Patent ID: 6540311
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A display case security apparatus comprising:a housing including a lower storage section and an upper display section disposed above the storage section, the storage section having an opaque exterior wall and the display section having an exterior wall which is at least partially transparent; a plurality of platform guide tracks disposed on the interior of the housing; a platform disposed within the housing and including a generally horizontal portion for supporting articles to be displayed, the platform being selectively movable between a first position, wherein any articles supported on the platform are displayed in the display section of the housing, and a second position, wherein any articles supported on the platform are stored in the storage section of the housing, the platform interfitting with the platform guide tracks so as to constrain the movement of the platform to vertical translation only; an elevating mechanism mounted within the storage section and connected to the platform, the elevating mechanism including a rotatable crankshaft and at least one pair of links, the first link of each pair of links having a first end which engages the crankshaft so as to rotate with crankshaft and a second end which is pivotally connected to a first end of the second link of each pair of links, each of the second links having a second end which is pivotally connected to the platform, whereby the platform moves between the first position and the second position when the crankshaft rotates; and a closure that is selectively interposed between the display section and the storage section when the platform is in the second position, whereby the platform and any articles supported thereon are enclosed within the storage section of the housing.