CA1117489A - Hanger strip - Google Patents
Hanger stripInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The hanger strip comprises an elongated member having a substantially planar base and a plurality of projections extending from said base and formed integrally therewith. The projections are spaced along the base such that the distance between adjacent projections constitutes the largest percentage of the strip length while the projec-tions themselves comprise a much smaller percentage of the strip length.
A pair of the strips can be mounted on opposite sides of a hanger rod and a hanger can be held at an acute angular orientation with respect to the rod by contacting non-aligned projections on opposite sides of the hanger rod.
The hanger strip comprises an elongated member having a substantially planar base and a plurality of projections extending from said base and formed integrally therewith. The projections are spaced along the base such that the distance between adjacent projections constitutes the largest percentage of the strip length while the projec-tions themselves comprise a much smaller percentage of the strip length.
A pair of the strips can be mounted on opposite sides of a hanger rod and a hanger can be held at an acute angular orientation with respect to the rod by contacting non-aligned projections on opposite sides of the hanger rod.
Description
~117489 The present invention generally relates to the art of displaying carpet samples, or the like, in which it is desired to support a plurality of such samples in a manner that an observer can see and compare the physical characteristics of a plurality of samples in order to enable comparison of such samples and selection of a sample which the observer feels will most satisfy his needs. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hanger strip attached to a support rail or hangrail to position carpet sample support hangers, so that the hangers and carpet samplPs supported thereby will be oriented in a particular orien-tation and will be maintained in such orientation.
It has long been recognized that carpet and other simi-lar fabrics can be more effectively merchandised if customers can see and compare the color, texture and pattern of a plurality of samples of the product. The carpet industry has found that one of the most important aspects of carpet marketing is the color characteristics of the carpet and it has further been determined that carpet sales are stimulated when carpet samples are organized in chromalogical groupings and when the samples are maintained in an orderly manner, that is, without the samples cluttering the display area. Various efforts have been made to display carpet samples or complete carpets themselves with varying degrees of success. If complete carpets are to be displayed, the space re-quired is prohibitive in cost and in most carpet marketing estab-lishments, carpet samples are used. One conventional procedure involves the assembly of the samples into a binder generally in the form of a large loose-leaf type binder, so that the samples may be observed by a customer by manipulating the individual carpet samples in a manner similar to turning the pages of a book, but this arrangement does not enable simultaneous observation of various carpet samples and requires that the customer physically manipulate the various samples in order to observe different 11174~9 samples. Also, horizontal support rails or hangrails are provided on which a plurality of hangers are supported with the hangers gripping the upper edge of carpet samples.
These hangers are somewhat similar to garment hangers and are provided with a hook engaged over the hangrail, so that the carpet samples are generally oriented in perpendicular relation to the hangrail and the hangers can be slid along the hangrail, much in the manner of garment hangers, to enable a customer to observe various carpet samples. But here again in order to observe the various samples, it i8 necessary for the customer to physically manipulate the hangers and carpet samples in order to observe the various samples.
An object of the present invention i8 to provide a hanger strip in the form of a unitary, plastic strip having a plurality of spaced ridges or spacers projecting from one surface and which is mounted longitudinally on a hangrail for supporting hook-type hangers used in supporting carpet samples and the like from the hangrail with the ridges or spacers positioning the hook-like hangers in predetermined relationship to the hangrail and maintaining the hangers and the carpet samples supported by the hangers in predetermined relationship to each other and to the hangrail.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a hanger strip in accordance with the preceding object in which the ridges or spacers are in the form of longitudinally spaced ~1~7489 hollow projec~ions which define generally U-shaped spaces there-between with the tip ends of the projections being generally flat and parallel to the base of the strip. The base of the strip is prov;ded with longitudinal side edge portions which are laterally offset for partial conformation with the configuration of the hangrail to facilitate the mounting of the hanger strip on the hangrail by the use of pressure sensitive adhesive on the hanger strip or by any othèr suitable type of adhesive or other fastening means to facilitate attachment of the strip to a hangrail.
