Apparatus for fastening items on a mantle or shelf
OwnerJohn Waszak, Angela Waszakinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for securing decorative items such as figurines, lights, garland and Christmas stockings on top of or hanging over the front edge of a shelf or mantel. The apparatus has a retainer that is secured to the wall or the rear of a mantel or shelf, a fastener that is fixed to the decorative item, and an adjustable length tether connecting the two. The retainer is preferably a flat piece that inserts between the rear edge of the shelf or mantel but may be a U shaped clip mounted on the back edge of a shelf. The apparatus prevents the decorative items from being accidentally knocked off or pulled off the shelf or mantel.
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1-19. (canceled)
Apparatus for holding items on and/or hanging items from shelves or mantels that are adjacent to a wall, with the shelf or mantel having a top, a front edge furthest from the wall and a rear edge nearest the wall, so that an item is not easily knocked off the shelf or mantel to the floor, the apparatus comprising:
- a first element for holding an item and being positioned on top of a shelf or mantel near its front edge;
- a second element adapted to be held against the wall;
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- means for connecting the first and second elements so that any force applied to an item will not cause the item and the first element to which it attached to fall from the shelf or mantel to the floor.
Apparatus for holding items on and/or hanging items from shelves or mantels of different widths that are adjacent to a wall, with the shelf or mantel having a top, a front edge furthest from the wall and a rear edge nearest the wall, so that an item is not easily knocked off the shelf or mantel to the floor, the apparatus comprising:
- a first element for holding an item and being positioned on top of a shelf or mantel near its front edge;
- a second element adapted to be held against the wall;
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- means for connecting the first and second elements to span shelves or mantels of different widths between their front edge and their real edge so that any force applied to an item will not cause the item and the first element to which it is attached to fall from the shelf or mantel to the floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.