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Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS
(30)
Priority:
13.07.2009 US 501984
(71)
Applicant: Invue Security Products, INC.
Charlotte, NC 28277 (US)
(72)
Inventor:
Johnston, Michael Waxhaw
NC 27173 (US)
(74)
Representative: Sturm, Christoph et al
Quermann Sturm Weilnau
Patentanwälte
Unter den Eichen 7 65195 Wiesbaden 65195 Wiesbaden (DE)
(54)
Merchandise display hook having pivotable locking base
(57) A merchandise display hook includes a display rod and a locking base pivotally attached to the display rod for locking the display hook on a display support. The locking base is configured to pivot relative to the display rod inwardly towards the display support from an unlocked position to a locked position and outwardly from the display support from the locked position to the unlocked position. The display hook includes a first attachment member configured to engage a front surface of the display support and a second attachment member configured to engage a rear surface of the display support. The locking base defines a contact surface configured to engage the front surface of the display support in the locked position. When the locking base is in the locked position, the locking base and the display rod define a first angle therebetween. When the locking base is in the unlocked position, the locking base and the display rod define a second angle therebetween that is less than the first angle.