US2101898A - Ornament - Google Patents

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Dec. 14, 1937. D. H. CROSSER ORNAMENT Filed March 29, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 David H Crosser 33 Dec. 14, 1937. D. H. CROSSER ORNAMENT Filed March 29, 1935 2 SheecsSheet 2 DCIZZJZCZZ H Craasez" Patented Dec. 14, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENT David H. Crosser, Chicago, Ill., assignor to National Tinsel Mfg. 00., Manitowoc, Wis., a. cor- Poration of Wisconsin Application March 29, 1935, Serial No. 13,662 8 Claims. (Ch ll- 15) This invention relates to ornamental devices, spaced longitudinally of the socket ll throughand particularly to devices of the character (16- out its length and being held in spaced relation scribed and used for decorative purposes. with respect to each other by means of a plu- Among other objects, the present invention is rality of spacers I positioned, respectively, be-

5 intended to provide a structure which is pleasing tween the lower-most skirt l3 and the base 8, in appearance, economical to manufacture, and and between the upper end of the socket and the which may be used alone and apart from other respective skirts. devices, or may be adapted for use in conjunction For finishing off the upper end of the device, with various forms of illumination. a finishing ring or collar It may be provided,

A further object of the present invention is to having a tubular portion l1 positioned in the 10 improve devices of the character described in upper end of the socket ,H, and having a latersundry details hereinafter referred to and parally extending flange l8 adapted to overlie'the ticularly pointed out in the appended claims. upper edge portions of the socket I I and the Embodiments of the present invention are uppermost spacer l5, as clearly illustrated in shown for illustrative purposes in the accompany- Fig. 1. 15 mg drawings, in which: It will be observed from the foregoing descrip- Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional elevational view tion that the present invention, as illustrated in of an ornamental device simulating a Christmas Figs. 1 and 2, provides a decorative tree structure tree or the like, and illustrating the application of inexpensive material, and comprises elements of the present invention thereto; which may be economically manufactured and Fig. 2 is a transverse plan sectional view taken assembled to produce a pleasing appearance in 20 substantially as indicated by the line 2-2 of simulation of aChristmas tree or the like. t Fig. 1; If desired, the socket member ll may be pro- Fig. 3 is a sectional elevational view of an ornavided with a plurality of vertically .spaced'openmental candle holder embodying features of the ings l9, positioned, preferably, adjacent the or- 25 present invention, illustrating its adaptation to namenta skirts thr ugh which e ect cal the use of an electric candle or the like; d ct 1 may b pas and w ich m y b Fig. 4 is a plan view of the structure illustrated assembled and trained hr h the or 0 in Fig. 3; the socket member I l and", outwardly throughthe Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevatlonal view of open ng 1 a ja nt the QiZ 'O h ifi an 30 the structure shown in Fig. 3 and illustrating through the passage it to a suitable source its adaptation to the use of an ordinary candle; current supply, theupperouter endsof the conand ductors 2| being provided with small electric Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a cup-like holder gh bu by W h t nam t y be which may be employed in the structures illuslighted, which materially enhances the ppear 35 trated in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive. ance of the ornament, particularly when the Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 of the b s are concealed r ew by o ha drawings, the embodiment of the present inveng e ge p r i n of sup rpos d S ts, W le a tion shown therein comprises a base 8 having a bulb23 positioned in the upper end of the socket vertically disposed recess 9 formed therein and m e ll 0 Within t fin n r ngls thereof 40 having a laterally disposed passage l0 communiserves t mpl t t d ativerappearance cating with the recess 9 and extending outwardly illustrated inFig. therefrom to the periphery or outer face of the Referring to Figs, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, b the structures shown therein illustrate the ap- Positioned in the recess 9 is a vertically displication of the pres nt invention 'toa candle 45 posed tubular socket member ll formed, preferholder or the like, which comprises a base 24 ably, of cardboard or the like and having a having a socket member 25 mounted therein, laterally extending opening l2 formed therein the socket member being provided, preferably, adjacent the laterally extending passage 10, and adjacent its lower edge portion with a'laterfally mounted on the socket II are a plurality of ornaextending opening or recess 26, and mounted on 50 mental skirts {3 formed, preferably, from a the socket member 25 intermediate its ends are single sheet of decorative paper or the like and a plurality of decorative skirts 27 shown, inthe having apertures l4 (Fig. 2) formed adjacent present structure, as positioned closely adjacent their central portion and adapted to receive, the eachother and being of various lateral dimensocket member H, the ornamentalskirts being sions'asclearlyillustrated'in Figs. ,3 and 4, the 5 skirts 27 being spaced from the base member 24 by means of a spacer 28 having a laterally extending opening or recess 29 formed therein adjacent the opening 28 formed in the socket member 25.

