Watch display and storage cabinet

Abstract

A cabinet having a hinged, see-through door for viewing wristwatches strapped around individual shelves which are rotatable forwardly and rearwardly to permit an easy strapping onto the shelf for display, and an easy removal for wearing.

1 . A wristwatch display encasement comprising:
 a cabinet having enclosed top, bottom and rear walls, and a pair of side walls;   a see-through door hinged to a front of said cabinet for respectively closing and opening said cabinet; and   at least one horizontally aligned shelf within said cabinet, hinged at a first end to an inside surface of one of said pair of side walls to rotate forwardly away from and rearwardly towards, an initial quiescent placement;   with said shelf being of a length less than the width of said cabinet between said side walls and of a height and depth to align vertically the dial of a wristwatch strapped thereabout.   
   
   
       2 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 1  wherein said shelf is of a height greater than its depth. 
   
   
       3 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 1 , including means along an inside surface of said top wall for illuminating the cabinet when said see-through door is closed. 
   
   
       4 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 1 , including a pull-out drawer extending forwardly away from said rear cabinet wall between said side walls at a location above said bottom wall. 
   
   
       5 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 4 , including an additional shelf above said pull-out drawer extending substantially the width and depth of the cabinet. 
   
   
       6 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 1 , including a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally aligned shelves within said cabinet, each hinged at a first end to an inside surface of one of said pair of side walls to rotate forwardly away from, and rearwardly towards, an initial quiescent placement, and with each of said shelves being of a length less than the width of said cabinet between said side walls, and of a height and depth to align vertically the dial of wristwatches strapped thereabout. 
   
   
       7 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 6 , including means along an inside surface of said top wall for illuminating the cabinet when said see-through door is closed. 
   
   
       8 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 7 , including a pull-out drawer extending forwardly away from said rear cabinet wall between said side walls at a location above said bottom wall, and an additional shelf above said pull-out drawer extending substantially the width and depth of the cabinet. 
   
   
       9 . A wristwatch display encasement comprising:
 a first cabinet having enclosed top, bottom and rear walls, and a pair of side walls; a first see-through door hinged to a front of said first cabinet for respectively closing and opening said first cabinet; and at least one horizontally aligned shelf within said first cabinet hinged at a first end to an inside surface of one of said pair of side walls to rotate forwardly away from, and rearwardly towards, an initial quiescent placement; with said shelf being of a length less than the width of said first cabinet between said side walls thereof, and of a height and depth to align vertically the dial of a wristwatch strapped thereabout;   a second cabinet having enclosed top, bottom and rear walls, and a pair of side walls; a second see-through door hinged to a front of said second cabinet for respectively closing and opening said second cabinet; and at least one horizontally aligned shelf within said second cabinet hinged at a first end to an inside surface of one of said pair of side walls of said second cabinet to rotate forwardly away from, and rearwardly towards, an initial quiescent placement; with said shelf of said second cabinet being of a length less than the width of said second cabinet between said side walls thereof, and of a height and depth to align vertically the dial of a wristwatch strapped thereabout; and   a third cabinet having enclosed top, bottom and rear walls, and a pair of side walls; a third see-through door hinged to a front of said third cabinet for respectively closing and opening said third cabinet; and at least one horizontally aligned shelf within said third cabinet hinged at a first end to an inside surface of one of said pair of side walls of said third cabinet to rotate forwardly away from, and rearwardly towards, an initial quiescent placement; with said shelf of said third cabinet being of a length less than the width of said third cabinet between said side walls thereof, and of a height and depth to align vertically the dial of a wristwatch strapped thereabout;   with said first and second cabinets being joined together at adjacent side walls thereof, and with said second and third cabinets being joined together at adjacent side walls thereof.   
   
   
       10 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 9 , wherein each horizontally aligned shelf is of a height greater than its depth. 
   
   
       11 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 1 , wherein said first and third cabinets are of the same height between the top and bottom walls thereof. 
   
   
       12 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 11 , including the means along an inside surface of said top wall of each of said first, second and third cabinets for illuminating each such cabinet when its respective see-through door is closed. 
   
   
       13 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 12 , with each cabinet including a pull-out drawer extending forwardly away from the rear cabinet wall thereof between their respective side walls at a location above their respective bottom walls. 
   
   
       14 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 13 , with each cabinet including a further shelf above their respective pull-out drawers extending substantial i-y the width and depth of each said cabinet. 
   
   
       15 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 12 , including first and second pull-out drawers below the bottom wall of said first, second and third cabinets, with said first pull-out. drawer extending below the bottom wall of said first cabinet and a first half of the bottom wall of said second cabinet, and with said second pull-out drawer extending below the bottom wall of said third cabinet and a second half of the bottom wall of said second cabinet. 
   
   
       16 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 1 , including at least one wristwatch coupled onto each horizontally aligned shelf within said cabinet. 
   
   
       17 . The wristwatch display encasement of  claim 9 , including at least one wristwatch coupled onto each horizontally aligned shelf within said first cabinet, said second cabinet and said third cabinet.