Display strip and product support combination

A display strip and hang tab combination comprising:

• a first strip of flexible material having a hanging section and a supporting section, said hanging section being positioned above said supporting section and comprising a means for hanging said first strip, said supporting section comprising a first tongue defined by cut lines and a bend area in said supporting section;
• said first tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width below said widest most width and being pivotable between an initial position wherein said first tongue lies in a plane containing said supporting section and a second position wherein said first tongue projects from said bend area out of the plane containing said supporting section and creates an opening therein;
• a second strip of flexible material comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion comprising a bonding section at which a product to be supported is attached thereto;
• said second portion having provided therein cut lines and a second bend area defining a second tongue, said second tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width below said widest most width and being pivotable between an initial position wherein said second tongue lies in a plane containing said second portion and a second position wherein said second tongue projects from said second bend area out of said plane containing said second portion and creates an opening therein;
• each of said first tongue and said second tongue being complimentary in shape and size such that said first strip is lockingly engaged to said second strip by reception of said first tongue deformed of said first strip through said opening created in said second portion of said second strip whereby said second portion opposes the removal of said first tongue undeformed or by insertion of said second tongue deformed of said second strip through said opening created in said supporting section of said first strip whereby said supporting section opposes the removal of said second tongue undeformed.

A locking display strip and hang tab combination comprising:

• a first strip of flexible material having a hanging section and a supporting section, said hanging section being positioned above said supporting section and comprising means for hanging said first strip, said supporting section comprising a first tongue defined by cut lines and a bend area;
• said first tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width and being pivotable between an initial position wherein said first tongue lies in a plane containing said supporting section and a second position wherein said first tongue projects from said bend area out of the plane containing said supporting section and creates an opening therein, said first tongue being deformable in said second position;
• a second strip of flexible material comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion comprising a bonding section at which a product to be supported is attached thereto, said second portion having provided therein cut lines and a second bend area defining a second tongue;
• said second tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width below said widest most width, said widest most width of said second tongue being equal to or slightly greater than said narrowest most width of said first tongue, said second tongue being pivotable between an initial position wherein said second tongue lies in a plane containing said second portion and a second position wherein said second tongue projects from said second bend area out of said plane containing said second portion and creates an opening therein, said opening and said second tongue being complementary in shape and size to said first tongue such that said first strip is lockingly engaged to said second strip by reception of a first tongue deformed in said opening of said second portion whereby said second portion opposes the removal of a first tongue undeformed therefrom.

A display strip and hang tab combination comprising:

• a first strip of flexible material having a hanging section and a supporting section, said hanging section being positioned above said supporting section and comprising means for hanging said first strip, said supporting section comprising a first tongue defined by cut lines and a bend area;
• said first tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width and being pivotable between an initial position wherein said first tongue lies in a plane containing said supporting section and a second position wherein said first tongue projects from said bend area out of the plane containing said supporting section and creates an opening therein;
• a second strip of flexible material comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion comprising a bonding section at which a product to be supported is attached thereto, said second portion having provided therein cut lines and a second bend area defining a second tongue;
• said second tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width below said widest most width, said narrowest most width of said second tongue being equal to or slightly less than said widest most width of said first tongue, said second tongue being pivotable between an initial position wherein said second tongue lies in a plane containing said second portion and a second position wherein said second tongue projects from said second bend area out of said plane containing said second portion, said second tongue being deformable in said second position and complimentary in shape and size to said opening created in said supporting section for engagement;
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• said opening created in said supporting section and said first tongue receive a second tongue deformed therein and oppose the removal of a second tongue undeformed therefrom.

A display strip, hang tab and product combination comprising:

• a product;
• a first strip of flexible material having a hanging section and a supporting section, said hanging section being positioned above said supporting section and comprising means for hanging said first strip, said supporting section comprising a first tongue defined by cut lines and a bend area in said supporting section;
• said first tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width below said widest most width and being pivotable between an initial position wherein said first tongue lies in a plane containing said supporting section and a second position wherein said first tongue projects from said bend area out of the plane containing said supporting section and creates an opening therein;
• and a second strip of flexible material comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion comprising a bonding section at which said product is attached thereto, said second portion having provided therein cut lines and a second bend area defining a second tongue, said second tongue comprising a widest most width and a narrowest most width below said widest most width and being pivotable between an initial position wherein said second tongue lies in a plane containing said second portion and a second position wherein said second tongue projects from said second bend area out of said plane containing said second portion and creates an opening therein;
• each of said first tongue and said second tongue being complimentary in shape and size such that said first strip is lockingly engaged to said second strip by reception of said first tongue deformed of said first strip through said opening created in said second portion of said second strip whereby said second portion opposes the removal of said first tongue undeformed, or by insertion of said second tongue deformed of said second strip through said opening created in said supporting section of said first strip whereby said supporting section opposes the removal of said second tongue undeformed.

A display strip and hang tab combination comprising:

• a first strip of elastically flexible material having a hanging section and a supporting section, said hanging section being positioned above said supporting section and comprising a means for hanging said first strip, said supporting section comprising a first half of a locking engagement;
• a second material having means thereon defining a second half of said locking engagement;
• said locking engagement comprising a tongue on one of said first and second strips and an aperture on the other of said first and second strips, said tongue being complimentary in shape and size to said aperture such that said tongue is lockingly engaged in said aperture, said aperture including means for opposing the removal of said tongue and wherein when said first half of said locking engagement is said tongue, said second half of said locking engagement is said aperture, and when said first half of said locking engagement is said aperture, said second half of said locking engagement is said tongue, said tongue comprising a widest most width at a distal end thereof and a narrowest most width intermediate said widest most width and a base of said tongue joining said tongue to said one of said first and second strips and being deformable into a U-shape and being pivotable at said base, said aperture being defined by through cut lines having a widest most width less than the widest most width of said tongue to thereby prevent an undeformed tongue projecting therethrough from being withdrawn therefrom to define said means for opposing the removal of said tongue from said aperture.