Display mounting cap for containers

A display screw cap for containers providing a supporting configuration formed out of and integral with a top perimeter flange portion extending from the screw cap. The supporting configuration comprises multiple oppositely disposed aligned contoured apertures within the flange portion adapted to receive projecting support elements such as display pins, pegs, rods, hooks or the like through respective aligned pairs of contoured apertures.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Technical Field 
This device relates to closures for containers or the like that are used to 
provide a mounting opening for positioning on display units having 
multiple product support elements extending therefrom such as pegs, rods 
or hooks to provide vertical suspension and display of products positioned 
thereon. This display and storing fixture allow for the display of a 
variety of small objects that are usually packed in display packs or cards 
having mounting apertures within. 
2. Description of Prior Art 
Prior art devices of this type have relied on a variety of different cap 
and closure configurations to provide support for containers to be 
suspended from a display surface, see for example U.S. Pat. Nos. 
2,763,377, 3,240,384, 3,300,075 and 4,019,638. 
In U.S. Pat. No. 2,763,377 a jar support is disclosed having a support band 
engageable around the neck of a container with a hinged lid and mounting 
leg extending from the band. The leg is engageable into a rack 
configuration for support and display. 
Pat. No. 3,240,384 is directed to a detachable cap having an integral 
support apertured upstanding tab that is slotted for bi-lateral deflection 
for placement and removal of the cap on a container from an adjacent 
mounting rod. 
U.S. Pat. No. 3,300,075 is directed to a support closure for a container in 
which a closure is shown having an upwardly projecting tab integrally 
connected with the closure defined by a contoured transverse opening in 
the closure above the closure's top horizontal plane. 
A hanging jar cap is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,019,638 wherein the cap has 
an upstanding triangular shaped tab extending therefrom. The tab is 
apertured triangularly defining a hook engagement surface within said tab. 
Prior art also discloses several design patents directed to closures having 
mounting configurations integral therewith, see for example U.S. design 
Patents No. 282,053 on a closure hook combination in which the tab extends 
from the cap body which has a return defining a hook. In U.S. design Pat. 
No. 313,043 a closure is disclosed wherein an elongated tapered tab 
extends vertically from a cap body having an angularly disposed slot 
within forming a support engagement area and U.S. design Pat. No. 200,447 
discloses a cap configuration hereinbefore described in U.S. utility Pat. 
No. 3,240,384 by the same inventor. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A display cap for containers having an enlarged upstanding perimeter flange 
extending therefrom with multiple contoured apertures formed within the 
flange in oppositely disposed pairs to provide for select receiving of 
projecting support elements from a vertical display or like surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring to FIGS. 1-3 and 7 of the drawings, a preferred form of the 
invention can be seen defining a display cap 10 having a cap portion 11 
and a display support portion 13. The cap portion 11 has a top portion 14 
with a depending annular skirt 15 extending therefrom. The skirt 15 is 
tapered inwardly from the top portion 14 with a plurality of annularly 
spaced longitudinally tapered ribs 16 extending upwardly from the bottom 
edge of the skirt 16. Each of said tapered ribs 16 extends longitudinally 
in relation to the skirt 15 in spaced parallel relation to one another. 
The rib's taper is angularly inversed to that of said skirt taper as 
hereinbefore described so that each of said ribs 16 diminish in 
cross-sectional height as they advance upwardly along the skirt 
terminating midway up the skirt 15 at 17. The display support portion 13 
defines an annularly upstanding angularly disposed flange 18 extending 
from and integral with a perimeter edge 19 of the top portion 14. The 
flange 18 extends angularly outwardly from the top perimeter edge 19 as 
hereinbefore described defining the display support portion 13. 
The flange 18 has a plurality of oppositely disposed elongated apertures 
therein defining support engagement loops 20 each of which is generally 
rectangular with a series of arcuate interconnected notches 21 within. 
It will be seen that due to the transverse alignment of the respective 
oppositely disposed support engagement loop 20 pairs that display support 
rods 22 (shown in broken lines in FIG. 2 of the drawing) for example can 
be interengaged therethrough supporting the cap portion 10 integrally 
extending therefrom. The cap portion 10 is shaped internally as shown in 
FIG. 1 to include a screw thread 23 configuration for cooperation with a 
like threaded container (not shown) as will be understood by those skilled 
in the art. 
Referring now to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings, an alternate form of the 
invention can be seen wherein a secondary display screw cap 24 has a cap 
body 25 and a mounting portion 26. The cap body 25 has a cap top 27 with 
the mounting portion 26 extending integrally therefrom. The cap body 25 
has an annularly disposed sidewall 28 which is threaded internally at 29 
as will be well understood by those skilled in the art. The mounting 
portion 26 defines an upstanding angularly tapered annular flange 30 that 
is convoluted at 31 about its annular surface, as best seen in FIG. 5 of 
the drawings. The convoluted surface at 31 extends repeatedly in an 
arcuately inward fashion at 31A and an arcuately outwardly fashion at 31B 
along its annular path about the angularly tapered annular flange 30. 
A plurality of oppositely disposed apertures 32 are formed within the 
angular tapered annular flange 30 at correspondingly aligned arcuately 
outwardly extending convolutions 31B in this alternate form chosen for 
illustration. The apertures 32 are circular in configuration and are 
arranged in aligned oppositely disposed pairs so as to receive the display 
support rod 22 therethrough. 
By providing an integral display support portion the screw caps 10 and 24 
effectively combine the multiple advantages of selective easy to open 
closure configurations with a display mounting configuration that will 
allow a variety of vertically suspended mounting of the configurations 
available and commonly found within the art. 
Thus it will be seen that a new and novel display screw cap has been 
illustrated and described and it will be apparent to those skilled in the 
art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without 
departing from the spirit of the invention, therefore