Abstract:
A merchandising display using pegs mounted on peg board slopes the pegs downwardly from back to front and has a product retaining bar disposed below the pegs a distance calculated to engage the bottom of products displayed on the pegs. The merchandising display pegs are sloped at an angle calculated to allow gravity to draw products from the back of the peg to the front of the peg as products are removed while the bar engaging the bottom of the products maintains the forward most product at the optimum display angle for purchasers.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/330,643, filed on May 3, 2010, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure relates to merchandising systems as used in stores presenting products to consumers and more particularly to systems presenting products on pegs. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Products are presented to consumers in various ways at retail stores. Some products are presented on shelves. Some products are presented on pegs. Some products are presented in other ways. 
     Many retail stores are organized with parallel shelves or other product supporting structures running a substantial portion of the width or length of the store. Aisles are disposed between the product support structures. Consumers walk along the aisles and select the products they wish to purchase from the product support structures on the two sides of the aisles. Many retailers want to present products to consumers in an orderly, attractive manner. To this end, there is a generally defined product containing volume in which the product support structures are located and in which the products are located. Customer access areas, the aisles, are adjacent these product containing volumes. 
     It is advantageous to display products in a proper orientation near the front of the product containing volumes where they can be easily seen by the consumer. It is also advantageous to have products easily removed from the product containing volumes by the consumer. 
     It is also advantageous to contain a large number of products in the product containing volumes whereby adequate variety and stock for the consumer are presented. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     In accordance with the disclosure, a merchandising display is provided for products adapted to be displayed hanging from pegs in a product containing volume having a back and a front. Pegs, or rods, are supported near the back end at the back of a product containing volume and slant downwardly and forwardly to their front ends. The front ends of the pegs are disposed near the front of the product containing volume. Several pegs for similar products may be disposed one next to the other. A product retaining bar extends generally horizontally near the front of the product containing volume below the front of the pegs and adjacent to the front of the pegs. The product retaining bar is spaced below the front of the pegs a distance similar to the height of the products being displayed. The pegs slant downwardly from back to front at an angle sufficient to cause the products mounted on the pegs to move to the front of the pegs by action of gravity when front products are removed. A product becoming the front product on the peg is held in a vertical position at the front of the peg when the product engages the product retaining bar adjacent its bottom. 
     Further in accordance with the disclosure, the slant angle of the rod or peg is greater than about 10° and preferably about 15°. 
     Still further in accordance with the disclosure, the slant angle of the peg or rod is selected from the range of 10° to 30° depending upon the weight of the products supported on the peg. 
     Still further in accordance with the disclosure, the peg or rod does not have a substantially upstanding front end piece holding products on the peg or rod. 
     Still further in accordance with the disclosure, a product description header is disposed at a slant angle similar to the slant angle of the pegs above the peg slightly rearwardly of the front of the pegs providing product description information to consumers. 
     It is a principal object of the disclosure to provide a merchandising display system which holds a large number of products for purchase by consumers and which will present the front products of sets of products on pegs to the consumer in an optimal orientation at the front of the pegs regardless of the number of product units on the pegs. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a merchandising display system which allows products to be easily removed from the display by consumers. 
     It is still another object of the disclosure to provide a merchandising display system which is easy to stock, neat in appearance, provides for optimal visibility of products offered to consumers, provides for ease of product selection by consumers and is inexpensive to construct and maintain. 
     In accordance with one aspect, a merchandising display for displaying associated products having a height and a depth adapted to be displayed hanging from pegs comprises a product containing volume having a back and a front, said front being accessible to consumers, a rod having a back end and a front end, said back end supported near said product containing volume back, said rod front end being disposed near said product containing volume front, said rod slanting downwardly from said back end to said front end at a slant angle, and a product retaining bar extending across the product containing volume parallel to and adjacent the front of the product containing volume, the bar being spaced below the front end of the rod less than the associated product height and being positioned in the front to back direction with relation to said rod front end such that the product engages the bar while being supported by the rod, whereby the product is retained on the rod and presented in a generally vertical orientation adjacent the front of the product containing volume regardless of the number of products on the rod. 
     The slant angle can be between ten and thirty degrees, for example. The display can further comprise a vertically extending support member at the back of said product volume, wherein the back end of the rod is connected to said support member and said rod extends from the support member in a cantilevered manner. The vertically extending support member can include, for example, a peg board. The product retaining bar can be supported on the vertical support and can extend therefrom in a cantilevered manner. The display can further comprise a product support structure including an upper rod segment, a back rod segment, and a lower rod segment, the upper rod segment adapted for retaining a product thereon and the lower rod segment adapted for supporting the product retaining bar. The product support structure can be a unitary piece, and the back rod segment can be secured to the vertically extending support member. 
