John R Edgerton

US Patent:

6283312, Sep 4, 2001

Filed:

Jan 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/488646

Inventors:

John Edgerton - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A47F 500

US Classification:

211113

Abstract:

A product hanging system comprised of one or more product hanging straps plus a point-of-purchase hanging strip said strip having one or more through cut slots of suffieient size to acccept a notched T shaped end of a strap portion of the invention with both the straps and the hanging strip being produced from sufficiently strong flexible natural or colored plastic. The strip being of equal width having a through cut hole top center used to suspend it from a hook or wire and spaced through cut slots down its length. Product to be hung is secured to a strap of the invention then the opposite end of the strap is attached to a hanging strip with the attachment method being a "T" shaped strap end is fed into a through cut slot, entry of the head of the "T" into said slot being accomplished by engaging a key notch on the body of the T. After full entry of the head of the T shaped end of the strap into the slot the notch is disengaged allowing the head of the T to seat in said slot, the notch showing below the slot is visible evidence of a strap to slot lock. This method of "T" into slot connection is used to secure a strap end to through cut slots found in; Link up product display strips, other straps, packaged products with through cut slots, displays and other items with a sufficiently cut slot.