# US 5,345,990 A · Decorative wall hanging article

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- Number: US 5,345,990 A
- Document ID: US5345990A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/135,785
- Filed: 1993-10-13
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1993-10-13
- Inventors: Kenneth J. Potts
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5345990A

## CPC

- B44C 7/022: {Tapestry work}
- B44C: PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general B05D; shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; printing processes to produce transfer pictures B41M3/12; thermographic duplication or marking methods B41M5/00); MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK (imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04); PAPERHANGING {(labels G09F; multi-step processes for making paper labels or tags B31D1/02)}

## Abstract

A decorative wall hanging form having a fabric attached thereto for decorative appearance. The article is of a soft and flexible material having a rigid member abutting the from along a region adjacent the perimeter of the rigid member and secured to the form along points interior to said region of abutment. There are curved shapes separated by slits into which the fabric is tucked. The fabric is also tucked into the region between the of abutment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A decorative wall hanging article for detachably securing fabrics thereto and providing a decorative appearance comprising
a form made from a flexible and soft material having a surface provided with a plurality of spaced shapes separated by slits extending into the material of said form,
a rigid member having a perimeter and substantially continuously abutting said form along a region adjacent the perimeter of said rigid member and substantially continuously secured to said form along points interior to said region of abutment, and
a fabric tucked into said slits and between said form and said rigid member in the region of abutment wherein said fabric conforms to said spaced shapes and provides said articles with a decorative appearance.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The article of claim 1 in which said slits are formed between abutting shoulders of said form.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The article of claim 1 in which said form has a first major surface having said spaced shapes and slits and a second major surface to which said rigid member is secured.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The article of claim 3 in which said form and said rigid member are adhered together along a continuous line located to the interior of said region of abutment.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The article of claim 4 in which said form has a parallelpiped shape and said slits are spaced in a parallel relationship along said first major surface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 6)

The article of claim 6 in which said material is an open cell foamed material.