Patent ID: 6851770

Claim:
A display case security apparatus comprising: a housing including a lower storage section and an upper display section disposed above the storage section, the storage section having an opaque exterior wall and the display section having an exterior wall that is at least partially transparent; a platform disposed within tire housing for supporting articles to be displayed, the platform being selectively movable in the vertical direction between a first position, wherein any articles supported on the platform are in the display section of the housing, and a second position, wherein any articles supported on the platform ax, in the storage section of the housing; an elevating mechanism mounted within the housing, the elevating mechanism including a linear actuator that is selectively extendable along a straight line axis between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, the linear actuator being connection between the housing and the platform and positioned so that the straight line axis is oriented vertically, whereby the platform moves vertically between the first position and the second position when the linear actuator moves between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration, respectively; and a closure that is selectively interposed between the display section and the storage section when the platform is in the second position, whereby the platform and any articles supported thereon are enclosed within the storage section of the housing.