     The upper rod segment and lower rod segment can extend in spaced apart relation from the back rod segment, and can be parallel along a major portion of their respective lengths. In another embodiment, the upper rod segment and lower rod segment can extend in spaced apart relation from the back rod segment, with distal ends of the upper and lower rod segments being spaced farther apart than proximal ends of the upper and lower rod segments. 
     The merchandising display further comprises a plurality of rods, wherein the product retaining bar extends across the front of the product containing volume and is spaced below the front ends of the plurality of rods. At least two of the plurality of rods can have different shapes. A header board can be provided that extends across the product containing volume parallel to and adjacent the front of the product containing volume. The header board can be releasably attached. 
     Further objects and advantages of the system will occur from the following detailed description of an embodiment thereof and from the accompanying illustrations in which: 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a merchandising display system in accordance with the disclosure displaying a variety of tape products; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a merchandising display system of  FIG. 1  with some of the products removed showing the product support structures more clearly; 
         FIG. 3  is another perspective view of the merchandising display system of  FIG. 1  showing more of a front view than  FIGS. 1 and 2 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of another exemplary embodiment similar to that seen in the left hand portion of  FIG. 1  loaded with tape on dispensers; 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view of the embodiment of  FIG. 5  without products loaded; 
         FIG. 7  is a side view of the embodiment of  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure similar to that seen in the right hand portion of  FIG. 1  with tape on dispensers loaded on the merchandising system; 
         FIG. 9  is the embodiment of  FIG. 8  shown without products loaded on the display; 
         FIG. 10  is a side view of the embodiment of  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 11  is a perspective view of an embodiment similar to that seen in  FIGS. 8-10  modified for tape dispensers having a larger height dimension than that seen in  FIG. 8 ; 
         FIG. 12  is an illustration of the embodiment of  FIG. 11  without tape dispensers; 
         FIG. 13  is a side view of the embodiment of  FIG. 12 ; 
         FIG. 14  is a perspective view of another embodiment of the disclosure showing packaged tape products similar to household invisible tape on a display system according to the disclosure; 
         FIG. 15  is a perspective view of the embodiment of  FIG. 14  shown without tape dispensers; 
         FIG. 16  is a side view of the embodiment of  FIG. 15 . 
         FIG. 17  is perspective view of another embodiment of the disclosure showing a display system having a header board; 
         FIG. 18  is a side view of the display system of  FIG. 17 ; 
         FIG. 19  is a perspective view of still another exemplary embodiment of the disclosure showing a display system having a releasably attachable header board; and 
         FIG. 20  is a rear perspective view of a portion of the display system of  FIG. 19  illustrating the header board detached therefrom. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Referring now to the drawings and figures wherein the showings are for the purposes of illustrating embodiments of the disclosure and not for the purposes of limiting the same,  FIGS. 1 ,  2  and  3  show a merchandising display system usable for products capable of being displayed on pegs or hooks. This includes a very wide variety of products sold at retail including tape products, small household products, and many other package products in which a hole is provided in the package near the top for mounting on a hook. Some of such products are similar to tape products in that they are on a dispenser having a convenient hole for use with the peg. Others are small loose products in blister packs or mounted on cardboard which can be conveniently pierced for mounting on hooks. Many such products have tops with a shallow depth and a lower portion having greater depth. Thus, the products or the products contained in a package have less depth from front to back at the top than elsewhere in their profile. 
     Consumer products are often packaged or labeled with a principle display panel. This principle display panel often contains the name of the product, the quantity of the product in the package being sold, a trademark identifying the product and other information of importance to consumers. Principal display panels are often very carefully designed to present this information in a way that is readily understood by the consumer and in a positive way likely to lead to a sale. When products are simply jumbled together on a shelf, the principal display panel is not always presented in its most visible orientation to the consumer. This can make product selection more difficult to the consumer. Moreover, if the principle display panels of several different but related products are not presented properly to the consumer, the consumer may not even be aware that the product he is seeking is available. 
     As can be seen in  FIG. 1 , the merchandising display system of the present invention presents products in an orderly way with the principle display panels presented in an optimum orientation. 
