Patent ID: 8857088

Claim:
A collectible display case comprising: a placeholder configured to support a collectible in a substantially vertical position, said placeholder comprising: a first mat having a first mat opening; and, a second mat attached to said first mat and having a second mat opening; wherein peripheral edges of said collectable are captivated within flat peripheral sides of said first mat opening to retain said collectible in said vertical position; wherein said second mat opening is offset relative to said first mat opening defining an offset area of said second mat disposed within said first mat opening to contact a perimeter of a front surface of said collectible; a frame to enclose and support said placeholder, said frame comprising: a three-sided frame body, comprising a pair of vertical segments and an upper horizontal segment spanning a distance between upper ends of said pair of vertical segments; a lower horizontal segment spanning a distance between lower ends of said pair of vertical segments; a frame fastening member removably affixed to a rear of said lower horizontal segment; a transparent front window mounted within said frame at a forward position spaced away from said placeholder for viewing a front side of said collectible; a transparent rear window mounted within said frame at a rearward position spaced away from said placeholder for viewing a back side of said collectible; a first groove inset on an interior surface of said frame body and lower horizontal segment at said forward position for slidingly receiving said front window; a second groove inset first portion on said interior surface of said frame body at an intermediate position and coextensive with a matching second groove inset second portion at a forward position of said frame fastening member for slidingly receiving said placeholder; and, a third groove inset first portion on said interior at said rearward position of said frame body and coextensive with a matching third groove inset second portion at a rearward position of said frame fastening member for slidingly receiving said rear window; wherein a distance between said first groove and said second groove is greater than a thickness of said collectable, such that said collectable is spaced between said front window and said rear window when said placeholder is enclosed within said frame; wherein said frame fastening member further comprises a thickness sufficient to provide access to said second groove insert first and second portions and said third groove insert first and second portions when removed; and, a combined thickness of said frame fastening member and said lower horizontal member is generally identical to a thickness of said frame body.