Abstract:
One embodiment of the CapPalace is a furniture style Stackable/wall mountable headwear storage/display cabinet with manual/remote controlled dimmable lighting, a sliding drawer, external magnetic stacking guides for good adhesion between units, external elastic pressure electrical contacts for power between units, internally placed insulation piercing electrical contacts for power within the unit, and an outwardly opening translucent front door. A plurality of adjustable head forms are set to desired hat sizes with an Allen wrench and mounted on the drawer. In alternate embodiments without head forms the CapPalace can be made in any size or material for storage/display of collectibles, shoes, clothing, etc. The stacked configuration&#39;s base has a low voltage power supply for the lighting system in it and magnetic stacking guides and elastic pressure electrical contacts on the top surface. Use of quick connect/disconnect bolts and bolt receptors on the inner walls of units, flexible flanges on female magnetic stacking guide retainer rings, and elastic pressure and insulation piercing electrical contacts are designed so low tech users with a few hand tools can easily assemble a unit. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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       FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH 
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       SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM 
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       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0004]    Field of Invention 
         [0005]    This invention primarily relates to the storage and display of baseball style caps and other headwear, specifically the storage and display of fitted fashionable baseball style caps, hats, turbines, wigs and other headwear and alternatively without a head form for the storage/display of sweaters, shoes or other valuable collectibles etc. 
         [0006]    Prior Art 
         [0007]    Inexpensive adjustable or elasticized baseball style caps were widely used the last 50 years of the 20 th  century. Furthermore, because adjustable caps tend to bunch in the rear, wrinkles are an inherent characteristic of this design. For that reason wearers of adjustable caps have, traditionally, made very little effort to maintain a well formed crown and often neglected the bill as well. 
         [0008]    In recent years major baseball style cap manufacturers have introduced more expensive highly fashionable fitted baseball style caps in all colors, patterns and materials. Contemporary young urban fashion, now, requires immaculate perfectly shaped fitted baseball style caps that are color coordinated with their attire. The pride and care of these caps is the same as that bestowed on the top hats and Bowler Derbies of yesteryear. When not worn these caps must be stored in a way that keeps them clean and ensures that the integrity of the caps&#39; perfectly shaped crown and bill is not compromised. Furthermore, since these caps are color coordinated with the person&#39;s attire he/she, typically, owns numerous caps. Thus creating a strong need for an easy to assemble stackable/wall mountable furniture style storage system that accommodates a plurality of caps, adjustable head forms to promote each cap&#39;s immaculate appearance, and affords proper lighting for easy view through a transparent cantilevered door and easy sliding drawer providing quick cap selection when dressing, and does not infringe on closet space as bulky hat boxes and closet pole hanging racks do. 
         [0009]    Some headwear storage devices now available to the public such as hat boxes protect the caps from dust and to certain extent promote the protection of the caps shape. But they are bulky and take up a lot of closet space and since the contents are, generally, not visible, quick cap selection when dressing becomes a time consuming chore. Other storage devices use head forms which is a step in the right direction, but the head forms are, usually, not adjustable to the cap size or do not adequately mimic a human head resulting in the inadvertent distortion of the caps crown. The use of inflatable balloon type head forms can be blown to specific hat sizes, but, the shape and size of these devices are not reliable over a long period of time as air leakage and material deterioration can result in the distortion of the device. There are also headwear storage devices available that can accommodate a multitude of caps in the form of a tree, wall mounted rack, or closet hung rack. However, these storage devices, invariably, require that the crown be folded forward or crimp the bill and or the crown as a way of retaining the cap on the rack. Many of these storage devices do not isolate the contents from the environment so the caps are subject to being distorted and or are exposed to accumulation of dust. Some enclosed devices that are designed to accept a plurality of caps do provide protection from dust, but, typically, require that the caps&#39; crowns be folded forward in order to cram the caps into the device, thus distorting the crowns. 
         [0010]    In an alternative embodiment without the head forms my invention is also uniquely suitable for the storage and display of sweaters, shoes, valuable collectibles, etc. 
         [0011]    The patent search has resulted in over 100 prior art patents which in one way or another touch on one or more aspects of this embodiment. Therefore, the 9 following comparison tables were established to more efficiently demonstrate the novelty and unexpected improvements introduced by this embodiment: 
         [0012]    Table 1-1 Prior Art Group A Headwear Storage Units 
         [0013]    Table 1-2 Prior Art Group B Head Forms 
         [0014]    Table 1-3 Prior Art Group C Modular Units 
         [0015]    Table 1-4 Prior Art Group D Wall Mounts 
         [0016]    Table 1-5 Prior Art Group E Stackable Guides 
         [0017]    Table 1-6 Prior Art Group F Magnetic Coupling 
         [0018]    Table 1-7 Prior Art Group G Pressure Electrical Contacts 
         [0019]    Table 1-8 Prior Art Group H Insulation Piercing Electrical Contacts 
         [0020]    Table 1-9 Prior Art Group I Door Assemblies 
         [0021]    Art Group A Headwear Storage Units—This group consists of every conceivable method of storing headwear for various purposes from store displays to closet hanging racks. The following discussion will not make an effort to describe each prior art in detail as the sheer quantity makes that a cumbersome task. I do, however, declare that these prior art patents are indeed all different forms of headwear storage devices that share some features with my embodiment. The subgroups below are arranged in descending order starting with prior art sharing the largest quantity of features with my embodiment and working down to those sharing the least amount of features. Each subgroup briefly indentifies the patents and the related common features. The paragraph following this group is a statistical summarization of the preceding information and includes a briefing of the features that my embodiment has but are not shared by any of the prior art in this category. Table 1-1 following this group is a visual chart supporting this information. 
         [0022]    U.S. Pat. No. 1,608,758 to Sylvan Elroy Alexander (1926);. U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,153 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,188,325 to Calvin A. Hilty et al. (1987and 1993 respectively); U.S. Pat. No. 5,038,941 to Jac Bastiaansen (1991); U.S. Pat. No. 5,137,157 to James D. Lawson (1992); U.S. Pat. No. 5,240,123 to Gary D. Hawk (1993); U.S. Pat. No. 5,244,102 to Robert H. Koenig (1993); U.S. Pat. No. 5,295,588 to Thomas R. Neirinckx (1994); U.S. Pat. No. 5,396,994 to Robert C. Fitzgerald (1995); U.S. Pat. No. 5,480,073 to Frank A. LaManna (1996); U.S. Pat. No. 5,758,779 to Charlie C. Atkins (1998); U.S. Pat. No. 5,921,403 to Ronald Coffaro (1999); U.S. Pat. No. 6,422,400 B1 to Brett K. Miller (2001); U.S. Pat. No. 6,422,401 B1 to Randel E. Roten (2002); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,840,411 B2 to Wayne Fritz (2005) all share the following 5 features with my embodiment: easily assembled, contents are visible, easy accessibility of contents, the capacity to store a plurality of caps and wall mountable. In addition to the five common features listed above in this subgroup U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,608,758; 5,038,941; 5,758,779; and 5,921,403 also share the additional feature of having the capability to maximize closet space and U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,608,758 and 5,038,941 share the additional feature of fitting into any decor. 
         [0023]    U.S. Pat. Nos. D538,064 S to Richard J. Schector (2007); U.S. Pat. No. 4,993,557 to Bert Davis (1991); U.S. Pat. No. 5,002,190 to Lonnie Moreland (1991); U.S. Pat. No. 5,265,737 to John J. Freeby (1993); U.S. Pat. No. 5,303,829 to Susan B. Kennedy (1994); U.S. Pat. No. 5,411,144 to David W. Deupree (1995); U.S. Pat. No. 5,450,967 to Ralph Mallory (1995); U.S. Pat. No. 5,515,978 to James E. Moran (1996); U.S. Pat. No. 5,601,197 to Dean Baxter (1997); U.S. Pat. No. 5,683,002 to Robert Rayside (1997); U.S. Pat. No. 5,727,1584 to James Duane Larson (1998); U.S. Pat. No. 5,845,778 to John Hickey, Jr. (1998);); U.S. Pat. No. 5,566,837 to Greg Lema (1996); U.S. Pat. No. 6,223,910 B1 to Greg M. Levin, et al. (2001); U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,879B1 to Jerry H. Rigler: Brenda J. Rigler (2001); and U.S. Pat. No. 7,147,112 B2 to Alphonia Penson (2006) share the following 4 features with my embodiment: easily assembled, contents are visible, easy accessibility of contents, and the capacity to store a plurality of caps. In addition to the five common features listed above in this subgroup U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,993,557 and 5,845,778 also share the feature of having the capability to fit into any decor and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,303,829; 5,683,002; 5,566,837 also share the additional feature of the capability to maximize closet space. 
         [0024]    U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,086,931 to Denis Cobb (1992); U.S. Pat. No. 5,137,146 to Patricia G. Stonehouse (1992); U.S. Pat. No. 5,348,166 to Greg Lema (1994); and U.S. Pat. No. 426,723D to Eric Waugh (2000) share the following 3 features with my embodiment: easily assembled, contents are visible, the capacity to store a plurality of caps. In addition to the three common features listed above in this subgroup U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,137,146 and 426,723D also share the feature of providing dust protection for the contents, U.S. Pat. No. 5,137,146 shares the feature of promoting the caps&#39; crown and bill shape Integrity and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,086,931 and 426,723D also share the additional feature of being wall mountable. 
