Show-case.

(Application filed Jan. 17, 1901.) (No Model.)

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-UTHO., WASHINGTON. D.'C.

No. 714,686

Patented Dec. 2, 1902.

(No Model.)

W. G. FLINT.

SHOW CASE.

(Application filed Jan. 17, 1901.)

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THE. NOURIS PCTF.RS CO

I . PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. 0. C. '

No, 714,686. Patented Dec. 2, 1902.

W. G. FLINT. SHOW CASE.

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Witness: Inventor:

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'the NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

United States Patent Office.

WILLIAM G. FLINT, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

SHOW-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,686, dated December 2, 1902.

Application filed January 17,1901, Serial No. 43,674. (No model.)

To cM wham it may concern:

Be it known that I, William G. Flint, a citizen of San Jose, county of Santa Clara, and State of California, have invented a new and 5 useful Show-Case, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts herein shown and described and particularly pointed out in the io claims. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which—

Figure 1 is a back view of a case hooked to the door. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view 15 of a one-half-sexangular case. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of a one-half-octagonal ease. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of a one-half-square case. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of a rounded-back case when swung 20 back from the front of the door, showing a glass-covered opening in the back thereof. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of'a square case, showing a glass-covered opening in the back thereof. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a one25 half-sexangular case. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a one-half-octagonal case, showing a glass-covered opening in the back thereof.

The same letters of reference refer to the same parts throughout the several views and 30 the specification.

The door D is made with a glass panel G in its upper part.

The case G can be made of tin, cloth, metal, glass, compressed paper, papier-mache, or, as 35 I prefer, of wood. The case C can be made square, half-sexangular, half-octagonal, or, as I prefer, with a rounded back, as shown in Fig. 1. The case G can be secured by means of an ordinary T-hinge or socket-hinge or 40 other kind of fastening to the door-post P or door D, or it may be used with the door D without fastening means therebetween. In my preferred construction, however, the edge of one side of an oblong vertical board B is 45 secured by screws to the rim of the case C which is nearest to the door-post P. The other side edge of the board B maybe hinged to the edge of the door D; but ! prefer to hinge it to the door-post P by the hinge I, said door-post P being composed of a jamb and casing. 50 The object of connecting the case C with the hinges on the post P by means of the board B is to provide room for the door D, with the case C on it, to swing back against the doorpost P. 55

The rim of the case C is covered with felt.

F to secure it dust-proof to the door D. The case C is provided on both sides with hooks H.

In the back of case C, as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 8, is an opening A, glass-covered to 60 permit a night-watch to look into the store.

In the back of case C, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, the glass-covered opening A is omitted.

At night when the store is closed the goods in case C will be displayed. In opening the 65 door D the goods are displayed inside of the store by swinging the case C against the casing of the door-post P.

The centers of the hinges I, which suspend the case C, are in line with the centers of the 70 hinges K, so that they will act together without any break or tear when opening and closing the door D while the case C is hooked thereon.