Abstract: A hanger having a novel construction including an engagement member, a foldable body portion having an upper end with a pair of continuous locking openings, and a lower or tail end with a two prong locking member which engages the locking openings in a secured or closed position is disclosed. In one embodiment, the prongs of the locking member include a tapered head having a locking projection that engages a rear planar surface of the body portion, between the locking openings, in order to discourage removal of the locking member from the locking openings in use. The combination of these features allows the belt hanger to be readily assembled, tamper resistant after assembly, and aesthetically pleasing.

Abstract: A combination display and storage device including a foldable display card having an outer surface and an inner surface, a removable support member constructed and arranged to display an item on the outer surface of the card, and a storage member supported within an interior section of the card member is disclosed. In an assembled position, the card is foldable about a median area, and the tail end is engaged with the upper end in order to form an interior section for receiving the removable storage member, such as a pouch. The display and storage device can be utilized to both display a product, such as an article of jewelry, on the outer surface to a consumer and can also thereafter be used to store the product in a convenient manner.

Abstract: An anti-theft tag including a body portion having at least a first member for supporting an electronic article surveillance marker, and a second member including an opening for receiving at least a portion of the EAS marker there through is provided. The EAS marker is preferably supported on an inner surface of the first member and is sized to fit within the opening in the assembled position. The body portion is preferably folded such that the second member at least partially overlays the first member and the EAS marker is received within the opening in the assembled position. A pre-formed fold line may be disposed between the first and second member in order to facilitate folding of the body portion. In one embodiment, a third member is provided, which may be positioned over the second member such that the EAS marker is sandwiched between the first and the third members.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tag having a body and at least one prong extending longitudinally across the body so as to define an aperture between the body and the at least one prong and a tube constructed from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat. The prong and the temple piece are disposed within the tube and the tube is subjected to heat, thereby shrinking the tube to secure the prong to the temple piece of the eyeglasses.

Abstract: A fiber optic display sign has an optical system with enhanced light efficiency so that the display system is suitable for outdoor use. A number of fiber optics have light receiving ends arranged in a compact bundle for receiving an image from an image generator, the fiber optics coupling the image to the output ends thereof for display. An array of lenses is positioned adjacent the output ends of the fiber optics for directing or aiming the light from the fiber optics to control the viewing angle of the image displayed. The array of lenses may be fixed with respect to the output ends of the fiber optics or the lens array may be movable with respect thereto so as to vary the viewing angle. The image generator employs a light source formed of a densely packed array of white light emitting diodes to provide enhanced brightness.

Abstract: An assembly supporting a display shelf at a non-transverse angle to a support includes at least one elongate support, at least one transversely-extending display shelf and angling brackets. Each elongate support defines a plane, an upright front surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced first engaging elements facing forwardly in the support front surface. Each transversely-extending display shelf defines a generally upright back surface and at least one plurality of longitudinally spaced second engaging elements facing rearwardly from the shelf back surface. The plurality of second engaging elements are configured and dimensioned for cooperation and interconnection with the first engaging elements for releasable maintenance of the shelf in a plane transverse to the plane of the support. The angling brackets are interposed between the shelf back surface and the support front surface.

Abstract: The display rack includes a plurality of separate and distinct longitudinally elongate channels. Each channel has a front, a track and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending sides. Additionally, each channel has on one side thereof a plurality of widely longitudinally spaced apart male engaging means (lugs) projecting laterally outwardly from the channel side; and, for each one of the male engaging means, the other channel side has an associated set of at least three relatively narrowly longitudinally spaced apart female engaging means (slots). The associated slot sets are widely longitudinally spaced apart, and each female engaging means of the associated slot sets is configured and dimensioned to receive one of the male engaging means.

Abstract: A front-loading and front-discharging, exclusively gravity-feed display device for upright articles includes an exclusively gravity-feed track of a U-shaped design in plan, a U-shaped cross-section open at the top thereof, and a generally uniform article-supporting longitudinal incline extending downwardly along the length of the track. In a preferred embodiment, the track defines a loading or supply end, and a dispensing or delivery end, the loading and dispensing ends being in generally the same vertical plane. A U-shaped bight track section is spaced from the same vertical plane. An upper track section functionally connects the loading end and the bight track section, and a lower track section functionally connects the bight track section and the dispensing end. The upper, bight and lower track sections cooperatively and successively define a downwardly-extending article-supporting incline along the entire U-shaped length of the track.