A further object of the present invention is to prQvide a hanger strip in accordance with the preceding objects in which a hanger strip is mounted on horizontally opposed surfaces of a hangrail so that a hook-type hanger positioned on the hangrail will have opposed portions of the hook engaged with staggered spaces between projections on the opposed hanger strips for posi-tioning the hanger and thus the carpet sample or the like sup-ported from the hanger in predetermined angular relation to the hangrail. This enables all of the carpet samples to be tiered so that an edge portion of each of the carpet samples will be observable by a prospective purchaser with the displayed samples, in effect, becoming a cascade of colors with each color being visible to the purchaser and enabling the purchaser to readily locate a desired sample with the sample still being readily re-moved for examination by the purchaser. The opposed projec-tions and staggered spaces serve to maintain the samples in an orderly arrangement with each sample being at a desired selected angle regardless of whether the hangrail is a straight horizontal rail or arcuately curved, semi-circular, or circular in configu-ration.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a hanger strip which is quite economical to produce by vacuum mold-ing and quite easy to attach to hangrails and effective for dis-playing carpet samples or samples of similar products.
~17489 Thus, the present invention is broadly defined as a hanger strip adapted to be mounted on a hangrail for supporting a plurality of supporting hangers for carpet samples and the like ~rom the hangrail, the hanger strip comprising a unitary strip member having a substantially planar base and a plurality of equally spaced projections unitary with the strip member and transverse to said base with the projections being in longitudinal alignment and defining spaces having substantially planar side walls continuous with and attached to the base by a small curved portion, wherein said defined spaces when measured longitudinally of the strip at the position of transition from the planar wall to the curved portion, constitute the largest percentage of the strip length with the projections comprising a much smaller percentage of the strip length.
, -3a-?", 1~7489 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horizontal hangrail with opposed hanger s~rips supported thereon illustrating the orientation of the hook portion of the hanger engaged with stag-gered spaces on the opposed hanger strips.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of an arcuately curved or semi-circular hangrail with opposed hanger strips thereon illus-trating the orientation of the hangers and carpet samples in tangential relation to the hangrail.
Figure 3 is a transverse, sectional view illustrating the relationship of the opposed hanger strips to the hanger rail.
Figure 4 i9 a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the assembly.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a segment of a hanger strip.
Figure 6 is a fragmental perspective view of an inclined hangrail with a single hanger strip thereon.
Referring now specifically to the drawings, a hanger strip 10 is illustrated in Fig. 4 with the hanger strip 10 being positioned along horizontally opposed surfaces of a straight, horizontally oriented hangrail 12 in Fig. 1, along horizontally ly opposed arcuate surfaces of an arcuate or semi-circular hang-rail 14 in Fig. 2 and along the top surface of an inclined hang-rail 15 in Fig. 6. The specific structure of the hangrails 12 and 14 may vary but as illustrated in Fig. 3, the hangrail 12 is in the form of a hollow metal or plastic tube, preferably of square configuration, However, the hang strips 10 may be used with various configurations of hangrails and hangrails having various structural characteristics, such as solid rails, bars, strips, or the like. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the horizontal straight hangrail 12 is supported by arms 16 and brackets 18 attached to vertical uprights 20, or the like. The supporting structure for the hangrail 12 may vary depending upon the instal-iil74~39 laLional requiremen~s. For example, the brackets 18 may be ver-tically adjustable on support members 20 which may be in the form of vertical standards, posts, or the like, or the brackets 18 may be attached to a wall surface or other supporting structure with the dimensional characteristics of the hangrail 12 being varied especially as to the length dimensions or the hangrail 12 may be in the form of a modular arrangement to facilitate installation in various orientations having different requirements. In Fig. 2, the hangrail 14 is supported by brackets 22 on upright supports 24 or on any other suitable structure with the hangrail being prefer-ably but not necessarily semi-circular in configuration. The hangrail could be circular or it could have any arc of curvature desired and be supported by any suitable brackets from supporting posts standards, wall structures, or the like.