Positioned above the skirts 2i and surrounding the socket member 25 is a second spacer 31 adapted to retain the skirts in spaced relation with respect to the upper end portion of the socket member 25 in which, if desired, a finishing sleeve or ring 32 may be positioned and provided with a laterally extending flange portion 33 adapted to overlie the upper edges of the socket member 25 and spacer 3|.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the device is well adapted for use in conjunction with an electric bulb 34, which may be positioned in the upper end of a tubular member 35 adapted to simulate a candle and connected to a suitable source of current supply by means of electrical conductors 36, which may extend downwardly through the member 35 and laterally through the openings 26 and 29 formed in the socket member 25 and lower spacer 28, respectively.

The fragmentary view shown in Fig. 5 illustrates the manner of positioning an ordinary candle 31 in the structure.

In Fig. 6 is illustrated a cup-like member, indicated as a whole by the numeral 38 and provided with a bottom portion 39 and a laterally extending flange M, the cup-like member 38 being adapted, if desired, to replace the finishing ring 32 illustrated in Fig. 5 in which case the candle 31 would rest on the bottom 39 of the cup-like member 38 instead of extending to the extreme lower end or bottom of the socket 25.

Obviously, the present invention is not limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described as the same may be variously modified. Moreover, all the features of the invention need not be used conjointly as the same may be used to advantage in variously difierent combinations and sub-combinations.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ornament comprising an elongated socket, a plurality of one-piece ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted to receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket in spaced relation to each other intermediate the ends of the socket, a plurality of spacers surrounding said socket and positioned, respectively, between the lowermost of said skirts and the base of said socket and between the upper end thereof and the respective skirts, each of said skirts extending downwardly to conceal the respective subjacent spacers, a collar having an annular portion in said socket for resisting lateral displacement of the collar and socket, and a flange on said collar overlying the top of the socket and the upper edge of the uppermost spacer.

2. An ornament comprising a base having a recess therein and a laterally extending passage communicating with said recess, an elongated tubular socket having an opening therein communicating with said passage and positioned in said recess, a pluralityof one-piece ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted, respectively, to receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket in spaced relation to each other intermediate the ends of the socket, and a plurality of spacers surrounding-said socket and positioned, respectively, between the lowermost skirt and said base and between the upper end of the socket and the respective skirts, said socket having a plurality of spaced apertures therein.

3. An ornament comprising a base having a recess therein and a laterally extending passage communicating with said recess, an elongated tubular socket having an opening therein communicating with said passage and positioned in said recess, a plurality of one-piece ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted, respectively, to receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket in spaced relation to each other intermediate the ends of the socket, and a plurality of spacers surrounding said socket and positioned, respectively, between the lowermost skirt and said base and between the upper end of the socket and the respective skirts, said socket having a plurality of vertically spaced apertures therein positioned adjacent said skirts.

4. An ornament comprising a base, an elongated socket having a laterally extending opening therein mounted on said base, a plurality of one-piece ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted, respectively, to receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround said socket intermediate its ends and to extend downwardly from their mounting, a tubular spacer between said skirts and the base, said spacer having a laterally extending opening therein positioned adjacent the opening in said socket, and a second spacer positioned on said socket between the upper end thereof and said skirts.

5. An ornament comprising an elongated socket having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apertures formed therein, a plurality of onepiece downwardly extending ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted to receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket intermediate its ends, a plurality of spacers surrounding said socket and positioned, respectively, between the respective skirts and the base of said socket and between the upper end thereof and said skirts, the lowermost edges of the respective skirts extending to approximately the horizontal planes of the respective subjacent apertures for concealing the respective subjacent spacers and apertures.

6. An ornament comprising an elongated socket having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apertures formed therein, a plurality of one-piece downwardly extending ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted to receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket intermediate its ends and adjacent the respective apertures formed in said socket, and a plurality of spacers surrounding said socket and positioned, respectively, between the respective skirts and the base or" said socket and between the upper end thereof and said skirts, the lowermost edges of the respective skirts extending below the horizontal planes of the respective subjacent apertures for concealing the respective subjacent spacers and apertures.

'7. An ornament comprising an elongated socket having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apertures formed therein, a plurality of one-piece downwardly extending ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted to receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket intermediate its ends and below the respective apertures formed in said socket, and a plurality or" spacers surrounding said socket and positioned, respectively, between the respective skirts and the base of said socket and between the upper end thereof and said skirts, the lowermost edges of the respective skirts extending below the horizontal planes of the respective subjacent apertures for concealing the respective subjacent spacers and apertures.

8. An ornament comprising an elongated socket member having a, plurality of longitudinally spaced laterally extending apertures formed therein, a plurality of one-piece downwardly extending ornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted to receive said socket member and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket member intermediate its ends adjacent and below the respective apertures formed in said socket member, a plurality of spacers surrounding said socket member and positioned, re-

spectively, between the respective skirts and the base of said socket member and between the upper end thereof and said skirts, a plurality of electrical conductors in said socket member and having one end portion of each conductor extending outwardly through the respective apertures formed in said socket member, and electric light bulbs operatively connected to the outwardly extending portions of said conductors, the lowermost edges of the respective skirts extending below the horizontal planes of the respective subjacent apertures for concealing the respective subjacent apertures, spacers and bulbs beneath said skirts.

DAVID H. CROSSER.

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