Patent ID: 7641061

Claim:
A merchandise display system comprising: a) at least one support plate comprising i) at least one front face, ii) at least one rear face having a first plane, and iii) at least one aperture, iv) wherein said at least one rear face comprises at least one attacher; b) at least one merchandise display hanger comprising i) at least one hook structured and arranged to removably engage said at least one aperture; ii) at least one merchandise support member structured and arranged to support merchandise; iii) wherein said at least one hook comprises at least one first substantially linear segment comprising at least one first segment length, and at least one second substantially linear segment comprising at least one second segment length, wherein said at least one first substantially linear segment and said at least one second substantially linear segment are connected by at least one bend so that said at least one first substantially linear segment and said at least one second substantially linear segment are substantially parallel and offset from each other; c) wherein said at least one hook and said at least one aperture are structured and arranged so that said at least one merchandise display hanger can be removably attached to said at least one support plate by inserting said at least one hook into said at least one aperture; d) wherein said at least one hook and said at least one aperture are structured and arranged so that said at least one hook can be removably inserted into said at least one aperture when said at least one first substantially linear segment of said at least one merchandise display hanger and said first plane of said at least one rear face of said at least one support plate are in a first relative angular position; e) wherein said at least one hook and said at least one aperture are structured and arranged so that said at least one hook cannot be removed from said at least one aperture when said at least one first substantially linear segment of said at least one merchandise display hanger and said first plane of said at least one rear face of said at least one support plate are rotated into in a second relative angular position.