Patent ID: 6102496
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A display cabinet comprising:a housing including a plurality of walls defining a display area for accommodating articles and an open front for providing access to said articles in said display area, said walls including a top wall;a front door connected to said top wall of said housing for movement between a closed position where said front door covers said open front and an opened position on said top wall, said front door comprising a first panel member connected to said top wall for pivotal movement about a first axis, and a second panel member connected to said first panel member for pivotal movement about a second axis, said first and second axes being disposed generally parallel to each other such that when said front door is in said closed position, said first and second panel members lie in a plane, and when said front door is in said opened position, said first and second panel members take an erected form of a gable roof disposed along said top wall, said erected form having a ridge along said second axis;a stopper means having an upright engaging surface for engaging said second panel member to retain said front door in said form of said gable roof; anda tab projecting from said second panel member for engagement with said upright engaging surface.