Article holder for use in display rack

Claim 2

A display rack for use in the display of ornamental articles, comprising a plurality of elongated rods defining support members that are located in a generally horizontal position, means for mounting said rods in the horizontal position on said rack, a plurality of article holders mounted on said rods, each of said article holders being formed of plastic material and a one-piece construction and having a platelike configuration, a flexible, enlarged clip portion molded on each of said platelike holders at the rear surface thereof and formed as a one-piece unit therewith, the enlarged clip portion of each holder including opposed legs that extend substantially the longitudinal dimension of the holder, said legs being curved internally and defining a longitudinally extending concave groove therebetween that extends parallel to and conforms generally to the configuration of the rod on which the holder is mounted, said legs as forming the concave groove in the enlarged clip portion of an article holder defining a clamp for retaining the article holder on a rod, wherein the major portion of said holder depends from the rod on which the holder is mounted, the outer edges of said legs being spaced from each other to define an access opening that is smaller than the rod on which the holder is mounted, the outer edges of the legs further being rounded to define flared lips that function as lead-in means for permitting a rod to be snapped into said groove without having to manually spread apart said legs, the plane of the front surface of the holder being displaced forwardly with respect to the horizontal axis of the rod on which the holder is mounted and being parallel therewith, wherein the front surface is substantially uninterrupted, and at least one opening formed in each platelike article holder below the clip portion thereof for receiving an ornamental article therein so as to retain the ornamental article in a display position on the holder, and each of said holders being removable as a unit with the ornamental article attached thereto from its rod for disposal or inspection.

Claim 3

A display rack for use in the display of ornamental articles, comprising a plurality of elongated rods defining support members that are located in a generally horizontal position, means for mounting said rods in the horizontal position on said rack, a plurality of article holders mounted on said rods, each of said article holders being formed of plastic material in a one-piece construction and having a platelike body portion, a flexible, enlarged clip portion joined to each platelike body portion at the rear surface thereof and formed as an integral, one-piece unit therewith, the enlarged clip portion of each holder defining a leg that extends substantially the entire longitudinal dimension of the body portion, the leg of each holder being shaped to define a longitudinally extending groove that extends parallel to and conforms generally to the configuration of the rod on which the holder is mounted, said leg as forming the groove in the enlarged clip portion of each article holder defining a clamp for retaining the article holder on a rod, wherein the major portion of said holder depends from the rod on which the holder is mounted, the lowermost edge of the leg of each clip portion being spaced from the rear surface of the holder thereof to define an access opening that is smaller than the rod on which the holder is mounted, the lowermost edge of the leg of each clip portion further being rounded to define a flared lip that functions as a lead-iN means for permitting a rod to be snapped into the groove of the clip portion without having to manually spread apart said leg, the plane of the front surface of each holder being displaced forwardly with respect to the horizontal axis of the rod on which the holder is mounted and being parallel therewith, wherein the front surface is substantially uninterrupted, and at least one opening formed in each platelike article holder below the clip portion thereof for receiving an ornamental article therein so as to retain the ornamental article in a display position on the holder, and each of said holders being removable as a unit with the ornamental article attached thereto from its rod for disposal or inspection.

Claim 4

A display rack for use in the display of ornamental articles, comprising a plurality of elongated rods defining support members that are located in a generally horizontal position, means for mounting said rods in the horizontal position on said rack, a plurality of article holders mounted on said rods, each of said article holders being formed of plastic material in a one-piece construction and having a platelike body portion, a flexible, enlarged clip portion joined to each platelike body portion at the rear surface thereof and formed as an integral, one-piece unit therewith, the enlarged clip portion of each holder defining a leg that extends substantially the entire longitudinal dimension of the body portion, the leg of each holder being shaped to define a longitudinally extending groove that extends parallel to and conforms generally to the configuration of the rod on which the holder is mounted, said leg as forming the groove in the enlarged clip portion of each article holder defining a clamp for retaining the article holder on a rod, wherein the major portion of said holder depends from the rod on which the holder is mounted, the lowermost edge of the leg of each clip portion being spaced from the rear surface of the holder thereof to define an access opening that is smaller than the rod on which the holder is mounted, the lowermost edge of the leg of each clip portion further being rounded to define a flared lip that functions as a lead-iN means for permitting a rod to be snapped into the groove of the clip portion without having to manually spread apart said leg, the plane of the front surface of each holder being displaced forwardly with respect to the horizontal axis of the rod on which the holder is mounted and being parallel therewith, wherein the front surface is substantially uninterrupted, and at least one opening formed in each platelike article holder below the clip portion thereof for receiving an ornamental article therein so as to retain the ornamental article in a display position on the holder, and each of said holders being removable as a unit with the ornamental article attached thereto from its rod for disposal or inspection.

Claim 5

A display rack as set forth in claim 2, the clip portion of each holder including an upper wall that is inclined downwardly from the junction thereof with said body portion, wherein a positive spring action for said clip portion is obtained when the flared lip is snapped over a rod.