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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137768 | Christmas wreath The present invention provides a Christmas wreath, which applies a non-circular metal wire to connect bells, wherein additional positioning members are added between the adjacent bell groups for separation. The non-circular inner hole of the positioning member can o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7371442 | Artificial foliage An artificial foliage structure with wire cores embedded in its leafy parts causing these parts to “spring back” upon removal of compressive loading acting thereupon. These wire cores may be made of hard, springy steel such as piano wire or small diameter spring... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7217446 | Decorative wreath In general, the invention is a circular wreath having a solid base with holes extending therethrough so that decorative ornaments can be attached to the wreath and easily released at a later time. In the preferred embodiment, tubes extend through the holes in order ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6667079 | Decorative wreath A decorative artificial wreath is described that can be easily modified to render the wreath useful for a multiple of seasons. The wreath is formed of a frame with back and front sections that is covered with artificial foliage, and a plant material holde... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6592952 | Decorative holiday ornament A decorative holiday ornament for displaying easily-moved lighted holiday greetings. The decorative holiday ornament includes a wreath being adapted to be mounted upon a structure; and also includes a protective backing member being securely attached to a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6260342 | Method and apparatus for making spiral garland A machine is provided for forming a decorative twisted spiral garland from at least one continuous ribbon web, and a pair of continuous wires. One or more ribbon webs are guided to the outside of a pair of elongated threaded rods which are respectively di... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6258420 | Twisted spiral garland A decorative twisted spiral garland includes one or more continuous webs of material, each arranged in a series of flattened, generally helical coils about a longitudinal axis, with the coils extending generally transversely of the axis and having a prede... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6237882 | Decorative display A decorative display is provided for the arrangement of foliage and flowers, either real or artificial, as well as a variety of decorative elements, such as fruit and vegetables, either real or artificial, or candles. The decorative display comprises a ri... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6136391 | Reverse twist multi-strand garland and method of making same A garland is produced by providing plural strips, each including one or more plies of web, with each web ply having two laterally spaced arrays of longitudinally spaced lateral slits defining arrays of lateral slats joined at the their inner and outer end... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6099921 | Formable decorative greenery A formable decoration including an elongate formable member, decorative greenery, and attachment apparatus. The attachment apparatus attaches the decorative greenery to the formable member. The formable decoration may be formed into a decorative shape suc... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6037021 | Artificial foliage articles An artificial foliage article such as Christmas trees comprising one or more branch stems 4 in the form of plastics covered metal wires and a plurality of foliage-bearing sub-branches 10 connected to the branch stem or stems 4, each sub-branch 10 having a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5955018 | Method and apparatus for forming and binding natural evergreen wreaths A bio-degradable natural wreath has self-supporting bough branches individually held shaped and bound together in a bough cradle while such branches are under compression. Bough compression arms are controllably lowered to interleave with a similar series... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5891533 | Base form for decorative arrangements A base form for use in making decorative baskets and other art form arrangements has a plastic grid sheet on which is sewn a series of concentric circles of loops made from narrow strips of a thin plastic film. The loops are formed with their bases abutti... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5789043 | Decorative scene support and wreath insert An ornament display device and wreath insert is inserted into the center of a wreath and provides a flat surface for displaying objects. The display device comprises a plurality of prongs each having at least one serration, with each prong adapted to cont... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5772171 | Adjustable support stand An adjustable support stand is provided for use in assembling wreaths and floral arrangements utilizing a base and an upper member connected to the base by a pair of hinges and adjustment rods. The upper member moves between a closed position where it lay... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5639521 | Ornamental christmas display A seasonal display in a characteristic shape such as a Christmas tree or wreath formed by a pliable backing sheet allowing roll up storage densely covered with artificial evergreen garlands. A formable wire is disposed in a hem of the backing sheet to for... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5589238 | Decorative garland A garland comprising an elongated base ribbon and a plurality of annealed metal wires spirally wrapped around the base ribbon member forming a garland having substantially no spring back characteristics. The garland may include an elongated web film havin... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5587031 | Edge-folded tinsel garland and method of production A tinsel-type garland has outwardly-directed reflecting surface areas created by permanently creasing the free ends of the tinsel needles to form tabs bent at an angle of approximately 90 degrees from the shank of the needle. The formation of these tabs o... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5554420 | Decorative display device A kit for assembly into a display device has first and second plates adapted to be mounted and fixed in spaced relationship to each other. Each of the plates has a transverse slot therein which slots are aligned when the plates are in their fixed position... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5513978 | Quick attach anchor and method for attaching decorations to wreaths An anchor having a tapered shape is attached to a decoration, such as a pine cone, by way of wires or strings. The anchor is then inserted into the front of a wreath, narrow end first, through the branches making up a wreath, until the branches lie betwee... