Marketing device

Abstract

A marketing device that can protect merchandise from damage, debris, and theft, conveys size information of the merchandise, reusable, and provides an aesthetically pleasing way for display in retail stores comprising a cap, enclosure, and extension in one embodiment, or can be used separately. The cap may further comprise bands, other catching devices, or the like. The enclosure may further include a cavity capable of storing a plurality of trailer hitch balls.

1 . A marketing device, for display of multiple merchandise articles on a display fixture element, the marketing device comprising:
 a. a cap comprising a cavity having an interior, an exterior surface, a base, a periphery wall defining an open end, a closed end opposite said open end, an indentation defining an interior rim adjacent said open end; and   b. at least one means for joining the cap to an a means for holding comprising a first end and a second end, wherein said joining means first end is attached to said exterior of said cap wherein said means for joining second end is connected to the means for holding;   wherein said interior rim of said cap open end engages and is removably connected to at least one article and said holding means engages with a second article thereby holding at least two articles together as a unit.   
     
     
         2 . The marketing device of  claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion extending from said closed end of the cap the protrusion defining an aperture for attaching to a display fixture element. 
     
     
         3 . The marketing device of  claim 1  wherein the means for holding includes a solid ring. 
     
     
         4 . The marketing device of  claim 1  wherein the means for holding includes an open ring. 
     
     
         5 . The marketing device of  claim 1 , wherein said cap further comprises a cylinder affixed to the interior of said cavity said cylinder substantially parallel to said cap interior. 
     
     
         6 . The marketing device of  claim 5 , wherein said cylinder is in spaced apart relation to the periphery wall forming a gap between the periphery wall and the cylinder. 
     
     
         7 . The marketing device of  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the peripheral wall varies thereby providing a section of the cap with a reduced interior diameter. 
     
     
         8 . The marketing device of  claim 2 , wherein said aperture defined by said protrusion is adapted to be received by a hook on a merchandise display. 
     
     
         9 . The marketing device of  claim 2  wherein said plurality of bands has a periphery defining an opening adapted to receive additional components of the merchandise. 
     
     
         10 . The marketing device of  claim 1 , further comprising an enclosure comprising a lid and a base, a lid periphery defining a first region of said periphery in hingeable communication with the base, a second region of said periphery defining means for closing the lid to the base, a plurality of fasteners attached to the second region of the lid which engage with the base and secure the lid to the base, thereby forming a cavity to contain a second article; and
 wherein the means for joining of the extension engages with the enclosure thereby attaching the cap to the enclosure.   
     
     
         11 . The marketing device of  claim 5 , further comprising means for indicating the size of article contained within the marketing device wherein a region of said lid defines first identifying indicia and a region on said exterior of said cap defining second identifying indicia. 
     
     
         12 . The marketing device of  claim 5 , wherein said cavity conforms to the shape of the second {third} article. 
     
     
         13 . The marketing device of  claim 7 , wherein the cavity is a spherical shape. 
     
     
         14 . The marketing device of  claim 5 , further comprising means for indicating the size of the article contained within the marketing device wherein a region of said lid defines first identifying indicia and a region on said exterior of said cap defining second identifying indicia. 
     
     
         15 . A marketing device comprising a lid and a shell, the lid and shell having an interior and exterior surface, a lid periphery defining a first region of said periphery in hingeable communication with the shell, a second region of said periphery defining means for closing the lid to the shell, a protrusion opposite said hingeable communication defining an aperture, a plurality of fasteners attached to the shell along its periphery, wherein said fasteners further comprises a lateral spring bias mechanism and wherein said hinges are closed when said means for closing the lid to the shell receive said lateral spring bias. 
     
     
         16 . The marketing device of  claim 15 , wherein at least a cavity is created once said enclosure hinges are closed and latched in a closed configuration using said fasteners. 
     
     
         17 . The marketing device of  claim 15 , further comprising means to indicate the size of merchandise contained within the marketing device wherein a region of said lid defines identifying indicia. 
     
     
         18 . The marketing device of  claim 15 , wherein said aperture defined by said protrusion is adapted to be received by a hook on a merchandise display. 
     
     
         19 . The marketing device of  claim 16  further comprising a plurality of apertures in the lid to provide access to the cavity and a plurality of tubular members attached to the interior surface of the base and extending into the cavity. 
     
     
         20 . The marketing device of  claim 19  wherein the tubular members correspond to the apertures formed in the lid.