Patent ID: 7909184

Claim:
A merchandising cage hanging from a substantially vertical standard on a floor in a retail environment, the merchandising cage comprising: a frame having a front, a back, a first open side, a second open side, and an open interior between the first and second open sides, the frame including: a first end piece forming a substantially continuous ring and positioned in a substantially vertical orientation; a second end piece forming a substantially continuous ring and positioned in a substantially vertical orientation, the second end piece spaced laterally adjacent the first end piece; a plurality of cross bars extending substantially horizontally between the first and second end pieces, the plurality including a first cross bar extending across the back of the frame and a second cross bar extending across the front of the frame; and a one-piece hanging bracket including a hook portion inserted into the substantially vertical standard to releasably secure the frame to the substantially vertical standard and off of the floor, a body extending along and supported against the substantially vertical standard, and an upwardly-oriented U-shaped portion, one side of which being formed by the body and the other side being separated from the body and bent into the U-shape, un-separated portions of the body defining a pair of ears extending downwardly relative to the U-shaped portion in planar alignment with the body and on opposite sides of the U-shaped portion, wherein the first cross bar slides into and is held in the U-shaped portion.