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Visionstar ENT, Ophthalmic & Sensory

Visionstar AA-12

Product Code: EOAS-ECA-3849

On show all day, released only when someone turns the key.

Holds spectacle and sunglass frames on wire hooks along one wall-mounted tube, with a guard bar that a key lock keeps closed. Customers see every frame clearly, and staff open the guard when someone wants to try a pair on.

Sections
Frame Stands & Displays
Categories
ENT, Ophthalmic & Sensory
Condition
New
Origin
China
Seller Type
Certified Professional Seller
CE & ISO Certified
Global Shipping
Supplier: Medigear
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Visionstar's AA-12 is a wall-mounted eyewear display rod designed around a lockable guard. The manufacturer's catalogue names the series a tube with lock and buffer. The series photography shows a vertical tube carrying a column of wire hooks, with a wire guard along the hook tips. A key lock sits at the upper bracket, and two brackets hold the tube off the wall. It has no lighting, no mirror, no electrical parts and no price or label rail.

The guard is the reason to buy it. Once the guard is shut and locked, no frame can slide forward off its hook, so a pair leaves the wall only after a member of staff turns the key. That cuts both ways. The same lock that stops a quick lift also means every try-on starts with a request to staff, which suits lines that a team expects to hand over in person.

The buffer named in the catalogue heading is a cushioning element, and the fitting instructions describe where it sits and what it damps. The catalogue page illustrates the series with rods of other lengths, so the AA-12's own hook count and hook spacing come from the manufacturer's written configuration. That document also lists the finish, the number of keys supplied and whether wall fixings travel in the carton, and the enquiry team shares it with the quotation.

The AA-12 ships ten rods to a carton measuring 1150 × 230 × 210 mm, at 16 kg for the full carton. It is available to buyers in more than 80 countries through Medigear.uk, and the enquiry team sets out stock and lead time.

The AA-12 belongs on the retail side of eye care: optical practices, sunglass shops, department store eyewear concessions and pharmacies with a frame wall. It suits lines that carry enough value to justify a lock and a staffed try-on, such as designer frames, premium sunglasses and sports eyewear. A wall of rods holds stock at eye level, where customers can see shape and colour before asking to try a pair. The locked guard keeps the wall intact during busy periods or with one member of staff on the floor.

Evidence on locking stock points both ways. In the UK, the British Retail Consortium's 2025 crime survey recorded about 20 million incidents of customer theft over the previous year, with £2.2bn lost to shoplifting and a further £1.8bn spent on prevention. Locking has a cost of its own. In a 2024 United States survey of more than 5,000 shoppers by Numerator, 27% said they would switch retailer or abandon the purchase when products were locked up, although 62% said they usually wait for help. A locked rod therefore earns its place where theft losses on a line outweigh the friction of a staffed try-on.

Accessibility shapes where the rods go. Service providers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments, and BS 8300-2 sets out reach ranges for people using wheelchairs, so a wall plan that keeps some stock within seated reach serves more customers. Independent shops buy fixtures directly, while groups and franchises usually buy through a shopfitting specification or a central procurement route. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and shared by the enquiry team.

Frames stay visible while secured

Customers judge eyewear by shape and colour long before they ask to try it. The guard sits along the hook tips, so the whole frame front stays in view while the lock keeps it on the wall.

A theft route closed at the wall

Grab-and-go theft from open hooks needs only a moment of distraction. With the guard locked, removing a frame needs a key, and the risk moves from the shop floor to key control, which a manager can organise.

Staff contact at every try-on

Each try-on begins with a conversation, which gives staff the moment to measure fit, suggest lenses or mention a sight test. Teams that sell on advice can treat the lock as a service point.

No power and no testing schedule

Nothing on the rod is electrical, so there is no cable to route, no socket to fit and no portable appliance test to book. Upkeep comes down to tightening brackets and checking the lock.

Ten rods to a single carton

Packing ten rods together suits a new wall or a refit, where every position needs dressing at once. One carton also means one delivery and one fitting visit.

Vertical use of wall space

A column of hooks holds a collection in a narrow strip of wall. That leaves floor space free for seating, dispensing tables and the route to the consulting room.

Low running cost

The running costs are spare keys, an occasional replacement lock cylinder and the labour to fit the rods. No consumables are involved, so the purchase price sits close to the lifetime cost.

A buffer named in the design

The catalogue lists a buffer alongside the lock in the series heading. Cushioning a moving part reduces knocks against the frames and the wall, and the fitting instructions show how it works on this model.

