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Decorative christmas ornaments

Assignee: Pyramid Mills Co Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-08
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1983-01-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Wade F Fowler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 05:26
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G33/00; A47G33/04; A47G33/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
AN ORNAMENT COMPRISING (A) A SOLID, GENERALLY SPHEROIDAL SHAPED CORE OF MOLDED CELLULAR POLYSTYRENE MATERIAL HAVING AN OUTER SKIN FORMING A SMOOTH EXTERIOR CORE SURFACE, (B) SAID CORE HAVING AN ELONGATE AXIALLY EXTENDING BORE PROVIDED IN ONE END THEREOF, (C) YARN MATERIAL HAVING A HIGH SHEEN AND BEING SPIRALLY WOUND ABOUT THE SMOOTH EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID CORE IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATIONSHIP AND PROVIDING AN OUTER COVERING FOR SAID CORE OF EXTREME SMOOTHNESS AND HIGH REFLECTIVITY, SAID OUTER COVERING COMPRISING INDIVIDUAL WINDINGS OF SAID YARN MATERIAL DISPOSED AROUND SAID CORE AND LYING IN RESPECTIVE PLANES DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE AXIS OF SAID CORE ALONG WHICH SAID BORE EXTENDS AND INTERSECTING THIS AXIS AT A POINT LOCATED CLOSER TO THE END OF SID CORE OPPOSITE SAID BORE THAN TO THE END HAVING SAID BORE PROVIDED THEREIN TO PROVIDE AN OPENING IN SAID OUTER COVERING BOUNDING SAID BORE FOR FREE ACCESS TO SAID BORE WITHOUT DISTURBING AND DAMAGING THE YARN MATERIAL, AND (D) A DAB OF ADHESIVE APPLIED TO THE LAST FEW WINDINGS OF YARN MATERIAL IN SAID OUTER COVERING ADJACENT EACH END OF SAID CORE TO ANCHOR THESE WINDINGS AND THEREBY PREVENT UNWINDING THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
AN ORNAMENT COMPRISING (A) A SOLID, GENERALLY SPHEROIDAL SHAPED CORE OF MOLDED CELLULAR POLYSTYRENE MATERIAL HAVING AN OUTER SKIN FORMING A SMOOTH EXTERIOR CORE SURFACE, (B) SAID CORE HAVING AN ELONGATE AXIALLY EXTENDING BORE PROVIDED IN ONE END THEREOF, (C) YARN MATERIAL HAVING A HIGH SHEEN AND BEING SPIRALLY WOUND ABOUT THE SMOOTH EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID CORE IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATIONSHIP AND PROVIDING AN OUTER COVERING FOR SAID CORE OF EXTREME SMOOTHNESS AND HIGH REFLECTIVITY, SAID OUTER COVERING COMPRISING INDIVIDUAL WINDINGS OF SAID YARN MATERIAL DISPOSED AROUND SAID CORE AND LYING IN RESPECTIVE PLANES DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE AXIS OF SAID CORE ALONG WHICH SAID BORE EXTENDS AND INTERSECTING THIS AXIS AT A POINT LOCATED CLOSER TO THE END OF SID CORE OPPOSITE SAID BORE THAN TO THE END HAVING SAID BORE PROVIDED THEREIN TO PROVIDE AN OPENING IN SAID OUTER COVERING BOUNDING SAID BORE FOR FREE ACCESS TO SAID BORE WITHOUT DISTURBING AND DAMAGING THE YARN MATERIAL, AND (D) A DAB OF ADHESIVE APPLIED TO THE LAST FEW WINDINGS OF YARN MATERIAL IN SAID OUTER COVERING ADJACENT EACH END OF SAID CORE TO ANCHOR THESE WINDINGS AND THEREBY PREVENT UNWINDING THEREOF.

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