March 8, 1910; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513917/m1/4/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.