Apparatus and method for utilizing a gravity feed hanger

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a latch comprising a base having a face; and

a hanger detachably coupled to the latch wherein the hanger extends at an angle that is equal to or less than horizontal;

wherein the hanger includes a first end of the hanger that allows an item to be threaded onto the hanger and a second end of the hanger that includes tip that retains the item on the hanger;

wherein the first end of the hanger is substantially linear and substantially coplanar with the face of the latch;

wherein the hanger comprises a member that extends horizontally and engages the latch to secure the hanger within the latch when the hanger and the latch are coupled;

wherein the latch comprises a restraining tab extending upward from the front edge of the base and a load tab extending upward from the rear of the base; said restraining tab being bent to extend horizontally over a portion of the base; wherein the restraining tab engages the member and secures the hanger within the latch when the hanger and the latch are coupled.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tabs prevent vertical movement of the hanger when the hanger and the latch are coupled.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the latch comprises side tabs that extend upward from the side edges of the base that engage the hanger and prevent lateral movement of the hanger when the hanger and the latch are coupled.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the hanger comprises two substantially parallel hanger rods.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 where in the hanger includes a friction-reducing coating.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the friction-reducing coating contains Teflon.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the latch comprises a mounting member wherein said mounting member extends vertically through a support member configured to removably couple the latch to said support member.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a display member coupled to the latch.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the display member is hingedly coupled to the latch.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the hanger is coupled with and decoupled from the latch by manipulating the hanger as the latch remains coupled to a support member.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the distal tip extends from the hanger in a direction that is substantially vertical.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the hanger extends at an angle that is less than horizontal.

13. An apparatus, comprising:

a latch comprising:

a face;

two side tabs, each side tab comprising a substantially vertical portion;

a load tab comprising a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion;

a restraining tab comprising a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion; and

two mounting members; and

a hanger detachably coupled to the latch wherein the hanger and the face are substantially coplanar and the hanger extends at an angle that is equal to or less than the horizontal, the hanger comprising:

two substantially parallel hanger rods, each hanger rod engaging one of the side tabs so that lateral movement of the hanger is prevented when the hanger and the latch are coupled;

a first end that is substantially linear and coplanar with a central portion of the hanger;

a second end comprising a lip that joins the hanger rods and extends from the hanger at an angle that is substantially vertical so that the lip retains items that are threaded onto the hanger via the first end;

an endpiece that joins the hanger rods at the first end and engages the load tab so that the hanger is secured within the latch and is prevented from moving vertically and longitudinally when the hanger and the latch are coupled;

a crosspiece that extends between the hanger rods proximal to the first end and engages the restraining tab so that the hanger is prevented from moving vertically and longitudinally when the hanger and the latch are coupled; and

a friction-reducing coating.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:

a substantially vertical member; and

a substantially horizontal member adjustably coupled to the vertical member and to which the latch is detachably coupled, the horizontal member comprising a linear array of vertically oriented receptacles formed therein;

wherein the receptacles engage the mounting members when the latch is coupled to the horizontal member.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a substantially vertical member;

a substantially horizontal member comprising a substantially vertically oriented receptacle;

a latch comprising:

a face;

a pair of latitudinal tabs;

a pair of longitudinal tabs; and

a mounting member; and

a hanger comprising:

two substantially parallel hanger rods;

a substantially vertical upward lip joining the hanger rods at a first end of the hanger;

an endpiece joining the hanger rods at a second end of the hanger; and

a crosspiece extending between the hanger rods at a point between the first end and the second end;

wherein the horizontal member is removably coupled to the vertical member;

wherein the latch is removably coupled to the horizontal member by an engagement of the mounting member with the receptacle;

wherein the latitudinal tabs engage the endpiece and the crosspiece and removably couple the hanger to the latch;

wherein the longitudinal tabs engage the hanger rods and prevent lateral movement of the hanger; and

wherein the hanger extends from the latch along a plane that is parallel to that of the face of the latch and at an angle that is less than horizontal.