Retail hanger display system

Abstract

A retail display system for increasing density of merchandising of products, by using the otherwise unused space of existing display configurations. A hanger display configuration, which may hold vertical strip displays, is installed in such a manner as to adapt to a diverse range of product packaging and shelving fixture types, efficiently provide signage, pricing and scanning information, and to reduce theft. The hanger display configuration can be manufactured for a specific product and specific quantity of such product. Faceplates have clamps on the back for clamping the faceplates to seldom-used non-shelve portions of the rack display and other store fixtures, such as bars, stanchions, corners, etc.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 ) A retail display system for increasing density of merchandising of products held by vertical strip displays, comprising: 
 a) unitary display means having at least one front face for displaying retail sales indicia and having at least one rear face; and    b) wherein said at least one rear face unitary display means comprises 
 i) on said rear face, clamping means for clamping said unitary display means on a portion of at least one store fixture which is not a horizontal shelf; and  
 ii) attachment means for removably attaching the vertical strip display.  
   
     
     
         2 ) The retail display system according to  claim 1  wherein said clamping means comprises connection means for clamping said display means onto a vertical store fixture portion having a substantially fixed cross-section from a top of the portion to a bottom of the portion.  
     
     
         3 ) The retail display system according to  claim 2  further comprising: 
 a) security means for preventing removal of the vertical strip display when said unitary display means is clamped such that said attachment means is closely adjacent the portion of the store fixture.  
 
     
     
         4 ) The retail display system according to  claim 3  wherein: 
 a) said attachment means comprises slot means for receiving at least one flat hook.  
 
     
     
         5 ) The retail display system according to  claim 4  further comprising: 
 a) a unitary vertical strip display having at least one upper end;  
 b) wherein said at least one upper end comprises at least one flat hook.  
 
     
     
         6 ) The retail display system according to  claim 5  wherein: 
 a) said at least one flat hook comprises an approximately 180-degree bend having a radius of less than one-half inch.  
 
     
     
         7 ) The retail display system according to  claim 6  wherein: 
 a) said at least one flat hook comprises an approximately 180-degree bend having a radius of about one-eighth inch.  
 
     
     
         8 ) A retail display system for increasing density of merchandising of products held by vertical displays, comprising: 
 a) a unitary display holder having at least one front face suitable to display retail sales indicia and having at least one rear face;    b) wherein said unitary display holder comprises 
 i) on said at least one rear face, at least one clamp structured and arranged to clamp said unitary display holder onto a portion of a store fixture which is not a horizontal shelf, and  
 ii) at least one connector structured and arranged to assist removable attachment of at least one vertical display to said unitary display holder.  
   
     
     
         9 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one clamp is structured and arranged to clamp said unitary display holder onto at least one vertical store fixture portion having a substantially fixed cross-section from a top of the portion to a bottom of the portion.  
     
     
         10 ) The retail display system according to  claim 9  wherein: 
 a) said at least one connector is structured and arranged to prevent removal of the vertical display when said unitary display holder is clamped such that said at least one connector is closely adjacent to the portion of the store fixture.  
 
     
     
         11 ) The retail display system according to  claim 10  wherein: 
 a) said at least one connector comprises at least one slot for receiving at least one flat hook.  
 
     
     
         12 ) The retail display system according to  claim 11  further comprising: 
 a) a unitary vertical strip display having at least one upper end;  
 b) wherein said at least one upper end comprises at least one flat hook.  
 
     
     
         13 ) The retail display system according to  claim 12  wherein said at least one flat hook comprises an approximately 180-degree bend having a radius of less than one-half inch.  
     
     
         14 ) The retail display system according to  claim 13  wherein said at least one flat hook comprises an approximately 180-degree bend having a radius of about one-eighth inch.  
     
     
         15 ) The retail display system according to  claim 9  wherein: 
 said the unitary vertical store fixture portion comprises a slab.  
 
     
     
         16 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one clamp comprises Allen-wrench-operable set screws.  
     
     
         17 ) The retail display system according to  claim 9  wherein the said unitary vertical store fixture portion comprises at least one bar.  
     
     
         18 ) The retail display system according to  claim 17  wherein said at least one bar comprises at least one gondola stanchion.  
     
     
         19 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein the portion of said unitary vertical store fixture comprises a portion of at least one vertical wire grid.  
     
     
         20 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one front face comprises an essentially flat surface.  
     
     
         21 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one front face comprises at least one vertical groove structured and arranged to removably hold at least one display label.  
     
     
         22 ) The retail display system according to  claim 21  wherein said at least one front face further comprises at least one horizontal groove structured and arranged to removably hold at least one display label.  
     
     
         23 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one front face further comprises at least one horizontal groove structured and arranged to removably hold at least one display label.  
     
     
         24 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one connector comprises at least one slot.  
     
     
         25 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one connector comprises at least one round hole. The retail display system according to  claim 24  wherein said at least one connector comprises at least one round hole.  
     
     
         26 ) A retail display system for increasing density of merchandising of products held by vertical strip displays, comprising: 
 a) a unitary vertical strip display having at least one upper end, wherein said at least one upper end comprises at least one flat hook constructed and arranged to hook into at last one flat slot;    b) wherein said at least one flat hook comprises an approximately 180-degree bend having a radius of less than one-half inch.    
     
