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An assembly for holding a socket driver, an extension, or a spinner includes an L-shaped bracket member which has means thereon for engaging either the head or the shank portion of the tool. The assembly also includes a slide locking member that is engaged with a support wall of the bracket, to trap

An assembly for holding a socket driver, an extension, or a spinner includes an L-shaped bracket member which has means thereon for engaging either the head or the shank portion of the tool. The assembly also includes a slide locking member that is engaged with a support wall of the bracket, to trap another portion of the tool (the shank or a section of the handle) and thereby retain the tool in the assembly. The package is adapted for point of sale display to present the article to the customer in an attractive manner, while protecting it against physical damage and pilferage; the slide locking member is capable of removal without damage to the assembly, thereby permitting reuse for storage of the tool part by the purchaser.

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1. A display bracket assembly for holding an elongated tool, comprising: a generally L-shaped bracket member including a rear wall and a laterally extending, generally planar support wall adjacent one end thereof, said rear wall having means spaced above said support wall for engaging a first portio

1. A display bracket assembly for holding an elongated tool, comprising: a generally L-shaped bracket member including a rear wall and a laterally extending, generally planar support wall adjacent one end thereof, said rear wall having means spaced above said support wall for engaging a first portion of the tool, and said support wall having a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and inwardly from one edge thereof for receiving a second portion of the tool; a displaceable slide member slidably engaged on said support wall of said bracket member and including a portion extending transversely of said channel along said one edge of said support wall, said element blocking said channel to thereby trap the second portion of the tool within said support wall and to thereby prevent removal of the tool when said slide member is in place; and interengaging means on said bracket member and slide member for disengageably locking them in assembly. 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first portion of the tool is a head portion and the second portion thereof is an elongated shank portion extending therefrom, said engaging means of said rear wall comprising seating means for the head portion. 3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein said seating means of said rear wall comprises an opening that is dimensioned and configured to seat therein a laterally projecting part of the tool head portion. 4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein said opening is square. 5. The assembly of claim 2 wherein said seating means comprises a hook-shaped member projecting towards said support wall, and a support collar disposed adjacent said hook-shaped member and towards said support wall, said assembly being adapted to hold a socket extension with the head portion thereof supported on said collar and with said hook member inserted into the axial socket opening thereof. 6. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the first portion of the tool is a shank portion and wherein the second portion thereof is a handle section of reduced cross-section relative to adjacent sections of the handle, said engagement means comprising a support collar adapted to partially encircle the tool shank portion, and said traversely extending portion of said bracket member and said support wall channel cooperatively defining an opening for receiving the handle section of the tool in close-fitting engagement, locking the tool within said support wall against axial as well as outward displacement. 7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said locking means includes at least one tab portion on one of said bracket member and said slide member, said tab portion engaging the other of said members and being resiliently deflectable to permit facile disengagement therefrom. 8. The assembly of claim 7 said slide member includes a plate that is slidably engaged upon said support wall, said plate having a slot extending inwardly from the edge thereof spaced from said one edge of said support wall, said slot cooperating with said channel of said support wall to define an opening through which the tool second portion passes. 9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein said channel of said support wall and said slot of said plate are both of generally U-shaped configuration, said opening for the tool shank defined thereby being substantially circular. 10. The assembly of claim 8 wherein said plate of said slide member is disposed against said support wall, and wherein said tab portion comprises a resiliently deflectable prong on said slide member, said prong including a locking dog snap fit behind the other end of said support wall of said bracket member. 11. The assembly of claim 10 said slide member has two of said prongs in part defining the sides of said slot in said plate, and wherein the adjacent surface of said support wall, contiguous to said channel therein, has tapered surface portions to provide a lead-in path to accommodate said locking dogs of said prongs. 12. The assembly of claim 8 wherein said support wall includes a pair of confronting parallel channel portions on the surface threof spaced from said seating means for engagement of said slide member, and wherein side edges of said plate of said slide member are dimensioned and configured for sliding movement within said channel portions. 13. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the portions of said side edges of said plate adjacent said one end thereof are tapered both inwardly and also towards said engaging means, said inward taper facilitating lateral entry of said slide member into said channel portions, and the second taper permitting facile entry of said slide member angled towards said seating means. 