The hang strip 10 is of unitary plastic material of any suitable color and thickness capable of being economically formed such as by a vacuum molding process. The strip 10 includes an elongated, continuous base 26 which is relatively thin and has a width generally corresponding to a vertical dimension of the hang-rail such as the inner and outer walls of the hangrail 12 asillustrated in Fig. 3. ~ach longitudinal edge of the base 26 is laterally offset as at 28 for a short distance and the free edge of the laterally offset edge 28 terminates in an outwardly extend-ing flange 30 which is quite narrow and serves to rigidify the base 26 along with the offset ledge of flange 28 and to facilitate assembly of the base 26 onto the hangrail 12, since the flanges 30 are inclined or slightly curved outwardly in relation to the off-set ledge 28 which is also slightly inclined so that it will fit hangrails 12 having substantially sharp corner6 or rounded corners. Disposed longitudinally in the base 26 is a plurality of projections 32 which define ridges or spacers with U-shaped spaces 34 therebetween. Each of the projections 32 is identical ~117489 and the projections are equally spaced throughout the length of the base 26 with the projections 32 being vacuum formed and thus having a hollow interior as designated by numeral 36. Also, each projection 32 is generally frusto-pyramidal and includes relative-ly wide, outwardly converging edges 38 perpendicular to the side edges of the base 26 and relatively narrow outwardly converging side edges 40 which parallel the side edges of the base 26 and substantially flat and smooth outer end walls 42 which parallel the base 26. The horizontal dimension of the space 34 between adjacent projections 32 is substantially greater than the longi-tudinal thickness of each projection 32, thereby providing an arrangement in which the outer ends 42 of the projections 32 define a minimum portion of the total length of the strip with the longi-tudinal dimension of the spaces 34 between the tip ends of the projections 32 defining a major portion of the longitudinal length of the hanger strip, thereby facilitating use of the strip.
As illustrated, a plurality of carpet samples 44 are supported in suspended relation to hangrail 12 by supporting hangers 46 having clips 48 engaging to the upper edge of the car-pet samples. The hangers 46 include a generally centrally dis-posed~ hook 50 which has an entrance throat opening downwardly toward the hanger 46 generally in the nature of a garment hanger and constructed of metal, plastic, or the like, with the hangers being a conventional product used in suspending carpet samples.
As illustrated, the hook 50 of the hanger 46 is supported in staggered spaces 34 thereby orienting the hanger 46 and the carpet 44 in acute angular relation to the longitudinal axis of the hangrail 12 thereby orienting the carpet samples 44 in a tiered arrangement so that the side edge portions of the carpet samples 44 are observable by a prospective customer as illustrated in Fig, 1. Thus, by providing the hanger strips 10 along opposed surfaces of a hangrail 12 and having uniformly and evenly dis-lil7489 tributed spaces and projections thereon, the hook 50 may be en-gaged with longitudinally spaced or staggered spaces rather than directly opposed spaces thereby maintaining and positioning all of the carpet samples in parallel relation but in acute angular relation to the longitudinal axis of the hangrail 12 rathèr than in perpendicular relation thereto as would occur were the hook 50 placed in directly opposite spaces 34.
In the arcuate configuration of the device illustrated in Fig. 2, a similar orientation of the hooks is provided so that the carpet samples 44 will be oriented in a generally tangential relation or an acute angle to a radius of curvature of the hangrail 14. This provides an arrangement in which the samples 44 do not radiate from the center and at their tangential angles, they clearly expose color, pattern and texture to the prospective customer.
As illustrated in Fig. 1, the pattern 52 of the nearest carpet sample 44 is completely observable along with the color and texture and the adjacent sample 44 has a substantial portion of the vertical edge thereof exposed so that the pattern 54 as well as the color and texture can be observed by the prospective customer.
Thus, prospective purchasers, customers, decorators, and the like, may quite readily observe the colors, patterns, textures, and the like, and also easily "feel" the samples, thus further enhancing sales potential by enabling the prospective customers to more effectively select a carpet which they feel will most nearly satisfy their requirements.
In the inclined embodiment in Fig. 6, the hangrail 15 has a hanger strip 10 secured along the top surface thereof and the weight of the carpet samples 44 retains the samples in verti-cal orientation with the top edge portions of the samples 44 being ~117489 exposed so that not only ~he front sample can be observed but asubstantial portion of the ~op edge portion of adjacent samples may be observed. The hook 50 on hanger 46 is maintained in posi-tion by its engagement with the corners of the projection 32 where it merges with the base 26 but the entire hanger and sample supported thereby may be easily removed and replaced.
The hanger strip 10 is attached to the hangrail 12 by adhesive material 56 which may be in the form of a pressure sen-sitive adhesive or any other suitable adhesive material. Other types of mechan;cal fastening devices may be utilized in lieu of adhesive material in order to secure the hanger strip 10 along the opposite side portions of the hangrail. The hanger strip 10 may be constructed of various colors to further enhance the appearance characteristics of the display assembly and the plastic construction of the hanger strip enables it to flex sufficiently to conform to the arcuate curvature of the hangrail.
