Patent ID: 9743494
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A45C,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A display case comprising: a base for supporting an item that is being displayed; a cover engaged with the base, with the base forming an interior compartment for the item and having respective opened and closed positions relative to the base; a light source disposed in the interior compartment, supported at an internal surface of said cover and, when illuminated, casting a light beam on the item to highlight the item; and a sensor associated with at least one of the base and cover and for activating the light source; wherein the sensor comprises a motion detector responsive to a motion of the user for activating the light source; wherein the motion detector is disposed within the compartment formed by the base and cover, and the motion detector is activated upon mere opening of the cover to, in turn, activate the light source; further including an ambient light detector associated with the motion detector and for interrupting energy to the light source in the closed position of the cover.