Article hanging system, slidable wire holder, detachable wire holder, wire hook and wire gripper

Abstract

An article hanging system capable of easily changing an exhibit position and an exhibit height of an article such as a goods exhibited in a shop, a hanger and a display shelf comprises a ceiling rail assembly, a wire holder slidably retained to the ceiling rail assembly, a wire hanging down from the wire holder, a gripper fixably attachable at a desired position along the wire, a wire holder attached to a lower end of the wire and a floor rail assembly to which the wire holder is slidably retained. Each of the rail assemblies comprises longitudinal rails extending in a longitudinal direction (the Y-direction) and lateral rails slidable with respect to the longitudinal rail as being spanned between the longitudinal rails. Each of the wire holders are slidable along the lateral rail.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application is a Divisional Application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 427,596, filed Jun. 29, 2006, which is a Divisional Application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 843,959, filed May 11, 2004.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to an article hanging system for use in a display space such as a shop window, which is capable of hanging an article such as a goods exhibited in a shop, a hanger and a display shelf at a desired position. And, it further relates to components which constitute the article hanging system, such as a wire holder for slidably and detachably holding a wire to a rail, a wire hook for hooking a wire to the wire holder and a wire gripper for gripping an article at a desired position (height) along a wire. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] In a display space such as a shop window, various types of goods are exhibited by hanging on hangers or by setting on display shelves. Goods are...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an article hanging system that can easily change the position and height of an article exhibited in a shop or display space. The system includes a ceiling rail and a wire holder slidable along the rail, as well as a wire hook and a gripper for holding the article. The wire holder can slide along the rail and be fixed at different positions, and the wire hook can be fixed to the wire holder or slidably along the wire. The wire gripper has a gripping mechanism that can be attached to the wire at a desired position. The system allows for easy rearranging of the articles and quick changes in the exhibit position. The wire holder is slidable along the rail and can be fixed at any position along the wire. The wire hook has a slipping preventive member to prevent the wire from being slipped through the space. The wire gripper has a gripper sleeve with a gripping mechanism that can be attached at a desired position along the wire. The system provides an efficient solution for hanging articles in a display space."

Problems solved by technology

Conventionally, in such a display space, an arrangement of the goods is not changed for a predetermined period once the goods are arranged, because it is hard to alter positions and heights of the display shelves and the hangers.

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