Patent ID: 7513400

Claim:
In combination, a hanger and an indicator for displaying information, the combination comprising: a hanger having a body and a wire hook received and retained in a post extending upward from the body, the intersection of the post and the body defining a lower neck region of the hanger, the post having a flange projecting from the post at a position distanced upward from the body of the hanger, the flange having an undersurface extending away from the post; an indicator positioned at the lower neck region, substantially surrounding the post, and below the flange, the indicator having a trapezoidal profile defined by a pair of opposing side walls connected by a pair of opposing end walls, the indicator having an opening in each of a top side and a bottom side, a pair of displaceable resilient tabs positioned opposite each other, attached to either the side walls or the end walls, wherein the tabs are provided with a finger-like shape terminating in a free upper end residing under the undersurface of the flange, wherein each of the tabs is further defined by first and second slots, the first and second slots bounding the lateral sides of the tabs, wherein the tabs are configured to provide indicator-retaining interference with the undersurface of the flange, in order to retain the indicator in the lower neck region, the tabs, in cooperation with the slots, further configured to exhibit a flexing action that enlarges the top opening of the indicator to allow the indicator to pass over the flange.