Patent ID: 7762095

Claim:
A showcase for storing and/or displaying objects having a base and a cover construction surrounding an interior of the showcase which is sealed in a substantially airtight manner relative to the exterior air, said showcase further including: a compressor ( 2 ) is supplied with air ( 1 ) from the exterior of the showcase and compresses said air; a gas producer ( 3 ) receives the compressed air from said compressor ( 2 ) and produces nitrogen gas from said compressed air, said gas producer ( 3 ) is arranged within said showcase; a humidifying device ( 5 ) is supplied with water produced from the compressed air compressed in said compressor ( 2 ) and humidifies the nitrogen gas produced by said gas producer ( 3 ); and a cooling device ( 6 ) communicating with said humidifying device ( 5 ) adjusts and/or regulates the humidity of said nitrogen gas which is then supplied to an interior ( 7 ) of said showcase.