Supports: racks – Special article – Stacked articles
Patent
1998-11-05
2000-12-12
Redman, Jerry
Supports: racks
Special article
Stacked articles
211 591, 211 571, 211 593, B42F 700, A47F 104
Patent
active
06158598&
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an arrangement for a display hook comprising a cantilevered arm and mounted on a suitably arranged support means, such as a stand, a shelf or the like and intended for exposing articles or merchandise in shops, stores, etcetera.
2. Description of the Related Arts
The display hooks used for this purpose today are usually burdened with the disadvantage that, when most of the articles on the hook have been taken, it is difficult for a person to find those remaining, since several hooks with different articles hanging from them are most often placed close together. It has thus long been a desire that the foremost of the articles on a hook is always as far forward as possible, even when there are only a few articles hanging on the hook, thus facilitating article selection.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the invention is to provide an arrangement in display hooks carrying articles, where the presentation of them is always very favourable, since each article is always in the most outward position on the hook when it is taken.
This inventive object is attained with a display hook of the kind mentioned in the introduction, when it is provided, in accordance with the invention, with a device including a spring, which urges articles towards the end of the hook as each article is removed. Thus, the remaining articles are always as far forward on the hook as is possible. The distinguishing features of the invention are disclosed in the accompanying claims.
As a result of the invention, there has now been achieved an arrangement and a device for a display hook of the kind mentioned, which admirably fulfils the purposes, while being both cheap and simple to implement. The device mainly comprises a pusher suspended from the display hook, and with the aid of spring bias it constantly urges articles on the hook towards the free end thereof as each article is taken off. So that articles will not slide off the hook, its free end may also be provided with an arresting means for preventing them from coming off too easily. The function of the inventive device included in the arrangement is guaranteed by the use of a spring having the correct bias, i.e. one that is suited to article number, weight, and friction against the hook. In addition, the spring is progressive, i.e. having its greatest bias when fully extended, this bias decreasing as the distance from spring to hook end decreases. There is also provision for positionally fixing the pusher to the hook when the spring is fully extended, this being provided at the means attaching the hook to a backboard or the like. This arrangement facilitates refilling the hook with more articles when it has been emptied. In the position just mentioned, the angle between pusher and hook is some few degrees less than 90.degree. on the outward side of the pusher. When a new lot of articles is put on the hook a slight pressure towards the backboard, on the lower part of the pusher, releases its fixation and enables it to push the articles forward to the free end of the hook. A further prominent advantage with the invention is that the device may be fitted to existing hooks.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described in detail with the aid of a preferred embodiment, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, where:
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a preferred embodiment of the inventive arrangement with the inventive pusher fitted to a display hook. The pusher is shown fixed in latched position appropriate to putting a new lot of articles on the hook,
FIG. 2 is the same view as in FIG. 1, but with the pusher released from its fixed or latched position, such as to allow it to push articles suspended from the hook towards the free end thereof with the aid of spring bias,
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view, partially in section, of the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 2, showing the position of the spring in the device and how the tip of the spring i
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Novosad Jennifer E.
Redman Jerry
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