Abstract: A light transfer apparatus for transferring an image from a relatively small projection surface to a relatively large display surface. The light transfer apparatus includes modules having a display surface, a light input surface and a connection surface. A plurality of modules are arranged so that their respective display surface combine to form the display screen. The modules are connected to a frame by snapping each module onto a support bar which is connected to the frame. Optical fibers, which terminate on the surface of each module and extend from the light input surface of each module, are positioned in a pigtail frame to form the projection surface. An image projected on the projection surface is viewed in magnified form on the display screen. The modular assembly design allows individual modules to be removed and replaced in the display screen without affecting any modules in addition to the replaced module.

Abstract: A pilfer-resistant peg hook assembly for supporting a plurality of articles incorporating defined slots and enabling only one article at a time to be removed therefrom is formed of a peg hook and a flipper. The peg hook has a pair of opposed ends and a body connecting the same. One of the hook ends is configured and dimensioned to maintain the hook body in a substantially horizontal first plane when mounted on an appropriate surface, and the other of the hook ends is a free end. The hook body is configured and dimensioned to be received in the slots of the articles and extends only in the first plane. The flipper is pivotably secured adjacent the free end and is movable between an enabling orientation enabling at least partial passage of an article along the hook body and onto the flipper as the article initially moves towards the free end, and a blocking orientation precluding passage of an article onto the flipper as the article moves towards the free end.

Abstract: A replacement track for a display track channel has a generally planar, slightly flexible, longitudinally elongate track member defining a front portion, a back portion, and a body portion connecting the front and back portions. The front portion defines a wedge-shaped front for lifting articles supported by an existing track of a channel above the existing track and on to the front portion as the front portion is moved between the articles and the existing track. The body portion defines a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of longitudinal edges connecting the top and bottom surfaces, the body portion having biasing means on at least one longitudinal edge thereof for maintaining the track member in a channel and preferably on both longitudinal edges thereof for centering the body portion within the channel.

Abstract: A replacement track is specially designed for a display rack channel devoid of any upstanding front lip. In one embodiment, the replacement track is provided with removable longitudinal segments in the front portion to allow a reduction in the longitudinal length of the track member to fit in a channel, and the back end of the replacement track is enlarged either in width or in height relative to a back end of the channel, so as to limit by abutment therewith the forward movement of the replacement track in the channel.

Abstract: A display rack for supporting and displaying articles, includes a plurality of elongate channels, each channel being of integral, one-piece, unitary construction formed in a single plastic molding operation. Each channel defines a pair of laterally spaced upstanding sidewalls, a substantially planar track connecting the sidewalls at the bottoms thereof, and a front member spaced above the track and connecting the sidewalls. The bottom of the front member, the front of the track, and the front of the sidewalls cooperatively define an aperture through which a substantial portion of a lead article in the channel may be viewed. The channels are secured in side-by-side, longitudinally parallel and transversely adjacent relationship. Preferably, the front of the track is devoid of any transversely extending upstanding lip or wall.

Abstract: A pilfer-resistant peg hook assembly for supporting a plurality of articles incorporating defined slots and enabling only one article at a time to be removed therefrom is formed of a peg hook and a flipper. The peg hook has a pair of opposed ends and a body connecting the same. One of the hook ends is configured and dimensioned to maintain the hook body substantially horizontal when mounted on an appropriate surface, and the other of the hook ends is a free end. The hook body is configured and dimensioned to be received in the slots of the articles and defines a vertically extending bump adjacent to but spaced from the free end. The flipper is pivotably secured adjacent the free end and is movable between an enabling orientation enabling at least partial passage of an article along the book body and onto the flipper as the article moves towards the free end, and a blocking orientation precluding passage of an article onto the flipper as the article moves towards the free end.