Hanging ornament for simulating human movement
OwnerThomas Earl Barkerinventor
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Abstract
An ornament for hanging from a support, such as a Christmas tree. The ornament includes a body portion and a headpiece portion. The headpiece portion is supported above the body portion and both portions are suspended from a support. The headpiece can be configured to represent a helmet or a cap. Alternatively, the headpiece can resemble the face of a sports personality. The body portion comprises a torso portion and a leg portion which is suspended from the torso portion. The headpiece, torso and leg portions are connected together to allow for movement in a way that simulates human action. Additionally the headpiece, torso and leg portions can depict an athletic uniform.
Claims8
An ornament for hanging from a support, said ornament comprising;
- (a) a body portion;
- (b) a headpiece portion, said headpiece portion having a longitudinal bore therethrough;
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- (c) hanging means for hanging said body portion from the support and for mounting said headpiece portion above said body portion, said hanging means including an elongated securing tiepiece having first and second ends, said first end being secured to said body portion, said second end having securing means for securing said ornament to said support, said tiepiece passing through said bore through said headpiece portion.
An ornament for hanging from a support, said ornament comprising:
- (a) a body portion, said body portion having a suspension hole therethrough;
- (b) a headpiece portion, said headpiece portion having a longitudinal bore therethrough;
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- (c) hanging means for hanging said body portion from the support and for mounting said headpiece portion above said body portion, said hanging means comprising an elongated securing tiepiece;
- said elongated securing tiepiece comprising a wire passing through said bore through said headpiece portion;
- said wire having a first and a second end;
- said first end including a hook for passing through said suspension hole in said body portion;
- and said second end having a loop for securing to said support.
An ornament for hanging from a support, said ornament comprising:
- (a) a body portion;
- (b) a headpiece portion;
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- (c) hanging means for hanging said body portion from the support and for mounting said headpiece portion above said body portion,
- said headpiece portion being rotatably mounted to said body portion by said hanging means so that said headpiece portion may rotate about a vertical axis with respect to said body portion.
An ornament for hanging from a support, said ornament comprising:
- (a) a body portion;
- (b) a headpiece portion;
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- (c) hanging means for hanging said body portion from the support and for mounting said headpiece portion above said body portion.
- said headpiece portion being pivotally mounted by said hanging means so that said headpiece portion may move angularly with respect to said body portion, and said headpiece portion being rotatably mounted to said body portion by said hanging means so that said headpiece portion may rotate about a vertical axis with respect to said body portion.
An ornament for hanging from a support, said ornament comprising:
- (a) a helmet portion having a longitudinal bore therethrough;
- (b) a body portion comprising a leg portion and a torso portion;
- said leg portion having first and second transverse suspension holes;
- said torso portion having a third transverse suspension hole, and first and second transverse support holes;
- (c) hinge means for suspending said leg portion from said torso portion so that said leg portion may move hingedly and laterally with respect to said torso portion;
- said hinge means comprising first and second wires;
- said first wire passing through said first transverse suspension hole and said first transverse support hole;
- said second wire passing through said second transverse suspension hole and said second transverse support hole;
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- (d) hanging means for hanging said torso portion from the support, for pivotally mounting said helmet portion above said torso portion so that said helmet portion may move angularly with respect to said body portion, and for rotatably mounting said helmet portion so that said helmet portion may rotate about a vertical axis with respect to said torso portion;
- said hanging means including an elongated securing tiepiece having first and second ends and passing through said longitudinal bore through said helmet portion;
- said first end having a hook passing through said third transverse suspension hole in said torso portion;
- said second end having a loop for securing to said support;
- said elongated securing tiepiece comprising a wire;
- and said hanging means including a sleeve encircling said wire beneath said helmet portion and upon which said helmet portion rests.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.