         [0025]    U.S. Pat. No. 2,659,481 to William S. Jones (1953) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,012,531 to Richard L. Schoonoever (1991) share the following three features with my embodiment: contents are easily visible, easy to assemble, and protects contents from dust. In addition to the three common features listed above in this subgroup U.S. Pat. No. 2,659,481 shares the additional feature of having the capability to promote the caps&#39; crown and bill integrity. 
         [0026]    U.S. Pat. No. 2,049,026 to Henry Savard (1936); U.S. Pat. No. 5,092,472 to Kevin C. Jones (1992); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,144 to Scott W. Reed (1996 (1998) all share the following three features with my embodiment: easily assembled, contents are easily visible and contents easily accessible. In addition to the three common features listed above in this subgroup, U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,144 shares the following two additional features with my embodiment: wall mountable and uniformly adjustable head forms to hat sizes. 
         [0027]    U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,022,515 to Anthony Agostine (1991) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,823,328 to Kenneth A. Fomby (1998) share the following feature with my embodiment: Ease of assembly. In addition to the common feature listed above in this subgroup, U.S. Pat. No. 5,022,515 shares the additional features: stores a plurality of caps; wall mountable; and protects the contents from dust and U.S. Pat. No. 5,823,328 shares the additional features of protection from dust and promotion of the caps&#39; crown and bill shape integrity. 
         [0028]    To summarize, there are 42 prior art patents categorized as headwear storage. The entire prior art patents in this category are fairly easy to assemble. Of the 42 prior art patents in this category forty afford easy view of contents, thirty six have the capability to hold a plurality of headwear, thirty four afford easy accessibility of contents, nineteen are wall mountable, eight provide dust protection for the contents, seven result in additional closet space when used, four promote the headwear&#39;s crown, brim or bill shape integrity, four are designed to fit into some decor, one is designed to be used as furniture, one contains variably adjustable head forms. None of the 42 prior art patents in this category have any of the following features: stackable, a sliding drawer to afford easier access of contents, dimmable cabinet lighting to aid in the selection of contents, a cantilevered transparent door to provide easy access and view of contents, stacking magnetic guides that simplify the stacking of the cabinets and allows the cabinets to adhere to one another vertically and horizontally with minimal use of hardware or tools, pressure and insulation piercing electrical contact technology that simplifies the cabinet construction so that a user with minimal electrical technical knowledge can assemble and install the units, expandable wall mounting tracks that allow the modules to slide on for easy installation, quick disconnect technology that simplifies assembly, and designed to be used as furniture. 
         [0029]    Table 1-1 compares the features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As the table clearly shows all of the listed prior art patents in the chart have at least 3 features in common with my embodiment. However, none of the prior art in the table share all the features with my embodiment. The features incorporated in my embodiment are necessary to provide an attractive easily assembled furniture type headwear cabinet which protects the contents from dust and fits into any modern decor with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks, and a sliding drawer for quick and easy accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions; adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills which is so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion; magnetic guides allowing the user to easily bind stacked or horizontally wall mounted units; pressure and insulation piercing electrical contact technology making it possible for the least technical user to easily assemble the units; and quick connect/disconnect technology to aid the user in quick and simple construction of the units with minimal use of tools. This embodiment makes it possible for today&#39;s fashion conscious individuals to easily store and retrieve their expensive headwear in a way befitting its value without encroaching on often precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled, stacked or wall mounted. 
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         [0030]    Art Group B Head Forms—Prior art in this category includes various devices from hat trees to wig stands that are used for headwear shipping, hat boxes, hat drying, wig styling, transporting, displaying and reshaping. Some of these devices are stand alone items and others are incorporated into shipping containers. In most cases these devices do promote the integrity of the caps&#39; crown and or bill. A handful of these prior art patents have some type of head form adjustment such as screw worm mechanisms, inflatable balloons, and oversized flexible head forms that require the user to force the caps&#39; crowns on. 
         [0031]    As in the preceding category the subgroups below are arranged in descending order starting with prior art sharing the largest quantity of features with my embodiment and working down to those sharing the least amount of features. Each subgroup briefly indentifies the patents and the related common features. The paragraph following this category is a statistical summarization of the preceding information and includes a briefing of the features that my embodiment has but are not shared by any of the prior art in this category. Table 1-2 following this category is a visual chart supporting this information. 
         [0032]    U.S. Pat. No. 39,299 to Jason H. Masker (1863); U.S. Pat. No. 2,536,913 to Sumner C. Cox (1951); U.S. Pat. No. 2,803,350 to Reginald D. Osgoodby (1957); U.S. Pat. No. 3,300,108 to Louis Schumer (1967); U.S. Pat. No. 3,465,927 to Paul Belokin, Jr. (19158); U.S. Pat. No. 3,465,926 to Natalie Pels Schwartz et al. (19158); U.S. Pat. No. 3,606,108 to Ronald K. Baugh and Susan L. Baugh (1971); U.S. Pat. No. 4,858,247 to Donald L. Hooser (1989); U.S. Pat. No. 4,998,992 to Milton Richlin and Aloysis Dubeck (1991); U.S. Pat. No. 5,148,954 to Clifford J. Myers (1992); U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,312 to Gary Kassner (1996); U.S. Pat. No. 5,725,134 to Brian Richard Weltge (1998); U.S. Pat. No. 6,578,716 B1 to Chang-Min Wei (2003); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,523,728 B2 to Razgo Lee (2003) all share the following 4 features with my embodiment: contents are easily accessible, easily assembled, contents are visible, and promotes caps crown and bill integrity. In addition to the four common features listed above in this subgroup U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,536,913; 3,465,926; 3,465,927; 4,858,247 and; 5,148,954 also share the additional feature of being adjustable and U.S. Pat. No. 6,578,716 B1 shares the additional feature of being wall mountable. In addition to the 4 common features listed above in this subgroup U.S. Pat. No. 7,380,1581 B2 shares the additional feature of promoting caps crown and bill shape integrity. 
         [0033]    U.S. Pat. No. 2,577,167 to George Vlasis (1951); U.S. Pat. No. 6,253,973 B1 to Roger Jones (2001); U.S. Pat. No. 6,648,189 B1 to Thomas Minton (2003); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,968,985B1 to Salvatore S. Caccavallo (2005) all share the following 4 features with my embodiment: contents are easily accessible, contents are visible, promotes caps crown and bill shape integrity, and is adjustable. 
         [0034]    U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,891,334 to George Overton (1932); U.S. Pat. No. 3,289,823 to Simon Weiser and Maurice D. Gottlieb (1966); U.S. Pat. No. 3,327,842 to Gary E. Meredith and Phillip C. Lende (1967); and U.S. Pat. No. 3,438,480 to Paul L. Chabrelot (19158) all share the following 4 features with my embodiment: contents are easily accessible, easy assembly, promotes caps crown and bill shape integrity, and is adjustable. 
         [0035]    U.S. Pat. Nos. D508,086 S to Arla A. Probnow (2005); U.S. Pat. No. 961,418 to Herbert D. Lloyd (1910); U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,782 to Everett D. Hale (1989); U.S. Pat. No. 401,079 D to Lillian E. Clarke (1998); 390,046 D to Robert Rheinish and Shirley Rhenish (1998); and U.S. Pat. No. 7,380,1581 B2 to Gregory Arthur Kroll, et al. (2008) all share the following 3 features with my embodiment: contents are easily accessible, easily assembled, and contents are visible. 
         [0036]    To summarize, there are 28 prior art patents in the head form category. The entire prior art patents in this category give easy accessibility of contents. Of the 28 prior art patents in this category twenty four afford easy view of contents, twenty four are easy to assemble, one is wall mountable, twenty three promote the caps&#39; crown and bill shape integrity, four protect the contents from dust, and eleven are adjustable. None of the 28 prior art patents in this category have any of the following features: the ability to store or hold a plurality of caps, the potential to increase available closet space for the user, an attractive stackable/wall mountable easily assembled dust proof furniture style cabinet with a cantilevered transparent door and sliding drawer to provide easy access and view of contents, and dimmable cabinet lighting to aid in the selection of contents. 
         [0037]    Table 1-2 compares the features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As the table clearly shows all of the listed prior art patents in the chart has at least 3 features in common with my embodiment. However, none of the prior art in the table share all the features with my embodiment. The features incorporated in my embodiment are necessary to provide an attractive easily assembled furniture type headwear cabinet that can be built in any size and or shape based on consumers&#39; specifications, protects the contents from dust and fits into any modern decor with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks, and a sliding drawer for quick and easy accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions; adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills which is so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion; magnetic guides allowing the user to easily bind stacked or horizontally wall mounted units with minimal use of tools. This embodiment makes it possible for today&#39;s fashion conscious individuals to easily store and retrieve their expensive headwear in a way befitting its value without encroaching on often precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled, stacked or wall mounted. 
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                 TABLE 1-2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CATEGORY B, HEAD FORMS 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table of my 
                   
