Display apparatus for implements with handles and working ends
An apparatus for carrying an implement comprising a handle and a working end comprises an engagement member for releasably securing a handle to the apparatus and a receptacle positioned in substantial alignment with the engagement member. The engagement member may be a post comprising a catch or a threaded section positioned on a front surface of the apparatus. The apparatus may further include first and second receptacles for retaining at least a portion of the handle of the implement.
1. An apparatus for carrying an implement comprising a handle and a working end, the apparatus comprising:
a top portion comprising a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface comprising a threaded section and a post transverse to the front surface;
a cover connected to the top portion; and
first and second receptacles defined by the cover and top portion wherein the first receptacle and the second receptacle are laterally spaced apart from one another, the first receptacle for receiving a first part of the handle and the second receptacle for receiving a second part of the handle with the first part and the second part of the handle disconnected such that the first part and the second part of the handle are laterally spaced apart from one another.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the top portion comprises a hole for handing the apparatus on a hook.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the post comprises a catch for engaging an aperture positioned in the handle.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rear surface is constructed of a flexible material to allow disengagement of the post from an aperture positioned in the elongated handle.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rear surface of the cover comprises a plurality of undercuts for receipt of a card comprising product information.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the front portion of the cover comprises a raised surface for carrying a label.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second receptacles comprises a greater width dimension than the other.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first receptacle is in substantial alignment with the threaded section and the second receptacle is in substantial alignment with the post.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a bottom portion comprising one or more concave surfaces for receiving at least a portion of the handle.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a length from a top portion of the handle to a bottom portion of the working end is about 40.0 inches.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises a two-part elongated handle and wherein the first part of the handle comprises a handle portion connected to a working end and the second part of the handle comprises a handle attachment member for lengthening the handle portion.
12. An apparatus for carrying an implement comprising a handle and a working end, the apparatus comprising:
a top portion comprising a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface comprising a threaded section and a post transverse to the front surface;
a first receptacle positioned in substantial alignment with the threaded section; and
a second receptacle positioned in substantial alignment with the post wherein the first receptacle and the second receptacle are laterally spaced apart from one another, the first receptacle for receiving a first part of the handle and the second receptacle receiving a second part of the handle with the first part and the second part of the handle disconnected such that the first part of the handle and the second part of the handle are laterally spaced apart from one another.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first and second receptacles comprises a concave surface.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the top portion is constructed of a flexible material to allow disengagement of the post from an aperture positioned in the elongated handle.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the post comprises a catch for engaging an aperture positioned in the handle.
16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein one of the first and second receptacles comprises a greater width dimension than the other.
17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a length from a top portion of the handle to a bottom portion of the working end is about 40.0 inches.
18. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the handle comprises a two-part elongated handle and wherein the first part of the handle comprises a handle portion connected to a working end and the second part of the handle comprises a handle attachment member for lengthening the handle portion.