     The merchandising display system  10  is illustrated cooperating with a peg board  12 . The various elements of the merchandising display system  10  are mounted on the peg board  12  in a conventional way. Such systems are not always mounted on and cooperate with the peg board. Some retailers use shelving systems in which horizontal slots support pegs or rods rather than peg board. The present system will operate with any of these known equivalent systems in retail. 
     Many retail stores use shelving systems which have a central vertically extending element with product containing volumes on both sides of this central vertical element. The element can be a substantially vertical wall. These shelving systems extend for a substantial distance and are disposed as several parallel sets with consumer accessible aisles between the shelving units. Product containing volumes are disposed on both sides of the central element. Consumers are presented with products on both sides of the aisles in these product containing volumes. The product containing volumes are often comprised of shelves, one on top of the other, displaying products on these shelves. These product containing volumes are sometimes arrays of pegs displaying products spaced vertically and horizontally. Retail stores often have both shelves and peg areas depending upon the products being offered. It will be appreciated that an orderly presentation makes most efficient use of the space presented to the consumer to make a sale. Thus, if one wishes to present a number of different products which are related but address somewhat different needs or come in different sizes, it is desirable to present these products in an orderly manner with the information differentiating the products one from the other orientated to be easily read by the consumer. Moreover, it is desirable for the leading unit of a multiple unit display to be close to the consumer at the front of the product containing volume. On ordinary horizontal shelves, this can be done manually by stock people moving items to the front as the first items are purchased. In some stores, this is done automatically with spring loaded display shelves. 
     In the present embodiment, products are disposed on pegs or rods  20 . Products such as a roll of tape on a dispenser  40  with a hole  42  through the dispenser top are threaded onto the pegs  20 . Multiple units  40  of a roll of tape are threaded on to each individual rod  20 . The rod  20  has a back end  22  which is fixed in place on or near the peg board  12  at the back of the product display volume. The rod or peg  20  has an intermediate sloped portion  24  and a front end  26 . The sloped portion  24  slopes downwardly to the front with the front end  26  being adjacent the front boundary of the product display volume. 
     The front boundary of the product display volume is not a well defined plane or line. Rather, it is an ill-defined boundary between products being displayed for sale and the area reserved for consumers walking between the displayed products. 
     With reference to  FIG. 2 , two identical pegs  20  are seen in the right hand portion of the illustration. One peg  20  has a number of tape on tape dispenser products arrayed on the hook  20  while the hook  20  immediately to its left is empty. Looking at the empty peg  20 , one sees that the peg intermediate portion  24  is generally straight and sloped downwardly at angle of about 25° with respect to the horizontal from back to front. At the front end  26  of the peg, the peg is curved into a short horizontal portion and then a short vertical upstanding portion at the very end of the peg. Looking at the populated peg immediately to the right, one sees that this structure will support several rolls of tape. Moreover, it is seen that these pegs are spaced horizontally, one from the other, a width sufficient to support rolls of tape immediately adjacent one another. This makes maximum usage of the display facing provided in the product display volume. 
     A product retaining bar  30  is provided below the front ends  26  of the pegs  20 . The product retaining bar  20  is spaced below the front ends  26  of the pegs  20  a distance somewhat less than the distance between the hole  42  in the product  40  and the bottom of the product. The product retaining bar  30  is generally parallel to the plain of the peg board  12  and spaced from the peg board a distance to cooperate with the spacing of the front end  26  of the peg  20 . The distance from the peg board  12  to the product retaining bar  30  is selected to engage the product  40  at its bottom when the product  40  is held at the front end  26  of the peg  20 . If not for the product retaining bar  30 , the product  40  might fall off the end of the peg or might be pushed by product behind it into a position other than vertical. If the bottom of the product  40  is pushed upwardly by the products behind it, its principal display panel becomes difficult to read and it may be missed by the consumer and thus not purchased. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , a second peg configuration  120  is disclosed to the left of the set of first pegs  20 . Three of the second pegs  120  are illustrated in both  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 . The pegs  120  in  FIG. 2  are empty while the pegs  120  in  FIG. 1  are populated with tape on dispenser products. The peg  120  has a back end  122  and an intermediate sloped portion  124  and a front end  126 . The back end  122  is fixed in place adjacent the peg board  12 . The intermediate portion  124  slopes downwardly to the front. The front end portion  126  is gently curved to an upwardly sloping end piece. This peg or rod  120  does not have the upstanding vertical portion seen with respect to the first peg or rod  120 . It is not necessary in the display system of the present disclosure. Referring again to  FIG. 1 , one sees that the product  140  displayed on the peg  120  is taller than the product  40  displayed on the peg  20 . Moreover, the product  140  is heavier. The product  140  is a 55 yard roll of tape which is significantly heavier than the 12 or 22 yard rolls of tape displayed on the pegs  20 . Applicant has found that the slope or slant angle of the intermediate sloped portions  124 ,  24 , needed to cause tape products to slide to the front of the pegs differs depending, in part, on the weight of the product being supported. For a light roll of tape on a dispenser, an increased angle of slope of the intermediate portion such as 25° is necessary so that tape dispensers on the back of the peg will slide to the front when a consumer takes the leading tape dispenser off the peg. With a heavier tape product  140 , a lesser angle such as 12° or 15° is all that is necessary to assure that the rearward units will slide forward when the forward unit on the peg is removed. Thus, the peg  120  has an intermediate slope portion which slopes downwardly to the front at an angle of 15° or even 10° with respect to the horizontal rather than the 25° seen with respect to the peg  20 . 
