Merchandise information tag

An article of manufacture in the form of a product identification tag for use in conjunction with display means adapted to suspend merchandise for display, which display means includes a support member adapted to engage a separate support structure along at least one lineal path of predetermined length, said identification tag comprising an integral plastic member having a first portion of predetermined configuration adapted to receive a label, said tag having a second portion through which a slot is defined with at least one dimension at least as long as said predetermined length, wherein said tag is supportable by said support member adjacent said support structure and behind said merchandise by inserting said support member through said slot along said lineal path to engage said support structure;

• wherein said first tag portion has a planar forward-facing surface adapted to have an adhesive-back label secured thereto;
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• wherein said first tag portion is a label-receiving pocket formed by folding said first portion about a fold line extending paralled to said one slot dimension.

An article of manufacture in the form of a product identification tag for use in conjunction with display means for presenting merchandise for display, said identification tag comprising an integral plastic member having a support portion, an indicia-bearing portion and a stem portion which integrally joins said support and indicia-bearing portions, said stem portion being narrower in width than said support and indicia-bearing portions, to define a pair of slots on opposite sides of said stem portion between said support and indicia-bearing portions, wherein said support portions includes means for selectively extending said indicia-bearing portion of said tag from said display means with said slots spaced horizontally from one another across said stems, and wherein said indicia-bearing portion of said tag is a label-receiving pocket formed by folding said indicia-bearing portion about a horizontally-extending fold line.

An article of manufacture in the form of a product identification tag for use in conjunction with a product display on an apertured board, the apertured board having holes defined therethrough which are spaced by a predetermined distance, said tag comprising an integral plastic member having an information-displaying portion with first and second opposite edges spaced no more than said predetermined distance, and first and second mounting members formed integrally with said information-displaying portion and projecting outwardly from said first and second opposite edges, respectively, each mounting member including an anchor section and a stem section which extends from one of said edges and terminates at its distal end in said anchor section, said stem sectin being perforated to permit at least a portion thereof, including said anchor sections, to be resiliently bent out of plane of the information-displaying portion, said stem section having a dimension parallel to said first and second edges which is smaller than the diameter of the apertured board holes, and wherein said anchor section includes at least one dimension which is greater than the apertured board hole diameter and is resiliently collapsible to permit the anchor section to be inserted through a apertured board hole.

An article of manufacture in the form of a product identification unit for use in conjunction with a wire product display basket, or the like, said unit comprising an integral plastic tag member having an information-displaying portion with first and second opposite edges and first and second mounting members formed integrally with said information-displaying portion and projecting outwardly from said first and second edges, respectively, each mounting member including an anchor section and a stem section which extends from one of said edges and terminates at its distal end in said anchor section, said stem section being perforated to permit at least a portion thereof, including said anchor sections, to be resiliently bent out of the plane of the information displaying portion, said unit further comprising a separate backing member having a pair of slots defined therethrough which are spaced and sized to receive the stems of said first and second mounting members, respectively, and wherein said anchor section is resiliently collapsible to permit the anchor section to be inserted through a respective slot in said backing member and be retained therein.

Apparatus for displaying and identifying merchandise comprising:

• merchandise support means for supporting said merchandise for display;
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• a product-identification tag in the form of a generally rectangular and substantially planar plastic card-like member having an information display surface adapted to adhere to a pressure-sensitive adhesively backed label, said card-like member having one edge from which tag support means projects as an integrally-formed part of said card-like member, said tag support means including means for engaging said merchandise support member with said information display surface facing outward from said merchandise support member so as to be visible to passersby, said tag support means having a relatively narrow proximal portion and a relatively wide distal portion, wherein said merchandise support means is an apertured board having at least one hole defined therethrough and wherein said distal portion is wider than said hole but sufficiently flexible to permit said distal portion to be inserted through said hole when flexed and then engage said board from behind said hole when unflexed.