Molded peg strip

Claim 1

A display support comprising: a plurality of hooks formed from round stock each having an elongate shank and a downturned foot; and a flexible molded plastic peg strip to hold said hooks, including an elongate laterally flexible base adapted to be attached flush to a flat or curved surface and a plurality of independent equally spaced pockets formed integrally along the length of said base and projecting therefrom, each pocket having two parallel side walls of a height greater than the length of said hook foot, said walls being spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the diameter of said hook foot and extending a like distance from said base, a front wall connecting said side walls below the top edges thereof to form a cavity with a square cross section, a slot defined by the area between the side walls above the front wall to receive the shank of a hook and to prevent horizontal swinging thereof, a bottom surface interconnecting the lower edges of said side walls and said base to provide a stop for said hook foot, and an aperture in said base extending substantially the full width of said cavity from above said bottom surface to below the top edges of said side walls, a portion of said base remaining adjacent said bottom surface to provide lateral support for said hook foot, said aperature facilitating insertion of a hook foot into said cavity by providing rear clearance for said foot to permit the foot to be inserted into the cavity while in substantial angular misalignment therewith.