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A merchandising system adaptable for displaying merchandise on a plurality of wall configurations including, but not limited to, varying pegboard and slatted wall configurations. The system includes one or more display modules that accept hooks for mounting displayed merchandise and one or more opti

A merchandising system adaptable for displaying merchandise on a plurality of wall configurations including, but not limited to, varying pegboard and slatted wall configurations. The system includes one or more display modules that accept hooks for mounting displayed merchandise and one or more optional interlocking non-apertured display headers for displaying information about the mounted merchandise. The display modules and/or display headers define interlocking male and female members to connect adjacent display modules and headers. To mount the system to an adjacent wall, the system employs at least one universal mounting bracket adapted to insertedly mount to both slatted and perforated walls.

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What is claimed is: 1. A merchandising system comprising: at least one display module defining: a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a plurality of apertures extending between the front and rear surfaces, at least one mounting bracket securing member, the at least one mountin

What is claimed is: 1. A merchandising system comprising: at least one display module defining: a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a plurality of apertures extending between the front and rear surfaces, at least one mounting bracket securing member, the at least one mounting bracket securing member including (i) a plurality of substantially parallel rearwardly extending locking tabs connected to the front surface and moveable between a locking position and an unlocking position and biased towards the locking position, and (ii) a plurality of substantially parallel hook-like members rearwardly projecting from the rear surface so that each hook-like member forms a receiving slot between the hook-like member and the rear surface, a peripheral edge extending rearwardly about the periphery of the at least one display module, the peripheral edge including a top peripheral edge plane, a bottom peripheral edge plane opposite the top plane, and two opposing side peripheral edge planes, wherein each of the planes is substantially perpendicular to the front and rear surfaces; at least one male connecting member defined by at least one of the peripheral edge planes, and at least one female connecting member defined by at least one of the other peripheral edge planes; and at least one universal mounting bracket defining a substantially linear horizontal portion that is removably inserted into the receiving slots of the hook-like members and locked into place against the rear surface by the locking tabs, and a plurality of axially spaced prongs extending upwardly and outwardly from the horizontal portion, each prong defining an upper L-shaped portion configured for insertion between any two slats of a slatted wall and configured for insertion into at least one aperture of a perforated wall so that the merchandising system can be mounted to both slatted and perforated walls, and a lower L-shaped portion configured to rest against the slatted or perforated wall to support the merchandising system wherein (i) in the locking position, the locking tabs sufficiently extend rearwardly from the front surface and also sufficiently rearwardly past the rear surface to prevent the at least one universal mounting bracket from escaping the receiving slots of the hook-like members, and (ii) in the unlocking position, the locking tabs move forwardly such that the rearward extension of the locking tabs past the rear surface is sufficiently reduced to allow the at least one mounting bracket to escape the receiving slots of the hook-like members. 2. A merchandising system as defined in claim 1, further comprising: at least one non-apertured display header defining: a substantially flat front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a peripheral wall extending rearwardly about the periphery of each display header, the peripheral wall including a top peripheral wall plane, a bottom peripheral wall plane opposite the top plane, and two opposing side peripheral wall planes, each peripheral wall plane substantially perpendicular to the front and rear surfaces, wherein at least one of the peripheral wall planes defines at least one male connecting member and at least one of the other peripheral wall planes defines at least one female connecting member, wherein the at least one female connecting member is adapted to receive the at least one male connecting member of an adjacent display header or an adjacent display module. 3. A merchandising system as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one connector tab defined by a portion of one of the side peripheral edge planes, and at least one side recess defined by a portion of one of the other side peripheral edge planes, the side recess having an indented edge, wherein the at least one connector tab is adapted to engage the indented edge of the at least one side recess of an adjacent display module. 4. A merchandising system as defined in claim 1, wherein the system comprises at least one column of two or more vertically aligned display modules, each module attached to the other by way of at least one of the at least one male connecting member interlocking with at least one of the at least one female connecting member of an adjacent display module, and each column including at least one of the at least one universal mounting bracket. 5. A merchandising system as defined in claim 4, further comprising at least one non-apertured display header. 6. A merchandising system as defined in claim 3, wherein the system comprises at least one row of two or more horizontally aligned display modules, each module attached to the other by way of at least one of the at least one connector tab engaging the indented edge of at least one of the at least one side recess of an adjacent display module. 7. A merchandising system as defined in claim 6, further comprising at least one non-apertured display header. 8. A merchandising system as defined in claim 2, wherein the at least one male connecting member is defined by the top peripheral edge plane of each display module and the top peripheral wall plane of each display header, and the at least one female connecting member is defined by the bottom peripheral edge plane of each display module and the bottom peripheral wall plane of each display header. 9. A merchandising system as defined in claim 2, further comprising (a) at least one recessed edge formed by a portion of at least one of (i) the peripheral edge planes and (ii) the peripheral wall planes, and (b) at least one lock hook formed by a portion of at least one of (i) the peripheral edge planes and (ii) the peripheral wall planes, wherein the at least one lock hook is movable between a first position for engaging the recessed edge of an adjacent display header, and a second position for disengaging the recessed edge of an adjacent display header, and the at least one lock hook is biased towards the first position. 