Label holder for merchandise display hooks and method of making same

A label holder for mounting at the end of a wire label-mounting arm of generally L-shaped configuration having an outwardly extending first portion and a transversely extending second portion joining an outer end of said first portion and disposed at right angles thereto, which comprises

• (a) a label holder body formed of an extruded length of plastic material, cut to predetermined length,
• (b) said label holder body initially being of uniform cross section throughout and having a front portion for receiving an information label, and a back portion for mounting on said label mounting arm,
• (c) said back portion comprising a pair of vertically spaced, rearwardly projecting primary flanges, forming a back channel for mounting on an outer end of said label-mounting arm,
• (d) at least one flange extending vertically from one of said primary flanges and spaced rearwardly from said front portion,
• (e) said vertically extending flange comprising a back flange extending from a rearward edge of one of said primary flanges a distance of at least one-half of the spacing between rearward edges of said primary flanges, and
• (f) a portion of said back flange, extending from one end of said label holder to a point a short distance beyond a center of said label holder, being cut away, whereby an edge of said back flange adjacent said center forms an abutment stop to position said label holder in said substantially centered relation to said label-holding arm.

The method of manufacturing a label holder of the type adapted for mounting on a label-holding arm having an outwardly extending arm portion and an outer end portion disposed at right angles to said arm portion, which comprises

• (a) extruding a label holder body form having a front portion for holding a label and a back portion for engagement with said label-holding arm,
• (b) cutting said body form to a predetermined length desired for a label holder body,
• (c) the back portion of said body form having upper and lower, horizontally disposed, vertically spaced apart primary flanges extending rearwardly from a back wall thereof and a positioning flange extending vertically from a portion of one of said primary flanges toward a portion of the other primary flange to at least partly close a space between said primary flanges,
• (d) said primary flanges forming a back channel for the reception of the right angularly disposed outer end portion of said mounting arm,
• (e) said positioning flange comprising a vertical back flange extending from a rear portion of said one primary flange toward a rear portion of the other primary flange, and
• (f) die cutting said back flange to remove a portion thereof extending from one edge of said label holder to a point adjacent to but beyond a center point of said label holder to form an abutment stop for positioning said label holder in centered relation to a label holding arm on which it is mounted.