Patent ID: 8573414

Claim:
A lockable eyewear display system comprising: a display rod comprising: an elongated outer member defining a longitudinal axis and axially extending cavity, an elongated inner member positioned in the cavity of the outer member, and a locking plate positioned in the cavity of the outer member, the locking plate being slidably moveable in the cavity between a locked position and an unlocked position; a plurality of receptacles formed in the display rod coupling to corresponding mounting anchors of corresponding object display holders; a key and linkage pin; a cam lock rotatably disposed in the display rod, the cam lock including an operating cylinder configured to receive said key and said linkage pin; wherein the cam lock is operable to move the locking plate between the lock and unlocked positions by rotating the operating cylinder with the key; wherein the locking plate includes a plurality of spaced apart locking tongues oriented axially along and coplanar with the locking plate, each locking tongue corresponding with one of the receptacles; wherein locking tongues are removably inserted into a slot formed in each said corresponding mounting anchor of said corresponding object display holders when the locking plate is in the locked position.