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Cabinet for displaying objects

  • US 5,755,496 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1996
  • Issued: 05/26/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cabinet for displaying objects, consisting of a top part fitted on an under part, wherein the top part is formed from a top face, a front side, a rear side, left and right sides and a bottom face and these together enclose a space in which objects can be displayed, characterized in that at least the front side (5) is formed by a glass sheet, which is pivotally connected to the top face (9) by suitable means (8, 12), in that a gas spring (13) is provided in the region of each of the left (4) and right (6) sides, acting on the middle region of the front side (5) and attached to the bottom face (10) in the region of the front side (5), wherein the force of each of the two gas springs corresponds approximately to half the weight of the front side (5), and in that the front side (5) can be moved out of a closed position into an open position and vice versa by screw jacks (14) each having an attachment point and an engagement point and which are driven by respective electric motors, which are both driven in synchronism through an electronic control device electrically connected thereto.

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