INVENTORY DISPLAY LOCK
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1. A retail merchandise lock for securing merchandise on a merchandise display hook of a retail display, the retail merchandise lock comprising:
- a lock body defining a mounting channel for receiving an bar of the merchandise display hook therethrough;
a lock bar rotatably coupled to the lock body for rotation about a lock bar axis, the lock bar defining a lock bar aperture configured to receive a second bar of the merchandise display hook therethrough in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the lock bar axis; and
a lock arrangement acting between the lock bar and the lock body, the lock arrangement having a locked state in which the lock bar is prevented from rotating about the lock bar axis relative to the lock body, and an unlocked state in which the lock bar is allowed to rotate about the lock bar axis relative to the lock body.
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Abstract
A display lock system and display lock used therein are provided. The display lock system includes a display hook having a display lock attached thereto. The display lock includes a lock body attached to a bar of the display hook and a lock bar that surrounds a second bar of the display hook. A lock arrangement operates between the lock body and the lock bar to selectively permit and prohibit movement of the lock bar relative to the lock body.
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26 Claims
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1. A retail merchandise lock for securing merchandise on a merchandise display hook of a retail display, the retail merchandise lock comprising:
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a lock body defining a mounting channel for receiving an bar of the merchandise display hook therethrough; a lock bar rotatably coupled to the lock body for rotation about a lock bar axis, the lock bar defining a lock bar aperture configured to receive a second bar of the merchandise display hook therethrough in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the lock bar axis; and a lock arrangement acting between the lock bar and the lock body, the lock arrangement having a locked state in which the lock bar is prevented from rotating about the lock bar axis relative to the lock body, and an unlocked state in which the lock bar is allowed to rotate about the lock bar axis relative to the lock body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A retail display system comprising:
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a merchandise display hook having first and second bars, the second bar configured to carry merchandise; a lock body defining a mounting channel for receiving the first bar of the merchandise display hook therethrough; a lock bar rotatably coupled to the lock body for rotation about a lock bar axis that is generally perpendicular to the first and second bars of the merchandise display hook, the lock bar and lock body forming a complete securing loop; a lock arrangement acting between the lock bar and the lock body, the lock arrangement having a locked state in which the lock bar is fixed relative to the lock body in a closed state relative to the second bar where the lock bar inhibits removal of merchandise from the second bar, and an unlocked state in which the lock bar is allowed to rotate about the lock bar axis relative to the lock body to an open state where the lock bar does not inhibit removal of merchandise from the second bar. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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