Security display rack

A security display rack for articles, said rack comprising:

• an elongated support member having an elongated surface facing in a first direction 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 at least partially cover the open ends of said grooves to impede removal of the articles from the grooves;
• means for mounting the locking member for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between open and closed positions, said pivot axis being adjacent one end of the elongated locking member;
• said locking member lying along the elongated surface of the support member in said closed position to at least partially close the open ends of all of the grooves sufficiently to impede removal of the articles from the grooves;
• said pivot axis extending generally transverse to the elongated support member and the locking member being movable about the pivot axis away from the grooves generally in said first direction toward said open position;
• locking means for locking the locking member in said closed position;
• said elongated support member having a recess therein and said locking means includes a first locking element carried by said locking member and adapted to be received in said recess in said closed position and cooperating means in said recess and carried by said elongated support member for cooperating with the first locking element to lock the locking member in said closed position, said first locking element being spaced from said pivot axis;
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• means coupled to the support member for elevating the support member above a support surface so that the grooves open upwardly and said pivot axis extends generally horizontally.

A security display rack for articles, said rack comprising:

• an elongated channel having first and second legs interconnected by a web, each of said legs extending away from said web generally in a first direction and terminating in a free end;
• each of said legs having a groove section therein opening at the free end of the associated leg, each of said groove sections being adapted to have at least a portion of one of the articles inserted therein;
• an elongated locking member;
• means for mounting the locking member for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between open and closed positions;
• said locking member lying along the free ends of the channel in said closed position to at least partially close the open ends of all of the groove sections sufficiently to impede removal of the articles from the groove sections;
• said pivot axis extending generally transverse to the elongated support member and the locking member being movable about the pivot axis away from the grooves generally in said first direction toward said open position;
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• locking means for locking the locking member in said closed position.