System for mounting hooks on display boards and components of such system

Claim 1

A system for mounting hooks on a board, said system comprising a board member and a hook member, said board member including a front surface and a horizontal channel provided in part by said front surface and having upper and lower ribs projecting from said front surface and providing a ceiling and a floor, respectively, said floor being wider than said ceiling, an upper flange having an upper inner surface projecting downwardly from the edge of said ceiling remote from said front surface and confronting said front surface and a downwardly facing bottom surface extending outwardly from said upper inner surface, and a lower flange having a lower inner surface projecting upwardly from the edge of said floor remove from said front surface and confronting said front surface, a lower outer surface facing away from said lower inner surface, and an upwardly facing top surface joining said lower inner surface and said lower outer surface, said downwardly facing bottom surface and said upwardly facing top surface providing an opening therebetween, said hook member including a body portion and a hook portion projecting therefrom, said body portion including a bottom surface, a top surface, a rear surface, a guiding and retaining projection extending rearwardly from said rear surface and upwardly with respect to said top surface, a downwardly facing surface extending forwardly from the bottom edge of said rear surface and spaced above said bottom surface, a forwardly facing surface extending upwardly from the forward edge of said downwardly facing surface and a rearwarly facing surface extending upwardly from the rearward edge of said bottom surface and confronting said forwardly facing surface and forming therewith a slot extending across said body portion, said projection being insertable through said opening and into the space between said upper flange and said front surface to a position in which said downwardly facing surface clears said upwardly facing top surface of said lower flange and said body portion is then rotatable to bring said projection into confronting engagement with said front surface and into overlapping relationship with said upper flange and said rear surface of said body portion into confronting engagement with said lower outer flange surface and said slot into alignment with said lower flange, and said body portion is then movable downwardly to cause said slot to straddle and snugly receive said lower flange with said downwardly facing surface bottomed on said floor and said forwarly facing surface in overlapping engagement with said lower inner surface of said lower flange and with said projection still in overlapping relationship with said upper flange.

Claim 2

A system for mounting hooks on a board, said system comprising a board member and a hook member, said board member including a front surface and a horizontal channel provided in part by said front surface and having upper and lower ribs projecting from said front surface and providing a ceiling and a floor, respectively, said floor being wider than said ceiling, an upper flange having an upper inner surface projecting downwardly from the edge of said ceiling remote from said front surface and confronting said front surface and a downwardly facing bottom surface extending outwardly from said upper inner surface, and a lower flange having a lower inner surface projecting upwardly from the edge of said floor remove from said front surface and confronting said front surface, a lower outer surface facing away from said lower inner surface, and an upwardly facing top surface joining said lower inner surface and said lower outer surface, said downwardly facing bottom surface and said upwardly facing top surface providing an opening therebetween, said hook member including a body portion and a hook portion projecting therefrom, said body portion including a bottom surface, a top surface, a rear surface, a guiding and retaining projection extending rearwardly from said rear surface and upwardly with respect to said top surface, a downwardly facing surface extending forwardly from the bottom edge of said rear surface and spaced above said bottom surface, a forwardly facing surface extending upwardly from the forward edge of said downwardly facing surface and a rearwarly facing surface extending upwardly from the rearward edge of said bottom surface and confronting said forwardly facing surface and forming therewith a slot extending across said body portion, said projection being insertable through said opening and into the space between said upper flange and said front surface to a position in which said downwardly facing surface clears said upwardly facing top surface of said lower flange and said body portion is then rotatable to bring said projection into confronting engagement with said front surface and into overlapping relationship with said upper flange and said rear surface of said body portion into confronting engagement with said lower outer flange surface and said slot into alignment with said lower flange, and said body portion is then movable downwardly to cause said slot to straddle and snugly receive said lower flange with said downwardly facing surface bottomed on said floor and said forwarly facing surface in overlapping engagement with said lower inner surface of said lower flange and with said projection still in overlapping relationship with said upper flange.