     The pegs  120  have rearward ends  122  which are disposed at a lower height than the rearward ends  22  of the pegs  20 . Moreover, the front end  126  of the peg  120  is somewhat higher when compared to the forward end  26  of the peg  20 . This positions the bottom of the taller product  140  appropriately with the product retaining bar  30  so that this product is also maintained with the primary display panel at an optimum display angle for the consumer. This also allows the maximum number of units to be loaded in the product containing volume allocated to the product by the retailer. 
     Referring again to  FIG. 1 , a third set of hooks  220  with products  240  on the pegs are seen to the left of the second set  120 ,  140 . The pegs  220  are shown stocked with product in  FIG. 1  and shown empty of product in  FIG. 2 . Referring to  FIG. 2 , one can see that the peg  220  resembles the pegs  120  and  20  in that it consists of a back end  222 , an intermediate slope portion  224  and a front end  226 . The product being displayed on the peg  220  is different in that it is a roll of tape on a dispenser displayed with the hook through the core of the roll of tape rather than through an aperture in the dispenser perpendicular to the axis of the core of the roll of tape. The product is turned 90° with respect to the products  40 ,  140 . This results in the surface riding upon the peg  220  being significantly longer than the surface riding upon the pegs in the other products. Thus, the frictional engagement between the product and the peg is different. This may call for a different angle of slope in the intermediate slope portion  124  for this product. However, the operation of the product and the peg and the product retaining bar  30  is the same. Thus, the front most product  240  is supported by the front end  226  of the peg  220 . The bottom of the product  240  engages against the product stop bar  30  holding the product in a vertical position with the principle display panel (in this case paper covering one of the circular sides of the roll of tape) orientated properly for easy reading by the consumer. As can be seen in  FIG. 2 , the front end  226  is provided with horizontal segment to support the roll of tape in this forward presentation station. While the front end  226  is also provided with a vertically upstanding end, this vertically upstanding end is not necessary as the product stop bar will retain the product on the peg  220  without the vertically extending end. Large vertically extending ends are disadvantageous in the present system in that the pegs without vertically extending front ends ease the process of purchase. Consumers find it easier to remove a product from a peg without a large vertically extending front end. The product is easier to purchase. 
       FIG. 3  is an enlarged illustration of a portion of the display system seen in  FIGS. 1 and 2 .  FIG. 3  shows that multiple products can be densely packed one beside the other with the principle displays easily readable and easily comparable by the consumer. Moreover, the principle display panels of the leading element on each peg, that is the forward element, is presented at the front of the product containing volume where it is most easily seen by the consumer.  FIG. 3  also illustrates that the merchandising display system  10  allows for extremely dense packing on the pegs with multiple units contained one behind the other in contact. Even with a full peg, the forward unit is presented in the optimal orientation, not pushed up out of optimum by the units behind it. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates an alternate embodiment in which a single peg  320  is part of a unitary structure with an abbreviated product retaining bar  330  supported by a product retaining bar rail  332 . The peg  320  has a peg back end  322 , a peg intermediate sloped portion  324  and a peg front end  326  in a manner similar to the other pegs thus far described. The peg front end  326  is generally horizontal. The peg intermediate sloped portion  324  slopes downwardly from the back end  322  to the front end  326 . The peg back end  322  also has a downwardly extending portion which connects to the product retaining bar support rail  332 . The product retaining bar support rail  332  is advantageously parallel to the peg  320  rather than as shown. The product support rail  332  slopes downwardly to a front end which supports the product retaining bar  330  at a distance below the peg front end  326  selected to engage the bottom of the most forward product  340  on the peg  320 . As illustrated, this embodiment supports only a limited number of products. However, by moving the rear end of the product retaining bar support rail  332  downwardly so that the product retaining bar support rail  332  is parallel to the peg  320 , an increased number of products  340  can be supported on the peg  320  and the product containing volume surrounding the peg used to full advantage. The advantage of the embodiment seen in  FIG. 4  (as modified with a parallel retaining bar support rail) is that it allows a retailer to mount any number of individual merchandising display system elements in accordance with the present disclosure on a peg board to take advantage of existing merchandising space. The structures can be sized, that is the spacing across the back and the spacing between the peg  320  and the support rail  330  selected to display various size products and the structures can be engaged on a peg board to maximize use of the available volume. 