               
               
                 embodiment&#39;s head form 
               
               
                 features to prior art&#39;s 
                 PRYOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
                 features 
                 My Embodiment 
                 39299 
                 D508086S 
                 961418 
                 1891334 
                 25315813 
                 2577167 
                 2803350 
                 3289823 
                 3300108 
                 3327842 
                 3438480 
                 3465927 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
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                 Stores More Than One Cap 
                  
               
               
                 Contents are visible 
                  
                  
                  
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                  
                   
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                  
               
               
                 Easy Assembly 
                  
                  
                  
                  
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                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
               
               
                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill Shape 
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                  
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                 Integrity 
               
               
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
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                  
                   
                   
                   
                  
                   
                  
                  
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head 
                  
                   
                   
                  
                   
                  
                  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                  
               
               
                 Forms to Hat Sizes 
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
                  
               
               
                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                 Does not take up closet space 
                  
               
               
                 Cabinet Lighting with 
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                 Dimmer 
               
               
                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
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                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
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                 Expandable Wall Mounting Track 
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                 Mods slide together on 
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                 Mounting track 
               
               
                 Door Tracks 
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                 Quick Disconnect 
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                 Technology 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table of my 
                   
               
               
                 embodiment&#39;s head form 
               
               
                 features to prior art&#39;s 
                 PRYOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
                 features 
                 My Embodiment 
                 3465926 
                 3606108 
                 390046D 
                 401079D 
                 4805782 
                 4858247 
                 4998992 
                 5148954 
                 5503312 
                 5725134 
                 6253973B1 
                 6523728B2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
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                 Stores More Than One Cap 
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                 Easy Assembly 
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                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill 
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                 Shape Integrity 
               
               
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head 
                  
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                  
                   
                  
                   
                   
                  
               
               
                 Forms to Hat Sizes 
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
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                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                 Does not take up closet space 
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                 Cabinet Lighting with 
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                 Dimmer 
               
               
                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Expandable Wall Mounting Track 
                  
               
               
                 Mods slide together on 
                  
               
               
                 Mounting track 
               
               
                 Door Tracks 
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                 Quick Disconnect 
                  
               
               
                 Technology 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
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                 features to prior art&#39;s 
                 PRYOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
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                 My Embodiment 
                 6578716B1 
                 6648189B1 
                 15868985B1 
                 73801581B2 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
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                 Stores More Than One Cap 
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                 Contents are visible 
                  
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                 Easy Assembly 
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                  
               
               
                   
                 Wall Mountable 
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                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill 
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                 Shape Integrity 
               
               
                   
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                   
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head 
                  
                   
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                 Forms to Hat Sizes 
               
               
                   
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                   
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
                  
               
               
                   
                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                   
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                   
                 Does not take up closet space 
                  
               
               
                   
                 Cabinet Lighting with 
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                 Dimmer 
               
               
                   
                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                   
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
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                 Pressure Contacts 
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                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
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                 Expandable Wall Mounting Track 
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                 Mods slide together on 
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                 Mounting track 
               
               
                   
                 Door Tracks 
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                 Quick Disconnect 
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                 Technology 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0038]    Prior Art Group C Modular Units—This group of prior art consists of modular systems that can be expanded by stacking additional units. The compelling characteristics of my embodiment are that it is an easily assembled attractive stackable furniture style cabinet with dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door, sliding drawer, and adjustable head forms. These combined characteristics result in a quick and easy to assemble expandable headwear storage system that takes the headwear storage out of the closets and makes headwear storage and retrieval more convenient while providing maximum protection for the headwear. U.S. Pat. No. 1,252,816 to Ludwig T. Huehl (1918) is an expandable filing cabinet system with an interlocking framework that allows the addition of filing cabinets in a vertical and horizontal direction. This system is not designed for the storage of headwear nor to fit in any decor this system can be expanded by stacking additional units on it, it protects the contents from dust and it has a sliding drawer. However, it is difficult to assemble, does not have dimmable lighting, adjustable head forms, and a transparent cantilevered door, and is not made easy to assemble through the use of magnetic stacking guides, pressure/insulation piercing electrical contact technology, and quick disconnect technology. U.S. Pat. No. 2,612,590 to Stanley F. Lachowicz (1952) is sectional range that allows the addition or removal of modular units and some of the units do have sliding drawers. However, it is difficult to assemble. Furthermore, it does not share any of the features with my embodiment necessary to provide a headwear storage system that is easy to assemble, fits into any modern decor, and provides maximum protection and accessibility of contents. U.S. Pat. No. 3,791,528 to Thomas Brendgord (1974) is a transportable enclosed modular system with bins that interlock into an upright column. The bins have clear plastic covers so that the contents are protected from the environment and easily visible and the bins can be easily removed and reinstalled. It, however, does not have any of the features required for a headwear storage system that is easy to assemble, fits into any modern decor, has dimmable lighting, transparent door, and sliding drawer. U.S. Pat. No. 4,896,926 to Johannes M. Verholt (1990) is a general purpose stackable system that can be used as a filing cabinet or storage cabinet. The individual units interconnect by use of quick disconnect technology, has sliding drawers and do protect the contents from dust. This prior art, however, requires that the units be preassembled so that they have to be shipped in bulky containers. Furthermore, it does not have dimmable lighting, adjustable head forms, a transparent cantilevered door, and is not wall mountable, or use magnetic stacking guides. U.S. Pat. No. 5,147,120 to Frank J. Ray (1992) is, basically, stackable modular furniture that can be configured into any type of desired furniture with drawers. It uses recesses on top of each unit and corresponding protrusions at the underside to align and secure the units to one another, it fits into any decor, has sliding drawers that protect the contents from dust and using it would certainly free up closet space. This prior art, however, requires that the units be preassembled so that they have to be shipped in bulky containers. Furthermore, it does not have dimmable lighting, adjustable head forms, a transparent cantilevered door, and is not wall mountable, or use magnetic stacking guides. U.S. Pat. No. 5,193,683 to Luther L. Key (1993) is designed as stackable containers for food service and as a toy. The stackable units are aligned by use of tabs on external walls and held together by elastic bands around the interconnected tabs. The units provide dust protection of contents. This prior art, however, requires that the units be preassembled so that they have to be shipped in bulky containers. Furthermore, it does not have dimmable lighting, adjustable head forms, a transparent cantilevered door, sliding drawer, is not wall mountable, use magnetic stacking guides, nor fit into any decor. U.S. Pat. No. 6,508,021 B2 to Bon S. Ong (2003) a stackable desk top storage device with rotatable stand at the bottom of each unit that fits snuggly into a recess at the tops of the units. This prior art is not designed to hold larger objects and except for the fact that it is a stackable modular unit, it is not capable of performing the functions of my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 6,1585,418 B2 to Erik L. Skov (2004) is a modular shelving system which can be purchased in a compact flat box as it comes in the form of rods and panels that are attached to the rods to form the shelving. It fits into any decor and protects the contents from dust. This prior art, however, does not have dimmable lighting, adjustable head forms, a transparent cantilevered door, sliding drawer and is not wall mountable, nor use magnetic stacking guides. 
         [0039]    Table 1-3 compares the modular features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As is clearly depicted in the table, all eight prior art patents can be stacked. Four of the prior art can be easily assembled, four of the prior art provide easy accessibility of the contents, three provide dust protection for the contents, two could store a plurality of caps, two are designed with sliding drawers, one is designed as furniture, and only one would result in additional closet space if utilized. However, none of the prior art in the table share all of the features with my embodiment. Furthermore, none of the prior art in this category shared any of the other features with my embodiment which are necessary to provide storage with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks for quick accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions, adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills that are so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion, magnetic stacking guides to simplify assembly and later assure stacked/wall mounted units&#39; adherence, and the potential to free up precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled with minimal technical expertise or tools. 
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                 Group C, MODULAR 
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table 
                   
                   
               
               
                 of my embodiment&#39;s modular 
                 My 
                 PRIOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
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                 Embodiment 
                 1252816 
                 2612590 
                 3791528 
                 48915826 
                 5147120 
                 5193683 
                 6508021 B2 
                 61585418 B2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
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                 Stores More Than One Cap 
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                 Easy Assembly 
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                 Protects Contents from Dust 
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                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
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                 Stackable 
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                 Sliding Drawer 
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                 Does not take up closet space 
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                  
               
               
                 Contents are visible 
                  
               
               
                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill 
                  
               
               
                 Shape Integrity 
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head 
                  
               
               
                 Forms to Hat Sizes 
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Cabinet Lighting with Dimmer 
                  
               
               
                 Transparent Door 
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                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
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                 Expandable Wall Mounting 
                  
               
               
