Display Hook Cross-Bar Mounting for Stable Adjustable Merchandising
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display structures for retail environments lack versatility in supporting hanging products and efficiently displaying product information, as they often fail to provide secure and adjustable mounting options for display hooks and label holders.
Innovation Solution
A display fixture comprising a cross support with a cross bar and multiple holes, and a display hook with three downwardly depending mounting members that can be oriented at different angles by engaging two of these members with holes in the cross bar, allowing for secure attachment and adjustable positioning, along with a label holder support for displaying product information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If display hooks are mounted to cross bars using existing methods, then products can be displayed, but the display hooks sway and positioning is not secure
Solution Approach 1:
The display hook incorporates three downwardly depending mounting members that can engage with different combinations of holes in the cross bar, allowing the hook to be positioned at multiple angles and locations. This dynamic reconfigurability enables secure mounting while providing adjustability, as the mounting members can be engaged with different hole patterns to achieve desired positioning without swaying.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the mounting parameters by providing multiple mounting members with different engagement configurations. The cross bar contains multiple holes at different positions, and the display hook can engage these holes in various combinations, thereby changing the mounting parameters (position, angle, orientation) to achieve both security and adjustability simultaneously.
2Adaptability or versatility
If display structures use fixed mounting options, then installation is simple, but versatility in supporting hanging products is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display hook design provides multi-functionality through its three mounting members that can engage with different hole configurations in the cross bar. This universal mounting capability allows the same display hook to support various types of hanging products at different positions and orientations, enhancing versatility without requiring multiple different hook designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure is segmented into multiple discrete mounting members and multiple holes in the cross bar. This segmentation allows for flexible combinations and permutations of mounting configurations, enabling versatility in product support while keeping each individual mounting element relatively simple in design.
3Ease of operation
If display hooks are allowed to move freely, then adjustability is high, but swaying occurs and stability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display hook uses three downwardly depending mounting members that can engage with different hole configurations, providing dynamic adjustability. When mounted, the engagement of multiple mounting members with multiple holes creates a stable configuration that prevents swaying, while the ability to choose different engagement patterns maintains high adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The design anticipates potential instability by providing multiple mounting members that can be engaged in different configurations. By selecting appropriate hole combinations beforehand, the system pre-establishes stable mounting positions that prevent swaying while maintaining adjustability for different product types.
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AI summary
A display fixture includes a cross support mounted to a display structure. The cross support includes a cross bar having a plurality of holes extending through at least a top of the cross bar. The holes are spaced apart from each other across a length of the cross bar. The display fixture also includes at least one display hook having three downwardly depending mounting members. The at least display hook is mounted to the cross bar by engaging two of the three downward depending mounting members with two holes in the cross bar.