System for frontal display of objects

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a hanger comprises a main body disposed in a first plane and a hook coupled to the main body, the hook adapted to interface with a display bar, whereby the first plane intersects a longitudinal axis of the display bar at an angle other than ninety degrees.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A hanger, comprising: 
 a main body disposed in a first plane; and    a hook coupled to said main body, said hook adapted to interface with a display bar, whereby said first plane intersects a longitudinal axis of said display bar at an angle other than ninety degrees.    
     
     
         2 . The hanger of  claim 1 , said hook extending from said main body and having a curved inner surface, said curved inner surface of said hook forming at least one downward-facing channel operable to receive said display bar.  
     
     
         3 . The hanger of  claim 1 , said hook extending from said main body and having a downward-facing surface forming at least one channel operable to receive said display bar.  
     
     
         4 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein at least one channel oriented at an angle to said main body is formed in an upper portion of said hook  
     
     
         5 . The hanger of  claim 4 , wherein said at least one channel is operable to receive said display bar to display an object at an angle other than ninety degrees with respect to said display bar.  
     
     
         6 . The hanger of  claim 4 , wherein an opening of said channel is wider than a general width of said channel.  
     
     
         7 . The hanger of  claim 4 , wherein a shape of a portion of said at least one channel interfacing with said display bar corresponds to a shape of a hanging profile of said display bar.  
     
     
         8 . The hanger of  claim 4 , wherein said angle with respect to said display bar at which an object is displayed is determined at least in part on said angle between said channel and said main body.  
     
     
         9 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein said hook and said main body are in different planes.  
     
     
         10 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein said hook and said main body are in the same plane.  
     
     
         11 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein an angle at which an object is displayed is determined at least in part on an angle between a plane of said hook and said first plane.  
     
     
         12 . The hanger of  claim 4 , wherein each of said at least one channel is at a different angle to said main body than any other channel of said at least one channel.  
     
     
         13 . The hanger of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of said at least one channel is oriented in a different direction than at least another one of said at least one channel.  
     
     
         14 . The hanger of  claim 5 , wherein a shape of a surface of said at least one channel interfacing with said display bar is curved.  
     
     
         15 . The hanger of  claim 5 , wherein a shape of a surface of said at least one channel interfacing with said display bar is rectangular.  
     
     
         16 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein said hook comprises a curved portion operable to hang on said display bar to display an object suspended from said hanger such that only a side of said object is visible.  
     
     
         17 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein said hook comprises at least one slot operable to display an information tag.  
     
     
         18 . The hanger of  claim 17 , wherein said information tag is removably coupled to said hook.  
     
     
         19 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein said main body comprises at least one slot operable to display an information tag.  
     
     
         20 . The hanger of  claim 1 , wherein at least two channels are formed in an upper portion of said hook, each of said at least two channels oriented at an angle to said main body.  
     
     
         21 . The hanger of  claim 20 , wherein each of said at least two channels is operable to receive said display bar to display an object at an angle with respect to said display bar.  
     
     
         22 . The hanger of  claim 20 , wherein said hook comprises a support member having a first end coupled to said main body.  
     
     
         23 . The hanger of  claim 22 , wherein said hook further comprises a first portion and a second portion, said first and second portions coupled to a second end of said support member distal from said main body.  
     
     
         24 . The hanger of  claim 23 , wherein a first one of said at least two channels is formed in an upper portion of said first portion and a second one of said at least two channels is formed in an upper portion of said second portion.  
     
     
         25 . An object display system, comprising: 
 a display bar; and    a plurality of hangers suspended from said display bar, each of said plurality of hangers adapted to display an object of a plurality of objects at an angle other than ninety degrees to said display bar such that at least a portion of a front of each of said plurality of objects is visible simultaneously.    
     
     
         26 . The object display system of  claim 25 , wherein at least one of said plurality of hangers comprises: 
 a main body; and    a hook coupled to said main body, said hook adapted to interface with said display bar to display an object of said plurality of objects at said angle with respect to said display bar.    
     
     
         27 . The object display system of  claim 26 , wherein at least one channel oriented at an angle to a plane of said hook is formed in an upper portion of said hook.  
     
     
         28 . The object display system of  claim 25 , wherein at least one of said plurality of hangers comprises: 
 a main body; and    a hook coupled to said main body, wherein at least one channel oriented at an angle to said main body is formed in an upper portion of said hook.    
     
     
         29 . The object display system of  claim 28 , wherein said at least one channel is operable to receive said display bar to display an object of said plurality of objects at said angle with respect to said display bar.  
     
     
         30 . A hanger, comprising: 
 a main body disposed in a first plane; and    a hook coupled to said main body, said hook adapted to interface with a display bar, whereby said first plane intersects a longitudinal axis of said display bar at an angle other than ninety degrees, said hook comprising: 
 a support member having a first end coupled to said main body;  
 a first portion; and  
 a second portion, said first and second portions coupled to a second end of said support member distal from said main body.  
   
     
     
         31 . The hanger of  claim 30 , wherein a first one of at least two channels oriented at an angle to said main body is formed in an upper portion of said first portion and a second one of said at least two channels is formed in an upper portion of said second portion.  
     
     
         32 . The hanger of  claim 31 , wherein each of said at least two channels is operable to receive said display bar to display an object at an angle with respect to said display bar.  
     
     
         33 . The hanger of  claim 31 , wherein said first channel is operable to receive said display bar to display a front of an object in a desired orientation with respect to said display bar and said second channel is operable to receive said display bar to display said front of said object in said desired orientation with respect to said display bar.  
     
     
         34 . The hanger of  claim 30 , wherein said hanger is operable to interface with said display bar to display a predetermined portion of an object in a desired orientation with respect to said display bar regardless of the orientation in which a user hangs said object on said main body of said hanger.  
     
     
         35 . The hanger of  claim 30 , wherein said hanger is operable to interface with said display bar to display a predetermined portion of an object in a desired orientation with respect to said display bar regardless of the orientation of said object on said main body of said hanger.