14. A display package for a tool, including (a) an elongated tool; and (b) a display bracket assembly comprising: (1) a generally L-shaped bracket member including a rear wall and a laterally extending, generally planar support wall adjacent the lower end thereof, said rear wall having means spaced above said support wall for engaging a first portion of the tool, and said support wall having a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and inwardly from one edge thereof for receiving a second portion thereof, (2) a displaceable slide member slidably engaged on said support wall of said bracket member and including a portion extending transversely of said channel along side one edge of said support wall, said first portion of said tool engaged with said engaging means of said support wall, said second portion thereof being received within said channel of said support wall, and said transverse portion of said slide member blocking said channel and thereby trapping said second portion of said tool within said support wall to thereby prevent removal of the tool when said slide member is in place; and (3) interengaging means on said bracket and slide member for disengageably locking them in assembly. 15. The package of claim 14 wherein said engaging means of said rear wall of said bracket member is a square opening, and wherein said tool first portion is a head portion having a laterally projecting socket-engaging stub shaft of square cross-section, said tool being a socket driver and said opening being dimensioned and configured to receive said stub shaft therewithin. 16. The package of claim 14 wherein said engaging means of said rear wall of said bracket member comprises a hook-shaped member projecting toward said support wall, and a support collar disposed adjacent said hook-shaped member and towards said support wall, said tool being a socket extension, said first portion thereof being a head portion supported on said collar, and said hook-shaped member being inserted into the axial socket opening thereof. 17. The package of claim 14 wherein said first portion of said tool comprises a shank portion of circular cross-section and said second portion thereof comprises a handle section of reduced cross-section relative to adjacent sections of the handle, said engaging means of said rear wall of said bracket member comprising a support collar adapted to partially encircle said shank portion, and said transversely-extending portion of said bracket member and said support wall channel cooperatively defining an opening for receiving said handle section in close-fitting engagement, locking said tool within said support wall against axial as well as outward displacement. 18. The package of claim 14 wherein said support wall of said bracket member has a U-shaped channel formed therein, and said slide member has a generally U-shaped slot formed thereinto, said channel and slot being disposed in confronting relationship to cooperatively define a generally circular aperture, said tool second portion being substantially cylindrical. 19. The package of claim 14 wherein said locking means includes at least one tab portion on one of said bracket member and said slide member, said tab portion engaging the other of said members and being resiliently deflectable to permit facile disengagement therefrom. 20. The package of claim 19 wherein said slide member includes a plate that is slidably engaged upon said support wall, said plate having a slot extending inwardly from the one edge thereof spaced from said one edge of said support wall, said slot cooperating with said channel of said support wall to define an opening through which said tool second portion passes. 21. The assembly of claim 20 wherein said support wall includes a pair of confronting parallel channel portions on the surface thereof spaced from said engaging means for engagement of said slide member, and wherein side edges of said plate of said slide member are dimensioned and configured for sliding movement within said channel portions. 22. A display bracket assembly for holding an elongated tool, comprising: a generally L-shaped bracket member including a rear wall and a laterally extending support wall adjacent one end thereof, said rear wall having means spaced above said support wall for engaging a first portion of the tool, and said support wall having a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and inwardly from one edge thereof for receiving a second portion of the tool; a displaceable slide member slidably engaged on said support wall of said bracket member and including a portion extending transversely of said channel along said one edge of said support wall, said element blocking said channel to thereby trap the second portion of the tool within said support wall and to thereby prevent removal of the tool when said slide member is in place; and means for disengageably locking said slide member in assembly with said bracket member, said locking means including at least one resiliently deflectable prong on said slide member having a locking dog adjacent its free end, said locking dog being snap fit behind the end of said bracket member support wall opposite to said one edge thereof. 23. The assembly of claim 22 wherein said slide member includes a plate that is disposed against, and slidably engaged upon, said support wall, said plate having a slot extending inwardly from the edge thereof spaced from said one edge of said support wall and cooperating with said channel of said support wall to define an opening through which the tool second portion passes. 24. The assembly of claim 23 wherein said channel of said support wall and said slot of said plate are both of generally U-shaped configuration, said opening defined thereby being substantially circular, and wherein said slide member has two of said prongs in part defining the sides of said slot in said plate. 25. The assembly of claim 24 wherein the adjacent surface of said support wall, contiguous to said channel therein, has tapered surface portions to provide a lead-in path to accommodate said locking dogs of said prongs, wherein said support wall includes a pair of confronting parallel channel portions on the surface thereof spaced from said engaging means for engagement of said slide member, wherein side edges of said plate of said slide member are dimensioned and configured for sliding movement within said channel portions, and wherein the portions of said side edges of said plate adjacent said one end thereof are tapered both inwardly and also towards said engaging means, said inward taper facilitating lateral entry of said slide member into said channel portions, and the second taper permitting facile entry of said slide member angled towards said engaging means.