     A header (not shown) may be disposed over the pegs  20 ,  120 ,  220  and  320 . The header can be 6 to 10 inches in height, and as wide as the display itself. The forward edge of the header is disposed somewhat rearwardly of the front ends  26  of the hooks thereby allowing easy access to product. The header covers the top portion of products behind the most forward product and provides a significant area for marketing communications to the consumer. The header does not interfere with maximum utilization of the product containing volume. 
     Turning to  FIGS. 5-7 , a merchandising display system  410  similar to the embodiments of  FIGS. 1-4  is illustrated. In  FIG. 5 , a plurality of products  440  are supported on respective mounting structures.  FIGS. 6 and 7  show the same merchandising display system  410  seen in  FIG. 5 , without the products  410  loaded thereon. 
     In the embodiment of  FIGS. 5-7 , two identical mounting structures  450  are formed from rods of uniform diameter. The mounting structures each comprise a horizontal transverse segment  452  with rearwardly extending segments  454  at each end of the horizontal transverse segment. The rearwardly extending segments are perpendicular to the horizontal transverse segments. Upwardly extending segments  456  extend upwardly from the rear ends of the rearwardly extending segments  454 . The horizontal transverse segment  452  has a length selected to position the rearwardly extending segments  454  and the upwardly extending segments  456  spaced to engage holes on conventional peg board. The mounting structures  450  are conventional and are seen in other structures used with peg board. 
     An upper back support rod  460  is welded to or otherwise fixed to the two horizontal transverse segments  452  of the mounting structures  450 . A lower back support rod  462  is parallel to the upper back support rod and spaced below it. Several, in this embodiment three, identical rod or wire structures  466  are welded to the upper and lower back support rods  460 ,  462 . The rod or wire structure  466  comprise an upper rod segment  470 , a back rod segment  472 , and a lower rod segment  474 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 7 , the upper rod segment  470  is straight and slopes downwardly from the back (near the mounting structure  450 ) to the front at an angle of approximately 12°. The back rod segment is vertical and is fixed to the upper back support rod  460  and lower back support rod  462  by welding or the like. The lower rod segment  474  is parallel to the upper rod segment  470  over the entire length of the upper rod segment  470  and is provided with a downwardly extending end portion  476  at its front end. A product retaining bar  430  is fixed across the front lower portion of the merchandising display system  410  by welding or the like to the front end portions  476  of the lower rod segments  474 . As can be seen most clearly in  FIG. 7 , the upper rod segment  470  is straight over its entire length and has no upstanding portion at its front end. Rather, a small ball  480  or hemisphere or other dressing is selected to provide a smooth non-snagging end on the upper rod segment  470 . 
     As can be seen in  FIG. 5 , product  440  is supported on the upper rod segments  470  with the lower end of the products engaged against the product retaining bar  430 . Products  440  are thereby kept from sliding off the ends of the upper rod segments  470 . However, the products  440  are easily taken off the ends of the upper rod segments  470 . There is no upstanding end portion making removal difficult. The product retaining bar also presents merchandising display space for information such as pricing or the fact that a product is new directly adjacent the forward most presented product itself. 
     It can be seen that the upper rod segment  470  acts in a manner very similarly to the operation of the peg or rod  20  seen in previous embodiments. In the embodiment of  FIGS. 5-7 , a unitary structure sized for a particular product which is easily mounted on the peg board or other display back plane at a retailer is provided. This provides significant flexability in planning of the retail store product containing volume. It should be remembered that the mounting structures  450  can easily be changed to other mounting structures which will engage other retail store shelving back planes. 
