Display case

Claim 2

A display case, comprising a frame having a front and a rear, a translucent front panel mounted in said frame, a rear panel spaced from said front panel to define therebetween a chamber for receiving an article to be displayed, retainer means for engaging the article and spacing the article in the chamber, said retainer means including a removable insert disposed between said panels, said insert having a frontward-facing portion with an aperture for receiving the article, the marginal part of said portion around said aperture engaging behind the article when mounted in the chamber, said insert also having a rearwardly extending peripheral flange engaging the inner periphery of the frame and said rear panel, keeper means located behind said rear panel and engaging said rear panel at spaced locations, said keeper means including a groove in said frame, a wire-form having base portions engaging in said groove and finger portions extending inwardly from said base portions to engage said rear panel at said locations, said fingers being turned toward said rear panel so that pressure is applied to the rear panel for securing the rear panel in the frame and for urging the insert forwardly against the rear of the article to locate the article in the chamber.

Claim 3

A display case according to claim 1 wherein said marginal part includes a flexible flange mounted on said insert and extending inwardly around said aperture to engage the article when mounted in said chamber with said frontward-facing portion of said insert engaging said front panel when said flexible flange engages behind said article.

Claim 4

A display case according to claim 1 wherein said groove lies in a common plane spaced rearwardly of said rear panel, and said fingers engage said rear panel in a plane forwardly of the plane of the groove.

Claim 5

A display case according to claim 9 wherein said frame has portions engaging one another to form corners, and said wire-form extends around said corners.

Claim 6

A display case, comprising a frame having a front and a rear, a translucent front panel mounted in said frame, a rear panel spaced from said front panel to define therebetween a chamber for receiving an article to be displayed, retainer means for engaging the article and spacing the article in the chamber, keeper means located behind said rear panel and engaging said rear panel at spaced locations, said keeper means including a groove in said frame, a wire-form having base portions engaging in said groove and finger portions extending inwardly from said base portions to engage said rear panel at said locations, said fingers being turned toward said rear panel so that pressure is applied to the rear panel for securing the rear panel in the frame and the article in the chamber, said frame having a top, a bottom and sides with at least one of said fingers depending from said top and including means providing a downwardly concave hanger integral with said depending top finger for engaging a support on a wall to mount said case to the wall.

Claim 7

A display case, comprising a frame having a front and a rear, a translucent front panel mounted in said frame, a rear panel spaced from said front panel to define therebetween a chamber for receiving an article to be displayed, retainer means for engaging the article and spacing the article in the chamber, keeper means located behind said rear panel and engaging said rear panel at spaced locations, said keeper means including a groove in said frame, a wire-form having base portions engaging in said groove and finger portions extending inwardly from said base portions to engage said rear panel at said locations, said fingers being turned toward said rear panel so that pressure is applied to the rear panel for securing the rear panel in the frame and the article in the chamber, said frame having a top, a bottom and sides with at least one of said fingers depending from said top and including means providing a downwardly concave hanger integral with said depending top finger for engaging a support on a wall to mount said case to the wall.

Claim 8

A display case according to claim 5 including a pad of compressible material carried by said reAr panel for engaging the rear of said article and urging the same forwardly to locate said article in said chamber.

Claim 9

A display case according to claim 5 wherein said depending finger has an apex turned upwardly about a horizontal axis to provide said downwardly concave hanger means and said upturned apex is inset from the rear of the frame to cause the rear of the frame to engage flush against the wall when the frame is supported by the hanger means.

Claim 10

A display case according to claim 7 wherein said wire-form terminates in closely adjacent finger grips located below said hanger means.

Claim 11

A display case, comprising a frame having a front and a rear, a translucent front panel mounted in said frame, a rear panel spaced from said front panel to define therebetween a chamber for receiving an article to be displayed, retainer means for engaging the article and spacing the article in the chamber, keeper means located behind said rear panel and engaging said rear panel at spaced locations, said keeper means including a groove in said frame, a wire-form having base portions engaging in said groove and finger portions extending inwardly from said base portions to engage said rear panel at said locations, said fingers being turned toward said rear panel so that pressure is applied to the rear panel for securing the rear panel in the frame and the article in the chamber, said wire-form having ends located adjacent one another with said ends terminating in finger grips to facilitate mounting and dismounting of said wire-form, and said wire-form having an integral hanger, said frame having an inturned front flange engaging a peripheral margin of the front panel and having a shoulder spaced from said front flange for engaging a peripheral margin of the rear panel with the rear panel being larger than the front panel, whereby both panels are capable of being removed from the rear of the frame after said wire-form is disengaged from its mounting groove.

Claim 12

A display case, comprising a frame having a front and a rear, a translucent front panel mounted in said frame, a rear panel spaced from said front panel to define therebetween a chamber for receiving an article to be displayed, retainer means for engaging the article and spacing the article in the chamber, keeper means located behind said rear panel and engaging said rear panel at spaced locations, said keeper means including a groove in said frame, a wire-form having base portions engaging in said groove and finger portions extending inwardly from said base portions to engage said rear panel at said locations, said fingers being turned toward said rear panel so that pressure is applied to the rear panel for securing the rear panel in the frame and the article in the chamber, said wire-form having ends located adjacent one another with said ends terminating in finger grips to facilitate mounting and dismounting of said wire-form, and said wire-form having an integral hanger, said frame having an inturned front flange engaging a peripheral margin of the front panel and having a shoulder spaced from said front flange for engaging a peripheral margin of the rear panel with the rear panel being larger than the front panel, whereby both panels are capable of being removed from the rear of the frame after said wire-form is disengaged from its mounting groove.