Multipurpose display rack

Claim 2

A display rack for attachment to an upright pole member or the like comprising: A. an extension arm having a socket end and an outer end and a suspension bracket affixed thereto at a location spaced from said socket end towards said outer end: B. a holder comprising a hollow member of substantially uniform cross section having a mounting seat at one end and a socket opening at its other end, said mounting seat being comprised by said one end of said holder being cut to shape said one end of said holder for seating upon a surface of an upright pole member or the like; said socket opening receiving said socket end of said extension arm, said holder further having a holder aperture therein located adjacent said one end; C. first flexible mounting means engaging said holder through said holder aperture and adapted to mount said holder to the upright pole member or the like with said one end seated thereagainst; D. a support bracket having a mounting seat at one end and a support bracket aperture located adjacent said one end; E. second flexible mounting means engaging said support bracket through said support bracket aperture and adapted to mount said support bracket to the upright pole member or the like; F. a support link connecting said suspension bracket to said support bracket to support said extension arm therefrom; and G. a plurality of hangers attached to said extension arm and extending transversely therefrom and terminating in respective distal ends remote from said extension arm.

Claim 3

The display rack of claim 1 further including a plurality of closure means having respective first ends attached to said extension arm and second ends movably connected to respective ones of said hangers adjacent the distal ends thereof.

Claim 4

The display rack of claim 2 wherein said closure means each have respective base portions attached to said extension arm and extensible portions adapted to removably engage associated ones of said hangers, and latch means connecting said base portions to their associated portions, said latch means being operable between a first position wherein said extensible portions are engaged with their associated hangers and rigidly connected to their associated base portions by said latch means, and a second position wherein said extensible portions are freely rotatable with respect to their associated base portions and movable out of engagement with their associated hangers.

Claim 5

The display rack of claim 3 wherein said latch means is pivotably connected to said extensible portion and said base portion and links said extensible portion to said base portion, and said latch means has a pair of latch lips, one of which is removably engagable with said extensible portion and is engaged therewith in said first position, and the other of said lips is removably engagable with said base portion and is engaged therewith in said first position.

Claim 6

The display rack of claim 4 wherein said the distal ends of said hangers terminate in an end portion bent at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the associated hanger and a notch is formed in said end portion to receive said hanger engaging bar when said latch is in said first position.

Claim 7

The display rack of claim 2 wherein said holder is a hollow tube open at both ends thereof and said mounting seat of said holder has a saddle shaped contour adapted to seat said holder on a cylindrical pole surface.

Claim 8

The display rack of claim 2 wherein said holder is a hollow tube and further including a plurality of circumferential grooves formed at said one end of said holder adjacent said mounting seat, said grooves respectively dividing a variety of mounting seat configurations, a selected one of which is obtainable by truncating said holder along a selected one of said grooves.

Claim 9

The display rack of claim 2 wherein said mounting seat is contoured to an inclined position relative to the longitudinal axis of said holder, and said mounting apertures are slanted relative to the longitudinal axis of said holder to be mounted by said first flexible mounting means in a horizontal position on a non-vertical inclined pole member.

Claim 10

The display rack of claim 1 in combination with an upstanding pole member, said holder and said support bracket being secured to said pole member by, respectively, said first and second flexible mounting means with said support bracket vertically above said holder, said support link being connected at one end to said suspension bracket and at its other end to said support bracket.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 9 including a plurality of said holders secured to said pole member by said first flexible mounting means and a plurality of said support brackets secured to said pole member by said second flexible mounting means.

Claim 12

A display rack for attachment to an upright pole member or the like comprising: A. an extension arm having a socket end and an outer end and a suspension bracket affixed thereto at a location spaced from said socket end towards said outer end; B. a holder having a mounting seat at one end and a socket opening at its other end, said socket opening receiving said socket end of said extension arm, said holder further having a holder aperture therein located adjacent said one end; C. first flexible mounting means engaging said holder through said holder aperture and adapted to mount said holder to an upright pole member or the like; D. a support bracket having a mounting seat at one end and a support bracket aperture located adjacent said one end; E. second flexible mounting means engaging said support bracket through said support bracket aperture and adapted to mount said support bracket to the upright pole member or the like; F. a support link connecting said suspension bracket to said support bracket to support said extension arm therefrom; G. a plurality of hangers attached to said extension arm and extending transversely therefrom and terminating in respective distal ends remote from said extension arm; and H. a plurality of closure means having respective first ends attached to said extension arm and second ends movably connected to respective ones of said hangers adjacent the distal ends thereof, said closure means having respective base portions attached to said extension arm and extensible portions adapted to removably engage associated ones of said hangers, and latch means connecting said base portions to their associated extensible portions, said latch means being operable between a first position wherein said extensible portions are engaged with their associate hangers and rigidly connected to their associated base portions by said latch means, and a second position wherein said extensible portions are freely rotatable with respect to their associated base portions and movable out of engagement with their associated hangers, said latch means further being pivotably connected to said extensible portion and said base portion and linking said extensible portion to said base portion, and said latch means further having a pair of latch lips, one of which is removably engagable with said extensible portion and is engaged therewith in said first position, and the other of said lips is removably engagable with said base portion and is engaged therewith in said first position.

