Patent ID: 6764145
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
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 platform disposed within the housing and including a generally horizontal portion for supporting articles to be displayed, the platform configured to define a rearward facing recessed space and further being selectively movable between a first position, wherein any articles supported on the platform are disposed in the display section of the housing, and a second position, wherein any articles supported on the platform are disposed in the storage section of the housing; an elevating mechanism mounted within the housing and connected to the platform, the elevating mechanism being selectively moveable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, whereby the platform moves between the first position and the second position when the elevating mechanism moves between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration respectively; a closure assembly having a first plate joined to a second plate by at least one hinge; wherein the first plate of the closure assembly may be selectively inserted into the recessed space of the platform when the platform is in the first position; and wherein further both plates of the closure assembly may be selectively inserted 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.