Patent ID: 7789470

Claim:
A display case for collectibles comprising: a base structure including an elongated surface on which an item to be displayed can be placed; first and second end faces formed at opposing ends of said base transverse to said elongated surface; a plurality of case panels arranged for at least partially enclosing said item to be displayed, said plurality of case panels including a back panel integrally formed with said base structure and extending transverse to said elongated surface along a rear edge thereof; a top panel supported on an upper elongated edge of said back panel, said top panel at least partially formed of a transparent material, and extending over said elongated surface in a first direction transverse to said back panel; first and second opposing side panels removably connected to the case at said opposing ends of said base structure; a first channel defined by at least one track formed on a front face of said back panel; at least one decorative panel having a selected design formed on at least one surface thereof, said decorative panel removably disposed in said first channel and positioned so that said selected design is facing away from said back panel, toward a front of said display case; a first alignment structure disposed in said base structure at each of said first and second end faces, said first alignment structure adapted for interacting with a second alignment structure of a second case, wherein said case and said second case can be aligned to form a single extended display case; a plurality of posts; and a mesh material coupled to said posts to form a fence, said fence extending adjacent to said decorative panel.