                 Track 
               
               
                 Mods slide together on 
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                 Mounting track 
               
               
                 Door Tracks 
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                 Quick Disconnect Technology 
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         [0040]    Prior Art Group D—Wall Mounts. This group of prior art consists of wall suspension devices. This feature is necessary to provide an easy way of mounting the storage units on walls as an alternative or additional configuration to the basic stacking feature. The entire prior art in this category, although utilizing various and differing devices, share this feature with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 3,532,317 to Benjamin H. Adler (1970) is a suspension system to mount lighter objects such as letters to a wall. U.S. Pat. No. 3,669,035 to Milton J. Grossman (1972) is an easily assembled extruded shelving system. This prior art is sufficiently strong to support objects such as a storage system. However, this prior art also does not share any other features with my embodiment as it is specifically presented as a shelving system. U.S. Pat. No. 4,008,872 to Richard W. Thompson (1977) is a universal wall mounting system. This system utilizes a metal track that is embedded in a mount block which in turn mounts on the wall. This results in a wide gap between wall and the mounted module. My embodiment which does not use a mounting block allows the modules to hang closer to the wall and is less costly to produce. U.S. Pat. No. 5,050,832 to E. Desmond Lee (1991) is also a universal wall mounting system. It uses a mounting track and a c shaped bracket on each vertical side corner of the module facing the wall. This configuration requires that the modules have a cut out channel the length of the module to accommodate the mounting and the installation of the c shaped brackets on each module. This is complicated and labor intensive, driving up the manufacturing cost. 
         [0041]    Table 1-4 compares the modular features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As is clearly depicted in the table, all 4 prior art patents are wall mounting devices and two can be easily assembled. However, none of the prior art in the table share all of the features with my embodiment. Furthermore, none of the prior art in this category shared any of the other features with my embodiment which are necessary to provide storage with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks for quick accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions, adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion, magnetic stacking guides to simplify assembly and later assure stacked units&#39; adherence, and the potential to free up precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled with minimal technical expertise or tools. 
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                 Group D, WALL MOUNT 
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table of my 
                   
                   
               
               
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                 My 
                 PRIOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
                 features to prior art&#39;s features 
                 Embodiment 
                 3532317 
                 36158035 
                 4008872 
                 5050832 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
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                 Stores More Than One Cap 
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                 Easy Assembly 
                  
                   
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                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
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                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
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                 Does not take up closet space 
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                 Contents are visible 
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                 Wall Mountable 
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                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill Shape 
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                 Integrity 
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head 
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                 Forms to Hat Sizes 
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
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                 Cabinet Lighting with Dimmer 
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                 Transparent Door 
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                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
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                 Pressure Contacts 
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                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Expandable Wall Mounting 
                  
               
               
                 Track 
               
               
                 Mods slide together on 
                  
               
               
                 Mounting track 
               
               
                 Door Tracks 
                  
               
               
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         [0042]    Prior Art Group E—Stackable Guides. This group of prior art consists of guide mechanisms for stackable modules or containers. This feature is necessary to provide an easy way of stacking or mounting storage modules. The entire prior art in this category, although utilizing various and differing devices, share this feature with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 2,561,561 to Joseph F. Cella (1951) is a stackable guide device that is installed at the four bottom corners of stackable crates which retract when the crate is on a flat surface and extend from the crate when the crate is lifted from the floor surface. It requires that the bottom of the crate have an open space and relies purely on gravity and the weight of the crates to keep the stack together. Therefore, this stacking system would not be possible with my embodiment. Furthermore, the magnetic stacking guides utilized in my embodiment simplify the assembly process and keep the stacked/wall mounted units firmly joined vertically and horizontally to insure structural stability and electrical-mechanical contact between units via the pressure electrical contacts for the low voltage lighting system. U.S. Pat. No. 4,757,910 to Thomas Box (1988) makes use of tapered top and bottom edges on beverage cases as a stacking guide system. This system also relies on gravity and the weight of the beverage crates to keep the stack together. The magnetic stacking guide system utilized in my embodiment is superior to this prior art primarily because it keeps the stacked units attached thus maintaining electrical connectivity for the dimmable lighting system throughout the module stacks both in a vertical stack and horizontally when the units are placed side by side or wall mounted. 
         [0043]    Table 1-5 compares the stackable features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As is clearly depicted in the table, both prior art patents are stackable guiding devices that rely on gravity to keep the stacked crates together and do not have the capability of keeping the modules together horizontally as my embodiment does to ensure electrical continuity throughout the entire stack. Furthermore, neither of the prior art in this category shared any of the other features with my embodiment which are necessary to provide storage with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks for quick accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions, adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion, magnetic stacking guides to simplify assembly and later assure stacked units&#39; adherence, and the potential to free up precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled with minimal technical expertise or tools. 
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                 Group E, STACKING GUIDES 
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table of my 
                   
                   
               
               
                 embodiment&#39;s stacking guides 
                 My 
                 PRIOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
                 features to prior art&#39;s features 
                 Embodiment 
                 2561561 
                 4757910 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
                  
                   
                   
               
               
                 Stores More Than One Cap 
                  
               
               
                 Easy Assembly 
                  
               
               
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
                  
               
               
                 Stackable 
                  
                  
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                 Does not take up closet space 
                  
               
               
                 Contents are visible 
                  
               
               
                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill Shape 
                  
               
               
                 Integrity 
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head 
                  
               
               
                 Forms to Hat Sizes 
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Cabinet Lighting with Dimmer 
                  
               
               
                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Expandable Wall Mounting 
                  
               
               
                 Track 
               
               
                 Mods slide together on 
                  
               
               
                 Mounting track 
               
               
                 Door Tracks 
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                 Quick Disconnect Technology 
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         [0044]    Prior Art Group F—Magnetic Coupling. This group of prior art consists of magnetic coupling or retention methods for everything from dental retainers to diagnostic tool connectors. U.S. Pat. No. 2,678,228 to Robert F. Gerhardt (1954) diagnostic instrument magnetic device that connects the instrument to a handle. This is a very specific use for a magnetic coupling device. It is very small and has little in common with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 4,824,371 to Allan S. Deutsch and Barry L. Musikant (1989), U.S. Pat. No. 4,997,372 to James R. Shiner and Roger E. Rule (1991), and U.S. Pat. No. 4,431,419 to Leonard L. Portnoy (1984) are magnetic dental retaining devices. These three prior art inventions share no other common features with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 5,425,763 to Hartmut Steinmann (1995) is a magnetic fastening system for use with small prostheses such as ears or noses. This prior art also has a very specific feature and shares no other features with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 7,423,506 B2 to Atushi Terasaki (2008) is a special annular device consisting of 3 identical magnetic arcs that adhere to one another to form a circle for special purposes. This device has no other features in common with my embodiment. The magnetic stacking guide feature in my embodiment incorporates the stacking guide feature to simplify assembly with the magnetic coupling characteristic that occurs when opposite poled magnets come together to keep the modules together after assembly. This ensures good electrical connections between modules via the pressure electrical contacts for the dimmable lighting system. The entire prior art in this category, although utilizing various and differing methods and for unrelated purposes, do share the magnetic coupling feature with my embodiment. 
         [0045]    Table 1-6 compares the magnetic coupling features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As the table clearly shows all prior art patents utilize the magnetic feature. They use the coupling force created when opposing magnetic poles come together to keep instrument heads on handles, dentures and prostheses in place and for other very specialized uses. None of the prior art, however, incorporates the module stacking guides with the magnetic feature to make assembly easier and to ensure a strong connection between units after assembly, which is required for the dimmable lighting system&#39;s pressure contacts to maintain proper electrical connection. Furthermore, none of the prior art in this category shared any of the other features with my embodiment which are necessary to provide storage with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks for quick identification and accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions, adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion, and the potential to free up precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled with minimal technical expertise or tools. 
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                 Group F, MAGNETIC COUPLING 
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table of my embodiment&#39;s 
                   
                   
               
               
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                 My 
                 PRIOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
                 features 
                 Embodiment 
                 2678228 
                 4431419 
                 4824371 
                 4997372 
                 5425763 
                 7423506 B2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
                  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Stores More Than One Cap 
                  
               
               
                 Easy Assembly 
                  
                  
               
               
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
                  
               
               
                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                 Does not take up closet space 
                  
               
               
                 Contents are visible 
                  
               
               
                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill Shape Integrity 
                  
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head Forms to Hat Sizes 
                  
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Cabinet Lighting with Dimmer 
                  
               
               
                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Expandable Wall Mounting Track 
                  
               
               
