Display case and assembly thereof

Claim 2

In a display case for an object of the type having spaced parallel, generally planar first and second major surfaces, a generally rectangular tongue-like member having an opening therein defined by a continuous surface which is sized to receive the object to be displayed, said member having first and second major spaced apart parallel planar surfaces which are generally flush with the first and second major surfaces of the object to be placed in the opening, and an enclosure mounted on said tongue-like member and generally enveloping said tongue-like member, said enclosure having at least one side wall, said enclosure having a generally rectangular recess therein and extending through an opening provided in said one side wall to permit said tongue-like member to be slidably inserted into said recess in said enclosure, said enclosure having front and rear walls overlying said opening in said member, said front and rear walls being transparent to permit viewing of an object in the opening in said tongue-lIke member.

Claim 3

A display case as in claim 1 together with cooperative means in the form of a recess and a bump carried by said tongue-like member and said enclosure for releasably retaining said tongue-like member within said enclosure.

Claim 4

A display case as in claim 1 together with a base secured to said tongue-like member, said base being provided with a pair of outwardly and downwardly extending legs, said legs providing a generally planar bottom surface extending at right angles to the plane of the tongue-like member so that the base can rest upon a surface so that the display case is free-standing to retain said tongue-like member in a generally vertical position.

Claim 5

A display case as in claim 1 wherein said opening in said tongue-like member is generally circular.

Claim 6

A display case as in claim 1 wherein said tongue-like member is opaque.

Claim 7

A display case as in claim 5 wherein said first and second major surfaces of said tongue-like member are textured.

Claim 8

A display case as in claim 1 together with cooperative means carried by said display case whereby one display case can be releasably secured to another display case for side-by-side mounting.

Claim 9

A display case as in claim 7 wherein said base member is formed with a male tongue-like portion on one side and a female recess on the other side.

Claim 10

In a display case for an object of the type having spaced parallel, generally planar first and second major surfaces, a generally rectangular tongue-like member having an opening therein defined by a continuous surface which is sized to receive the object to be displayed, said member having first and second major spaced apart parallel planar surfaces which are generally flush with the first and second major surfaces of the object to be placed in the opening, and an enclosure mounted on said tongue-like member and generally enveloping said tongue-like member, said enclosure having at least one side wall, said enclosure having a generally rectangular recess therein and extending through an opening provided in said one side wall to permit said tongue-like member to be slidably inserted into said recess in said enclosure, said enclosure having front and rear walls overlying said opening in said member, said front and rear walls being transparent to permit viewing of an object in the opening in said tongue-like member, said base being provided with a pair of outwardly and downwardly extending legs with a recess formed therebetween whereby said legs are adapted to receive the upper portion of the enclosure of another display case.

Claim 11

In a display case for an object of the type having spaced parallel, generally planar first and second major surfaces, a generally rectangular tongue-like member having an opening therein defined by a continuous surface which is sized to receive the object to be displayed, said member having first and second major spaced apart parallel planar surfaces which are generally flush with the first and second major surfaces of the object to be placed in the opening, and an enclosure mounted on said tongue-like member and generally enveloping said tongue-like member, said enclosure having at least one side wall, said enclosure having a generally rectangular recess therein and extending through an opening provided in said one side wall to permit said tongue-like member to be slidably inserted into said recess in said enclosure, said enclosure having front and rear walls overlying said opening in said member, said front and rear walls being transparent to permit viewing of an object in the opening in said tongue-like member, said base being provided with a pair of outwardly and downwardly extending legs with a recess formed therebetween whereby said legs are adapted to receive the upper portion of the enclosure of another display case.

Claim 12

A display case as in claim 3 together with a strip secured to the outer surface of at least one of the legs.

Claim 13

A display case as in claim 1 wherein said surface is tapered.

Claim 14

A display case as in claim 1 together with an insert disposed in said opening in said tongue-like member, said insert being adapted to carry an object to be displayed.

Claim 15

A display device as in claim 12 wherein said insert is removably mounted in the opening in said tongue-like member.

Claim 16

A display case as in claim 12 wherein said insert has an opening therein adapted to receive the object to be displayed.

Claim 17

A display case as in claim 12 wherein a disc is removably mounted in said insert and a pictorial representation carried by said disc.

Claim 18

A display case as in claim 1 together with a plurality of inserts mounted in said opening in said tongue-like member, said inserts being disposed one within the other and frictionally engaging each other.

Claim 19

A display case as in claim 16 wherein said innermost insert has an opening therein adapted to receive an object to be displayed.

Claim 20

A display case as in claim 12 wherein said insert has approximately the same thickness as the tongue-like member.

Claim 21

In a display case assembly, first and second display cases for displaying an object of the type having spaced parallel, generally planar first and second major surfaces, each of said display cases having a generally rectangulAr tongue-like member with an opening therein defined by a continuous surface which is adapted to receive the object which is to be displayed, said tongue-like member having first and second major spaced apart, parallel planar surfaces which are generally flush with the first and second surfaces of the object to be displayed within the opening, an enclosure mounted on said tongue-like member and generally enclosing said tongue-like member, said enclosure having at least one side wall, said enclosure having a generally rectangular recess therein opening through said one side wall of the enclosure to permit the tongue-like member to be slidably inserted into and removed from said enclosure, said enclosure having front and rear walls overlying said opening in said member, said front and rear walls being transparent to permit viewing of the object in the opening, and cooperative means carried by each of said display members whereby said first and second display members are releasably connected together to form a unitary display.

Claim 22

In a display case assembly, first and second display cases for displaying an object of the type having spaced parallel, generally planar first and second major surfaces, each of said display cases having a generally rectangulAr tongue-like member with an opening therein defined by a continuous surface which is adapted to receive the object which is to be displayed, said tongue-like member having first and second major spaced apart, parallel planar surfaces which are generally flush with the first and second surfaces of the object to be displayed within the opening, an enclosure mounted on said tongue-like member and generally enclosing said tongue-like member, said enclosure having at least one side wall, said enclosure having a generally rectangular recess therein opening through said one side wall of the enclosure to permit the tongue-like member to be slidably inserted into and removed from said enclosure, said enclosure having front and rear walls overlying said opening in said member, said front and rear walls being transparent to permit viewing of the object in the opening, and cooperative means carried by each of said display members whereby said first and second display members are releasably connected together to form a unitary display.

Claim 23

A display case assembly as in claim 19 wherein said cooperative means includes means carried by each of the display cases for mounting the display cases end to end.

Claim 24

A display case assembly as in claim 19 wherein said cooperative means includes means carried by each of the display cases for mounting the display cases one on top of the other.

Claim 25

A display case assembly as in claim 20 wherein said cooperative means includes a male member carried by the tongue-like member and a female recess carried by the tongue-like member opposite the male member.

Claim 26

A display case assembly as in claim 20 wherein each of said display cases includes a base secured to the tongue-like member and wherein said base includes a male portion carried by the base and a female recess carried by the base opposite the male member, said male member of one display case being inserted in the female recess of the other display case.

Claim 27

A display case assembly as in claim 21 wherein said base is provided with a recess extending longitudinally thereof, said recess in said one display case receiving the upper extremity of the enclosure of the other display case.

Claim 28

A display case as in claim 19 together with at lease one insert disposed in an opening of one of the display cases.