Claim 13

A display rack for attachment to an upright pole member or the like comprising: A. an extension arm having a socket end and an outer end and a suspension bracket affixed thereto at a location spaced from said socket end towards said outer end; B. a holder having a mounting seat at one end and a socket opening at its other end, said socket opening receiving said socket end of said extension arm, said holder further having a holder aperture therein located adjacent said one end; C. first flexible mounting means engaging said holder through said holder aperture and adapted to mount said holder to an upright pole member or the like; D. a support bracket having a mounting seat at one end and a support bracket aperture located adjacent said one end; E. second flexible mounting means engaging said support bracket through said support bracket aperture and adapted to mount said support bracket to the upright pole member or the like; F. a support link connecting said suspension bracket to said support bracket to support said extension arm therefrom; G. a plurality of hangers attached to said extension arm and extending transversely therefrom and terminating in respective distal ends remote from said extension arm; and H. a plurality of closure means having respective first ends attached to said extension arm and second ends movably connected to respective ones of said hangers adjacent the distal ends thereof, said closure means having respective base portions attached to said extension arm and extensible portions adapted to removably engage associated ones of said hangers, and latch means connecting said base portions to their associated extensible portions, said latch means being operable between a first position wherein said extensible portions are engaged with their associate hangers and rigidly connected to their associated base portions by said latch means, and a second position wherein said extensible portions are freely rotatable with respect to their associated base portions and movable out of engagement with their associated hangers, said latch means further being pivotably connected to said extensible portion and said base portion and linking said extensible portion to said base portion, and said latch means further having a pair of latch lips, one of which is removably engagable with said extensible portion and is engaged therewith in said first position, and the other of said lips is removably engagable with said base portion and is engaged therewith in said first position.

Claim 14

The display rack of claim 11 wherein said the distal ends of said hangers terminate in an end portion bent at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the associate hanger and a notch is formed in said end portion to receive said hanger engaging bar when said latch is in said first position.

Claim 15

A display rack for attachment to an upright pole member or the like comprising: A. an extension arm having a socket end and an outer end and a suspension bracket affixed thereto at a location spaced from said socket end towards said outer end; B. a holder having a mounting seat at one end and a socket opening at its other end, said socket opening receiving said socket end of said extension arm, said holder further having a holder aperture therein located adjacent said one end; C. first flexible mounting means engaging said holder through said holder aperture and adapted to mount said holder to an upright pole member or the like; D. a support bracket having a mounting seat at one end and a support bracket aperture located adjacent said one end, said mounting seat being contoured to an inclined position relative to the longitudinal axis of said holder, and said mounting apertures being slanted relative to the longitudinal axis of said holder to be mounted by said first flexible mounting means in a horizontal position on a non-vertical inclined pole member; E. second flexible mounting means engaging said support bracket through said support bracket aperture and adapted to mount said support bracket to the upright pole member or the like; F. a support link connecting said suspension bracket to said support bracket to support said extension arm therefrom; and G. a plurality of hangers attached to said extension arm and extending transversely therefrom and terminating in respective distal ends remote from said extension arm.

Claim 16

A display rack for attachment to an upright pole member or the like comprising: A. an extension arm having a socket end and an outer end and a suspension bracket affixed thereto at a location spaced from said socket end towards said outer end; B. a holder having a mounting seat at one end and a socket opening at its other end, said socket opening receiving said socket end of said extension arm, said holder further having a holder aperture therein located adjacent said one end; C. first flexible mounting means engaging said holder through said holder aperture and adapted to mount said holder to an upright pole member or the like; D. a support bracket having a mounting seat at one end and a support bracket aperture located adjacent said one end, said mounting seat being contoured to an inclined position relative to the longitudinal axis of said holder, and said mounting apertures being slanted relative to the longitudinal axis of said holder to be mounted by said first flexible mounting means in a horizontal position on a non-vertical inclined pole member; E. second flexible mounting means engaging said support bracket through said support bracket aperture and adapted to mount said support bracket to the upright pole member or the like; F. a support link connecting said suspension bracket to said support bracket to support said extension arm therefrom; and G. a plurality of hangers attached to said extension arm and extending transversely therefrom and terminating in respective distal ends remote from said extension arm.