Security display rack

A security display device for articles wherein the display device is adapted to be mounted on a support which includes a base and a riser, said security display device comprising:

• an elongated support member having an elongated surface and a plurality of grooves extending through the support member and opening at said elongated surface, each of said grooves being adapted to have at least a portion of one of the articles inserted therein with the grooves spacing the articles along the support member;
• an elongated locking member adapted to cover the open ends of said grooves to impede removal of the articles from the grooves;
• means for mounting the locking member for movement to open and at least partially close the open ends of the grooves, said locking member having a closed position in which it lies along the elongated surface of the support member to at least partially close the open ends of all of the grooves;
• locking means for locking the locking member in said closed position;
• a post coupled to the support member and attachable to the riser for elevating the security display device above a supporting surface, said elongated surface facing generally upwardly and said grooves opening generally upwardly when the post is attached to the riser to elevate the support member above the supporting surface;
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• said mounting means including at least one flange on one of said members and at least one recess on the other of said members, said one flange being received in said one recess to permit the locking member to be slid over the open ends of the grooves to open and at least partially close the open ends of the grooves.