Supports: racks – Specially mounted – Suspended type
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-07
2001-01-09
Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Specially mounted
Suspended type
C211S085300, C223S085000, C223S087000, C223S095000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06170679
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention herein pertains to a hanger for displaying socks or other similar articles and specifically pertains to a hanger having multiple arms which are offset from one another as they descend whereby the articles freely hang without straddling or bowing behind the article next below.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART AND OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION
Retail merchandising in recent years has required that socks, underwear, handkerchiefs and similar articles be conveniently displayed so that consumers can examine and easily view, compare and select the merchandise they desire. Hosiery such as stockings, pantyhose, socks and the like are often openly presented on small plastic hangers which contain multiple article pairs. Certain of the standard plastic hangers in use today allow for two or more pairs to be displayed in vertical fashion with the upper pair partially bowed and displaced by the pair directly below. Such display hangers provide for an efficient use of the display space but the appearance is bulky and unappealing to the consumers. Thus, if a sock display hanger has multiple arms for a plurality of sock pairs, the upper arms present a partial view of the socks whereas the sock on the lowermost arm can be fully viewed. As additional pairs are added the bow and displacement becomes more exaggerated.
Thus, with the problems and disadvantages of conventional display hangers for multiple articles, the present invention was conceived and one of its objectives is to provide a display hanger which is easy to load with multiple articles for display.
It is still another objective of the present invention to provide an inexpensive, molded plastic display hanger which allows multiple articles to hang freely without interference from the article below.
It is yet another objective of the present invention to provide a display hanger which includes multiple arms for supporting articles such as socks with each succeeding arm being horizontally offset from the arm above. The end result is a more appealing package for the consumers.
It is still another objective of the present invention to provide a method of displaying articles in which each article freely hangs without being displaced behind another for ease in packaging by the manufacturers.
Various other objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art as a more detailed description is set forth below.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The aforesaid and other objectives are realized by providing a hanger for displaying multiple articles such as sock pairs in a manner for better handling in manufacturing and viewing by the consumers. The display hanger includes a hook, a neck, a first support arm and a second support arm whereby the second support arm is horizontally offset from the first support arm to allow socks or other articles being displayed to be freely hung without interference from the article next below. The display hanger may have a variety of designs or configurations yet each has a plurality of arms arranged in a descending offset or “stair-step” fashion. A connector attaches each succeeding arm to the one immediately above and may have a “L” or other shape for the necessary offset. The display hanger herein is integrally molded from a suitable polymeric material such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polystyrene or other standard plastic or other suitable materials.
REFERENCES:
patent: D. 91319 (1934-01-01), Falk
patent: 2058217 (1936-10-01), Dixon
patent: 2191714 (1940-02-01), Gustin
patent: 2192167 (1940-03-01), Bagley et al.
patent: 2451552 (1948-10-01), Hayward
patent: 2498400 (1950-02-01), Du Lude
patent: 2594966 (1952-04-01), McKinney
patent: 2598315 (1952-05-01), Sweet
patent: 2822967 (1958-02-01), Spitz
patent: 3651999 (1972-03-01), Fiocca
patent: 3945500 (1976-03-01), Meckstroth
patent: 4366909 (1983-01-01), Fahmi
patent: 6006964 (1999-12-01), White
Conover Plastics, Inc. brochure (undated 2 pages).
Frye Betty F.
Reese Dwight L.
Conover Plastics, Inc.
Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
LandOfFree
Display hanger does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Display hanger, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Display hanger will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2557390