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Application filed May 5,1893, Serial No. 473,084. (No model.) other suitable transparent material to allow the inspection of the contents of the compartment when closed. ¹ 55

The compartmen t B (B'> &c.,) is supported by means of two supporting wheels E (E', &c.,) which are arranged upon the supporting track a (a', &c.,) and is provided at its bottom with a suitable guide groove e (e', &c.,) adapted to όο receive a guide strip/' (/, &c.,) which is secured to the bottom of the case to guide the bottom of such compartment when the compartment is drawn out of the case to remove the contents therefrom. ⁶5

In practice when the case is arranged to display the stock of ribbons, the shelves b are slightly inclined toward the closed side of the compartment to cause the rolls of ribbon to rest against the closed side of the compart- 70 ment. The size and shape of the compartment may be varied to suit the goods which are to be displayed, and I do not limit my claim to any especial shape of the compartment, the essence of my invention being the com- 75 partment having the back and one side permanently closed and having the front of glass and having its other side open and adapted to be closed by the wall of the case. By inclining the guide rail a toward the back of 80 the case, the compartments B, &c., will normally tend to remain in the case.

As illustrated in the drawing,, a series of compartments and a series of guide rails are provided, the closed side of one compartment 85 forming the closure for the open side of its adjacent compartment when the compartments are in place in the case. The outer end of- the guide rails are secured to a supporting beam A. Suitable handles F are 90 provided by which the compartments may be nulled from the case.

In practice, the cases containing the compartments are arranged along the walls or upon the counters, and the goods are arranged 95 in the compartments to suit the taste of the salesman.

When it is desired to remove the goods from a compartment, the compartment is removed from the case by pulling upon the handle F, 100 and the wheels E roll forward upon the rail a which thus supports the compartment and allows it to be easily moved forward. When

I the compartment is drawn forward out of tho

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, John Kahn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, inthecountyofLos An geles and State of Cali5 fornia, have invented a new and useful Display-Case, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a display case for holding ribbons, cloaks, &c., io so that the contents will be in plain view and thoroughly protected from dust, and in which all the space in the case may be utilized for containing goods, (thus economizing space,) and whereby the goods may be conveniently 15 removed from the case when desired.

A further object of my invention is to provide a compact and convenient case provided with numerous compartments, each separate and distinct in itself, whereby I am enabled 20 to arrange the various shades of ribbon so that in making a selection of ribbon no confusion of colors will result by the reflection resulting from the close proximity of conflicting shades of color.

My invention comprises various combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth.

The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention.

The figure is a perspective side elevation of a display case constructed according to my invention. A portion of the top of the case is broken away to expose the construction.

A represents the case which is formed of 35 any suitable material and is provided at its top with a supporting rail a (a') (a) (a') which is arranged slightly inclined toward the back of the case and is arranged transverse the length of the case and projects from the 40 front of the case a distance substantially equal the depth of the case.

B (B') (B) (B') indicates a display compartment, which, as shown in the drawing, is provided with a series of shelves &, which 45 shelves divide the compartment B, &c., into smaller compartments b' suitable for containing ribbons. To adapt the compartment for containing cloaks, the shelves b are omitted.

The compartment B (B', &c.,) is provided 50 with a back C and one side C' of wood or other suitable material, and the front of the compartment is closed by a sheet of glass D or

511,894 case, the goods may be removed from the open side C of the compartment. After the goods are replaced in the compartment, it is pushed back into the ease and the open side C is 5 closed by the wall A' of the case, or the closed side ot the adjacent compartment and the dust is thus excluded from the compartment.

G is a top arranged to cover the supporting· wheels E, &c., when the compartments are in ro place in the case.

Now, having described my invention, what