                 Mods slide together on Mounting track 
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                 Door Tracks 
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         [0046]    Prior Art Group G—Pressure Contacts. This group of prior art consists of pressure contacts or self wiping electrical connecting devices primarily used for circuit boards. U.S. Pat. No. 4,548,451 to Garry M. Benarr, Terry A. Burns, and William J. Walker (1985) is a pinless self wiping connector for the manufacture of densely populated circuit boards. This is a push pull connector with a very specific use. It is very small and has little in common with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 4,813,129 to Marcos Karnezos (1989) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,147,208 to Gary A. Bachler (1992) are both systems of compressed electrical contacts for use on PC boards and integrated circuit boards. Like the prior art these two patents are extremely small and designed with a specific purpose. These two prior art inventions share no other common features with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 5,855,063 to Chris M. Schreiber (1999) is a contact system consisting of metallic depressions and corresponding protrusions for use on circuit boards. This patent is designed for a very specific purpose and basically has very little in common with my embodiment. The pressure contacts feature in my embodiment works hand in hand with the magnetic stacking guide feature to simplify assembly when the magnetic coupling characteristic that occurs when opposite poled magnets come together to keep the modules together after assembly. This ensures good electrical connections between modules via the pressure electrical contacts for the dimmable lighting system. The entire prior art in this category, although utilizing various and differing methods and for unrelated purposes, do share some form of self wiping electrical contacts system with my embodiment. However, all prior art in this category is extremely small and specifically designed for integrated circuit boards. 
         [0047]    Table 1-7 compares the pressure contacts features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As the table clearly shows all prior art patents utilize the self wiping contact (pressure contacts) feature. They use the self wiping contacts for PC and integrated circuits where space is at premium. Therefore, the primary purpose for this design is that the contacts can be made very small. However, none of the prior art incorporates the pressure contacts to automatically connect the dimmable lighting system during assembly. In conclusion, none of the prior art in this category shared any of the other features with my embodiment which are necessary to provide storage with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks for quick identification and accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions, adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion, and the potential to free up precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled with minimal technical expertise or tools. 
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                 Group G, PRESSURE CONTACTS 
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table of my 
                   
                   
               
               
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                 My 
                 PRIOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
                 features to prior art&#39;s features 
                 Embodiment 
                 4548451 
                 4813129 
                 5147208 
                 5855063 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
                  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Stores More Than One Cap 
                  
               
               
                 Easy Assembly 
                  
               
               
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
                  
               
               
                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                 Does not take up closet space 
                  
               
               
                 Contents are visible 
                  
               
               
                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill Shape 
                  
               
               
                 Integrity 
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head 
                  
               
               
                 Forms to Hat Sizes 
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Cabinet Lighting with Dimmer 
                  
               
               
                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
               
               
                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Expandable Wall Mounting 
                  
               
               
                 Track 
               
               
                 Mods slide together on 
                  
               
               
                 Mounting track 
               
               
                 Door Tracks 
                  
               
               
                 Quick Disconnect Technology 
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         [0048]    Prior Art Group H—Insulation piercing Contacts. This group of prior art consists of insulation piercing contacts which are designed to pierce through the insulation of a wire to secure an electrical contact. U.S. Pat. No. 1,956,018 to Charles E. Gilbert (1934) and U.S. Pat. No. 4,243,287 to Donald F. Smith and Michael J. Ostrelich (1981) are electrical plugs designed to accept an insulated two conductor electrical cord which is in turn penetrated by sharp projections making proper electrical connections when the plugs are reassembled. These are very specific patents for the repair of common A.C. plugs and bear very little in common with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 2,678,429 to Charles W. Abbott (1954) is also an electrical plug repair method. This patent however requires that the insulated wires be individually penetrated by crimping before the plug is reassembled. Like the prior art, this patent has a very specific design and has very little in common with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 2,873,434 to Raymond F. Dunn (1959) and U.S. Pat. No. 4,288,918 are both universal methods of crimping an insulated wire onto an electrical conductor. They both require a special crimping tool to form the connector around the wire and penetrate the wire. These patents are designed for a very specific purpose and basically have very little in common with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 4,231,632 to Jean-Marie Badoz and Daniel Merceron (1980) is a specially designed connector that uses insulation piercing technology to make the electrical connection and secure the wire to the connector in the manufacturing process. This patent has very little in common with my embodiment. U.S. Pat. No. 4,715,825 to Bob Mousissie and Hubertus B. Libregts (1987) is a special purpose connector that uses insulation piercing technology to make contact inside the housing and a rounded contact outside of the housing to make contact with a matching contact. This patent is very specific and has very little in common with my embodiment. The insulation piercing contact technology feature in my embodiment is designed to automatically establish electrical connections throughout each unit as it is being assembled by the end user. The entire prior art in this category, although utilizing various and differing methods and for unrelated purposes, do share some form of insulation piercing electrical technology with my embodiment. However, all prior art in this category is specifically designed for AC plugs or special manufacturing purposes. 
         [0049]    Table 1-8 compares the insulation piercing contact feature of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As the table clearly shows all prior art patents utilize insulation piercing techniques to establish electrical connections. They use the insulation piercing contact technology to repair AC plugs and in the manufacturing of special purpose connectors. However, none of the prior art incorporates the insulation piercing contact technology to automatically make electrical connections throughout each unit as it is assembled by the end user. In conclusion, none of the prior art in this category shared any of the other features with my embodiment which are necessary to provide storage with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks for quick identification and accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions, adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion, and the potential to free up precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled with minimal technical expertise or tools. 
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                 Group H, INSULATION PIERCING CONTACTS 
               
             
          
           
               
                 Comparison Table of my 
                   
               
               
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                 PRIOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
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                 My Embodiment 
                 2678429 
                 2873434 
                 4231632 
                 4243287 
                 4288918 
                 4715825 
                 1956018 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
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                 Stores More Than One Cap 
                  
               
               
                 Easy Assembly 
                  
               
               
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
                  
               
               
                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                 Does not take up closet space 
                  
               
               
                 Contents are visible 
                  
               
               
                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill Shape Integrity 
                  
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head Forms to Hat Sizes 
                  
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Cabinet Lighting with Dimmer 
                  
               
               
                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
               
               
                 Expandable Wall Mounting Track 
                  
               
               
                 Mods slide together on Mounting track 
                  
               
               
                 Door Tracks 
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                 Quick Disconnect Technology 
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         [0050]    Prior Art Group I—Door Tracks. This group of prior art consists of various types of overhead sectional and cantilevered door systems on door tracks. U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,686,926 to Clifford A. Schacht and Flay Downs Crosswell (1954); U.S. Pat. No. 2,991,496 to Cecil R. Wolf et al. (1961); U.S. Pat. No. 2,534,641 to Clarence J. Veigel (1950); U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,533 to Willis Mullet et al. (1998); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,235,724 to Donald E. Perrin (1993) are all overhead garage door systems or enhancements for these doors. The cantilevered door in my embodiment is made of transparent material or glass and is considerably smaller than the prior art. Although, the entire prior art in this category utilizes various and differing methods of overhead door systems, it does share cantilevered and sectional door operational fundamentals with my embodiment. However, all prior art in this category is specifically designed for overhead garage doors. 
         [0051]    Table 1-9 compares the door track features of the prior art discussed above with the features of my embodiment. As the table clearly shows all prior art patents utilize door tracks for overhead or cantilevered garage doors. However, none of the prior art in this category shared any of the other features with my embodiment which are necessary to provide storage with built-in dimmable lighting, a transparent cantilevered door that opens and closes on door tracks for quick identification and accessibility of contents in any ambient lighting conditions, adjustable head forms that variably adjust to the exact hat sizes to promote the shape integrity of the headwear&#39;s crowns, brims, or bills so important in today&#39;s youth oriented fashion, and the potential to free up precious limited closet space in a revolutionary new furniture style headwear cabinet that can be quickly assembled with minimal technical expertise or tools. 
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                 Group I, DOOR TRACKS 
               
             
          
           
               
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                 PRIOR ART 
               
             
          
           
               
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                 My Embodiment 
                 26815826 
                 2991496 
                 2534641 
                 5718533 
                 5235724 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Contents Easily Accessible 
                  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Stores More Than One Cap 
                  
               
               
                 Easy Assembly 
                  
               
               
                 Protects Contents from Dust 
                  
               
               
                 Furniture Style Cabinet 
                  
               
               
                 Stackable 
                  
               
               
                 Sliding Drawer 
                  
               
               
                 Does not take up closet space 
                  
               
               
                 Contents are visible 
                  
               
               
                 Wall Mountable 
                  
               
               
                 Promotes Crown &amp; Bill Shape Integrity 
                  
               
               
                 Uniformly Adjustable Head Forms to Hat 
                  
               
               
                 Sizes 
               
               
                 Fits into any décor 
                  
               
               
                 Cabinet Lighting with Dimmer 
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                 Transparent Door 
                  
               
               
                 Magnetic Stacking Guides 
                  
               
               
                 Pressure Contacts 
                  
               
               
                 Insulation piercing Contacts 
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                 Expandable Wall Mounting Track 
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                 Mods slide together on Mounting track 
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                 Door Tracks 
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                 Quick Disconnect Technology 
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       SUMMARY 
       [0052]    In accordance with one embodiment the CapPalace is a storage enclosure for baseball style caps and other headwear designed to fit into any modern interior design thus freeing up closet space. For easy viewing and accessibility of contents this system has built-in low voltage dimmable lighting operated manually, by remote control, Blue Tooth technology or cell phone applications, a transparent cantilevered door located at the front of the CapPalace that can be operated manually, by remote control, by Blue Tooth technology or by cell phone applications, that opens and closes on door tracks, and a sliding drawer with a plurality of head forms mounted on it. Assembly of units is made easier by the use of insulation piercing electrical contacts that are strategically placed on unassembled unit walls to match insulated wires on abutting unit walls which, automatically, establish electrical continuity within the unit during the assembly when the insulation piercing contacts pierce through the insulation of the corresponding wires as the wall screws are torqued down. Quick connect/disconnect hardware on unassembled walls aid the user during assembly by keeping the units loosely together until the walls are screwed in place. System installation of several units is simplified by use of externally placed pressure electrical contacts on top, bottom and sides of the enclosures that create electrical continuity when enclosures are stacked or placed in a side by side configuration on the floor or mounted on a wall. The magnetic stacking guides externally placed on top, bottom and sides of the enclosure ensure that the units adhere tightly to each other resulting in good electrical continuity between units. Adjustable head forms can be quickly adjusted to exact hat sizes with an Allen wrench. 
     
