Display device for bicycle brake shoes

Claim 1

A display device for bicycle brake shoes, each of said shoes having a metal brake holder provided on one side with a brake rubber and on its opposite side with a single mounting screw with at least one washer and a nut engaged thereon, said display device comprising: a longitudinally extending elongate plate-shaped body provided at its upper portion with a hanger hole and below said hanger hole with a plurality of vertically arranged longitudinal grooves; each of said grooves having a width which is slightly larger than the diameter of said mounting screw and smaller than the outer diameter of said washer and said nut; each said longitudinal groove being formed at its top end with an enlarged opening which is slightly larger than said outer diameter of said washer and nut whereby the assembled brake shoes may be placed on and removed from said device without removal of said nut and bolt; said longitudinally extending elongate plate-shaped body being provided above said longitudinal grooves with a blank area adapted to receive advertising indicia, and along the length of said longitudinal grooves with vertically spaced printed marks, said brake shoes being secured to said device with said nuts tightened to hold the shoes in position over said printed marks vertically spaced from one another.