Display hanger having an elastomeric article retainer
AssigneeCooper Industries, Inc.
InventorPeter C. Wood
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Abstract
A display hanger for an article such as a screwdriver includes a body having an aperture for receiving a hanger hook, and a downwardly depending tongue. The tongue includes a pair of arch-shaped pockets which are open at a rear face of the body. An elastomeric grommet is installable into the body. The grommet is formed of one piece and includes two arch-shaped sections and an integral web interconnecting the sections to define a hinge. The grommet sections include respective holes which can be brought into alignment by folding the grommet about the hinge. The sections of the folded grommet can be inserted simultaneously into the pockets and held therein by friction and/or rib-and-groove couplings. The screwdriver is inserted vertically through both holes of the grommet and retained therein by friction fit.
Claims11
A display hanger for suspending an article, comprising:
- a body having a front face, a rear face, and a suspension structure enabling the body to be suspended from a support;
- pockets formed on said body below said suspension structure, each pocket projecting forwardly from said front face and defining a passage extending parallel to said front face, said passages being aligned with one another for enabling an article to extend therethrough, each pocket including an access opening through said rear face;
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- a one-piece grommet formed of an elastomeric material, said grommet including:
- a pair of sections each having a through-hole and configured to be mounted in a respective one of said pockets so that said through-hole is aligned with said passage thereof, and
- a web integral with and interconnecting said sections to define a hinge enabling said grommet to be folded over to orient said through-holes in mutually aligned relationship and be simultaneously installable into respective pockets through said access openings, said through-holes being adapted to frictionally grip an article extending therethrough.
A display hanger for suspending an article, comprising:
- a body having a front face, a rear face, a downwardly depending tongue, and an aperture extending through said body at a location higher than said tongue for receiving a support hook;
- a pair of arch-shaped pockets formed on said body, each pocket projecting forwardly from said front face and defining a vertical passage extending parallel to said front face, said passages being aligned with one another for enabling an article to extend vertically therethrough, each pocket including an access opening through said rear face;
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- a one-piece grommet formed of an elastomeric material, said grommet including:
- a pair of arch-shaped sections each having a through-hole and configured to be mounted in a respective one of said pockets so that said through-hole is aligned with said passage, and
- a web integral with and interconnecting said sections to define a hinge enabling said grommet to be folded over to orient said through-holes in vertically aligned relationship and be simultaneously installable into respective pockets through said access openings, said through-holes being adapted to frictionally grip an article extending therethrough;
- each pocket and its respective grommet section being interlocked by a projection-and-recess connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.