US2083240A - Decorative illuminated article - Google Patents

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June 8, 1937. POLLOCK I DECORATIVE ILLUMINATED ARTICLE Filed June 22, 1934 5 i INVENTOR ZTTORNEY Patented June 8, 1937 UNITED 51 ATES PATENT orr ce 2,082,240 DECORATIVE ILLUMINATED ARTICLE Leopold Pollock, Application June 22,

9 Claims.

This invention relates to decorative illuminated articles. It is particularly directed to an ornamental illuminated wreath for Christmas or other festive occasions, and the like articles.

An object of this invention is vice of the character described means for mounting the candle-Simulating member on the wreath.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a device of the character described, improved means for mounting artificial holly on the wreath frame.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a neat and compact wreath of thecharacter described, which shall be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, comprise few and simple parts, easy to assemble, and wh1ch shall neverthe less be attractive in appearance and practical and efficient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplifled in the construction hereinafter described,. and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the bottom portion of my improved wreath;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken 3-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the plug on which the candle-simulating member is mounted; and

Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of the wire frame for the wreath.

in detail to the drawing, l decorative Christmas wreath embodying the invention. It comprises a wire frame ll preferably made of a single elongated strip such as a piece of round wire stock. The same is formed at the top with a looped portion l2 and having semi-circular portions 13 extending therefrom on opposite sides thereof together forming a complete circle. At the outer ends thereof the semicircular portions 13 are formed with contacting radially inwardly extending end portions view of the wreath on line view taken on line 1934, Serial No.

New York, N. Y.

l4. Mounted on the portions I4 is a plug it made of wood or any other suitable material. The plug I is preferably substantially cylindrical in shape and is provided with an axial through opening l6 receiving the. said portions 14 therethrough; r

The plug I5 is formed with a diametric semicylindrical groove I! on the under side thereof communicating with opening it for receiving the portions l8 of the wire frame adjacent the portions Hi to prevent turningof the plug about. its axis. The plug I5 is further provided on the outer surface thereof with a longitudinal groove 20 of curved cross-section, said groove 2i? and the axis of the plug being in plane perpendicular to the plane of the groove l1.

The portions are preferablysomewhat longer than the plug l5, so that upon placing the plug onv said portions with the groove 2B, at the rear and the groove the, wire portions 18, the outer ends or tips be bent at right angles, tion shown in Fig. '7, for the frame.

Frictionally mounted on the plug IE5 is a tubular candle-simulating member 25 of greater length than, and extending above, said plug. Mounted in the upper end of the tubular member 25 isa lamp base receiving a screw-shell 26 to the terminals of which are connected wires 21 extending through said member and grooveZll, passing out at the bottom of said member; Screwed to the screw-shell 26 1s a decorative Attached to the frame inafter described, is a wreath ofartificial holly.-. The same comprises a plurality of, holly leaf-simulating members 30 having stems extending in the same direction. somewhat overlaps the next adjacent leaf to form a wreath. The stems are attached to each other cally wound cord 3| extending all around the wreath. The leaves are substantially in one plane, thus covering the wound stems. Berrysimulating members 32 preferably comprising beads of sealing wax or the likematerial are provided with stems, likewise extending in the same direction and being attached to the stems of the leaf-simulating members 30 by the helically wound cord 3i, the beads 32 being exposed at the front of the leaves. The helically wound stems form a circle similar to the circular frame H.

At spaced intervals the wound stems are attached to the wreath frame by tie cords or by metal staples 34. In this manner, the wreath of artificial holly is attached all around the frame to the dotted-line posiretaining the plug on by a helipreferably to the front thereof, so that the leaves cover the frame.

It will now be understood that the completed outer tips of said wire ends being bent outwardly to engage said plug and a lamp mounted on said plug.

er tips of said wire ends being bent outwardly to engage said plug, a candle-simulating mem.

ber mounted on said plug, and a lamp mounted on said candle-simulating member.

3. A decorative illuminated device comprising attached thereto, said frame being 6. A wreath comprising an annular frame having radially inwardly extending adjacent end portions, a

mounted on said member.

7. A Wreath comprising an annular frame 8. A wreath comprising an annular frame having radially inwardly extending adjacent .end

of the character deframe adapted to h 9. In a decorative device scribed, a wire single piece of LEOPOLD POLLOCK.

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