Merchandise display device

Abstract

A merchandise display device includes an attachment configured to be attached to a merchandise display fixture, a product hanging bar having a resin surface and configured to allow a product to hang thereon, including a first inclined portion extending from a proximal end to a distal end and being attached to the attachment at the distal end in a manner inclined downwards toward a front, and a second inclined portion bent upwards and extending diagonally from the distal end of the first inclined portion, a catch configured to catch a product hanging on the first inclined portion; and a trigger configured to release the catch.

1 . A merchandise display device comprising:
 an attachment configured to be attached to a merchandise display fixture;   a product hanging bar having a resin surface and configured to allow a product to hang thereon, including a first inclined portion extending from a proximal end to a distal end and being attached to the attachment at the distal end in a manner inclined downwards toward a front, and a second inclined portion bent upwards and extending diagonally from the distal end of the first inclined portion;   a catch configured to catch a product hanging on the first inclined portion; and   a trigger configured to release the catch.   
     
     
         2 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the trigger includes a pivoting member disposed in the product hanging bar, configured to pivot about a shaft, and configured to release the catch when the pivoting member is pivoted. 
     
     
         3 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the pivoting member has a first portion enabled to protrude from a first surface of the first inclined portion beyond the catch, and a second portion protruding from a second surface of the second inclined portion and enabled to retract toward the second surface, and   the trigger includes a pivoting mechanism configured to move between
 an engaging position at which the first portion is retracted from the first surface and the second portion protrudes from the second surface, and 
 a release position at which the first portion protrudes from the first surface beyond the catch and the second portion is retracted toward the second surface. 
   
     
     
         4 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 3 , wherein the first portion of the pivoting member includes a downwards inclined front portion extending frontwards in an axial direction of the first inclined portion, and a stopper at the back of the first portion. 
     
     
         5 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the catch has an engaging protrusion enabled to protrude from a first surface of the first inclined portion,   the pivoting member has a first portion having the engaging protrusion and enabled to retract toward the first surface of the first inclined portion, and a second portion protruding from the second surface of the second inclined portion and enabled to retract toward the second surface, and   the trigger includes a pivoting mechanism configured to move between
 an engaging position at which the engaging protrusion of the first portion protrudes from the first surface and the second portion protrudes from the second surface, and 
 a release position at which the engaging protrusion of the first portion is retracted toward the first surface and the second portion is retracted toward the second surface. 
   
     
     
         6 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the catch has an engaging protrusion enabled to protrude from a surface of the first inclined portion,   the pivoting member has a first portion having the engaging protrusion and enabled to retract toward the surface of the first inclined portion, and a second portion enabled to protrude from the surface of the first inclined portion, and   the trigger includes a pivoting mechanism configured to move between
 an engaging position at which the engaging protrusion of the first portion protrudes from the surface and the second portion is retracted toward the surface, and 
 a release position at which the engaging protrusion of the first portion is retracted toward the surface and the second portion protrudes from the surface. 
   
     
     
         7 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 3 , wherein the pivoting mechanism is returned from the release position to the engaging position by an own weight. 
     
     
         8 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the trigger includes an elastic member that applies a biasing force, and   the pivoting mechanism is returned from the release position to the engaging position by the biasing force.   
     
     
         9 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the trigger has a sliding member disposed in the product hanging bar and configured to slide in an axial direction, and, with sliding of the sliding member, the catch is released. 
     
     
         10 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the catch has an engaging protrusion enabled to protrude from a first surface of the first inclined portion,   the sliding member has a first portion having the engaging protrusion and enabled to retract toward the first surface of the first inclined portion, and a second portion protruding from a second surface of the second inclined portion and enabled to retract toward the second surface, and   the trigger includes a sliding mechanism configured to move between
 an engaging position at which the engaging protrusion of the first portion protrudes from the first surface and the second portion protrudes from the second surface, and 
 a release position at which the engaging protrusion of the first portion is retracted toward the first surface and the second portion is retracted toward the second surface. 
   
     
     
         11 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the catch has an engaging groove provided near the distal end of the first inclined portion, and a closing portion provided at the back of the engaging groove in an axial direction of the first inclined portion,   the sliding member has a first portion having the closing portion and enabled to close the engaging groove, and a second portion protruding from a second surface of the second inclined portion and enabled to retract toward the second surface, and   the trigger includes a sliding mechanism configured to move between
 an engaging position at which the engaging groove is opened and the second portion protrudes from the second surface, and 
 a release position at which the closing portion of the first portion closes the engaging groove and the second portion is retracted toward the second surface. 
   
     
     
         12 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the trigger includes an elastic member that applies a biasing force, and   the sliding mechanism is returned from the release position to the engaging position by the biasing force.   
     
     
         13 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the catch includes an engaging groove provided near the distal end of the first inclined portion. 
     
     
         14 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the catch includes an engaging protrusion provided near the distal end of the first inclined portion. 
     
     
         15 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 13 , wherein the engaging groove or the engaging protrusion is at a position separated from a bent part between the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion by a distance equal to or greater than a thickness of a product hanging on the product hanging bar, in an axial direction of the first inclined portion. 
     
     
         16 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 13 , wherein the catch includes an engaging protrusion provided in front of the engaging groove of the first inclined portion in the axial direction. 
     
     
         17 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the product hanging bar includes a metal bar being attached to the attachment at the proximal end, and a resin bar covering the metal bar, and   the metal bar and the resin bar form the first inclined portion, and the resin bar forms the second inclined portion.   
     
     
         18 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 17 , wherein the trigger is fitted in a slit provided in an axial direction of the resin bar. 
     
     
         19 . The merchandise display device according to  claim 17 , wherein a small protrusion protruding slightly upwards is provided to a surface of the resin bar.