Patent ID: 8056740
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A47F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A product display assembly for securing one or more testers of one or more products to a base, the product display assembly comprising: at least one tester for the products; a base having a top surface defining a tester area; at least one tester holder disposed in the tester area of the base, each of said at least one tester holder adapted for receiving and retaining said at least one tester; at least one retractor each corresponding to said at least one tester holder disposed proximate to said at least one tester holder in the tester area of the base, said at least one retractor each having a retractable line located therein with a free end extending therefrom; a fastening element attached to the exterior of the at least one tester, said fastening element comprising a strip having first and second ends, the strip extending peripherally along the exterior of the at least one tester, wherein the first and second ends thereof are connected to define a tab portion extending away from the at least one tester; and a coupling member engaging the tab portion of the fastening element, said coupling member further including retaining means for receiving and retaining the free end of the retractable line of said at least one retractor, wherein the retaining means comprises an aperture in communication with the interior portion of the coupling member, said aperture including a slot portion having a width less than the diameter of the aperture, wherein the coupling member comprises a pair of opposing side members comprising a first side member and a second side member which are hingedly connected to each other, said opposing side members being connected to and sandwiching the tab portion, and locking means located within an interior portion of the coupling member for irreversibly locking the opposing members together, wherein the locking means includes a rod extending from the first side member toward the second side member in a closed position and a socket extending from the second side member which is adapted to receive and retain the rod of the first side member, wherein the tab portion of the fastening element includes a hole extending therethrough and the rod extends through said hole and into said socket in the closed position.