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5506009 | Decoration and method of making the same A decoration, such as a wreath, of the present invention has a base with a plurality of openings formed therein and a group of flexible decorating strips which are interwoven through the openings of the base for creating an ornamental design. The end port... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503883 | Biodegradable wreath ring A biodegradable wreath ring provides the central framework for constructing a decorative wreath from plant tips and decorative materials secured to the wreath ring. The wreath ring is of generally circular configuration with specified diameter and is cons... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501889 | Support structure for forming wreaths A support structure (10) for forming a wreath includes an annular backing ring (14) having a plurality of straps (16) connected thereto. Each strap is spaced apart from one another along the circumference of the backing ring, and includes a first portion ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500258 | Edge-folded garland A tinsel-type garland has outwardly-directed reflecting surface areas created by permanently creasing the free ends of the tinsel needles to form tabs bent at an angle of approximately 90-degrees from the shank of the needle. The formation of these tabs o... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5487925 | Ornament/display member A decorative, action oriented ornament/display system is attained by providing an attention-attracting member which cooperates with a support platform or plate which is removably mounted to any limb or branch of a tree. By employing this construction, an ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5392379 | Electrically activated aromatic ornament An aroma generator has a toroidal incense container with a toroidal channel and cylindrical walls. A toroidal channel floor is extended in a plane perpendicular to an axis that is common to the cylindrical walls of the toroidal channel. A bulb-attachment ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5315492 | Illuminated window display ornament An illuminated holiday window display ornament formed by a ring frame having ornamentation including LED lights attached to one side with support stanchions projecting through the ornamentation and having glass panel attaching suction cups at the ends the... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5312655 | Decoration means The invention relates to a decoration and a method of making such decoration comprising a plurality of separate, artificial plant parts. The method is characterized by overlappingly connecting separate, juxtaposed first plant parts at a distance from a fr... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5299382 | Support frame for wreaths A supporting frame for supporting decorative materials to be formed into a wreath or the like, comprises a frame member, preferably ring-shaped, having a first substantially horizontal portion which is provided with means for retention of the decorative m... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5235780 | Frames for supporting living plants An improved frame for supporting a living plant wreath is made of generally concentric rings stacked in two or three parallel planes interconnected by ribs with either a number of attached candle holders or spacer legs or both. Frames with generally conce... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5233680 | Wreath-shaped electrically activated aromatic ornament An electrically activated aromatic ornament (1, 9, 20, 28 and 29) has a wreath shaped structure in which an electrical heater (2) activates a volatile aromatic material (30) to cause incense gases to be exhausted through selective orifices (22 and 24) pro... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5207758 | Method of manufacturing a wreath A method of manufacturing a wreath without using fasteners consisting of forming a helical coil circle or ring and inserting sprigs of evergreen between the coils thus interlocking the sprigs in the coils... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5201699 | Method of making a ribbon garland A decorative garland. A product and method of manufacture of garland includes a web having transversely cut center and border sections, and the center section as longer length transverse cuts and the border sections have shorter length transverse cuts. Th... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5194063 | Garland maker A garland making device which comprises an arm rotatable about an axis formed by a stand securable to a work surface, the arm being rotatable by a crank. There is associated with and rotates simultaneously with the arm, a spool to feed a core cord or wire... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5156893 | Bow made of garland for gift boxes Disclosed is an ornamental bow used as an adornment for gift boxes, hair, apparel, notebooks, tote bags, name tags, and the like, formed of garland having a selected length, width, and diameter. The garland is tightly wrapped in a planar coil, with the en... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5123223 | Decorative attachment for a door A door and decorative attachment therefor comprises a sheet covering all or a portion of the surface of a door, and having linear elements or pockets for readily and releasably holding the sheet to the door. The sheet may have visual elements, such as obj... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5110635 | Reusable wreath A reusable wreath which allows easy attachment and detachment of accessories. A strip of VELCRO.RTM. is wound around the wreath base to permit easy arrangement and adjustment of accessories.... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5091226 | Decorative garland A decorative garland. A product and method of manufacture of garland includes a web having transversely cut center and border sections, and the center section has widely spaced transverse cuts and the border sections have narrower spaced transverse cuts. ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5080939 | Bough holder Bough holders are disclosed, for holding boughs in place in wreaths and other decorative display articles. The bough holder comprises a pocket for receiving the bough stems, and pocket fastening means which are adapted to receive a wrap of an intermediate... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5037679 | Decorative display device A decorative display device has a frame member, a first scenic member contained within the frame, and a second member spaced from the first member by spacer means. One or more apertures in the first scenic member permit viewing the second member. A floor ... | 08/06/1991 |