    
     
       DRAWINGS—FIGURES 
         [0053]    In the drawings, closely related figures have the same number but different alphabetic suffices. 
           [0054]      FIG. 1  shows the cabinet (CapPalace) with no reference numbers. 
           [0055]      FIGS. 2A and 2B  show the cabinet with door closed and open respectively including reference numbers. 
           [0056]      FIG. 3  shows the cabinet system in the wall mounted configuration. 
           [0057]      FIG. 4  shows the cabinet system in the stacked configuration. 
           [0058]      FIG. 5  is the rear side of the cabinet. 
           [0059]      FIG. 6  shows the base unit 
           [0060]      FIG. 6A  shows the base unit with power supply. 
           [0061]      FIG. 7  shows the cabinet from a lower perspective to reveal the external bottom. 
           [0062]      FIGS. 8A and 8B  show the stackable power supply from different perspectives. 
           [0063]      FIGS. 9A to 9C  show the wall mountable power supply from different perspectives. 
           [0064]      FIG. 9D  shows the remote control for the power supply 
           [0065]      FIGS. 10A to 10C  show the wall mounting rail from different perspectives. 
           [0066]      FIGS. 11A to 11C  show the receiving (flush) side of the pressure contacts plate from different perspectives. 
           [0067]      FIGS. 12A to 12D  show the pressure (spring loaded) side of the pressure contacts from different perspectives. 
           [0068]      FIG. 13  is an expanded view of the insulation piercing contacts and corresponding insulated wires as they would appear on the cabinet walls. 
           [0069]      FIG. 14  shows the male side of the magnetic guides. 
           [0070]      FIGS. 15A and 15B  show the female side of the magnetic guides in the functioning position 
           [0071]      FIGS. 15C and 15D  show the female side of the magnetic guides in the inverted (non-functioning) position. 
           [0072]      FIG. 15E  is an expanded view of the quick-disconnect mechanism used on the female side of the magnetic guides. 
           [0073]      FIG. 16  is an expanded view of the assembly brackets. 
           [0074]      FIG. 17  is an expanded view of the door track system. 
           [0075]      FIG. 18  shows the disassembled enclosure without the drawer. 
           [0076]      FIGS. 19A to 19C  show different aspects of the drawer when completely assembled. 
           [0077]      FIGS. 19D to 19F  show different aspects of top and bottom portions of the drawer. 
           [0078]      FIG. 20A and 20C  the side and top views of the head form. 
           [0079]      FIG. 20B  shows the bottom of the head form. 
           [0080]      FIGS. 21A and 21B  show the side and top views of the head form when adjusted. 
           [0081]      FIG. 21C  shows the hat size indicator. 
           [0082]      FIGS. 22A to 22C  show the head form adjustment mechanism. 
           [0083]      FIGS. 23A and 23B  show the head form adjustment mechanism in the extended position. 
           [0084]      FIG. 23C  Shows an expanded view of the Ball 
           [0085]      FIGS. 24A  and  FIG. 24B  show the head form adjustment from small size to largest size. 
       
    
    
