Merchandise information system
First Claim
1. A merchandise identification system comprising a plurality of display items and support means for holding said items in closely spaced high density concentration relative to one another so as to be individually visible while allowing each and every item to be manipulated by a customer to provide ready visual access to all information on opposite sides of the item, said support means including a first portion of relatively rigid material having means thereon for mounting the support means in operative position, said support means having a second portion of relatively flexible material integral with said first portion and extending along a length thereof, said second portion comprising a plurality of adjacent flexible webs, said webs having adjacent side edges spaced from one another by notches, each of said webs having at a lower edge thereof attaching means for attaching said display items thereto in depending relationship therefrom so that one side of the display item is visible to a customer, the flexible webs permitting a customer to swing each display item upwardly about its associated flexible web to permit the customer to view an opposite side of the display item, the improvement comprising:
- means for preventing the display items from being removed from the support means, wherein the means for preventing comprises a locking bar underlying the first portion of the support means, the locking bar having a plurality of spaced locking plates supported in the notches between adjacent flexible webs;
wherein the attaching means includes means for preventing the display item from being pulled out therefrom in a predetermined direction, and wherein the means for preventing of the attaching means includes first and second sides each having an upwardly and inwardly-directed edge, the upwardly and inwardly directed edge of the first side further including an outwardly-extending alignment lip to maintain the display item in a predetermined orientation.
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Abstract
A merchandise information system having a plurality of display items each having on opposite sides thereof information concerning available merchandise at a remote location. The system includes a support having a rigid base, and a plurality of spaced flexible webs formed integral with the lower edge of the base and depending therefrom. The display items are attached to the lower ends of the webs to display one side of the item. The lower end of each web includes a "claw" structure to prevent theft of the display item through downward extraction of the item from the web. A locking bar underlies the support for preventing the display items from being removed laterally from the web.
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1. A merchandise identification system comprising a plurality of display items and support means for holding said items in closely spaced high density concentration relative to one another so as to be individually visible while allowing each and every item to be manipulated by a customer to provide ready visual access to all information on opposite sides of the item, said support means including a first portion of relatively rigid material having means thereon for mounting the support means in operative position, said support means having a second portion of relatively flexible material integral with said first portion and extending along a length thereof, said second portion comprising a plurality of adjacent flexible webs, said webs having adjacent side edges spaced from one another by notches, each of said webs having at a lower edge thereof attaching means for attaching said display items thereto in depending relationship therefrom so that one side of the display item is visible to a customer, the flexible webs permitting a customer to swing each display item upwardly about its associated flexible web to permit the customer to view an opposite side of the display item, the improvement comprising:
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means for preventing the display items from being removed from the support means, wherein the means for preventing comprises a locking bar underlying the first portion of the support means, the locking bar having a plurality of spaced locking plates supported in the notches between adjacent flexible webs; wherein the attaching means includes means for preventing the display item from being pulled out therefrom in a predetermined direction, and wherein the means for preventing of the attaching means includes first and second sides each having an upwardly and inwardly-directed edge, the upwardly and inwardly directed edge of the first side further including an outwardly-extending alignment lip to maintain the display item in a predetermined orientation.
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2. A merchandise identification system comprising a plurality of display items and support means for holding said items in closely spaced high density concentration relative to one another so as to be individually visible while allowing each and every item to be manipulated by a customer to provide ready visual access to all information on opposite sides of the item, said support means including a first portion of relatively rigid material having means thereon for mounting the support means in operative position, said support means having a second portion of relatively flexible material integral with said first portion and extending along a length thereof, said second portion comprising a plurality of adjacent flexible webs, said webs having adjacent side edges spaced from one another by notches, the flexible webs permitting a customer to swing each display item upwardly about its associated flexible web to permit the customer to view an opposite side of the display item, the improvement comprising:
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attaching means at a lower edge of each of said webs for attaching said display item thereto in depending relationship therefrom so that one side of the display item is visible to a customer, wherein the attaching means includes means for preventing the display item from being pulled out therefrom in a predetermined direction; and wherein the means for preventing includes first and second sides each having an upwardly and inwardly directed edge, the upwardly and inwardly directed edge of the first side further including an outwardly-extending alignment lip to maintain the display item in a predetermined orientation.
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