It has long been recognized that carpet and other simi-lar fabrics can be more effectively merchandised if customers can see and compare the color, texture and pattern of a plurality of samples of the product. The carpet industry has found that one of the most important aspects of carpet marketing is the color characteristics of the carpet and it has further been determined that carpet sales are stimulated when carpet samples are organized in chromalogical groupings and when the samples are maintained in an orderly manner, that is, without the samples cluttering the display area. Various efforts have been made to display carpet samples or complete carpets themselves with varying degrees of success. If complete carpets are to be displayed, the space re-quired is prohibitive in cost and in most carpet marketing estab-lishments, carpet samples are used. One conventional procedure involves the assembly of the samples into a binder generally in the form of a large loose-leaf type binder, so that the samples may be observed by a customer by manipulating the individual carpet samples in a manner similar to turning the pages of a book, but this arrangement does not enable simultaneous observation of various carpet samples and requires that the customer physically manipulate the various samples in order to observe different 11174~9 samples. Also, horizontal support rails or hangrails are provided on which a plurality of hangers are supported with the hangers gripping the upper edge of carpet samples.
These hangers are somewhat similar to garment hangers and are provided with a hook engaged over the hangrail, so that the carpet samples are generally oriented in perpendicular relation to the hangrail and the hangers can be slid along the hangrail, much in the manner of garment hangers, to enable a customer to observe various carpet samples. But here again in order to observe the various samples, it i8 necessary for the customer to physically manipulate the hangers and carpet samples in order to observe the various samples.
An object of the present invention i8 to provide a hanger strip in the form of a unitary, plastic strip having a plurality of spaced ridges or spacers projecting from one surface and which is mounted longitudinally on a hangrail for supporting hook-type hangers used in supporting carpet samples and the like from the hangrail with the ridges or spacers positioning the hook-like hangers in predetermined relationship to the hangrail and maintaining the hangers and the carpet samples supported by the hangers in predetermined relationship to each other and to the hangrail.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a hanger strip in accordance with the preceding object in which the ridges or spacers are in the form of longitudinally spaced ~1~7489 hollow projec~ions which define generally U-shaped spaces there-between with the tip ends of the projections being generally flat and parallel to the base of the strip. The base of the strip is prov;ded with longitudinal side edge portions which are laterally offset for partial conformation with the configuration of the hangrail to facilitate the mounting of the hanger strip on the hangrail by the use of pressure sensitive adhesive on the hanger strip or by any othèr suitable type of adhesive or other fastening means to facilitate attachment of the strip to a hangrail.
A further object of the present invention is to prQvide a hanger strip in accordance with the preceding objects in which a hanger strip is mounted on horizontally opposed surfaces of a hangrail so that a hook-type hanger positioned on the hangrail will have opposed portions of the hook engaged with staggered spaces between projections on the opposed hanger strips for posi-tioning the hanger and thus the carpet sample or the like sup-ported from the hanger in predetermined angular relation to the hangrail. This enables all of the carpet samples to be tiered so that an edge portion of each of the carpet samples will be observable by a prospective purchaser with the displayed samples, in effect, becoming a cascade of colors with each color being visible to the purchaser and enabling the purchaser to readily locate a desired sample with the sample still being readily re-moved for examination by the purchaser. The opposed projec-tions and staggered spaces serve to maintain the samples in an orderly arrangement with each sample being at a desired selected angle regardless of whether the hangrail is a straight horizontal rail or arcuately curved, semi-circular, or circular in configu-ration.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a hanger strip which is quite economical to produce by vacuum mold-ing and quite easy to attach to hangrails and effective for dis-playing carpet samples or samples of similar products.
~17489 Thus, the present invention is broadly defined as a hanger strip adapted to be mounted on a hangrail for supporting a plurality of supporting hangers for carpet samples and the like ~rom the hangrail, the hanger strip comprising a unitary strip member having a substantially planar base and a plurality of equally spaced projections unitary with the strip member and transverse to said base with the projections being in longitudinal alignment and defining spaces having substantially planar side walls continuous with and attached to the base by a small curved portion, wherein said defined spaces when measured longitudinally of the strip at the position of transition from the planar wall to the curved portion, constitute the largest percentage of the strip length with the projections comprising a much smaller percentage of the strip length.
