Patent ID: 8794453
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A47F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A security product display hook assembly for the display and controlled dispensing of product items, which comprises a display hook comprising a base for mounting the hook on a display panel, and upper and lower arms extending outwardly from said base in vertically spaced relation, said upper arm being of generally straight configuration and mounting a label holder at a forward extremity of said arm, said lower arm having a generally straight back section adjacent said base adapted for the slidable reception of product items, an intermediate section of sharply irregular configuration for accommodating and causing the obstructed forward movement of product items, and a forward section for removal and optional display of product items, and a locking device having an upper portion non-removably attached to said upper arm for slideable movement on said upper arm and a lower portion controllably removably attached to said lower arm in selected positions on said back section and on said forward section to prevent unauthorized removal of product items positioned behind said locking device, said forward section of said lower arm having a length greater than a thickness of said locking device such that a portion of said forward section extends forward of said locking device, when said locking device is located on said forward section, a sufficient distance to enable a product item to be displayed on said forward section in front of said locking device, said intermediate section of said lower arm comprising a series of at least two sets of angularly connected alternately downwardly and upwardly disposed wire sections joined together and disposed substantially in a common plane with said upper arm, whereby a series of downward and upward movements of a product item is required in order to transfer the product item from said inner section to said outer section of said lower arm, bottom portions of said series of downwardly and upwardly disposed sections forming a plurality of spaced apart display positions within said intermediate section for the display of product items, said upper arm having an obstruction-forming element engageable with said locking device to limit forward movement of said locking device and define a forwardmost position of said locking device to a rear portion of said forward section, to accommodate the display of a product item on said forward section in front of said locking device, the forward section of said lower arm having a retaining element at its forward extremity to retain a product item thereon while permitting intended removal of the product item when desired.