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US 10,244,874 B2Granted
Foldover for loss prevention and improved merchandising
AssigneeContempo Card. Co., Inc.
InventorsMichael Markarian, Ed Benjamin
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Abstract
An anti-theft display hanger comprising a foldover which when engaged allows for the display of fashion jewelry, traditionally necklaces, pendants and necklaces, to be more secure, harder to steal, and permanently held in a desired position until disengaged while still presently enclosed merchandise in the most aesthetically, desirable manner for the consumer.
Claims19
An anti-theft display hanger for supporting an article, comprising:
- a first member having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top portion, a bottom portion and a thickness defined between the outer surface and inner surface;
- a second member having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top portion, a bottom portion and a thickness defined between the outer surface and inner surface, the second member being constructed and arranged to overlay at least a portion of the first member in an assembled position;
- a gusset disposed between the bottom portion of the first member and the bottom portion of the second member and having one or more dielines wherein said dielines create two flaps when the hanger is assembled and further wherein said flaps contain apertures that line up when the hanger is assembled;
- a recess in one or both members in which to support an electronic article surveillance sensor, the recess being sized to support the sensor therein and having a depth dependent upon the thickness of the first member such that upon supporting the sensor within the recess, the sensor is planar with or below the inner surface of the first member;
- an engagement member constructed and arranged to support the hanger on a display;
- means in which to secure the first member to the second member when assembled;
- and means to secure said article to said hanger;
- wherein upon assembling the hanger, the second member overlays the first member so as to conceal the electronic article surveillance sensor, the flaps when folded in and towards each other so that the apertures contained therein allow for the securing means to be threaded through said apertures and thereafter capable of securing said article to said hanger, provided when said article is secured to the hanger said article is unable to move within said hanger.
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A method of making an anti-theft display hanger for supporting an article, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first member having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top portion, a bottom portion and a thickness defined between the outer surface and inner surface;
- providing a second member having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top portion, a bottom portion and a thickness defined between the outer surface and inner surface, the second member being a mirror image of the first member and being constructed and arranged to overlay at least a portion of the first member in an assembled position;
- providing a gusset situated between said members wherein said gusset having one or more dielines which create two or more flaps having apertures in said flaps wherein when the hanger is assembled, a recess, in which an article for sale is positioned, is formed;
- folding the two flaps formed in the gusset inward towards each other so that the apertures contained within said flaps align;
- threading a cable tie through the aligned apertures of the flaps;
- securing said article to the hanger using the cable tie;
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- folding the two members inward and towards each other until one member overlays a portion of the second member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.