Snap in lower neck indicator
A combination hanger and indicator is disclosed. The hanger has a body and a hook extending upward from the body. The body includes a recess in a top surface thereof. The indicator has a top opening and a pair of opposite side walls connected by a pair of opposite end walls. The indicator further includes at least one resilient tab attached to a bottom surface thereof for engaging the recess in the top surface of the body.
1. A combination hanger and indicator, the combination comprising:
a hanger having a body and a hook extending upward from the body, the body having at least one recess in a top surface thereof; and
an indicator comprising a top opening substantially defined in a top plane and a bottom opening substantially defined in a bottom plane, the top opening and the bottom opening being configured to admit the hook, a pair of opposite side walls each having a top surface in the top plane and a bottom surface in the bottom plane, a pair of opposite end walls each having a top surface in the top plane and a bottom surface in the bottom plane, the side walls and the end walls being connected with each other, and at least one resilient tab extending downwardly from a bottom surface of at least one of the side walls and the end walls for engaging the at least one recess in the top surface of the body.
2. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the recess comprises a step-wise recess.
3. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the side walls of the indicator are generally trapezoidal in profile.
4. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient tab is attached to a central portion of a bottom surface of the end walls.
5. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient tab comprises a projection extending outwardly from the tab.
6. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 5 , wherein said at least one recess comprises a niche, sized and positioned to receive the projection.
7. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 6 , wherein the niche comprises a generally horizontal surface.
8. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 5 , wherein the projection comprises a generally horizontal surface.
9. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator comprises two resilient tabs and the body comprises two recesses for receiving the resilient tabs, respectively.
10. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 9 , wherein the two resilient tabs are disposed on opposite sides of the indictor.
11. The combination hanger and indicator according to claim 10 , wherein the two opposable resilient tabs are disposed on opposite end walls of the indicator.
12. An indicator for a hanger having a body and a hook attached to the body, the indicator comprising a top opening substantially defined in a top plane and a bottom opening substantially defined in a bottom plane, the top opening and the bottom opening being configured to admit the hook, a pair of opposite side walls each having a top surface in the top plane and a bottom surface in the bottom plane, a pair of end walls each having a top surface in the top plane and a bottom surface in the bottom plane, the side walls and the end walls connected to each other, and at least one resilient tab extending downwardly from a bottom surface of at least one of the side walls and the end walls for engaging at least one recess in a top surface of the body.
13. The indicator according to claim 12 , wherein the side walls of the indicator are generally trapezoidal in profile.
14. The indicator according to claim 12 , wherein the resilient tab is attached to a central portion of a bottom surface of the end walls.
15. The indicator according to claim 12 , wherein the resilient tab comprises a projection extending outwardly from the resilient tab.
16. The indicator according to claim 15 , wherein the projection comprises a generally horizontal surface.
17. The indicator according to claim 12 , wherein the indicator comprises two resilient tabs.
18. The indicator according to claim 17 , wherein the two resilient tabs are located on opposite sides of the indictor.
19. The indicator according to claim 17 , wherein the two resilient tabs are located on the opposite end walls of the indicator.
20. The indicator according to claim 12 , wherein the recess comprises a step-wise recess positioned to receive the resilient tab.