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Title: Display case for use with a merchandise display rack
Claims: I claim: 1. A wristwatch display case comprising: a molded one piece base and a removable cover, said one piece base including a bottom portion, a back portion, a mounting cuff attached to one of said portions and for supporting a wristwatch thereon, a hinge integrally connected to said bottom portion and to said back portion and hingedly connecting said portions for movement between an open position wherein said portions are substantially coplanar, whereby a wristwatch supported on said mounting cuff is readily accessible, and an angular display position wherein said portions are substantially transverse, and means on said base and cover enabling said base and cover to be releaseably secured together. 2. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 1 wherein said hinge comprises a flexible molded web extending between said bottom portion and said back portion. 3. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 1 wherein said one piece base includes a latch integrally connected to one of said portions, and a slot in the other of said portions for receiving an end of said latch in releaseably secured engagement whereby said bottom and back portions are secured in said angular position. 4. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 1 wherein said removable cover includes a projecting tab engageable with said bottom portion and includes a lip having a projecting edge for releaseably engaging said back portion whereby said removable cover and said molded one piece base can be releaseably secured together. 5. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 1 wherein said mounting cuff is integrally attached to said back portion. 6. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 1 wherein said removable cover includes a front wall, a pair of spaced opposed adjacent side walls and a top wall, each of said walls being transparent. 7. A wristwatch display case for use with a merchandise display rack having a pair of spaced support members, said support members each having projecting means for engaging said display case, said wristwatch display case comprising: a molded one piece base and a transparent removable cover, said one piece base including a bottom portion, a back portion, a mounting cuff supported by said back portion for supporting a wristwatch thereon, a hinge connected to said bottom portion and to said back portion to integrally hingedly connect said portions for movement between an open position and an angular position, said open position facilitating access to said wristwatch, a latch integrally connected to one of said portions, and a slot in the other of said portions engageable with said latch to secure said bottom and back portions in said angular position. 8. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 7 wherein said hinge comprises a flexible molded web extending between said bottom portion and said back portion. 9. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 7 wherein said transparent removable cover further includes a projecting tab engageable with said bottom portion and a projecting flange releaseably engageable with said back portion whereby said transparent removable cover can engage said base in removably secured relationship. 10. The wristwatch display case set forth in claim 7 wherein said one piece base and said transparent removable cover include aligned bores when said transparent removable cover engages said base in removably secured relationship, said bores receiving said projecting means whereby said display case is restricted against removal from said merchandise display rack. Other info: Inventors: Crosslen, Louis John (Grafton, WI, US) Application Number: 660867 Filing Date: 1976-02-24 Publication_date: 1977-02-01 Assignee: Frank Mayer & Associates, Inc. (Grafton, WI) Primary Class(es): 206/6.1 206/301, 206/566, 211/78 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Price, William Assistant Examiner: Farrow, Douglas B. Attorney: Nilles; James E. |
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