Ring Display with Retractors

• US 20100326934A1
• Filed: 06/29/2010
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lamar Creations, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lamar Creations, Inc.
• Inventors: Goldberg, Mark H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,292,097 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/85.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/024 with provisions for preventing unauthorised removal show cases with devices for prevention of theft A47F3/002; devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal E05B73/0017

Abstract

A display for displaying a plurality of rings with a display having a number of pockets in each of which a ring can be nested. Each pocket has an aperture in the bottom with a tether extending through the aperture for attachment to a ring with the other end being attached to a retractor secured to the display. The tether permits a person to examine the ring but not to remove it from the display. The retractor is preferably a spring loaded reel. Each pocket has a ramp on each side placed diagonally across for each other with a ramp stop for turning the ring into alignment with the pocket as the retractor pulls the ring into the pocket.

Claims

1. A display for displaying a plurality of jewelry rings, each of which has a back and face with a jewel or other ornamentation on the face, or other similar pieces of jewelry, said display having a top with a plurality of ring holders extending up from the top, each of the ring holders having a top, with each ring holder having a pocket with a bottom recess, in each of which a ring can be nested with the back of the ring resting in bottom recess, with each pocket having a depth from the top of the ring holder so that the face of the ring can be located above the top of the ring holder for display when the ring is resting in the recess, each pocket having a bottom section in which an aperture is located with a tether extending through the aperture for attachment to a ring, the aperture in the bottom section of the pocket being slightly larger than the diameter of the tether, said display having a retractor to which the other end of the tether is attached, the retractor being secured to the display, said retractor will pull the tether so the ring is secured in the pocket when the ring is released by someone examining the ring, the tether and retractor preventing someone from taking the ring from the display, with each pocket having a middle section and two sides with a ramp and ramp stop on each side of the pocket on the top of the ring holder, with the ramp stops being located across the pocket from each other in the middle section, and each ramp extending from the top of the ring holder towards the bottom of the pocket to the ramp stop, with each ramp located diagonally across from each other, so the tether pulls a ring into proper alignment in the pocket by pulling the ring up the ramp away from the ramp stop which turns the ring so it is in proper alignment to enter the pocket and recess in the pocket.

2. The display of claim 1 in which the ramp stops are located in the middle section and are located diagonally across the pocket from each other.

3. The display of claim 1 in which the display with pockets is constructed from a single piece of material and the retractors are attached to the ring holders.

4. The display of claim 1 in which the retractors are spring loaded reels and the tether is constructed of metal or plastic wire.

5. The display of claim 1 in which the top of the display has a plurality of apertures into which the ring holders are inserted and attached to the display.

6. The display of claim 1 which has a back and front where customers can view the rings, said display having at least two tiers with ring holders extending from the front to back, with the ring holders having a higher top from the front to back of the display for ease of viewing by customers.

7. A display for displaying a plurality of jewelry rings, each of which has a back and face with a jewel or other ornamentation on the face, or other similar pieces of jewelry, said display having a top with a plurality of ring holders extending up from the top, each of the ring holders having a top, with each ring holder having a pocket with a bottom recess, in each of which a ring can be nested with the back of the ring resting in bottom recess, with each pocket having a depth from the top of the ring holder so that the face of the ring can be located above the top of the ring holder for display when the ring is resting in the recess, each pocket having a bottom section in which an aperture is located with a tether extending through the aperture for attachment to a ring, the aperture in the bottom section of the pocket being slightly larger than the diameter of the tether, said display having a retractor to which the other end of the tether is attached, the retractor being secured to the display, said retractor will pull the tether so the ring is secured in the pocket when the ring is released by someone examining the ring, the tether and retractor preventing someone from taking the ring from the display, with each pocket having a middle section and two sides with a ramp and ramp stop on each side on the top of the ring holder, with the ramp stops being diagonally located across the pocket from each other in the middle section, and each ramp extending from the top of the ring holder towards the bottom of the pocket to the ramp stop, with each ramp located diagonally across from each other, so the tether pulls a ring into proper alignment in the pocket by pulling the ring up the ramp away from the ramp stop which turns the ring so it is in proper alignment to enter the pocket and recess in the pocket.

8. The display of claim 7 in which the ring holders are constructed separately and are attached to and extend up from the top of the display.