Patent ID: 7146760
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. An illuminated display apparatus, comprising: a frame member having an exterior side, an interior side, an inner perimeter, and a center opening defined by the inner perimeter; a housing mounted to the frame member and extending outward from the interior side of the frame member, the housing including: a light source mounted within the recessed area, the light source illuminating the three-dimensional object contained within the recessed area of the housing; a transparent plate located within the center opening of the frame member, the transparent plate spaced apart from the rear wall of the housing, wherein the interior side of the frame member further comprises a notch portion for retaining the transparent plate, the notch portion extending along the inner perimeter of the frame member and the second end of the side member is disposed against the transparent plate to maintain the transparent plate in the notch portion of the frame member; a shelf unit in the housing for supporting the three-dimensional object within the recessed area of the housing, the shelf unit being spaced inwardly from the side member and extending outwardly from and substantially perpendicular to the rear wall of the housing with a depth less than the depth of the recessed area; and a power source conductively connected to the light source for illuminating the light source.