Display Panel Hanger With Integrated Price Holder Closure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exhibition hangers lack a front closing element to prevent items from accidentally slipping out and often require separate price holders and product identification labels, which can lead to discomfort during item extraction, especially when few items are displayed.
Innovation Solution
A hanger design featuring a rear vertical slot with a forward-projecting arm ending in a cylindrical shaft, where a price holder piece serves as both a closing element and a price tag holder, requiring intentional tilting to open and exert additional force to prevent items from slipping, and incorporates a fork-like mechanism at the front end to secure the rod, ensuring items remain in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a front closing element is added to prevent items from slipping out, then security against accidental removal is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the price holder function with the closing element function into a single integrated component. The price holder piece serves dual purposes: holding the price tag and acting as the closing element that secures items on the rod. This merging eliminates the need for separate closing mechanisms while providing the required security function.
Solution Approach 2:
The price holder piece is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it holds the price tag, closes the front opening of the hanger, and prevents accidental item removal. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction by adding security without requiring additional dedicated components.
2Loss of information
If a separate price holder and identification label are affixed to the hanger, then information display is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to discomfort during item extraction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the price holder and identification label into a single integrated piece. The price holder piece contains both the price information and the closing function, eliminating the need for separate components that could interfere with item extraction. This integration improves ease of operation while maintaining information display.
3Ease of operation
If the hanger has a simple open front design, then ease of operation for item extraction is improved, but reliability against accidental slipping out deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The closing element is designed to be dynamic rather than fixed. It can be easily opened for intentional item removal but automatically secures items during normal use. The piece can be tilted or pressed to open, providing controlled access while maintaining security against accidental slipping.
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AI summary
The invention comprises a device (3) for hanging up a display panel, which incorporates a closure element in turn constituting a price holder. To that end, the invention is constituted from a body (1) provided with anchoring elements from which emerges a rod arranged horizontally towards the front, which body has an upper, vertical groove accommodating a flange (6) belonging to an arm projected horizontally above the hanging device, the free end of said horizontal upper arm ending in a horizontal, transverse cylindrical shaft (8) on which a front piece (9) is articulated, said front piece (9) being provided with steps that position and hold a card bearing prices, and which has a hook (12) where the front end of the hanging device is positioned, establishing a closure thereof in order to prevent accidental emergence of the articles therefrom