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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Chris Fawcett, Charlotte, NC (US);
Larry K. Hooks, Jr., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Mitchell S. Goldstein, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Chris Fawcett, Charlotte, NC (US);
Larry K. Hooks, Jr., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Mitchell S. Goldstein, Rock Hill, SC (US);
InVue Security Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A display stand for displaying an article of merchandise includes a base defining an outer periphery and means for dispensing and collecting a helical cable attached to the article of merchandise. The means for dispensing and collecting supports and guides the helical cable along the outer periphery of the base between a retracted length and an extracted length. The dispensing and collecting means may include at least one wheel disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The dispensing and collecting means may include at least one roller disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The dispensing and collecting means may include a low-friction surface disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The dispensing and collecting means may include a scalloped surface disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The display stand may further include a collection tube for delivering the helical cable to the article.