Interlocking hub and pedestal for ornamental lawn and garden statuary and the like

Claim 1

A HUB AND PEDESTAL COMBINATION OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING: (A) A VERTICALLY DISPOSED PEDESTAL HAVING AN UPPER PORTION INCLUDING HUB-MOUNTING MEANS; (B) AN ANNULAR HUB ADAPTED TO HAVE A DECORATIVE ARTICLE OR LAWN ORNAMENT MOUNTED THEREON, AND HAVING A GENERALLY FLAT BASE ADAPTABLE FOR COOPERATIVE MOUNTING WITH SAID HUB-MOUNTING MEANS; (C) COMPLEMENTAL INTERENGAGING MEANS PROVIDED RESPECTIVELY ON SAID HUB-MOUNTING MEANS AND ON THE HUB FOR RELEASABLY INTERLOCKING THE BUB TO THE PEDESTAL REPONSIVE TO RELATIVE ROTATION THEREBETWEEN INCLUDING: (1) A PAIR OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED-APART PROJECTIONS EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARD FROM THE HUB-MOUNTING MEANS OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PEDESTAL ABOVE SAID BASE; (2) A PAIR OF RADIALLY INTURNED ANNULAR RETAINING FLANGES ON THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID HUB; (3) SAID FLANGE BEING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED APART TO ACCOMMODATE PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN OF THE AFORESAID PROJECTIONS AND HAVING SURFACES INCLINED WITH RESPECT TO THE BASE OF SAID HUB WHICH SURFACES COOPERATIVELY ENGAGE WITH AND BENEATH SAID PROJECTIONS RESPONSIVE TO RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN SAID HUB AND PEDESTAL; AND (4) SAID PROJECTIONS BEING RESPECTIVELY INCLINED FOR COMPLEMENTAL, POSITIVE AND SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID RESPECTIVE INCLINED SURFACES OF THE RETAINING FLANGES.