Patent ID: 6837378

Claim:
A transportable merchandise display unit comprising: an outer container containing an inner display case, the inner case being slidable along a predetermined path relative to the outer container through an opening in the top of said outer container, the outer container including retractable display case support means positioned at a predetermined location along said path, the support means being urged for movement from a retracted position out of said path to an extended position extending into said path, the inner display case being arranged to hold said support means in its retracted position until it is vertically displaced from an initial transit position inside the outer container to a position beyond said predetermined location where the inner display case projects through said opening, at which instant the support means resiles to the extended position into the predetermined path to provide support for the inner display case at that location and prevent the inner display case from returning under the force of gravity to its initial transit position; wherein the outer container includes retaining means for securing the outer container against movement while the inner container is displaced along said path relative thereto.