Crossbar bracket

A unitary, generally U-shaped, flexible metal mounting bracket for attachment to a rectangular crossbar mounted horizontally on a merchandising unit, comprising:

• a front plate extending in a vertical plane a distance closely corresponding to the vertical thickness of the crossbar, adapted to have display apparatus mounted thereto;
• a flange integrally joined to the front plate and extending rearward therefrom, the flange including a horizontally extending top and a vertically downward depending leg, the leg being selectively spaced from the front plate at a width closely sized to the horizontal thickness of the crossbar for receiving the crossbar therebetween in an interior space;
• a locking structure formed into the front plate, the locking structure projecting horizontally towards the leg but terminating horizontally short of the leg to provide a horizontal distance between the leg and the locking structure that is less than the horizontal thickness of the crossbar, the locking structure being forged by a horizontally inward bend in the front plate to provide a first section angling horizontally toward the leg and downwardly, and wherein the locking structure includes an outward bend in the front plate located below the inward bend to provide a second section angling horizontally away from the leg and downwardly;
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• the leg extending downwardly a distance at least approximately one half of the vertical thickness of the crossbar.

A U-shaped mounting bracket for attachment to a retail crossbar having a rectangular cross-section, the mounting bracket comprising:

• a front plate adapted to have display apparatus mounted thereto;
• a flange attached to the front plate and projecting away therefrom, the flange including a rear portion extending downwardly and disposed generally parallel to the front plate;
• inner surfaces of the front plate and the flange defining an interior space sized to closely receive the crossbar;
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• a lower end of the front plate being angled to project laterally from the front plate, the lower end of the front plate and a lower end of the rear portion of the flange defining an entrance to the interior space that is sized and oriented, in the entrance's natural state, to prevent the crossbar from entering the interior space, the entrance enlarging to allow the crossbar to pass therethrough and be received within the interior space.