Jewelry display card and composite sheet of display cards

Claim 2

A jewelry display card comprising a card element and a pair of hook elements integrally struck with said card element for suspending said display card in a substantially vertical disposition from a display stand, said display card being of substantially rectangular configuration and having substantially straight, parallel opposite side edges, said card element having at least one aperture therethrough for receiving a pin-like fastening element of a jewelry item in order to secure the jewelry item on said display card, said hook elements being disposed within the substantially rectangular confines of the display card and each including an upper portion which is rearwardly bendable relative to said card element about a fold line which is at least partially vertically disposed when said display card is suspended from said display stand and a rear portion which extends downwardly from said upper portion in rearwardly spaced relation to said card element when said upper portion is in a rearwardly bent position, said hook elements being receivable on a substantially horizontal hanger rod of said display stand when said upper portion is in said rearwardly bent position so that said hook elements are hooked over said hanger rod with said hanger rod abutting the rear surface of said card element and received between said card element and said rear portion to suspend said display card in a generally vertical disposition from said hanger rod.

Claim 3

In the jewelry display card of claim 1, said card and hanger elements being made of cardboard.

Claim 4

The jewelry display card of claim 1 further comprising at least one ear integrally struck in said card portion, said ear being forwardly bendable relative to said card element for receiving a jewelry item thereon.

Claim 5

In the jewelry display card of claim 3, said aperture extending through said ear.

Claim 6

The jewelry display card of claim 3 further comprising a pair of said ears integrally struck in said card element.

Claim 7

In the jewelry display card of claim 5, each of said ears having an aperture therethrough.

Claim 8

The jewelry display card of claim 1, further comprising a pair of said hook elements.

Claim 9

In the display card of claim 1, said hook elements being defined by cutouts which are disposed in inwardly spaced relation adjacent the opposite side edges of the display card and slits which extend outwardly from the cutouts to the respective adjacent side edges of the display card thereof.

Claim 10

A composite sheet comprising a plurality of display cards integrally struck therein, said display cards each being of substantially rectangular configuration and having substantially straight opposite side edges, said display cards each comprising a card element and a pair of hook elements integrally struck with the card element thereof within the substantially rectangular confines of the display card thereof, said hook elements being operative for suspending the respective display cards thereof in substantially vertical dispositions from a display stand, said card elements each having at least one aperture therethrough for receiving a pin-like fastening element of a jewelry item in order to secure the jewelry item on the display card, said hook elements each including an upper portion which is rearwardly bendable relative to the respective card element thereof about a fold line which is at least partially vertically disposed when the respective display card is suspended from said display stand and a rear portion which extends downwardly from the respective upper portion thereof in rearwardly spaced relation to the respective card element thereof when the respective upper portion thereof is in a rearwardly bent position, said hook elements each being receivable on a substantially horizontal hanger rod of said display stand when the respective upper portion of the hook element is in said rearwardly bent position so that the hook element is hooked over said hanger rod with said hanger rod abutting the rear surface of the respective card element and received between the respective card element and the respective rear portion of the hook element to suspend said display card in a generally vertical disposition from said hanger rod.

Claim 11

A composite sheet comprising a plurality of display cards integrally struck therein, said display cards each being of substantially rectangular configuration and having substantially straight opposite side edges, said display cards each comprising a card element and a pair of hook elements integrally struck with the card element thereof within the substantially rectangular confines of the display card thereof, said hook elements being operative for suspending the respective display cards thereof in substantially vertical dispositions from a display stand, said card elements each having at least one aperture therethrough for receiving a pin-like fastening element of a jewelry item in order to secure the jewelry item on the display card, said hook elements each including an upper portion which is rearwardly bendable relative to the respective card element thereof about a fold line which is at least partially vertically disposed when the respective display card is suspended from said display stand and a rear portion which extends downwardly from the respective upper portion thereof in rearwardly spaced relation to the respective card element thereof when the respective upper portion thereof is in a rearwardly bent position, said hook elements each being receivable on a substantially horizontal hanger rod of said display stand when the respective upper portion of the hook element is in said rearwardly bent position so that the hook element is hooked over said hanger rod with said hanger rod abutting the rear surface of the respective card element and received between the respective card element and the respective rear portion of the hook element to suspend said display card in a generally vertical disposition from said hanger rod.

Claim 12

In the composite sheet of claim 9, said display cards being removably attached to said sheet with score lines.

Claim 13

The composite sheet of claim 10 integrally formed from cardboard.

Claim 14

In the composite sheet of claim 9, the hook elements of each display card being defined by cutouts which are disposed in inwardly spaced relation adjacent the opposite side edges of the display card thereof and slits which extend outwardly from the cutouts thereof to the respective adjacent side edges of the display card thereof.