Protected display case
OwnerBradley D. Shepherdinventor
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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.
Claims13
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 with opposing sides 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 pair of vertically aligned guides disposed along opposing sides of the peripheral wall of the bottom section, each guide includes a track having track teeth, a motor disposed under and carried by the shelf, a gear assembly carried by the shelf and coupled between the motor and the tracks, so that operation of the motor causes the shelf to move in relation to the tracks from the lowered to the raised position and visa versa;
- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.