Patent ID: 8646623
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: A47F,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lockable eyewear frame display system comprising: an eyewear frame holder including a mounting anchor configured for attachment to a display rod and a longitudinally-extending spine extending outwards from the anchor, the spine being configured for holding an eyeglass frame; a locking hook having a mounting end pivotally attached to the spine of the frame holder and a latching end releasingly lockable with a distal end of the spine, the locking hook being moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; wherein the latching end of the locking hook includes an arrow shaped locking protrusion that is engageable with a resilient retention spring disposed in a channel located within the spine of the frame holder, the retention spring being operable to lock the latching end to the spine in the locked position; wherein the retention spring is a U-shaped spring having a pair of spaced apart resiliently moveable legs that engage the locking protrusion of the locking hook; and a key which includes an upwardly extending release protrusion that engages and spreads the legs of the retention spring apart to release and unlock the latching end of the locking hook from the spine.