Anti-sweep hook device

A display device for supporting a plurality of items for selection by an individual, comprising:

• at least one elongate member for receiving said items thereon, the elongate member having a free end with a distal region from which the items are to be removed, the distal region of the free end having a recess formed therein;
• and
• a head member having an arm portion and an end projection extending substantially perpendicular to the arm portion, the arm portion having a length greater than a length of the end projection;
• wherein the head member is mounted to the free end of the elongate member such that the arm portion is received within said recess to extend substantially parallel to said elongate member with the end projection extending in an u s ward manner from the free end of the elongate member the head member being free to pivot with respect to the elongate member about a pivot point such that upon sliding movement of an item along said elongate member towards the free end, contact of said item with the end projection will cause said end projection to pivot in a downward direction thereby raising the arm portion above an upper surface of the elongate member to prevent siding movement of subsequent items along the elongate member, and wherein upon removal of contact of said item with the end projection, the arm portion will return, under gravity, to be received within the recess to extend substantially parallel to said elongate member.