Electrically energized decorative support apparatus

Claim 2

Decorative support apparatus, comprising: a. a spring biased support pole fixed between upper and lower parallel surfaces; b. a rOtatable housing, rotatably supported upon said support pole; c. a bell-shaped frame, carried by and suspended from said rotatable housing; d. motor means, mounted in said rotatable housing, for rotating said housing about said support pole; e. electrical energy means, for providing electrical energy to said motor, including stationary slip rings on said support pole and spring-held brushes mounted on said rotatable housing in continuous contact with said slip rings; f. a plurality of concentric rings, supported by said suspended frame, each of said rings being comprised of a pair of semicircular sections connected by a pair of hinges, each such section containing a pair of conductors electrically energized by a cable detachably connected to said electrical energy means, each such semi-circular section having a receiving opening for receiving an electrical light bulb; g. a music box, for producing music when said housing is rotated, fixedly mounted in said housing; and h. drive means, comprising a motor gear driven by said motor, a gear fixed to said support pole and inter-engaging said motor gear, and a music box gear engaging said fixed gear, for driving said music box from said motor.

Claim 3

The apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein each semi-circular ring section is connected to a cable carrying a pair of energized conductors, by a metal wrapper having a pair of clamp frames which engage said cable and a flexible portion integrally attached to said clamp frames and extending in opposite directions normal from said connecting cable and wrapping around said ring section, said wrapper supporting a pair of screw contacts with electrically connect the conductors in the cable to respective conductors in the semi-circular ring sectiOn.

Claim 4

The apparatus as described in claim 2, wherein each said ring section contains a plurality of energized light bulb receptacles.

Claim 5

The apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein each said ring section has a channel having an opening extending substantially along the length of the section, for movably receiving a plurality of electrical light bulbs.

Claim 6

The apparatus as described in claim 4, comprising a plurality of light bulb elements having bases with geometrical forms complementary said channel and adapted to slide within said channel, said channel having continuous energized conductors for energizing said light bulbs.

Claim 7

Bell-shaped decorative apparatus, comprising: a. a fixed housing adapted for stable placement on a flat surface, and having a first opening at the top thereof; b. a cylindrical support member, having a hollow interior and a second opening at the top thereof, rotatably mounted withIn said housing and extending through said first opening, and having a first gear at the bottom periphery thereof; c. a motor mounted in said housing and having a drive shaft connected to an output gear, said output gear meshing with said first gear, so as to drive said cylindrical support member; d. a music box, mounted in said housing, being driven by a drive shaft terminated in a drive gear meshed with said first gear; e. second cylindrical support means, having a hollow interior, fixedly connected to and mounted within said second opening of said rotatable cylindrical support member; f. a housing, fixedly mounted at the top of said second support means, and rotating therewith; g. a bell-shaped frame, carried by and suspended from said housing, and having a plurality of rings centered about said second support means; h. electrical energy means, for providing electrical energy to said rings; and i. said rings being each comprised of a pair of semi-circular sections connected by a pair of hinges, each such section containing a pair of conductors electrically energized by said electrical energy means, each such semi-circular section having a receiving channel for receiving a plurality of electrical light bulbs, said channel having continuous energized conductors for energizing said light bulbs.

Claim 8

Bell-shaped decorative apparatus, comprising: a. a fixed housing adapted for stable placement on a flat surface, and having a first opening at the top thereof; b. a cylindrical support member, having a hollow interior and a second opening at the top thereof, rotatably mounted withIn said housing and extending through said first opening, and having a first gear at the bottom periphery thereof; c. a motor mounted in said housing and having a drive shaft connected to an output gear, said output gear meshing with said first gear, so as to drive said cylindrical support member; d. a music box, mounted in said housing, being driven by a drive shaft terminated in a drive gear meshed with said first gear; e. second cylindrical support means, having a hollow interior, fixedly connected to and mounted within said second opening of said rotatable cylindrical support member; f. a housing, fixedly mounted at the top of said second support means, and rotating therewith; g. a bell-shaped frame, carried by and suspended from said housing, and having a plurality of rings centered about said second support means; h. electrical energy means, for providing electrical energy to said rings; and i. said rings being each comprised of a pair of semi-circular sections connected by a pair of hinges, each such section containing a pair of conductors electrically energized by said electrical energy means, each such semi-circular section having a receiving channel for receiving a plurality of electrical light bulbs, said channel having continuous energized conductors for energizing said light bulbs.