Improvements in Show Cases.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 15th May. 1897
Improvements in Show Cases.
I, THOMAS MORTON, of 405 Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this my said invention to be as
follows:-
This inveution relates to improvements in show cases and chiefly intended for
jewellery and consists as follows:-A suitable pad or table is prepared upon which
is placed (or removably fixed) the jewellery &c. This pad is hinged at its frout
edge to the frame or body of the case in such a manner, that it may be turned
down into a recess in such body so as to have no appearance then of being movable.
Beneath this hinged table (that is, in the recess in the case) 1 now provide a
metallic spring preferably cut from thin material, having at each end pronglike
points which serve to hold the spring in the said recess by reason of such points
piercing into the sides of the case. The metal is slitted so that a middle prong
stands upwards therefrom (towards the hinged joint of the table) against the under-
side of the table. It may if desired be made of wire. Hence, the table may be
pushed down into the recess in the case, and retained in that position by very
little pressure around the edges by making it to slightly bind at such parts, as the
position of the spring when thus pressed down is weak owing to its proximity to
the hinge joint.
By raising the table however the spring follows it and supports it in the raised
position so that the articles may be readily seen in the elevated position without
removal from the case or inclining the said case.
Dated this 17th day of [ 1806
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
I THOMAS MORTON, of 405 Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in show cases and chiefly intended for
jewellery and consists as hereinafter described.
In order to more clearly describe this my invention I have appended hereunto
an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference similar
numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a side elevation of this my invention as applied to a jewellery show case
showing the case open.

page_text: Fig. 2, is a sectional view of the case closed.
Fig. 3, is a detail view of the spring as used in Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 4, shows a modification in this my invention in which the spring is modified
both in shape and attachment.
Fig. 5, is a detail view of the spring as used in Fig. 4.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, a suitable pad or table 7 is prepared upon which is
placed (or removably fixed) the jewellery 8, 8, &c. This pad is hinged at its front
edge 9 to the frame or body 10 of the case in such a manner, that it may be turned
down into a recess in such body so as to have no appearance then of being movable.
Beneath this hinged table (that is, in the recess in the case) I now provide a
metallic tongue 11 preferably cut from thin material,-baving at each end pronglike
points 12 which serve to hold the spring in the said recess by reason of such points
piercing into the sides of the case at 13 and 14. The metal is slitted so that a
middle prong 11 stands upwards therefrom (towards the hinged joint of the table)
against the underside of the table 7. It may if desired be made of wire. Hence,
the table may be pushed down into the recess in the case as seen in Fig. 2, and
retained in that position by very little pressure around the edges by making it to
slightly bind at such parts, as the position of the spring when thus pressed down is
weak owing to its proximity to the hinge joint.
By raising the table however the spring follows it and supports it in the raised
position as shown in Fig. 1 so that the articles may be readily seen in the elevated
position without removal from the case or inclining the said case.
Referring to Figs. 4 and 5 it will be seen that the spring 11 may be merely
altered in shape, and instead of being held by prongs at its ends as in Fig. 3, it is
held down by pins or rivets 15 to the body 10. In other respects its action is
similar to that before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what
I claim is
In show. cases for jewellery and the like purposes the use and adaptation with a
hinged or the like table, of a supporting spring substantially as set forth and
shown.
Dated this 8th day of April 1897
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.