Lockable merchandise display hook
First Claim
1. A merchandise display hook used to display items of merchandise from a display board;
- the merchandise display hook comprising;
a rod adapted to attach to a display board;
a base assembly connected to the rod and movable between locked and unlocked positions;
the base assembly sliding with respect to the rod between the locked and unlocked positions;
the locked position of the base assembly adapted to prevent the rod from being removed from the display board;
a lock movable between locked and unlocked positions;
the lock being carried by one of the base and rod;
the lock extending between the base and rod when the base and lock are in locked positions; and
the lock being movable from the locked position to the unlocked position with a special key.
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Abstract
A merchandise display hook attaches to a display board and has a rod assembly from which items of merchandise are hung and a base assembly that moves relative to the rod assembly. The base may lock directly to the rod or to an inner base member attached to the rod. When locked, the display hook is locked to the display board. The display hook may include an end assembly that slides along and selectively locks to the rod assembly to allow or prevent removal and loading of the items of merchandise from and onto the rod assembly. The display hook may alternately include an anti-sweeping mechanism to prevent rapid removal of the items of merchandise from the rod assembly.
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18 Claims
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1. A merchandise display hook used to display items of merchandise from a display board;
- the merchandise display hook comprising;
a rod adapted to attach to a display board;
a base assembly connected to the rod and movable between locked and unlocked positions;
the base assembly sliding with respect to the rod between the locked and unlocked positions;
the locked position of the base assembly adapted to prevent the rod from being removed from the display board;
a lock movable between locked and unlocked positions;
the lock being carried by one of the base and rod;
the lock extending between the base and rod when the base and lock are in locked positions; and
the lock being movable from the locked position to the unlocked position with a special key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- the merchandise display hook comprising;
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12. A merchandise display hook for displaying items of merchandise on a display board, the display hook comprising:
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a base having locked and unlocked positions;
a first rod extending from the base;
the first rod adapted to display items of merchandise; and
the first rod capable of being pivoting between loading and anti-sweep positions when the base is in the unlocked position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A merchandise display hook for displaying items of merchandise on a display board, the display hook comprising:
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first and second rods having inner ends and distal ends;
an end assembly slidably and lockably connected to the first rod at the distal end of the first rod;
a lock disposed between the end assembly and the first rod;
the lock movable between locked and unlocked positions;
the locked position of the lock locking the end assembly to the first rod; and
the end assembly engaging the second rod when the end assembly is in the locked position;
the locked position of the end assembly preventing items of merchandise from being removed from the second rod. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A merchandise display hook for displaying items of merchandise on a wire display rack having horizontal and vertical wires, said display hook comprising:
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a hook adapted to attach to the wire display rack;
a rod assembly extending outwardly from the hook; and
a base assembly lockably connected to the rod assembly to selectively prevent removal of the rod from the wire display rack. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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