, -3a-?", 1~7489 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horizontal hangrail with opposed hanger s~rips supported thereon illustrating the orientation of the hook portion of the hanger engaged with stag-gered spaces on the opposed hanger strips.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of an arcuately curved or semi-circular hangrail with opposed hanger strips thereon illus-trating the orientation of the hangers and carpet samples in tangential relation to the hangrail.
Figure 3 is a transverse, sectional view illustrating the relationship of the opposed hanger strips to the hanger rail.
Figure 4 i9 a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the assembly.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a segment of a hanger strip.
Figure 6 is a fragmental perspective view of an inclined hangrail with a single hanger strip thereon.
Referring now specifically to the drawings, a hanger strip 10 is illustrated in Fig. 4 with the hanger strip 10 being positioned along horizontally opposed surfaces of a straight, horizontally oriented hangrail 12 in Fig. 1, along horizontally ly opposed arcuate surfaces of an arcuate or semi-circular hang-rail 14 in Fig. 2 and along the top surface of an inclined hang-rail 15 in Fig. 6. The specific structure of the hangrails 12 and 14 may vary but as illustrated in Fig. 3, the hangrail 12 is in the form of a hollow metal or plastic tube, preferably of square configuration, However, the hang strips 10 may be used with various configurations of hangrails and hangrails having various structural characteristics, such as solid rails, bars, strips, or the like. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the horizontal straight hangrail 12 is supported by arms 16 and brackets 18 attached to vertical uprights 20, or the like. The supporting structure for the hangrail 12 may vary depending upon the instal-iil74~39 laLional requiremen~s. For example, the brackets 18 may be ver-tically adjustable on support members 20 which may be in the form of vertical standards, posts, or the like, or the brackets 18 may be attached to a wall surface or other supporting structure with the dimensional characteristics of the hangrail 12 being varied especially as to the length dimensions or the hangrail 12 may be in the form of a modular arrangement to facilitate installation in various orientations having different requirements. In Fig. 2, the hangrail 14 is supported by brackets 22 on upright supports 24 or on any other suitable structure with the hangrail being prefer-ably but not necessarily semi-circular in configuration. The hangrail could be circular or it could have any arc of curvature desired and be supported by any suitable brackets from supporting posts standards, wall structures, or the like.
The hang strip 10 is of unitary plastic material of any suitable color and thickness capable of being economically formed such as by a vacuum molding process. The strip 10 includes an elongated, continuous base 26 which is relatively thin and has a width generally corresponding to a vertical dimension of the hang-rail such as the inner and outer walls of the hangrail 12 asillustrated in Fig. 3. ~ach longitudinal edge of the base 26 is laterally offset as at 28 for a short distance and the free edge of the laterally offset edge 28 terminates in an outwardly extend-ing flange 30 which is quite narrow and serves to rigidify the base 26 along with the offset ledge of flange 28 and to facilitate assembly of the base 26 onto the hangrail 12, since the flanges 30 are inclined or slightly curved outwardly in relation to the off-set ledge 28 which is also slightly inclined so that it will fit hangrails 12 having substantially sharp corner6 or rounded corners. Disposed longitudinally in the base 26 is a plurality of projections 32 which define ridges or spacers with U-shaped spaces 34 therebetween. Each of the projections 32 is identical ~117489 and the projections are equally spaced throughout the length of the base 26 with the projections 32 being vacuum formed and thus having a hollow interior as designated by numeral 36. Also, each projection 32 is generally frusto-pyramidal and includes relative-ly wide, outwardly converging edges 38 perpendicular to the side edges of the base 26 and relatively narrow outwardly converging side edges 40 which parallel the side edges of the base 26 and substantially flat and smooth outer end walls 42 which parallel the base 26. The horizontal dimension of the space 34 between adjacent projections 32 is substantially greater than the longi-tudinal thickness of each projection 32, thereby providing an arrangement in which the outer ends 42 of the projections 32 define a minimum portion of the total length of the strip with the longi-tudinal dimension of the spaces 34 between the tip ends of the projections 32 defining a major portion of the longitudinal length of the hanger strip, thereby facilitating use of the strip.
As illustrated, a plurality of carpet samples 44 are supported in suspended relation to hangrail 12 by supporting hangers 46 having clips 48 engaging to the upper edge of the car-pet samples. The hangers 46 include a generally centrally dis-posed~ hook 50 which has an entrance throat opening downwardly toward the hanger 46 generally in the nature of a garment hanger and constructed of metal, plastic, or the like, with the hangers being a conventional product used in suspending carpet samples.
