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US 6,601,808 B1Granted
Display hook assembly with adjustable positioning back plate
AssigneeTrion Industries, Inc.
InventorThomas O. Nagel
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Abstract
A merchandise display hook assembly is comprised of a wire hook for suspending display merchandise, and a specially molded plastic back plate, which is formed with multiple mounting sockets at different elevations, for varying the vertical position of the display hook relative to the back plate. In one embodiment, the back plate also accommodates laterally adjustable positioning of the display hook relative to the back plate. The arrangement enables in-store display areas to be configured for greater density of display items, leading to significant cost advantages.
Claims15
A display hook assembly, which comprises
- (a) a display hook comprising an forwardly extending arm for the support of display merchandise,
- (b) a cross bar element fixed to said display hook and extending generally at right angles thereto, and
- (c) a back plate for mounting said display hook,
- (d) said back plate comprising a back wall member,
- (e) one of more panel engaging elements extending rearwardly from said back wall for mounting said back plate to a display panel,
- (f) said display panel having a plurality of incrementally discrete vertically spaced locations for receiving said panel engaging elements for mounting said back plate at predetermined vertically discrete locations on said panel,
- (g) said back plate further including a plurality of vertically spaced-apart socket-forming elements for receiving and detachably securing the cross bar element of a said display hook for mounting said display hook at one of a plurality of vertically spaced apart positions on said back plate, and
- (h) the vertical spacing between adjacent socket-forming elements of said back plate being less than the vertical spacing between said discrete vertically spaced locations on said display panel.
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