Floating grid arrangement to support and position decorative elements
AssigneeAMCS Consulting, LLC
InventorsAnne-Marie Ansaldo-Swain, Curtis Swain, Philip John Blyskal, James Matthew Wittes
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AssigneeAMCS Consulting, LLC
InventorsAnne-Marie Ansaldo-Swain, Curtis Swain, Philip John Blyskal, James Matthew Wittes
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Plastic grid or framework arrangements are used to support and position of bowls that hold flower arrangements, candles, letters, and other decorative elements. These grids are deployable in water fountains, indoor and outdoor pools, and other small bodies of water during festive occasions or for longer term decorative display. The grid themselves do not float, and are positioned below the surface of the water, and thus are not readily visible. Buoyancy is provided at the hubs that form nodes in the grids. The hubs also support floating bowls containing various decorative elements. The resulting effect is that the various decorative elements appear to be floating on the surface while the sub-surface grid structure maintains their relative positioning, keeping the bowls from clumping together at the edges or in the corners of the pool or fountain.
A floating apparatus for supporting decorative elements in water, the floating apparatus comprising:
The floating apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second portion of the spoke end fitting is configured to resiliently deflect in response to contact with the first tab when the spoke end fitting is inserted into one of the pockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.