Patent ID: 8308119

Claim:
A retail product assembly comprising: a retail product defining a rear surface and a topmost sidewall; a bracket defining a front surface coupled with the rear surface of the retail product below the topmost sidewall of the retail product, wherein the bracket bends away from the rear surface of the retail product such that an opening is defined between the front surface of the bracket and the rear surface of the retail product, the bracket defines a bracket height, a bracket width, and a bottom edge, and the opening defines an opening width; and a hanger including: a hanging portion configured to receive a separate support structure such that the hanger can be suspended from the separate support structure, a cross bar extending from the hanging portion, wherein the cross bar defines a bottom edge having a cross bar width that is wider than the bracket width, the cross bar is positioned just above the bracket, and at least a portion of the cross bar extends below the topmost sidewall of the retail product such that the at least a portion of the cross bar is hidden from view when the retail product is viewed from a side of the retail product opposite the hanger, a drop portion extending from the cross bar and positioned to extend through the opening defined between the bracket and the retail product, wherein the drop portion has a height at least equal to the bracket height, and a tapered portion extending away from the drop portion and including side edges tapering inwardly toward one another as the tapered portion extends away from the drop portion, the tapered portion defining a top edge that is wider than the opening width, wherein the tapered portion is configured to deform to allow the tapered portion to slide through the opening and to position the top edge of the tapered portion on an opposite side of the opening as compared to the bottom edge of the cross bar, and the top edge of the tapered portion interacts with the bottom edge of the bracket to support the retail product via the bracket when the hanger is hung from the separate support structure.