Vertical display tube

A single tube carries the hooks and stands upright on the wall. Its length and diameter for this model come in the manufacturer's written configuration.

Column of wire hooks

Wire hooks project from the tube, and each takes one frame by the bridge. Count and spacing are set out in the written configuration, since the catalogue pictures other lengths in the series.

Guard bar along the hook tips

A wire guard runs parallel to the tube across the ends of the hooks. Closed, it blocks the path a frame would take to slide off.

Key lock at the upper bracket

The lock barrel sits at the top of the rod, by the upper bracket. A key turns it to free or hold the guard.

Buffer

Named in the series heading alongside the lock, the buffer is a cushioning element. The fitting instructions show its position.

Two wall brackets

One bracket near each end stands the tube off the wall on a round wall plate. The stand-off holds the tube clear of the wall surface.

No electrical parts

The rod carries no lighting, wiring or power supply. It hangs anywhere a wall will take the fixings.

Packed ten to a carton

The catalogue packing unit is ten rods. A carton measures 1150 × 230 × 210 mm, roughly 0.056 m³ of freight space.

Carton weight of 16 kg

The full carton of ten weighs 16 kg, which one person can carry from a delivery van to the stockroom.

Finish in the written configuration

The series photography shows a bright silver finish. The manufacturer's configuration names the material and finish on the units that ship.

Keys supplied with each rod

The number of keys per rod, and whether locks are keyed alike, are stated in the written configuration. Both decide how a shop organises key control.

Fixings by wall type

Screws and plugs suited to masonry, timber or plasterboard come from the installer if they are not in the carton. The configuration lists what travels with the rods.

Documentation from the manufacturer

The manufacturer's documentation names the company responsible for the product. The enquiry team shares it with the quotation, along with the fitting instructions.

The AA-12 suits optical practices and eyewear retailers who want a collection on open view and every frame held until staff release it. Its case rests on the locked guard, a column of hooks in a narrow strip of wall and running costs that come down to keys and fixings. It is the wrong fixture for self-service displays, unstaffed concessions or any shop where customers are expected to pick up and try frames freely. Before ordering, settle the frame count per rod, the hook spacing against the widest frames in the range, and whether the locks should be keyed alike. Medigear.uk lists the AA-12 for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Ask the enquiry team for the written configuration, the fitting instructions, the key arrangement and the minimum order before ordering.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

Carton lengths rise with the code number across the series, and the frame count for this model comes from the manufacturer's written configuration. Ask for it before planning a wall, because capacity per rod sets how many rods a collection needs. Hook spacing matters too, since wide wraparound sunglasses take more room than narrow optical frames.

That depends on the lock cylinders fitted, and the manufacturer's configuration states it. Keyed-alike rods let one key open a whole wall, which speeds service but means one lost key exposes everything. Keyed-differently rods limit that exposure and add a key board to manage, so settle which suits the shop before ordering.

Replacement keys or lock cylinders come from the manufacturer through the enquiry team, and lead times apply. Shops that run several rods usually keep a spare key off the shop floor. Key control is the main running cost of this fixture, so build it into the opening procedure.

Buffer is the catalogue's word for a cushioning element in the series design. Its position and action are described in the manufacturer's fitting instructions, which the enquiry team shares. Read them before installation, since they also show how the guard should be opened and closed.

Two brackets stand the tube off the wall, one near each end. The right screws and plugs depend on the wall: solid masonry, timber stud and plasterboard each need a different fixing. Whether fixings come in the carton is set out in the manufacturer's configuration, and Medigear.uk can arrange installation.

No. With the guard locked, a frame comes off only when staff open it, which is the whole point of the design. Self-service displays where customers pick up and try any pair freely, and unstaffed concessions, need an open rod or a counter stand.

No. It is a retail display fixture with no intended medical purpose, so UK MDR 2002 does not apply to it. Any conformity or material documentation for the rod is issued by the manufacturer and shared by the enquiry team.

With no electrical parts, it sits outside portable appliance testing. It remains equipment in a workplace, so a periodic check that brackets are tight and the lock turns cleanly belongs in the shop's maintenance routine. That check takes minutes and needs no contractor.

The packing unit is a carton of ten rods. The enquiry team sets out the minimum order and whether single rods can be supplied. A full carton suits a new wall, while one or two spare rods suit a shop topping up an existing run.

Rods of this design are sold under several names, and Visionstar trades a wide range of optical equipment. The manufacturer's documentation names the company responsible for the product. Ask for it with the quotation, so warranty and spares requests have a clear destination.