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US 6,681,932 B2Granted
Display hanger
AssigneePlasplugs, Inc.
InventorIain Bradfield
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AssigneePlasplugs, Inc.
InventorIain Bradfield
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A display hanger for an article, the hanger including a planar support body adapted for suspension from a support, a container into which at least a portion of the article may be inserted, the container being movably connected to said planar support so as to be movable between a display position and a utility position, the container when in its display position being arranged in a downwardly facing orientation to locate an article inserted therein so as to depend downwardly from the support body when the support body is suspended from said support, the container when it its utility position being supported by said support body in an upwardly facing orientation so as to define a storage container into which the article may be inserted for storage when not in use.
A display hanger for an article, the hanger including a planar support body adapted for suspension from a support, a container having a hollow housing with sides, a bottom and an open top, the housing hingedly connected to said planar support adjacent to said top, into which at least a portion of the article may be inserted, the container being movably connected to said planar support so as to be movable between a display position and a utility position, the container when in its display position being arranged in a downwardly facing orientation to locate an article inserted therein so as to depend downwardly from the support body when the support body is suspended from said support, the container when in its utility position depends beyond the lower edge of the planar support with said open top facing upwardly so as to define a storage container into which the article may be inserted for storage when not in use,
A display hanger for an article, the hanger including a planar support body adapted for suspension from a support, a container having a hollow housing with sides, a bottom and an open top, the housing hingedly connected to said planar support adjacent to said top, into which at least a portion of the article may be inserted, the container being movably connected to said planar support so as to be movable between a display position and a utility position, the container when in its display position being arranged in a downwardly facing orientation to locate an article inserted therein so as to depend downwardly from the support body when the support body is suspended from said support, the container when in its utility position being supported by said support body in an upwardly facing orientation so as to define a storage container into which the article may be inserted for storage when not in use, and
A display hanger for an article, the hanger including a planar support body adapted for suspension from a support, a container having a hollow housing with sides, a bottom and an open top, the housing hingedly connected to said planar support adjacent to said top, into which at least a portion of the article may be inserted, the container being movably connected to said planar support so as to be movable between a display position and a utility position, the container when in its display position being arranged in a downwardly facing orientation to locate an article inserted therein so as to depend downwardly from the support body when the support body is suspended from said support, the container when in its utility position depends beyond the lower edge of the planar support with said open top facing upwardly so as to define a storage container into which the article may be inserted for storage when not in use,
A display hanger for an article, the hanger including a planar support body adapted for suspension from a support, a container having a hollow housing with sides, a bottom and an open top, the housing hingedly connected to said planar support adjacent to said top, into which at least a portion of the article may be inserted, the container being movably connected to said planar support so as to be movable between a display position and a utility position, the container when in its display position being arranged in a downwardly facing orientation to locate an article inserted therein so as to depend downwardly from the support body when the support body is suspended from said support, the container when it its utility position being supported by said support body in an upwardly facing orientation so as to define a storage container into which the article may be inserted for storage when not in use,
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Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs: the articles being supported by or suspended from a tag-like element
Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments: storage means specially adapted for…
Special receptacle or package: suspension
Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials
Term ended 30 Aug 2021 (estimated)
The present invention relates to a display hanger for a article, preferably an elongate article, in particular, but not exclusively, a utility knife.
It is common practice to package articles on hangers formed of card or hangers which encapsulate the article in plastics film (blister packs). Once the article has been removed from its package by a purchaser, the package serves no purpose and is discarded.
This is highly disadvantageous as it is wasteful in the use of materials and creates environmental problems for the disposal of waste materials.
Various aspects of the present invention are hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a hanger according to a first embodiment of the invention shown in its display mode;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment shown in its utility mode;
Referring initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a hanger 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The hanger 10 includes a planar support body 12 and a container 14 and is preferably in the form of a one piece plastics moulding formed, preferably by injection moulding, from a suitable resilient plastics material such as polypropylene.
In the illustrated embodiment, the hanger 10 is intended to display at a point of sale an elongate article in the form of a knife 15 having a handle 16 from the head end 17 of which extends a retractable blade 18. An operating mechanism 20 for retracting/projecting the blade 18 is provided at the side of the knife handle 16.
The container 14 preferably comprises a hollow housing having sides 22 and a bottom 23. The housing has an open top 24 through which the head end 17 of the handle 16 may be inserted into and removed from the housing.