Hosiery display board

A rectangular merchandising display board adapted to be supported in a vertical position for displaying a plurality of hosiery packages thereon, each of said hosiery packages including a pair of hosiery articles and a support band extending across the front and along the sides of the medial portions of the hosiery articles, a support panel extending across the rear and upwardly along the hosiery articles, and means associated with the upper end of said support panel for supporting said hosiery package on said display board, said merchandising display board including

• a. a plurality of elongate hanger elements having inner ends supported in spaced-apart relationship on the upper portion of said display board and extending horizontally therefrom, each of said hanger elements being of sufficient length to support a plurality of said hosiery packages thereon and having a free end for receiving and removing said support means of said hosiery packages, and
• b. a U-shaped hosiery package retaining rail spaced below said hanger elements and including a medial portion extending between opposite sides of said display board and including upper and lower edges, and opposite side portion extending at right angles to said medial portion, said opposite side portions having outer ends connected to opposite ends of said medial portion and inner ends connected to opposite side portions of the lower portion of said display board, said upper edge of said medial portion of said hosiery package retaining rail being spaced below said elongate hanger elements and at all same level as the upper edge of said support band of said hosiery packages, said medial portion of said hosiery package retaining rail being of a sufficient width so that said retaining rail extends across a medial portion of said vertically supported hosiery packages with the upper and lower portions of the hosiery articles in said hosiery packages being exposed to view by prospective purchasers, said hosiery package retaining rail surrounding, confining and protecting the hosiery packages from being accidentally dislodged or engaged by prospective purchasers.