US 12,390,022 B2
Devices, systems and methods for hanging and securing items for display
William H. Bullwinkel, Farmingdale, NY (US); Robert Ludwig, Newton, NJ (US); David R. Wachsman, Palm Beach Gardens, NY (US); and Alvin Ma, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Innovation Lock, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed by Innovation Lock, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed on May 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/671,135.
Application 18/671,135 is a continuation of application No. 17/951,324, filed on Sep. 23, 2022, granted, now 11,992,135.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/261,795, filed on Sep. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0306825 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. A47F 5/00 (2006.01); A47F 1/12 (2006.01); A47F 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 5/0006 (2013.01) [A47F 1/128 (2013.01); A47F 5/0823 (2013.01); A47F 5/0838 (2013.01); A47F 5/0853 (2013.01); A47F 5/0876 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hanger for displaying at least one item of merchandise comprising:
a first hanger member including a support member configured to come into contact with a slatgrid in a parallel relationship, a first hanger leg that extends perpendicularly from the support member and an offset member that couples the support member to a retaining member in a parallel relationship, the retaining member configured to be disposed in a slot of the slatgrid;
a second hanger member including a first securing member and a second hanger leg that extends from the first securing member, the first securing member configured to come into contact with the slot of the slatgrid;
the first hanger member and the second hanger member are rotatably coupled to each other such that, when the first hanger leg aligns with the second hanger leg, the retaining member and the first securing member form a retaining portion that retains the hanger to the slatgrid and the first hanger leg and second hanger leg form a hanging portion that enables items of merchandise to be placed thereon and be displayed, wherein the slatgrid includes a plurality of horizontal rod-like members where adjacent rod-like members are spaced apart a given distance to form a number of uniform, horizontal slots, the support member configured to come into contact with at least one rod-like member of the slot that the retaining member is disposed in.