US3704487A - Device for hanging christmas tree decorations - Google Patents

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US3704487A
US3704487A US111682A US3704487DA US3704487A US 3704487 A US3704487 A US 3704487A US 111682 A US111682 A US 111682A US 3704487D A US3704487D A US 3704487DA US 3704487 A US3704487 A US 3704487A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G33/00—Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
    • A47G33/04—Christmas trees 
    • A47G33/10—Fastening devices or clamps for Christmas tree decorations
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
    • Y10T24/44769—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
    • Y10T24/44778—Piece totally forms clasp, clip, or support-clamp and has shaped, wirelike, or bandlike configuration with uniform cross section throughout its length
    • Y10T24/44821—Relatively movable segments of resilient gripping member contact and cross in nonuse position

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  • the invention answers to the task of designing a device for hanging Christmas tree ornaments which can be conveniently attached to a Christmas tree branch and which will remain dependable and functional even after frequent use in hanging ornaments.
  • the two prongs cross over each other in the same direction at two points, specifically on either side of the bow, and form on their open side an opening fork which is basically V-shaped.
  • a device for hanging ornaments is obtained which can be hung simply by pressing it onto the branch from which it is to be suspended, but which also affords a secure mounting and which, finally, will remain dependable and functional even with frequent use.
  • the two prongs be rolled to fonn a spiral at the bridge section, and it is preferable that the ends of the prongs be blunt.
  • FIG. I is a plan view of an initial form of the clamp, at rest.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a different form of the clamp just as it is being hung.
  • the two prongs which constitute the clamp are designated as 1 and 2. These merge to form a bridge section 3 and at 4, the free ends of the prongs describe a V-shape or fork-shaped open space. designates the object on which the clamp is placed, i.e., a Christmas tree branch.
  • the two prongs 1 and 2 can bemade of a steel wire. By the same token, they may also be manufactured from a plastic which exhibits the necessary elastic qualities.
  • the prongs l and 2 which, byway of example, merge in a U-shaped fashion in the bridge section 3, each exhibit a bow (6 and 7) which is shaped to accommodat the size of su ortin ob'ect, e. a branch.
  • the bridge section 3a is spiralshaped, i.e., the material from whichthe clamp is made is rolled into a spiral from which the two prongs 1a and 2a then project.
  • the clamp When the clamp as specified by the invention is pressed onto the supporting object 5 from below, the clamp opens as the two. prongs bend about .the'bridge I section, thus permitting the clamp with bows 6 and 7 to be placed on supporting object 5 where it remains securely and firmly, it being impossible for the two prongs to come open by themselves. Only when considerable force is applied to tug at the lower end of the clamp or when the prongs are manually spread apart, is it possible for the two prongs to open again, thus releasing branch 5.
  • the ends 'of the two prongs are represented as being simply bent back in order to appear blunt. However, it is also possible to bend the two prong ends back only slightly as indicated at 8 and 9 with the result that the prong ends are then even more blunt than in the version shown in FIG. 2. It is,'of course, also possible to make the prong ends thicker, especially if the clamp is made of plastic. These matters depend on the mode of manufacture and the design of the clamp in any particular instance.
  • a device for hanging Christmas tree ornaments comprising a spring clamp having two side-by-side prongs connected by a generally U-shaped bridge section, the prongs each having a free end and being movable in the plane of their longitudinal axes, each prong having a bow formed therein in the plane of motion facing the other bow to accommodate a Christmas tree branch between the bows, the improvement comprising the two prongs being formed so as to cross each other on each side of the bows the first and second bow forming crossings being in a first direction between the bows and the bridge section and in a second opposite direction between the bows and the free ends, said prongs being formed to cross each other a third time a predetermined distance from said free ends, also in said first direction, with the free ends beyond said second bow forming crossing being straight and forming a generally V-shaped open fork at the third crossing into which a tree branch can be inserted to open the clamp by pressure against the V-shaped fork.

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WO1987002969A1 (en) * 1979-04-10 1987-05-21 Walter Louis Larsen Extensible loop hook fastening device
US4823444A (en) * 1986-03-17 1989-04-25 Larsen Walter L Extensible loop hook fastening device
FR2933459A1 (fr) * 2008-07-07 2010-01-08 Jtekt Europe Sas Collier pour la fixation d'un element tubulaire ou cylindrique sur un element portant
US20130333283A1 (en) * 2012-06-19 2013-12-19 Ronald Patrick Patterson, SR. Plant Support System
WO2022020414A1 (en) * 2020-07-23 2022-01-27 Baldis Sheri Multi-purpose hanger for tree ornaments
US12035830B2 (en) 2019-10-07 2024-07-16 Ayaan Hamza Naqvi Device for securing ornaments to a tree

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US282183A (en) * 1883-07-31 Joseph fletchee
US926274A (en) * 1907-06-27 1909-06-29 Roscoe C Meneray Stay for plants.
US1030462A (en) * 1911-05-26 1912-06-25 Frank E Conant Cow-tail holder.
US1542706A (en) * 1924-04-08 1925-06-16 Archibald C Lang Attaching device

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US282183A (en) * 1883-07-31 Joseph fletchee
US926274A (en) * 1907-06-27 1909-06-29 Roscoe C Meneray Stay for plants.
US1030462A (en) * 1911-05-26 1912-06-25 Frank E Conant Cow-tail holder.
US1542706A (en) * 1924-04-08 1925-06-16 Archibald C Lang Attaching device

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1987002969A1 (en) * 1979-04-10 1987-05-21 Walter Louis Larsen Extensible loop hook fastening device
GB2201189B (en) * 1979-04-10 1990-05-30 Walter Louis Larsen Extensible loop hook fastening device
US4823444A (en) * 1986-03-17 1989-04-25 Larsen Walter L Extensible loop hook fastening device
FR2933459A1 (fr) * 2008-07-07 2010-01-08 Jtekt Europe Sas Collier pour la fixation d'un element tubulaire ou cylindrique sur un element portant
US20130333283A1 (en) * 2012-06-19 2013-12-19 Ronald Patrick Patterson, SR. Plant Support System
US12035830B2 (en) 2019-10-07 2024-07-16 Ayaan Hamza Naqvi Device for securing ornaments to a tree
WO2022020414A1 (en) * 2020-07-23 2022-01-27 Baldis Sheri Multi-purpose hanger for tree ornaments

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