Display strip for elongated articles formed into hanks
US5794800A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F7/005
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A display strap in the form of a flat belt of flexible material into which a number of tongues are cut each individually deflectable out of the plane of the strap about an unsevered end used as a hinge. The tongue has a cross-member at its free end and a portion of reduced width adjacent the cross-member. Two part slots are provided adjacent the hinge to receive the cross-member and then permit the tongue to be displaced into locking engagement between the cross-member and the rear surface of the strap. The looped tongue is employed to support elongate articles formed into multi-turn hanks. An alternative locking slot arrangement employs a tapered width locking slot which requires the tongue to be rotated to enter the locking slot making accidental opening of the loop very difficult.
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