Protected display case
OwnerBradley D. Shepardinventor
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Abstract
A protected display case for securely displaying items and for securely storing the items out of view. The display case having a top section that has at least one transparent window and a bottom section. A lifting mechanism raises and lowers a shelf containing items for viewing. The lifting mechanism uses a motor, a gear assembly, and at least two guides that are spaced apart and fixed in a vertical position. The shelf travels up or down in relation to the guides. In the raised position, the items are in the top section and on display for viewing by way of at least one shatter resistant viewing window. In the lowered position, the items are stored within the bottom section and a panel assembly creates a barrier between the top and bottom sections.
Claims35
A protected display case providing security for exhibiting items and for storing items when items are not on display comprising;
- a) a top section having at least one viewing window and defining a top volume;
- b) a bottom section having a peripheral wall and defining a bottom volume;
- c) an access opening between the top and bottom volumes;
- d) a shelf disposed within the display case and adapted to receive items for viewing, the shelf having a raised position in which the items on the shelf are in the top volume and available for viewing through the viewing window and a lowered position in which the shelf and items are disposed within the bottom volume;
- e) a lifting mechanism disposed within the bottom section and comprising a motor, a gear assembly, and at least two guides, the two guides being spaced apart and aligned vertically adjacent to the peripheral wall of the bottom section, the motor, gear assembly, and guides working in cooperation to raise and lower the shelf while maintaining the shelf substantially horizontal;
- f) a movable panel assembly having a retracted position in which the access opening is unobstructed and a deployed position in which the movable panel assembly substantially covers the access opening;
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- g) at least one door situated on the protected display case such that the items on the shelf can be accessed.
A carriage for use with a display unit having a top section, a bottom section, and a shelf movable between the top and bottom sections of the display unit, and two hat shaped rails having sides, the carriage comprising;
- a base secured to the shelf;
- at least two wheels adapted to engage the sides of the hat shaped rails and the wheels being secured to the base, and the carriage and hat shaped rails operating in conjunction to keep the shelf in a substantially horizontal position while the shelf is moving or in a stationary position.
A carriage for use with a display unit having a top section, a bottom section, and a shelf movable between the top and bottom sections of the display unit, and the sides of two hat shaped rails, the carriage comprising;
- a movable shelf support secured to the shelf;
- at least two wheels adapted to engage the sides of each hat shaped rail and the wheels being secured to the movable shelf support and the carriage and the sides of each hat shaped rail operating in conjunction to keep the shelf in a substantially horizontal position while the shelf is moving or in a stationary position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.