Amusement devices: toys – Convertible from – or serving as diverse article – Including container or storing toy parts
Patent
1997-11-28
1999-10-26
Hirsch, Paul J.
Amusement devices: toys
Convertible from, or serving as diverse article
Including container or storing toy parts
211184, A63H 3300, A47F 510
Patent
active
059718269
ABSTRACT:
A system of display case modules can be connected to form a display case of variable size and configuration for displaying or storing toys and toy action figures. A single display module has shelves to make variable size compartments and has a clear front panel to allow viewing of the toys, which are vertically stacked inside the display module. The shelves can be varied in position so that various sizes of toys can be displayed. In addition, the shelves are tilted slightly backward so that toys lean against a back wall of the display module, thereby resting upright. The display module also has connectors on its sides, top and bottom so that the display module can be connected to other display modules to make a larger display case. The connectors on the sides of the display modules create a hinge mechanism to link display modules side by side, such that the modules can be pivoted in various directions with respect to each other. The connectors on the top and bottom of the display modules permit multiple display modules to be stacked on top of one another, or to be connected to an optional locking plate, facilitating storage of multiple display modules as an integral toy chest.
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Buchanan Laura L.
Delzompo Lisa A.
Hirsch Paul J.
Priddy Michael B.
Schuyler Marc P.
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