Patent ID: 7086635
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A47F,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In a material display system of the type including a material-gripping hanger having first and second holding panels, each having bottom and lateral side edges, said panels joined to one another along a top edge thereof, and at least one releasable connection at a lower portion thereof adapted to interconnect said first and second holding panels so as to confine said material therebetween for storage and display, the improvement comprising: said holding panels including at least one friction plate disposed on an inner surface of each said first and said second holding panel, said at least one releasable connection being in the form of a spring clip element disposed along said first and second holding panel lateral side edges, and adapted to be moved from a release position to a gripping position to releasably grip said first and second holding panels along with said friction plates so as to secure said material in place therebetween; whereby said material may be placed for display between said first and second holding panels and frictionally engaged by said friction plates, and said spring clip may be moved into position to pressingly engage said panels such that said material along with said friction plates is held in place; said friction plates being further defined as including at least one pair of opposed friction plates in the form of first and second removable friction clips positioned respectively on said first and said second holding panel; wherein said first removable friction clip is embodied as a receiver friction clip configured generally as a u-shaped bracket frictionally receiving said first holding panel therein; said second removable friction clip is embodied as a retainer friction clip configured generally as a u-shaped bracket frictionally receiving said second holding panel therein; said spring clip element is configured to have a contoured engagement surface with a projecting detent element thereon adapted to reside within said detent receiving seat so as to releasably latch said spring clip element in said gripping position relative to said first holding panel; whereby said spring clip element may be moved to a release position by a sliding motion limited by engagement of said spring clip retainer element and said projecting stop element, and may be moved to and latched in a gripping position where said first and second holding panels and said nibs are releasably pressed against the material.