     DRAWINGS—REFERENCE NUMERAL 
       [0086]      30  Cap Storage Cabinet (CapPalace) 
         [0087]      32  Magnetic Stacking Guide (Female) 
         [0088]      33  Magnetic Stacking Guide (Male) 
         [0089]      34  Flush Electrical Contact Assembly 
         [0090]      35  Pressure Contact Electrical Assembly 
         [0091]      36  Flush Electrical Contact 
         [0092]      37  Magnet 
         [0093]      38  Door Handle 
         [0094]      40  Adjustable Head Form 
         [0095]      41  Cap Screw 
         [0096]      42  Adjustable Head Form Mounting Stem 
         [0097]      43  Access Hole 
         [0098]      44  Door 
         [0099]      45  Door Wheel Channel 
         [0100]      46  Base 
         [0101]      47  hexagonal opening (for Allen wrench) 
         [0102]      49  Base with Power Supply 
         [0103]      52  Screw 
         [0104]      53  Wall Mount Frame 
         [0105]      54  Wall Mounting Cabinet Attachment 
         [0106]      55  Bracket Screws 
         [0107]      56  Drawer Assembly 
         [0108]      58  Drawer Handle 
         [0109]      60  Wall Mountable Power Supply 
         [0110]      62  Wall Mountable Power Supply Dimmer/On/Off Control 
         [0111]      64  Stackable Power Supply 
         [0112]      66  Stackable Power Supply Dimmer/On/Off Control 
         [0113]      68  Power Cord 
         [0114]      70  Pressure Electrical Contact Assembly 
         [0115]      72  Screw Hole 
         [0116]      74  Left End of Wall Mount Frame 
         [0117]      76  Right End of Wall Mount Frame 
         [0118]      77  Wall Mount Spacer Assembly 
         [0119]      78  Rear Side of Flush Electrical Contact 
         [0120]      79  Aperture 
         [0121]      80  Hat Size Indicator 
         [0122]      81  Hat Size Scale 
         [0123]      82  Conductor 
         [0124]      83  Segment Lip 
         [0125]      84  Three Way Two Wire Quick Disconnect Junction Unit 
         [0126]      85  Elastic Band 
         [0127]      86  Quick Disconnect Wire Insertion Opening 
         [0128]      87  Ball 
         [0129]      88  Insulation Ring 
         [0130]      89  Wire Release Hole 
         [0131]      90  Pressure Electrical Contact 
         [0132]      91  Sloping Surface (of head form segment) 
         [0133]      92  Prssure Contact Insulation Ring Rear 
         [0134]      93  Guide Hole (On Cap) 
         [0135]      94  Pressure Contact Rear Terminal 
         [0136]      96  Two Stranded Insulated Conductor Tape 
         [0137]      98  Wire Tape Surface Contact 
         [0138]      100  Insulation Piercing Contact 
         [0139]      102  Bolt for Male Magnetic Guide Insert 
         [0140]      104  Magnetic Guide Insert 
         [0141]      106  Magnetic Guide Ridge 
         [0142]      108  Magnetic Guide Retainer Ring 
         [0143]      110  Magnetic Guide Retainer Hinge 
         [0144]      112  Magnetic Guide Retainer Ring Groove 
         [0145]      114  Magnetic Guide Retainer Ring Flange 
         [0146]      116  Securing Hook 
         [0147]      118  Magnetic Stacking Guide Cup Hole 
         [0148]      120  Locking bolt 
         [0149]      121  Locking Bolt Detent 
         [0150]      122  Locking bolt Receptor 
         [0151]      123  Magnet 
         [0152]      124  Door Wheel 
         [0153]      125  Door Wheel Shaft In Partial Depressed Position 
         [0154]      126  LED Assembly 
         [0155]      127  Door Wheel Shaft Spring 
         [0156]      128  Top Panel 
         [0157]      129  Door Wheel in Partial Depressed Position 
         [0158]      130  Rear Panel 
         [0159]      132  Screw Hole 
         [0160]      136  Left Side Panel 
         [0161]      137  Right Side Panel 
         [0162]      138  Drawer Groove 
         [0163]      140  Bottom Panel 
         [0164]      142  Head Form Screw Hole 
         [0165]      144  Access Hole 
         [0166]      146  Top Drawer Assembly 
         [0167]      148  Bottom Drawer Assembly 
         [0168]      150  Rear Lip 
         [0169]      154  Drawer Rail (mounted on top drawer assembly) 
         [0170]      155  Drawer Rail (mounted on bottom drawer assembly) 
         [0171]      156  Electrical Contact Clearance Opening 
         [0172]      158  Head Form Segment 
         [0173]      160  Segment Pivot 
         [0174]      162  Head Form Support 
         [0175]      164  Pivot Anchor Ring 
         [0176]      166  Head Form Screw Mount 
         [0177]      168  Mounting Screw 
         [0178]      170  Ball Guide Screw Hole 
         [0179]      172  Cap 
         [0180]      174  Stop 
         [0181]      176  Worm Screw Shaft 
         [0182]      178  Worm Screw 
         [0183]      179  Worm Screw Threaded Hole 
         [0184]      180  Ball Guide 
         [0185]      181  Ball Guide Hole (On Ball) 
         [0186]      182  Teflon Washer 
         [0187]      184  Retainer Ring 
         [0188]      186  Electrical Contact Clearance Opening 
         [0189]      188  Screw Hole 
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0190]      FIGS. 1, 2A to 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 6A, 7, 8A to 8B, 9A to 9D, 10A to 10C, 11A to 11C, 12A to 12D, 13 to 14 ,  15 A to  15 E,  16  to  18 ,  19 A to  19 F,  20 A to  20 C,  21 A to  21 C,  22 A to  22 C,  23 A to  23 C, and  24 A to  24 B—Preffered Embodiment 
         [0191]    One embodiment of the CapPalace enclosure  30  is illustrated in  FIG. 1 (front view),  FIG. 2A  (front view with door closed), and  FIG. 2B  (front view with door open).  FIG. 3  illustrates three enclosures wall mounted horizontally and  FIG. 4  illustrates three enclosures in the stacked configuration. In an alternative embodiment a power supply which can only be operated by remote control is built into the base  FIG. 6A , Thereby, eliminating the need for a power supply unit  64  on top of the stack. 
         [0192]    The cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  enclosure consists of four durable plastic or medium-density fiberboard (MDF) panels approximately one half inch in thickness in proper sizes to produce external dimensions of 27 inch Width by 12 inch Height by 13 inch Depth. The base  46  is one piece construction consisting of the same material as the enclosure measuring 27 inch width by 5 inch Height by 13 inch Depth. 
         [0193]    The left panel  136  has two bolt lock receptors  122 , a pressure electrical assembly  35 , a two stranded insulated conductor tape  96 , one insulation piercing contact  100 , a door wheel channel  45 , and four magnetic stacking guides (Male)  33 . The right panel  137  has two bolt lock receptors  122 , a flush electrical assembly  34 , four magnetic stacking guides (Female)  32 , two 2-stranded insulated conductor tape lengths  96 , two insulation piercing contacts  100  and a door wheel channel  45 . The top panel  128  has four magnetic stacking guides (Female)  32 , three LED assemblies  126 , five 2-stranded conductor tapes  96 , two 2 wire tape surface contacts  98 , four locking bolts  120 , and a flush electrical assembly  34 . The rear panel  130  has four screw holes  132 , five bracket screw holes  55 , and a drawer groove  138 . The bottom panel  140  has four magnetic stacking guides (Male)  33 , a pressure electrical assembly  35 , a two stranded insulated conductor tape  96  and a two wire tape surface contact  98 . The door  44  consists of a sheet of rigid transparent material measuring 25¾ inches by 11¾ inches with four door wheels  124  and a door handle  38 . 
         [0194]    The top drawer assembly  FIGS. 19A to 19F  consists of one piece sheet metal approximately 25 inches wide and 11 inches deep with the front and sides formed downward approximately ¾ of an inch on the front and sides for structural strength and to provide surfaces to attach to the drawer rails (mounted on top drawer assembly)  154   FIG. 19F , and the drawer handle  58   FIG. 19D . Three head form screw holes  142   FIG. 19E  are strategically placed on top of the drawer to allow each of the three head forms  FIGS. 20A to 20C  to accommodate a normal sized cap inside the enclosure without distorting the crown or the bill. The bottom drawer assembly  FIG. 19F , a one piece sheet metal construction, is one inch wider than the top drawer assembly with the rear and sides formed upward approximately ¾ of an inch for structural strength and to provide surfaces to attach to the drawer rails (mounted on bottom drawer assembly)  155  on the sides. The bottom drawer assembly also has a four inch square electrical clearance opening  156  in the rear where the enclosure electrical pressure assembly  35  is located and a ¼ inch rear lip  150  extending across (with exception of the electrical clearance opening  156 ) the rear and bottom edge of the assembly. 
         [0195]    The head forms  FIGS. 20A to 24B  consist of a resilient plastic approximately 10 inches tall approximating the shape and size of an average human head from the cheek bone area up. Externally the head form  FIG. 22A  consists of 8 head form segments  158  that are anchored to the Pivot Anchor Ring  164  at the bottom and an Elastic Band  85  at the top. The cap  172  which has a hat size scale  81  that is calibrated to hat sizes and an aperture  79  that shows a mark (line) corresponding to the hat size on the head form segment  158  below it, and a hexagonal opening (for Allen wrench)  47  that allows the user to adjust the head form  FIG. 22A  to the desired hat size. The bottom of the head form  FIG. 22A  has a threaded one inch in diameter plastic mounting screw  168 . Internally, the head form  FIG. 23A  consists of a vertical worm screw shaft  176 ; a plastic ball  87  containing a threaded hole  179  extending vertically through center and two ball guide holes  181  one hundred and eighty degrees apart also extending in a vertical direction; and two ball guides  180  running vertically through the head form and ball. The worm screw shaft  176  is held in place by retainer ring  184  at the bottom and the cap  172  on top. The worm screw  178  portion of the worm screw shaft  176  runs through the center of the ball  87  which is threaded to match the worm screw  178 . The two guide holes  93  which are offset from the center each accommodate a ball guide  180  that extends vertically through the head form and screw into ball guide screw holes  170  on the pivot anchor Ring  164  at the bottom of the head form  40  and are secured at the top of the head form by cap screws  41  that go through the guide holes  93  in the cap  172 , thus also serving to secure the cap  172  in place. The ball guides  180  prevent the ball  87  from spinning free when the worm screw is turned. Thus forcing the ball  87  to raise or lower by releasing or adding pressure to the sloping surfaces  91  of the head form segments  158  as the hexagonal hat size adjustment  47  is turned. The head form segments  158  are shaped so that when the ball  87  is fully raised the head form segments  158  are fully retracted and when the ball  87  is fully lowered the head form segments  158  are fully extended  FIGS. 24A to 24B . 
       Operation—FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18 ,  19 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23 ,  24   
       [0196]    The preferred embodiment of the CapPalace enclosure  FIG. 2A  is designed for ease of assembly with special consideration for the least technical user. To this end, this embodiment incorporates low voltage lighting prewired panels with insulation piercing technology  FIG. 18 , magnetic stacking guides  FIGS. 14 and 15  thru  15 E, easily adjustable head forms  FIGS. 20A to 24B , and minimize tool requirements to a flat blade screwdriver, a Phillips head screwdriver, and an Allen wrench. 
