Patent ID: 7798338

Claim:
A merchandising system comprising: at least one display module defining: a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a plurality of apertures extending between the front and rear surfaces, at least one mounting bracket securing member, the at least one mounting bracket securing member including (i) a plurality of substantially parallel rearwardly extending locking tabs connected to the front surface and moveable between a locking position and an unlocking position and biased towards the locking position, and (ii) a plurality of substantially parallel hook-like members rearwardly projecting from the rear surface so that each hook-like member forms a receiving slot between the hook-like member and the rear surface, a peripheral edge extending rearwardly about the periphery of the at least one display module, the peripheral edge including a top peripheral edge plane, a bottom peripheral edge plane opposite the top plane, and two opposing side peripheral edge planes, wherein each of the planes is substantially perpendicular to the front and rear surfaces; at least one male connecting member defined by at least one of the peripheral edge planes, and at least one female connecting member defined by at least one of the other peripheral edge planes; and at least one universal mounting bracket defining a substantially linear horizontal portion that is removably inserted into the receiving slots of the hook-like members and locked into place against the rear surface by the locking tabs, and a plurality of axially spaced prongs extending upwardly and outwardly from the horizontal portion, each prong defining an upper L-shaped portion configured for insertion between any two slats of a slatted wall and configured for insertion into at least one aperture of a perforated wall so that the merchandising system can be mounted to both slatted and perforated walls, and a lower L-shaped portion configured to rest against the slatted or perforated wall to support the merchandising system wherein (i) in the locking position, the locking tabs sufficiently extend rearwardly from the front surface and also sufficiently rearwardly past the rear surface to prevent the at least one universal mounting bracket from escaping the receiving slots of the hook-like members, and (ii) in the unlocking position, the locking tabs move forwardly such that the rearward extension of the locking tabs past the rear surface is sufficiently reduced to allow the at least one mounting bracket to escape the receiving slots of the hook-like members.