Holiday countdown device
OwnerCarol Ferrierinventor
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Abstract
A holiday countdown device used to keep track of the days preceding a holiday or special event. The device is constructed from an elongated piece of fabric, having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a middle portion. An overlay extends down the length of the piece of fabric, with a plurality of ribbons attached to the overlay in a straight column. Each ribbon has a midpoint stitched to the overlay and two unattached halves. The number of ribbons on the device constitute the number of days in the countdown. The ribbons are tied around a treat, and as each day elapses, the uppermost ribbon is untied and the treat is released.
Claims7
A holiday countdown device used to count a number of days until a holiday, comprising:
- an elongated piece of fabric, the fabric having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a middle portion extending therebetween;
- an overlay, the overlay positioned over the elongated piece of fabric;
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- a plurality of ribbons attached to the overlay, each ribbon having a midpoint and a two halves, the midpoint being stitched to the overlay and the halves left unattached, wherein the number of ribbons corresponds to the number of days being counted.
A method of counting a number of days preceding a holiday using a holiday countdown device, the device comprising an elongated piece of fabric with an overlay positioned thereover, a plurality of ribbons attached to the overlay, each ribbon tied around a treat, wherein the number of ribbons corresponds to the number of days being counted, comprising the steps of:
- (a) attaching ribbons to the overlay according to the number of days to be counted;
- (b) tying each ribbon around one of the treats;
- (c) untying one ribbon for each elapsed day, beginning with the uppermost ribbon;
- (d) removing the treat from the ribbon;
- (e) repeating the steps (c) and (d) until the last ribbon is untied, thus signifying the end of the countdown.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.