Patent ID: 8069599

Claim:
A tag for displaying an article at a point of purchase, comprising: a tag body; an elongated article holding member, emanating from the tag body, and having a free end; a guide member, fixed on the tag body, having a guide base with an upstanding guide arch forming a first channel, the guide member operably configured to insertably receive the free end of the elongated article holding member in the first channel; a retaining member, fixed on the tag body, having a retaining base with an upstanding retaining arch forming a second channel, the retaining base being disposed in adjacent and spaced-apart relation to the guide member, the retaining member being operably configured to insertably receive the free end of the elongated article holding member in the second channel, subsequent to insertable receipt of the free end of the elongated article holding member through the guide member, the first and second channels being aligned so as to enable the simultaneous positioning of the free end of the elongated article holding member in both the first and second channels, wherein the guide base and the retaining base form a cutting channel recessed below the first and second channels; the elongated article holding member and the retaining member having complementary engagement structures disposed thereon, for maintaining the elongated article holding member in an inserted position relative to the retaining member, upon insertable receipt of the free end of the elongated article holding member by the retaining member, the elongated article holding member being configured to be wrapped around a portion of an article to be displayed, and subsequently and successively being inserted through the guide member and into the retaining member and retained there, so as to maintain said article in retaining relationship to the tag.