10. A merchandising system as defined in claim 1, wherein the rear surface of each display module further includes: a plurality of outwardly projecting support collars, each collar disposed about the circumference of one of the apertures; a plurality of support ribs interspaced between adjacent support collars; at least one outwardly projecting inner stabilizing fin; and at least one outwardly projecting outer stabilizing fin. 11. A merchandising system as defined in claim 10, wherein the at least one outwardly projecting inner stabilizing fin extends from the bottom peripheral edge plane to a point between the bottom peripheral edge plane and the top peripheral edge plane defining a gap or space between the at least one inner stabilizing fin and the at least one hook-like member to allow for (i) the insertion of the at least one mounting bracket and (ii) an amount of lateral adjustment between the at least one display module and the at least one mounting bracket relative to each other, and the at least one outer stabilizing fin extends completely from the bottom peripheral edge plane to the top peripheral edge plane and is laterally spaced away from the at least one hook-like member towards the peripheral edge to limit the amount of lateral adjustment. 12. A merchandising system as defined in claim 2, wherein the at least one male connecting member is a male dovetail and the female connecting member is a female dovetail, the male and female dovetails forming a dovetail joint to fixedly secure at least one of (i) at least one adjacent display module, (ii) at least one adjacent display header, and (iii) at least one adjacent display module and at least one adjacent display header. 13. A merchandising system as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one merchandise peg hook, each hook inserted through at least one of the apertures and is removably securable to the at least one display module. 14. A merchandising system as defined in claim 2, wherein the at least one display module and the at least one display header are shaped like at least one of (i) a rectangle and (ii) a square, and the at least one universal mounting bracket has four axially spaced prongs. 15. A merchandising system comprising: at least one display module defining: a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a plurality of apertures extending between the front and rear surfaces, a peripheral edge extending rearwardly about the periphery of the at least one display module; and at least one mounting bracket securing member connected to the front surface and movable between first and second positions; at least one non-apertured display header defining: a substantially flat front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a peripheral wall extending rearwardly about the periphery of each display header; at least one male connecting member defined by at least one of (i) a portion of the peripheral edge and (ii) a portion of the peripheral wall, and at least one female connecting member defined by at least one of (i) a portion of the other peripheral edge and (ii) a portion of the other peripheral wall, wherein the at least one male and female connecting members interlock with corresponding male and female connecting members of at least one of (i) at least one adjacent display module, (ii) at least one adjacent display header and (iii) at least one adjacent display header and at least one adjacent display module; and at least one universal mounting bracket removably secured to the at least one display module via the at least one mounting bracket securing member, and configured for insertion between any two slats of a slatted wall or into at least one aperture of a perforated wall to support and mount the system to a slatted or perforated wall; wherein, in the first position, the at least one mounting bracket securing member secures the bracket to the at least one display module, and in the second position, the at least one mounting bracket securing member releases the bracket from the at least one display module. 16. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, further comprising at least one connector tab defined by a portion of one side peripheral edge plane of the peripheral edge, and at least one side recess defined by a portion of one of the other side peripheral edge planes of the peripheral edge, the side recess having an indented edge, wherein the at least one connector tab is adapted to engage the indented edge of the at least one side recess of an adjacent display module. 17. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, wherein the system comprises at least one column of two or more vertically aligned display modules, each module attached to the other by way of at least one of the at least one male connecting member interlocking with at least one of the at least one female connecting member of an adjacent display module, and each column including at least one of the at least one universal mounting bracket. 18. A merchandising system as defined in claim 16, wherein the system comprises at least one row of two or more horizontally aligned display modules, each module attached to the other by way of at least one of the at least one connector tab engaging the indented edge of at least one of the at least one side recess of an adjacent display module. 19. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, further comprising (a) at least one recessed edge formed by a portion of at least one of (i) the peripheral edge and (ii) the peripheral wall, and (b) at least one lock hook formed by a portion of at least one of (i) the peripheral edge and (ii) the peripheral wall, wherein the at least one lock hook is movable between a first position for engaging the recessed edge of an adjacent display header, and a second position for disengaging the recessed edge of an adjacent display header, and the at least one lock hook is biased towards the first position. 20. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, wherein the rear surface of the at least one display module further includes: a plurality of outwardly projecting support collars, each collar disposed about the circumference of one of the apertures; a plurality of support ribs interspaced between adjacent support collars; and a plurality of outwardly projecting stabilizing fins. 21. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, wherein the at least one male connecting member is a male dovetail and the female connecting member is a female dovetail, the male and female dovetails forming a dovetail joint to fixedly secure at least one of (i) adjacent display modules, (ii) adjacent display headers, and (iii) one adjacent display header and one adjacent display module. 22. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, further comprising at least one merchandise peg hook, each hook inserted through at least one of the apertures and is removably securable to the at least one display module. 23. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, wherein the at least one universal mounting bracket defines a substantially linear horizontal portion that is captured by the at least one mounting bracket securing member, and at least one prong that extends upwardly and outwardly from the horizontal portion, the at least one prong defining an upper L-shaped portion configured for insertion between any two slats of a slatted wall, into at least one aperture of a perforated wall, or any combination thereof, so that the merchandising system can be mounted to at least slatted and perforated walls, and a lower L-shaped portion configured to rest against the slatted or perforated wall to support the merchandising system. 24. A merchandising system as defined in claim 23, wherein the at least one display module and the at least one display header are shaped like at least one of (i) a rectangle and (ii) a square, and the at least one universal mounting bracket has four axially spaced prongs. 25. A merchandising system as defined in claim 15, wherein the at least one mounting bracket securing member is biased towards the first position.