       FIGS. 8 ,  9  and  10  show a variation of the embodiment of  FIGS. 5 ,  6  and  7 . The product illustrated  440   a  is a different tape product having a different width, height and depth when compared to the product  440  of  FIGS. 5 ,  6  and  7 . Therefore, the spacing between the upper rod segment  470  and the lower rod segment  474  is altered to accommodate different product height. Moreover, six rod or wire structures  466  are used rather than three. Because the product  440   a  has less width than the product  440 , more products can be presented in a given area. 
     Another embodiment is shown in  FIGS. 11 ,  12  and  13 . This embodiment differs from the embodiment seen in  FIGS. 8 ,  9  and  10  because of a different size product  440   b  and in the area of the back support. As can be seen in  FIG. 11 , the product  440   b  is taller than the product  440   a . Because of this, the upper rod segment  470  and the lower rod segments  474  are spaced a greater distance apart to accommodate the larger product. Additionally, rather than an upper back support rod  460  and a lower back support rod  462 , a single sheet metal back plane  468  is provided. The rod or wire structures  466  forming the rod segments  470 ,  472  and  474  are fixed to the back plane  468  by welding or the like at the back rod segments  472 . Mounting brackets  450   a  can be punched from the sheet metal integral with the back plane  468  or formed identically to the mounting structures  450  and welded to the sheet metal back plane  468 . 
     Another embodiment is shown in  FIGS. 14 ,  15  and  16 . This embodiment differs from the embodiment of  FIGS. 11-13  in that the product  440   c  is different in height, depth and width when compared to the product  440   b . This product is configured as one would expect transparent household tape to be configured. The rod or wire structures  466  are therefore spaced further apart both laterally and vertically to accommodate this product. In all other respects, the structures operate in a similar manner. 
     As described above, the mounting structures and associated wire structures for supporting products can be ganged together in horizontal arrangements such as shown in  FIGS. 6 ,  9 ,  12 , etc. With reference to  FIG. 17 , it will further be appreciated that such structures can also be ganged together in vertical arrangements, and that the horizontal and vertical spacing of the rod segments within a given gang of structures can be varied as desired to provide a single merchandising display system for accommodating products of various sizes. 
     In  FIGS. 17 and 18 , an exemplary merchandising display system  500  is illustrated including a plurality of product support structures  550   a  and  550   b  arranged in a vertical and horizontal array for mounting to a peg board or other suitable support, such as in the manner previously described via mounting members  540  or the like. The support structures  550   a  and  550   b  are similar to the support structures shown and described above and are mounted to respective upper and lower horizontal support rods  560 , which are in turn connected to vertical support rods  564 . Each product support structure generally includes a wire or rod structure having an upper rod segment  566  (adapted to support a product), a back rod segment  568  (fixed to the support rods  560 ), and a lower rod segment  570  (adapted for supporting a product retaining bar  572 ), all as described previously. In this embodiment, the support structure  550   a  has a smaller vertical dimension than the product support structure  550   b . As will be appreciated, the product support structures can have any desired dimensions for accommodating products of various shapes and sizes. Moreover, the product support structures can be arranged in any desired configuration in addition to the configuration shown in  FIGS. 17 and 18 . 
     In this embodiment, a header  574  is mounted above the product support structures  550   a  and  550   b . The header  574  is supported by a pair of header support rods  580  that are secured to the horizontal support rods  560 . The header  574  provides additional space for marketing materials, such as product information, uses, pricing, etc. 
     Turning to  FIGS. 19 and 20 , another exemplary merchandising display  600  is illustrated including a removably attachable header  620 . The header  620  is supported by a pair of header support bars  222  that are receivable in respective mounting tubes  624  secured to horizontal support rods  630  or the display  600 . In this manner, the header  620  can be easily removed or installed as desired. Like the other exemplary embodiments, the merchandising display  600  includes a number of product supports  644  adapted for supported products and/or product retaining bars  648 . The display  600  is mountable to pegboard or the like via mounting members  660  in the manner previously described. 
     The present disclosure illustrates a merchandising display system which is flexible in application, inexpensive to manufacture and makes efficient use of retail product containing volume. Moreover, the present embodiments present products at the front of the product containing volume where they are most easily seen by the consumer and presents these products in an orderly way with the principle display panels most easily read. The present embodiments automatically bring products at the back of the product containing volume to the front of the product containing volume as products are purchased by consumers. The present embodiments are easily filled by store personnel and easily maintained by a retailer. 
     The disclosure has been described with reference to selected embodiments. Obviously, modifications and alterations will occur to others upon the reading and understanding of this specification. It is intended to include all such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.