Patent ID: 8444232
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. A collapsible showcase comprising: i) a lower panel having two side posts and an intermediate post located between the two side posts; ii) an upper panel hingedly attached on top of the lower panel and having two side posts and an intermediate post located between the two side posts; iii) a lower collapsible compartment attached to the lower panel and protruding outwards thereof, the lower collapsible compartment disposed between a first one of the two side posts and the intermediate post of the lower panel; iv) an upper collapsible compartment attached to the upper panel and protruding outwards thereof, the upper collapsible compartment disposed between a first one of the two side posts and the intermediate post of the upper panel; wherein the lower and upper compartments each have v) a collapsible shelf attached to the upper or lower panel and housed therein when the showcase is folded, the collapsible shelf located between a second one of the of the two side posts and the intermediate post of the upper panel or between a second one of the of the two side posts and the intermediate post of the lower panel; and vi) a collapsible base attached to the lower panel and protruding from the lower panel in a direction opposite from the compartments to provide stability to the showcase; wherein, in a state in which the showcase is collapsed from an upright position into a folded position, the top and bottom of the upper and lower compartments are detached and housed within the side wall to which the upper and lower compartments are hingedly attached; the rear door of each compartment is housed within the side wall to which the compartment rear door is attached; the left and right side walls are moved next to the upper and lower panel to which the upper and lower compartments are attached, the side walls are stored one aside another, thereby to permit finishing the folding of the upper and lower compartments; the upper panel is detached from the lower panel and rotated downwards supported at an area of a juncture between the upper and lower compartments where the upper and lower compartments are hingedly attached to one another in such manner that at the end of the movement the folded upper and lower compartments are located between the upper and lower panels; and the base is folded and stored next to the lower panel, thereby achieving the folded position of the showcase.