     
         27 ) The retail display system according to  claim 27  further comprising: 
 a) a unitary display holder having at least one front face suitable to display retail sales indicia and having at least one rear face;  
 b) wherein said unitary display holder comprises 
 i) on said at least one rear face, at least one clamp structured and arranged to clamp said unitary display holder onto a portion of a store fixture, and  
 ii) at least one flat slot structured and arranged to assist removable attachment of said unitary vertical strip display to said unitary display holder;  
 
 c) wherein said at least one flat hook is hooked into said at least one flat slot.  
 
     
     
         28 ) The retail display system according to  claim 28  wherein: said retail display system is structured and arranged to prevent removal from said at least one flat slot of said unitary vertical strip display when said unitary display holder is clamped so that said at least one flat slot is closely adjacent the portion of the store fixture.  
     
     
         29 ) The retail display system according to  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a) a hanger display system, for removeable attachment with said display means, for use in conjunction with said retail display system, for combined control of inventory and merchandise displayed for sale, comprising 
 i) a plurality of holding means for holding the merchandise; and  
 ii) at least one vertical support means for supporting said plurality of holding means;  
 iii) wherein said attachment means attaches said at least one vertical support means to said retail display system;  
 iv) wherein each said plurality of holding means is shaped and arranged for a holding a specified kind of product; and  
 v) wherein each of said plurality of holding means is further shaped and arranged for holding a specified quantity of such specified kind of product.  
 
 
     
     
         30 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  further comprising: 
 a) a hanger display system, adapted to removeably attach with said unitary display holder, adapted to use in conjunction with said retail display system, adapted to use in combined control of inventory and merchandise displayed for sale, comprising 
 i) a plurality of holders adapted to hold the merchandise; and  
 ii) at least one vertical support adapted to support said plurality of holders;  
 iii) wherein said at least one connector connects said at least one vertical support to said retail display system;  
 iv) wherein each of said plurality of holders is shaped and arranged for a holding a specified kind of product; and  
 v) wherein each of said plurality of holders is further shaped and arranged for holding a specified quantity of such specified kind of product.  
 
 
     
     
         31 ) The retail display system according to  claim 8  wherein said at least one clamp comprises at least one tightening screw structured and arranged to attach said at least one clamp onto said portion of said store fixture.  
     
     
         32 ) A hanger display system, used in conjunction with a retail merchandising fixture, for combined control of inventory and merchandise displayed for sale, comprising: 
 a) holding means for holding the merchandise;    b) vertical support means for supporting said holding means; and    c) attachment means for attaching said vertical support means to the merchandising fixture;    d) wherein said holding means is structured and arranged to hold a specified kind of product; and    e) wherein said holding means is further structured and arranged to hold a specified quantity of such specified kind of product.    
     
     
         33 ) The hanger display system according to  claim 33  wherein said attachment means is selected from the following group consisting of: 
 a) hook means for hooking said vertical support means to a wire grid of the retail merchandise fixture;  
 b) clamp means for clamping said vertical support means to the retail merchandise fixture; and  
 c) faceplate means, having an aperture and being removably attachable to such retail merchandise fixture, for attaching said vertical support means.  
 
     
     
         34 ) The hanger display system according to  claim 34  wherein said faceplate means is structured and arranged to remind a user of the nature and service of the merchandise displayed for sale.  
     
     
         35 ) The hanger display system according to  claim 33  wherein said vertical support means further comprises indicia means for displaying indicia.  
     
     
         36 ) The hanger display system according to  claim 33  wherein said holding means further comprises at least one safety ring.  
     
     
         37 ) A hanger display system for at least one particular retail business location having at least one set of available product-desired-spaces comprising the steps of: 
 a) analyzing data of a plurality of products;    b) allowing space to each such plurality of products;    c) designing displays for displaying each such product to each such space;    d) producing such displays;    e) wherein each such display comprises, 
 i) holding means for holding the merchandise;  
 ii) vertical support means for supporting said holding means; and  
 iii) attachment means for attaching said vertical support means to the merchandising fixture;  
 iv) wherein said holding means is structured and arranged to hold a specified kind of product; and  
 v) wherein said holding means is further structured and arranged to hold a specified quantity of such specified kind of product.  
   
     
     
         38 ) A hanger display system, used in conjunction with a retail merchandising fixture, for combined control of inventory and merchandise displayed for sale, comprising: 
 a) a plurality of holders to hold the merchandise;    b) at least one vertical support to support said plurality of holders; and    c) at least one attacher to attach said at least one vertical support to the merchandising fixture;    d) wherein said plurality of holders are structured and arranged to hold a specified kind of product; and    e) wherein said plurality of holders are structured and arranged to hold a specified quantity of such specified kind of product.    
     
     
         39 ) The hanger display system according to  claim 39  wherein said at least one attacher is selected from the following group comprising: 
 a) at least one hook structured and arranged to hook said at least one vertical support to a wire grid of the retail merchandise fixture;  
 b) at least one clamp structured and arranged to clamp said at least one vertical support to the retail merchandise fixture; and  
 c) at least one faceplate, having an aperture and being removably attachable to such retail merchandise fixture, structured and arranged to attach said at least one vertical support.  
 
     
     
         40 ) The hanger display system according to  claim 40  wherein said at least one faceplate is structured and arranged to remind a user of the nature and service of the merchandise displayed.  
     
     
         41 ) The hanger display system according to  claim 33 , wherein said attachment means comprises: 
 a) unitary display means having at least one front face for displaying retail sales indicia and having at least one rear face; and    b) wherein said display means comprises 
 i) on said at least one rear face, clamping means for clamping said display means on a portion of a store fixture which is not a horizontal shelf; and  
 ii) attachment means for removably attaching said vertical support means.