Claim 11

A system for mounting hooks on a board, said system comprising a board member and a hook member, said board member including a front surface and a horizontal channel of the same size and shape at all longitudinal locations provided in part by said front surface and having upper and lower ribs projecting from said front surface and providing a ceiling and a floor, respectively, said floor being wider than said ceiling, an upper flange having an upper inner surface projecting downwardly from the edge of said ceiling remote from said front surface and confronting said front surface and a downwardly facing bottom surface extending outwardly from said upper inner surface, and a lower flange having a lower inner surface projecting upwardly from the edge of said floor remote from said front surface and confronting said front surface, a lower outer surface facing away from said lower inner surface, and an upwardly facing top surface joining said lower inner surface and said lower outer surface, said downwardly facing bottom surface and said upwardly facing top surface providing an opening therebetween, said hook member including a body portion and a hook portion projecting therefrom, said body portion including a bottom surface, a top surface, a rear surface, a guiding and retaining projection extending rearwardly from said rear surface and upwardly from said top surface, a downwardly facing surface extending forwardly from the bottom edge of said rear surface and spaced above said bottom surface, a forwardly facing surface extending upwardly from the forward edge of said downwardly facing surface and a rearwardly facing surface extending upwardly from the rearward edge of said bottom surface and confronting said forwardly facing surface and forming therewith a slot extending across said body portion, said projection being insertable through said opening and into the space between said upper flange and said front surface to a position in which said downwardly facing surface clears said upwardly facing top surface of said lower flange and said body portion is then rotatable to bring said projection into confronting engagement with said front surface and said rear surface of said hook portion into confronting engagement with said lower outer flange surface and said slot into alignment with said lower flange, and said body portion is then movable downwardly to cause said slot to straddle and snugly receive said lower flange with said downwardly facing surface bottomed on said floor and said forwardly facing surface in overlapping engagement with said lower inner surface of said lower flange, wherein said channel is a first channel and said board member further includes a second channel immediately below said first channel and of the same size and shape as said first channel and said lower rib of said first channel provides said upper rib of said second channel.

Claim 12

A system for mounting hooks on a board, said system comprising a board member and a hook member, said board member including a front surface and a horizontal channel of the same size and shape at all longitudinal locations provided in part by said front surface and having upper and lower ribs projecting from said front surface and providing a ceiling and a floor, respectively, said floor being wider than said ceiling, an upper flange having an upper inner surface projecting downwardly from the edge of said ceiling remote from said front surface and confronting said front surface and a downwardly facing bottom surface extending outwardly from said upper inner surface, and a lower flange having a lower inner surface projecting upwardly from the edge of said floor remote from said front surface and confronting said front surface, a lower outer surface facing away from said lower inner surface, and an upwardly facing top surface joining said lower inner surface and said lower outer surface, said downwardly facing bottom surface and said upwardly facing top surface providing an opening therebetween, said hook member including a body portion and a hook portion projecting therefrom, said body portion including a bottom surface, a top surface, a rear surface, a guiding and retaining projection extending rearwardly from said rear surface and upwardly from said top surface, a downwardly facing surface extending forwardly from the bottom edge of said rear surface and spaced above said bottom surface, a forwardly facing surface extending upwardly from the forward edge of said downwardly facing surface and a rearwardly facing surface extending upwardly from the rearward edge of said bottom surface and confronting said forwardly facing surface and forming therewith a slot extending across said body portion, said projection being insertable through said opening and into the space between said upper flange and said front surface to a position in which said downwardly facing surface clears said upwardly facing top surface of said lower flange and said body portion is then rotatable to bring said projection into confronting engagement with said front surface and said rear surface of said hook portion into confronting engagement with said lower outer flange surface and said slot into alignment with said lower flange, and said body portion is then movable downwardly to cause said slot to straddle and snugly receive said lower flange with said downwardly facing surface bottomed on said floor and said forwardly facing surface in overlapping engagement with said lower inner surface of said lower flange, wherein said channel is a first channel and said board member further includes a second channel immediately below said first channel and of the same size and shape as said first channel and said lower rib of said first channel provides said upper rib of said second channel.