As illustrated, the hook 50 of the hanger 46 is supported in staggered spaces 34 thereby orienting the hanger 46 and the carpet 44 in acute angular relation to the longitudinal axis of the hangrail 12 thereby orienting the carpet samples 44 in a tiered arrangement so that the side edge portions of the carpet samples 44 are observable by a prospective customer as illustrated in Fig, 1. Thus, by providing the hanger strips 10 along opposed surfaces of a hangrail 12 and having uniformly and evenly dis-lil7489 tributed spaces and projections thereon, the hook 50 may be en-gaged with longitudinally spaced or staggered spaces rather than directly opposed spaces thereby maintaining and positioning all of the carpet samples in parallel relation but in acute angular relation to the longitudinal axis of the hangrail 12 rathèr than in perpendicular relation thereto as would occur were the hook 50 placed in directly opposite spaces 34.
In the arcuate configuration of the device illustrated in Fig. 2, a similar orientation of the hooks is provided so that the carpet samples 44 will be oriented in a generally tangential relation or an acute angle to a radius of curvature of the hangrail 14. This provides an arrangement in which the samples 44 do not radiate from the center and at their tangential angles, they clearly expose color, pattern and texture to the prospective customer.
As illustrated in Fig. 1, the pattern 52 of the nearest carpet sample 44 is completely observable along with the color and texture and the adjacent sample 44 has a substantial portion of the vertical edge thereof exposed so that the pattern 54 as well as the color and texture can be observed by the prospective customer.
Thus, prospective purchasers, customers, decorators, and the like, may quite readily observe the colors, patterns, textures, and the like, and also easily "feel" the samples, thus further enhancing sales potential by enabling the prospective customers to more effectively select a carpet which they feel will most nearly satisfy their requirements.
In the inclined embodiment in Fig. 6, the hangrail 15 has a hanger strip 10 secured along the top surface thereof and the weight of the carpet samples 44 retains the samples in verti-cal orientation with the top edge portions of the samples 44 being ~117489 exposed so that not only ~he front sample can be observed but asubstantial portion of the ~op edge portion of adjacent samples may be observed. The hook 50 on hanger 46 is maintained in posi-tion by its engagement with the corners of the projection 32 where it merges with the base 26 but the entire hanger and sample supported thereby may be easily removed and replaced.
The hanger strip 10 is attached to the hangrail 12 by adhesive material 56 which may be in the form of a pressure sen-sitive adhesive or any other suitable adhesive material. Other types of mechan;cal fastening devices may be utilized in lieu of adhesive material in order to secure the hanger strip 10 along the opposite side portions of the hangrail. The hanger strip 10 may be constructed of various colors to further enhance the appearance characteristics of the display assembly and the plastic construction of the hanger strip enables it to flex sufficiently to conform to the arcuate curvature of the hangrail.
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PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A hanger strip adapted to be mounted on a hangrail for supporting a plurality of supporting hangers for carpet samples and the like from the hangrail, said hanger strip comprising a unitary strip member having a substantially planar base and a plurality of equally spaced projections unitary with the strip member and transverse to said base with the projections being in longitudinal alignment and defining spaces having substantially planar side walls continuous with and attached to the base by a small curved portion, wherein said defined spaces when measured longitudinally of said strip at the position of transition from said planar wall to said curved portion, consititute the largest percentage of the strip length with said projections comprising a much smaller percentage of the strip length.
2. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said strip member is of unitary construction of plastic material with the side edges of the strip member including narrow edge flange means extending laterally from the strip member in opposite relation to the projections, each of said projections being substantially frusto-pyramidal in con-struction with the spaces between the projections being substantially U-shaped in configuration.
3. In combination, a carpet display device comprising a generally horizontal hangrail having laterally spaced opposed longitudinally extending support surfaces, a pair of hanger strips mounted on said opposed surfaces, each hanger strip comprising a unitary strip member having a substantially planar base and a plurality of equally spaced (Claim 3 cont'd) projections unitary with the strip member and transverse to said base with the projections being in longitudinal alignment and defining spaces having substantially planar side walls continuous with and attached to the base by a small curved portion, wherein said defined spaces when measured longitudinally of said strip at the position of transition from said planar wall to said curved portion, constitute the largest percentage of the strip length with said projections comprising a much smaller percentage of the strip length.
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