Biased pusher mountable on a display hook

• US 6,158,598 A
• Filed: 11/05/1998
• Issued: 12/12/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: HL Display AB (Ratos AB)
• Original Assignee: HL Display AB (Ratos AB)
• Inventors: Josefsson, Borje
• Primary Examiner(s): Redman, Jerry
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOVOSAD, JENNIFER ELEANORE
• Application Number:
  US09/029,366
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 211/54.1, 211/51, 211/57.1, 211/59.1, 211/59.2, 211/59.3, 211/106, 248/220.21, 248/220.31, 248/220.41, 248/220.42
• US Class Current: 211/54.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/121 made of tubes or wire elongated hooks A47F5/0807
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/128 for article hangers or brackets
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0869 Accessories for article-supporting brackets, e.g. price- indicating means, not covered by a single one of groups A47F5/08 pushing means therefor A47F1/128

Abstract

An arrangement for display hooks (2) mountable on a support comprising a cantilevered arm (5) for carrying the articles. The arrangement includes a spring biased pusher (1), the spring (7) causing the pusher to move along the display hook (2) towards the free end (6) thereof, the pusher (1) being intended to urge the articles suspensed from the arm (5) towards a given position at the free end (6) thereof, such as to effect favorable presentation of the articles.

Claims

1. Arrangement for display hooks, which may be mounted on support means for presenting articles, comprising a cantilevered arm having a free end including two mutually adjacent and parallel horizontally-arranged wires for suspending the articles, the arrangement also including a pusher having a lower portion and an upper portion displaceable along the arm and biased by a spring in a direction towards the free end of the arm such as to push the articles suspended from the arm in a forward direction to a given position at its free end, for achieving favourable presentation of the articles, wherein the pusher is adapted to be carried by the wires, and suspended therebetween, with open recesses at the upper portion of the pusher receiving said wires.

2. Arrangement as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means for attaching said arrangement to an object, comprising a latching means and a second latching means disposed on the arm, including a transverse member intended for coaction with a lock portion of the latching means in the upper portion of the pusher for latching the pusher in an inward end position, with the spring fully extended, said arm being receivable of articles for display.

3. Arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein the lock portion is an open hook configuration, permitting latching onto the transverse member when the pusher is angled.

4. Arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the region of its attachment to the arm the pusher is provided with a recess in its side facing away from its pushing face, which is directed towards the free end of the arm, this recess accommodating the spring, which is extendable through an opening of the arm substantially level with the wires forming the arm.

5. Arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein a free end of the spring can be locked in a spring retainer, which in turn may be snapped over the free end of the arm.

6. Arrangement as claimed in claim 5, wherein the spring retainer is provided with an arresting hump for preventing articles from undesired sliding off the display hook.

7. Arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring is a tension spring adapted to contact the pusher, and having a free end restrained at a free end of the arm forming the display hook.

8. Arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring has a spring bias appropriate for biasing a number, weight and friction against the display hook of the articles suspended from said display hook.

9. Arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring has a bias being greatest when the spring is extended, such as to become weaker as it contracts or winds up.