Claims
- 1. A display case assembly comprising:
- a pair of display cases each including a framework having a top frame and a bottom frame, a plurality of panels, and a base supporting said framework and said panels, said base including a bottom member having an undersurface hidden from view, said display cases being positioned against one another such that said top frames and said bottom frames include portions in abutting relation with one another, said bottom members disposed adjacent to one another;
- a plurality of short coupling clips, at least one of said clips engaging and securing together short segments of said abutting portions of said top frames, and at least one of said clips engaging and securing together short segments of said abutting portions of said bottom frames; and
- at least one latch element connected to said undersurface of each of said bottom members generally hidden from view, said latch elements being complementary in shape such that the latch element of one display case is adapted to engage and lock with the latch element of the other display case;
- whereby said display cases are securely engaged together to form an integral display case assembly.
- 2. A display case assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein each said clip has a substantially U-shaped configuration which defines a gap, and wherein each said clip is adapted to straddle a pair of said short segments of said abutting frame portions and snugly receive said abutting portions in said gap.
- 3. A display case assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein said clips are further provided with a pair of opposed inwardly directed faces defining said gap, and wherein said faces are provided with teeth which engage said short segments of said abutting frame portions for secure attachment of said clips thereto.
- 4. A display case assembly comprising:
- a pair of display cases each including a framework having a top frame and a bottom frame, a plurality of panels, and a base supporting said framework and said panels and having an undersurface hidden from view, said display cases being positioned against one another such that said top frames include portions in abutting relation with each other, said bottom frames include portions in abutting relation with each other, and said bases include portions in close proximity to one another;
- first means for releasably coupling said abutting portions of said top frames comprising a first coupling clip engaging and securing together said abutting portions of said top frames;
- second means for releasably coupling said abutting portions of said bottom frames comprising a second coupling clip engaging and securing together said abutting portions of said bottom frames; and
- third means for releasably coupling said portions of said bases in close proximity to one another comprising a pair of hidden latch elements, each of said pair of latch elements connected to a said undersurface of one of said bases, said latch elements being complementary in shape such that the latch element of one display case is adapted to engage and lock with the latch element of the other display case.
- 5. A display case assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said first and second releasable coupling means each include at least one short generally U-shaped clip which is adapted to straddle and engage a short segment of one of said frame abutting portions.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of 07279591 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,955,044.
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