Stackable/wall mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting (CapPalace)
View Patent ↗One embodiment of the CapPalace is a furniture style Stackable/wall mountable headwear storage/display cabinet with manual/remote controlled dimmable lighting, a sliding drawer, external magnetic stacking guides for good adhesion between units, external elastic pressure electrical contacts for power between units, internally placed insulation piercing electrical contacts for power within the unit, and an outwardly opening translucent front door. A plurality of adjustable head forms are set to desired hat sizes with an Allen wrench and mounted on the drawer. In alternate embodiments without head forms the CapPalace can be made in any size or material for storage/display of collectibles, shoes, clothing, etc. The stacked configuration's base has a low voltage power supply for the lighting system in it and magnetic stacking guides and elastic pressure electrical contacts on the top surface. Use of quick connect/disconnect bolts and bolt receptors on the inner walls of units, flexible flanges on female magnetic stacking guide retainer rings, and elastic pressure and insulation piercing electrical contacts are designed so low tech users with a few hand tools can easily assemble a unit. Other embodiments are described and shown.
1. An article of furniture comprising a top wall and a bottom wall composed of rigid material of predetermined sizes of equal length and width, a left side wall and a right side wall composed of rigid material of predetermined sizes of equal height and width equal to the width of said top wall and said bottom wall, a rear wall composed of rigid material of predetermined sizes of height equal to said left wall and said right wall and equal in length to said top wall and said bottom wall, a sliding drawer and a front door composed of a rigid transparent material that opens in an outwardly direction sufficiently to allow said sliding drawer and its contents to slide outward unimpaired, the improvement wherein said article of furniture's said top wall, said bottom wall, said left wall, and said right wall each has a plurality of;
(a) externally placed stacking guides embedded with magnetic material to interlock and magnetically adhere with corresponding said stacking guides on other said articles of furniture when said articles of furniture are stacked or when said articles of furniture are placed together side by side, stacked on a bases or wall mounted configurations,
(b) externally placed spring mounted electrical contacts internally wired to other said spring mounted contacts and low voltage lighting devices within said article of furniture and to make external contact with corresponding said spring mounted electrical contacts on other said articles of furniture when said articles of furniture are stacked or when said articles of furniture are placed together side by side, and
(c) insulation piercing contacts comprising an insulated two stranded wire conductor terminal and an insulation piercing means for causing sharp projections to penetrate through the insulation of said insulated two stranded wire conductor to establish electrical contact wherein said top wall and said bottom wall have a plurality of said insulated two stranded wire conductor terminals or said insulation piercing means placed on the inside of said wall edges at point of parallel conjunction with said left wall and said right wall corresponding to the placement of said insulation piercing means or insulated two stranded wire conductor terminals on said edges of said walls, and a plurality of adjustable head forms each comprising a rigid but flexible ovate structure and an adjustable means for causing the circumference of said ovate structure to increase or decrease to fit any desired hat size and a securing means for mounting said ovate structure to said sliding drawer.
2. Stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting comprising a top wall made of a sheet of rigid material, a bottom wall made of a sheet of rigid material, a left wall made of a sheet of rigid material, a right wall made of a sheet of rigid material, a rear wall made of a sheet of rigid material, and a front door made of a sheet of rigid transparent material, wherein the improvements are increased accessibility of contents with a drawer located internally with a plurality of head forms mounted on the upper surface of said drawer that accommodates any type of said headwear, keeps said headwear dust free and promotes the integrity and shape thereof, improves visibility of contents with the aid of variable lighting that is an easy to assemble prefabricated system comprising a plurality of internally located low voltage light sources, an external low voltage power means for providing power to said low voltage light source, and a plurality of insulation piercing means disposed on top and bottom ends of said left wall and said right wall for penetrating correspondingly disposed insulated two conductor tape on undersurface of said top wall and upper surface of said bottom wall to provide electrical continuity within each said stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting unit, a plurality of spring loaded pressure electrical contact means for extending with sufficient force to make and hold electrical contact with corresponding flush mounted electrical plate contacts located externally on said top wall, said bottom wall, said left wall and said right wall to provide electrical continuity between said stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting units, and a plurality of magnetic stacking guides located externally on said top wall, said bottom wall, said left wall, and said right wall to provide sufficient adhesion between said stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting units to ensure a solid electrical connection between said spring loaded pressure electrical contacts and corresponding said flush mounted electrical plate contacts.
3. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 2 further including said top wall and said bottom wall are of identical predetermined length and width, said left wall and said right wall are of identical predetermined length and width, said rear wall is of predetermined length equivalent to the length of said top wall and said bottom wall and predetermined width is equivalent to the width of said right wall and said left wall, and said front door is of predetermined length and width approximately equivalent to the length and width of said rear wall.
4. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 3 further including a means for joining said left wall, said right wall, and said rear wall perpendicularly on disposed respective edges of under surface of said top wall and upper surface of said bottom wall to form a predetermined sized five sided enclosure having a front opening with a hinge joint attaching means for providing a pivotal point allowing said front door to swing from closed position to fully open position.
5. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 2 further including the internal wiring comprising of;
(a) said top wall internally adhered said insulated two conductor tape connecting to disposed said low voltage lighting illumination devices, a plurality of said flush mounted electrical plate contacts, and terminating at disposed undersurface right and left edges,
(b) said bottom wall internally adhered said insulated two conductor tape connecting to a plurality of said spring loaded pressure electrical contacts strategically disposed and terminating at disposed upper surface right and left edges,
(c) said left wall, internally adhered said insulated two conductor tape connecting to a plurality of said spring loaded pressure electrical contacts strategically disposed and terminating at said insulation piercing means disposed on said top and said bottom ends thereof and,
(d) said right wall, internally adhered said insulated two conductor tape connecting to a plurality of said flush mounted electrical plate contacts strategically disposed and terminating at said insulation piercing means disposed on said top and said bottom ends thereof.
6. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 2 further including the automatic internal electrical connections that occur during assembly as plurality of said insulation piercing means disposed on said top and said bottom ends of said left wall and said right wall penetrate the insulation of correspondingly disposed said insulated two conductor tape terminated at said top wall undersurface and at said bottom wall upper surface making electrical continuity with said conductor tape wires as joining means of said top wall and said bottom wall to said left wall and said right wall for urging tighter union thereof.
7. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 2 further including the external electrical connections comprising of;
(a) said external low voltage power means for providing a variably adjusted low voltage to cause the said variable lighting system to illuminate from a low dim level to full brightness level,
(b) a plurality of said spring loaded pressure electrical contact means are disposed externally on said left wall and said bottom wall for providing sufficient extension and spring pressure against said flush mounted electrical plate contacts of correspondingly disposed externally on said right wall and said top wall of other said stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting units to establish electrical continuity thereof when stacked or placed in side by side configuration.
8. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 2 further including a magnetic material composition thereof resulting in a magnetic attraction between opposing said magnetic stacking guides on said stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting units of sufficient strength to substantially and aggressively urge a superior electro-mechanical connection between said spring loaded pressure electrical means and corresponding said flush mounted electrical plates thereby causing a firm and consistent electrical connection for said variable lighting system and provide substantial structural strength and stability when said stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting units are stacked or in side by side configuration.
9. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 2 , further including a firm but flexible oviform device with an adjustable means for increasing and decreasing the circumference of said head form to any hat size desired, and a mounting means for attaching said head form to said upper surface of said drawer at spaced locations so as to adequately accommodate said headwear while providing easy access to said contents when fully extended.
10. The stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting of claim 2 further including mounting means for attaching said drawer to said upper surface of said bottom wall of said stackable mountable headwear storage and display cabinet system with variable lighting in a manner that allows the door to close completely when said drawer is fully retracted and full unimpeded extension of said drawer when said door is fully open.