         [0197]    To assemble a CapPalace enclosure first hand screw in the four Magnetic Stacking Guides (Male)  33  into the holes provided on the external side of the bottom panel  140  until snug. Then flip over and place the bottom panel  140  with the longer sides extending sideways on a horizontal surface with the locking bolts  120  pointing up and the pressure electrical assembly  35  farthest away. This will position the bottom panel  140  so that the front of the enclosure will be closest to the user. Next screw the four magnetic stacking guides (Male)  33  in the holes provided on the external side of the left panel  136  if desired. Then hold the left panel  136  vertically and aligned with the left edge of bottom panel  140 . The locking bolt receptors  122  are located on the panels in configurations that only match the one set of locking bolts pertaining to them. Therefore, before lowering the left panel  136  on to the bottom panel  140  the user must ensure that both locking bolts  120  and the locking bolt receptors  122  are all properly aligned. If they do not align, ensure that the panel being installed is the correct one or that the panel is right side up. When the locking bolts  120  and locking bolt receptors  122  are properly aligned lower the panel engaging the locking bolts  120  and locking bolt receptors  122  and continue pressing the left panel  136  down until the detents  121  on the locking bolts  120   FIG. 16  snap in place. The right panel  137  is installed the same way as the left panel  136  above with the exception that before starting the installation decide whether the magnetic guide function will be needed on the left side if the answer is yes, assemble the female magnetic guide assembly  FIGS. 15A and 15B  by opening the magnetic guide retainer ring  108  (it is hinged  110 ) and placing it around the magnetic guide  104  with the magnetic guide retainer ring flange  114  on the open side of the magnetic guide  104  with the magnetic guide ridge  106  riding in the magnetic guide retainer ring groove  112  and sliding them into one of the magnetic guide holes  118  in the panel from the external side until the securing hooks  116  snap into place. If the magnetic guide will not be needed simply flip the magnetic guide  104  over so that magnetic guide retainer ring flange  114  is on the closed side of the magnetic guide  104   FIGS. 15C and 15D . Thus, if the female magnetic guides  32   FIG. 15D  will not be needed, they should be externally flush with the panel. Repeat this procedure for the other 3 magnetic guide holes  118  in this panel. To install the top panel  128  first install the four female magnetic guide assemblies  FIG. 15A and 15B  as discussed above then hold the top panel  128  horizontally with the long sides extending sideways and the LEDs  126  closest to the user, ensure that the locking bolts  120  on the top panel  128  and the locking bolt receptors  122  on the top of the left and right panels  136  and  137  align properly, and lower the top panel  128  on to the left and right panels  136  and  137  engaging all 4 locking bolts  120  with the locking bolt receptors  122 , and continue pressing down until the detents  121  on the locking bolts  120  snap in place. To install the rear panel  130  place it on the long side of the CapPalace  30  that is farthest away from the LEDs  126  which are located on the top panel  128 , ensuring that the drawer groove  138  is at the bottom of the rear panel  130  and facing toward the inside of the enclosure and temporarily keep it in place with the screws  52  that go into the side panels. Secure the top panel  128  to the left and right panels  136  and  137  with screws. The top panel  128  is prewired with wire tape surface contact  98  on the left side and one on the right side (that correspond to insulation piercing contact assemblies  100  at the tops of the left and right panels  136  and  137 ) in addition to three LEDs  126  and one flush electrical contact assembly  34 . The left panel  136  is prewired with a pressure electrical assembly  35  and one insulation piercing contact assembly  100 . The insulation piercing contact assemblies  100  penetrate the insulation of the wire tape surface contacts  98  at the tops of the left and right panels  136  and  137  creating electrical continuity between the panels as the screws  52  are torqued down pressing the panels together. To secure the bottom panel  140  to the side panels flip the enclosure  30  on its rear panel  130  to expose the bottom of the bottom panel  140 . Put screws  52  in and tighten the bottom panel  140  to the left and right panels  136  and  137 . The left panel  136  is prewired with a pressure electrical assembly  35  that is connected to a insulation piercing contact assembly  100  located at the top edge of the panel. The right panel  137  is prewired with a flush electrical contact assembly  34  that is connected to two insulation piercing contact assemblies  100 —one located at the top edge of the panel and one located at the bottom edge of the panel. Electrical connections throughout the enclosure are made when the top and bottom panels  128  and  140  are fully screwed down to the left and right panels  136  and  137 . To continue assembly of the enclosure  30 , while the bottom panel  140  is exposed install and tighten the screws  52  for it. Flip the enclosure  30  to expose the rear panel  130  and install and tighten all the screws  52  for it. Flip the enclosure  30  one more time so that the top panel  128  is on top and install and tighten all the screws  52  for that panel. To install the drawer assembly  56 , slide the drawer assembly  56  in until the rear lip  150  on the bottom rear edge of the drawer assembly  56  slides into the drawer groove  138  located in the rear panel  130 . Then screw down the drawer assembly  56  to the bottom panel  140  through access holes  144  at the top front of the drawer assembly  56 . To install the heads forms  40 , first adjust the heads forms  40  to the desired hat size by turning the hexagonal opening (for Allen wrench)  47  at the top of the head forms  40  so that the Hat Size Indicator  80  lines up on the proper hat size on the hat size scale  81  and install the heads by screwing them into the head form screw holes  142  on top of the drawer assembly  56 . To install the door  44 , first put the top door wheels  124  in the door wheel channels  45  in the left and right side panels  136  and  137 , by holding the door  44  so that the door handle  38  is at the bottom facing out, pressing and holding the spring loaded door wheels  124  in while placing them in the door wheel channels  45 . Then sliding the door  44  up to get the bottom door wheels  124  close to the door wheel channels  45  in the left and right panels  136  and  137 , pressing and holding the spring loaded bottom door wheels  124  while inserting them into the door wheel channels  45 . Place the (CapPalace)  30  on top of the base  46  and the stackable power supply  64  on top of the enclosure and plug the stackable power supply  64  into the nearest AC outlet to complete the assembly. The electrical connections between the Stackable Power Supply  64  and the (CapPalace)  30  are achieved through the flush electrical contact assembly  34  located on the top of the cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  and the pressure electrical assembly  35  located at the bottom of stackable power supply  64 . The four magnetic stacking guides (Male)  33  located at the bottom of the stackable power supply  64  and the matching magnetic stacking guide (Female)  32  located at the top of the cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  ensure a perfect alignment and strong adhesion of the units. 
         [0198]    The stackable power supply  64  and the wall mountable power supply  60  do not require assembly as they are preassembled and ready for installation. Both power supplies  62  and  66  have manual and remote control capabilities  FIG. 9D . If remote control operation is desired, batteries must be installed in the remote control  FIG. 9D  prior to operation. The alternative embodiment in which the power supply is built into the base  FIG. 6A  contains a Flush Electrical Contact Assembly  34  on top and only has remote control  FIG. 9D  capabilities, Blue Tooth capabilities or Smart Phone application capabilities. 
         [0199]    It is my intent to incorporate as many items that are already available for purchase in the open market as possible into my embodiment. For that reason, the drawer rails  154  and  155 , the internal circuitry of the power supplies  FIGS. 8 and 9  and corresponding remote controls  FIG. 9D , the LED  126  fixtures and the two stranded insulated conductor tape  96  are not shown in great detail in this embodiment. 
         [0200]    To install the cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  in a stacked configuration simply, assemble the individual enclosures as discussed above and starting with the base unit  46  place each CapPalace enclosure unit  30  on top of the other. The magnetic stacking guides  32  and  33  keep the units securely together and contact between the flush electrical contact assembly  34   FIG. 11  and pressure electrical assemblies  35   FIG. 12  provide the electrical connections between the individual units. The stackable power supply  64  can be placed anywhere in the stack and plugged into the nearest AC outlet. As stated earlier an alternative embodiment in which a remote control only power supply is built into the base  FIG. 6A  unit would eliminate the need for a stackable power supply  64 . 
         [0201]    To install the cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  in a wall mounted configuration  FIG. 3  assemble the individual enclosures  30  as discussed above. Then, install the wall mounting cabinet attachment  54  to the cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  units by positioning the wall mounting cabinet attachment  54  externally on the upper end of rear panel  130  horizontally so that the surface with the five screw holes is at the top and flush against the rear panel  130 , aligning the five screw holes with the screw holes  55  on the rear panel  130  and securing it using five screws  52 . Install the wall mount frame  53  securely to the wall. Hang the cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  units on the Wall Mount Frame  53  making sure that the units are pressed together to engage the magnetic guides  32  and  33  so that the pressure contacts  34  and  35  can establish electrical continuity. The wall mountable power supply  60  can be placed anywhere on the Wall Mount Frame  53  as long as at least one side abuts one of the cap storage cabinet (CapPalace)  30  units and plug into nearest AC outlet. 
       CONCLUSIONS, RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE 
       [0202]    Accordingly the reader will see that, according to one embodiment of the invention, I have provided a significant improvement over prior art pertaining to the storage and display of fitted fashionable baseball style caps, hats, turbines, wigs and other headwear and in alternative embodiments without head forms for the storage/display of sweaters, shoes or valuable collectibles, etc. This embodiment incorporates state-of-the-art technologies from various sources to produce an enclosure that is sold unassembled to economize in warehouse storage and shipping expenses but uses quick-disconnect technology, pressure and insulation piercing electrical contact technology and magnetic stacking guides for easy assembly and wall mounted or stacked installation in horizontal configuration. Additionally, this embodiment protects the contents from dust and dirt, has a plurality of adjustable head forms to ensure the integrity of fashionable caps&#39; or hats&#39; crowns, bills and brims, has low voltage multicolored lighting that can be controlled manually, by remote control, by blue tooth technology via smart phone applications or be synchronized to a stereo system, has a front cantilevered transparent door on door tracks or in an alternative embodiment a hinged transparent door for easy viewing of contents, and has a drawer for ease of access. Furthermore, this embodiment has the additional advantages in that it: 
         [0203]    is designed to fit into any modern interior decor in numerous configurations thus freeing up precious closet space, 
         [0204]    can be manufactured in a variety of sizes and shapes as well as a variety of materials including wood, plastic, composition materials or metals, 
         [0205]    lets the user expand the system as his/her storage requirements increase, 
         [0206]    does not require special skills or knowledge from the user to successfully assemble and install the units, 
         [0207]    requires only a flat blade screwdriver, a Phillips head screwdriver, and an Allen wrench to assemble and install the units in a stacked configuration. A wall mounted installation would also require a hand drill and level. 
         [0208]    While the above description contains many specifications, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of any embodiment, but as exemplifications of the presently preferred embodiments thereof. Many other ramifications and variations are possible within the teachings of the various embodiments. For example, the intended contents may dictate larger or smaller dimensions, type of drawer used or no drawer, omission of head forms, or even the angle in which the units hang for a special wall mounted configuration, new technological advances in communications devices may make new wireless lighting controls possible, the door can be made of glass, plastic or any other transparent material and be hinged at the bottom or either side, the head forms can be made adjustable by a simple marked band over a spring loaded form or may be a partial head form (top part from the cheek bones up) instead of a full head form, the placement of the lights may be on a different place in the units, each unit&#39;s wall may have two diagonally placed magnetic guides instead of four as shown in this embodiment, etc. 
         [0209]    Thus the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, and not by the examples given.