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US 5,027,945 AGranted
Merchandise support assembly and hook suitable for use therewith
OwnerAndre P. Wilkinsinventor
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A merchandise support assembly, for example for socks comprises a blank 10 having first, second, third fourth and fifth portions 12, 14, 16, 18, 26 folded at crease lines 20, 22, 24, 28 between the portions. A second portion 14 is folded at the crease line 20 so that it overlies part of the first portion 12 to which it is secured by adhesive. Folding at crease lines 20, 22 forms a pocket between the second and fourth portions 14, 18 which are spaced part by the width of the third portion 16. A hook 40 comprises a hook member 42 and flexible resilient support arms 46 inserted through an opening 38 adjacent a fourth crease line 28 at the junction of the first and fifth portions 12, 26. The arms 46 engage the sheet material along crease line 28 to support the folded blank 10. The support assembly is simple to make and the hook can readily be assembled with the folded blank 10.
A merchandise support assembly including a carrier member comprising foldable sheet material comprising a first, support portion, a second portion meeting the first portion at a first crease line folded so that it overlies the first portion at least partially and is secured to the first portion, a third portion meeting the second portion at a second crease line, and a fourth portion meeting the third portion at a third crease line parallel with the second crease line, the sheet material being folded about the second and third crease lines so that the second portion is in register with part at least of the fourth portion but spaced from it by the third portion to provide a merchandise-receiving pocket between the second and fourth portions.
A merchandise support assembly comprising a carrier member by which merchandise may be carried and a hook attached to the carrier member, the hook comprising a hook member extending from a connection portion generally in the direction of a first axis, support arms projecting outwardly from the connection portion of the hook member generally along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the carrier member including a fold extending in the second axis direction along which the arms underlie and an opening adjacent to the fold, the opening having a length in the second axis direction greater than the width of the connection portion along the second axis direction and having a width in the first axis direction greater than the width of the arms in the first axis direction, and the arms being relatively rigid in the general direction of the first axis and resiliently flexible in the general direction of a third axis perpendicular to both the first and second axes whereby the arms may be flexed in the region of their junction with the connection portion until they lie side by side projecting generally in the direction of said third axis for insertion through the opening in the carrier member.
A process of producing a merchandise support assembly comprising a carrier member by which merchandise may be carried and a hook attached to the carrier member, the hook comprising a hook member extending from a connection portion generally in the direction of a first axis, support arms projecting outwardly from the connection portion of the hook member generally along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the carrier member including a fold extending in the second axis direction along which the arms underlie in the assembled assembly, and an opening adjacent to the fold, the opening having a length in the second axis direction greater than the width of the connection portion along the second axis direction and having a width in the first axis direction greater than the width of the arms in the first axis direction, the arms being relatively rigid in the general direction of the first axis and resiliently flexible in the general direction of a third axis perpendicular to both the first and second axes, the process including the steps of flexing the arms until they lie side by side projecting generally in the direction of said third axis, inserting the side by side arms through the opening in the third axis direction, and releasing the arms to permit them to return to extend along the second axis and underlie said fold.
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