Combination merchandise display and storage unit

Claim 1

IN AN ELONGATED MERCHANDISE DISPLAY COUNTER STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED THE COMBINATION OF A DISPLAY COUNTER APPROXIMATELY AT TABLE HEIGHT HAVING A STORAGE CABINET THEREBENEATH FOR STORAGE OF MERCHANDISE, A VERTICAL BACK WALL IN RIGID RELATIONSHIP TO THE BACK OF THE DISPLAY COUNTER ON WHICH AREAS ARE ADAPTED TO BE USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES TO HANG OR CARRY ON SHELVES OTHER ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE FOR DISPLAY THEREOF, AN OPEN FRONT GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CABINET MOUNTED ON AND PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM AN UPPER PORTION OF SAID BACK WALL PARTWAY TO THE FRONT OF SAID COUNTER, SAID CABINET HAVING ADAPTED FOR STORAGE THEREIN OF A SUPPLY OF MERCHANDISE, A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR DISPLAY PANELS DISPOSED SIDE BY SIDE IN COPLANAR EDGE TO EDGE ABUTMENT SERVING BOTH AS CLOSURES FOR THE OPEN FRONT OF SAID CABINET AND AS BACKBOARDS ON WHICH TO MOUNT ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES, AND HINGE MEANS SUPPORTED ON THE TOP OF SAID CABINET AND ATTACHED TO THE UPPER BACK PORTIONS OF SAID PANELS FOR CONCEALMENT WHILE DEMOUNTABLY SUPPORTING SAID PANELS FOR SWINGING THE LATERAL SLIDING MOVEMENT INDIVIDUALLY ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND TO GRAVITATE TO CLOSE VERTICAL POSITION SO THAT NO CATCH OR DETENT MEANS IS REQUIRED, THE LATERAL SLIDING MOVEMENT ENABLING PLACEMENT OF THE PANELS WITH THE LATERAL EDGE PORTIONS OF NEIGHBORING PANELS IN CLOSE ABUTMENT WHILE REMOVAL OF