Hang tag for suspending a wrench for display
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Tuber, Ken Peter
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Abstract
A hang tag for display of an adjustable wrench having a fixed jaw and a movable jaw may include a base member, and a folding member that folds to engage with the base member to retain the adjustable wrench in the hang tag. The base member may include a hanging portion that includes a hanging aperture through which a hook or other protrusion is insertable to suspend the hang tag, and a retaining portion that also includes the folding member and that retains the adjustable wrench responsive to the folding member contacting the base member to enclose a neck of the adjustable wrench via a locking assembly. An operating window may be formed at the retaining portion of the base member to enable access to a worm gear on opposite sides of the adjustable wrench.
Claims18
A hang tag for display of an adjustable wrench having a fixed jaw and a movable jaw, the movable jaw being operable via turning a worm gear exposed on opposite sides of the adjustable wrench, the hang tag comprising:
- a base member;
- and
- a folding member that folds to engage with the base member to retain the adjustable wrench in the hang tag,
- wherein the base member further comprises:
- a hanging portion that includes a hanging aperture through which a hook or other protrusion is insertable to suspend the hang tag, and
- a retaining portion that also includes the folding member and that retains the adjustable wrench responsive to the folding member contacting the base member to enclose a neck of the adjustable wrench via a locking assembly, and
- wherein an operating window is formed at the retaining portion of the base member to enable access to the worm gear on both of the opposite sides of the adjustable wrench,
- wherein the retaining portion further comprises:
- a fixed jaw retainer extending away from the base member to enclose a portion of the fixed jaw on at least three sides,
- a neck retainer including portions of each of the folding member and the base member to support the adjustable wrench such that the fixed jaw extends into the fixed jaw retainer and the worm gear is proximate the operating window,
- wherein the neck retainer comprises a top wall, a bottom wall formed opposite the top wall, a first sidewall, and second sidewall formed opposite the first sidewall,
- wherein the first and second sidewalls and the bottom wall extend along respective peripheral edges of the base member responsive to the folding member being folded to contact the base member,
- wherein the top wall is formed at an angle relative to the bottom wall, and
- wherein the top wall and the bottom wall each have a gap formed therein through which the neck of the adjustable wrench passes to support weight of the adjustable wrench on the top wall responsive to the folding member being folded to contact the base member.
A method of packaging an adjustable wrench for display, the method comprising:
- molding a hang tag including a base member, and a folding member, the base member comprising a hanging portion that includes a hanging aperture through which a hook or other protrusion is insertable to suspend the hang tag, and a retaining portion that also includes an operating window,
- inserting the adjustable wrench in the retaining portion;
- folding the folding member to contact the base member to enclose a neck of the adjustable wrench;
- and
- engaging a locking assembly to retain the adjustable wrench in the hang tag such that a worm gear of the adjustable wrench is accessible on at least one side via the operating window,
- wherein the retaining portion further comprises:
- a fixed jaw retainer extending away from the base member to enclose a portion of a fixed jaw of the adjustable wrench on at least three sides,
- a neck retainer including portions of each of the folding member and the base member to support the adjustable wrench such that the fixed jaw extends into the fixed jaw retainer and the worm gear is proximate the operating window,
- wherein the neck retainer comprises a top wall, a bottom wall formed opposite the top wall, a first sidewall, and second sidewall formed opposite the first sidewall,
- wherein the first and second sidewalls and the bottom wall extend along respective peripheral edges of the base member responsive to the folding member being folded to contact the base member,
- wherein the top wall is formed at an angle relative to the bottom wall, and
- wherein the top wall and the bottom wall each have a gap formed therein through which the neck of the adjustable wrench passes to support weight of the adjustable wrench on the top wall responsive to the folding member being folded to contact the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.