Customizable holiday decoration

• US 10,436,438 B1
• Filed: 11/07/2017
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roger Eagan
• Original Assignee: Roger Eagan
• Inventors: Eagan, Roger
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Anh T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fallahkhair, Arman B
• Application Number:
  US15/805,249
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 5/00 Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 5/02 Mountings for pictures; Mountings of horns on plates
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 5/0446 bearing graphical information
• CPC Class Codes: B44F 1/06 produced by transmitted light, e.g. transparencies, imitations of glass paintings
• CPC Class Codes: B44F 1/08 characterised by colour effects
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/036 by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/02 the power supply being a battery or accumulator
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/023 Power supplies in a casing F21V23/003 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0414 specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0032 Paintings, pictures or photographs; Frames therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 1/08 wholly or partly imitating the form of an object, e.g. of the article to be advertised
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2027/002 Advertising message recorded in a memory device

Abstract

The customizable holiday decoration is a display device. The customizable holiday decoration displays a sentiment. The customizable holiday decoration has a mechanical component and an electrical component. The mechanical component of the customizable holiday decoration physically moves the sentiment. The electrical component of the sentiment illuminates a plurality of lights, generates audible sounds, and powers the mechanical component of the customizable holiday decoration. The customizable holiday decoration comprises a backing plate, a decorative plate, a plurality of legs, a drive mechanism, and a control system. The decorative plate attaches to the backing plate. The mechanical component and the electrical component attach to the decorative plate. The mechanical component comprises the plurality of legs and the drive mechanism. The electrical component comprises the control system.

Claims

1. A festive frame comprising:

wherein the festive frame comprises a backing plate, a decorative plate, a plurality of legs, a drive mechanism, and a control system;

wherein the decorative plate attaches to the backing plate;

wherein the plurality of legs, the drive mechanism, and the control system attach to the decorative plate;

wherein the festive frame is a display device;

wherein the festive frame displays a sentiment;

wherein the festive frame has a mechanical component and an electrical component;

wherein the mechanical component of the festive frame physically moves the sentiment;

wherein the electrical component of the sentiment activates a plurality of light sources to illuminate, activates a speaker to generate audible sounds, and powers the mechanical component of the festive frame;

wherein the mechanical component comprises the plurality of legs and the drive mechanism;

wherein the electrical component comprises the control system;

wherein the backing plate is a rectangular plate;

wherein the backing plate further comprises a plurality of mounting holes, a battery chamber, and a battery chamber cover;

wherein the plurality of mounting holes, the battery chamber, and the battery chamber cover are formed in the rectangular plate that forms the backing plate;

wherein the backing plate is further defined with a first anterior surface and a first posterior surface;

wherein the decorative plate is a plate;

wherein the decorative plate further comprises the image and a mechanism cover;

wherein the decorative plate is further defined with a second anterior surface and a second posterior surface;

wherein the mechanism cover is a shell mounted on the second anterior surface of the decorative plate;

wherein the image is applied to the second anterior surface of the decorative plate;

wherein the mechanism cover encloses the drive mechanism and the control system;

wherein the drive mechanism is an electrically powered mechanical device;

wherein the drive mechanism generates the force required to move each of the plurality of legs;

wherein the control system is an electrical system;

wherein the control system provides the electrical power required by the drive mechanism;

wherein the control system generates an audible sound;

wherein the audible sound is selected to coordinate with the sentiment of the image;

wherein each of the plurality of mounting holes is a keyhole formed in the first posterior surface of the backing plate;

wherein the battery chamber is a cavity formed in the first posterior surface of the backing plate;

wherein the battery chamber is sized to receive the battery;

wherein the battery chamber cover is a lid that encloses the battery chamber;

wherein the second posterior surface of the decorative plate attaches to the first anterior surface of the backing plate;

wherein the exterior surface of the mechanism cover is decorated;

wherein the drive mechanism comprises a drive motor and a toothed gear;

wherein the toothed gear attaches to the drive motor such that the drive motor will rotate the toothed gear;

wherein the drive motor is an electrical motor;

wherein the drive motor attaches to the second anterior surface of the decorative plate;

wherein the plurality of legs, the drive mechanism, and the control system attach to the second anterior surface of the decorative plate;

wherein any leg selected from the plurality of legs is identical to the legs remaining in the plurality of legs;

wherein each of the plurality of legs comprises a lever, a pivot, a return spring, and a cable;

wherein the lever is a hollow shaft structure;

wherein the pivot and the return spring attach to the lever;

wherein the cable inserts into the lever;

wherein each lever mounts on the associated pivot;

wherein the lever of each leg selected from the plurality of legs rotates around the associated pivot;

wherein the lever comprises a decorative tip and an LED;

wherein the lever further comprises a pawl end and a decorative end;

wherein the decorative end is the end of the lever that is distal from the pawl end;

wherein the decorative tip attaches to the decorative end of the lever;

wherein the LED attaches to the decorative tip.

2. The festive frame according to claim 1

wherein the drive mechanism deflects each lever;

wherein each pivot mounts the associated lever onto the decorative plate;

wherein each pivot is a shaft that projects perpendicularly from the second anterior surface of the decorative plate;

wherein the lever rotates around the pivot.

3. The festive frame according to claim 2

wherein the return spring is a tension spring;

wherein the return spring is a helical coil spring;

wherein the return spring attaches to the lever at a point between the pivot and the pawl end of the lever;

wherein the return spring attaches to the second anterior surface of the decorative plate;

wherein the return spring returns the lever to its original position after the drive mechanism has deflected the lever.

4. The festive frame according to claim 3

wherein the decorative tip is a decorative structure that attaches to the decorative end of the lever;

wherein the decorative tip coordinates with and supplements the image displayed on the decorative plate;

wherein the LED mounts visibly on the decorative tip;

wherein the cable attaches the LED to the control system.

5. The festive frame according to claim 4

wherein the pawl end meshes with the toothed gear such that the rotation of the toothed gear deflects the pawl end of the lever;

wherein the return spring is deformed when the toothed gear deflects the pawl end of the lever;

wherein the elastic nature of the return spring creates a displacing force that opposes the deformation of the pawl

wherein the displacement of the pawl end of the lever created by the toothed gear and the return spring generates a visible motion in the decorative tip of the lever.

6. The festive frame according to claim 5

wherein the control system comprises an audio source, a speaker, a battery, a limit resistor, a master switch, and a mute switch;

wherein the audio source further comprises an audio file;

wherein the audio source, the speaker, the battery, the limit resistor, the master switch, and the mute switch are electrically interconnected;

wherein the audio file is contained in the audio source.

7. The festive frame according to claim 6

wherein the audio source is an electrical device often referred to as a recorder;

wherein the audio source converts the audio file into an electrical signal that is transmitted to the speaker;

wherein the speaker is a transducer;

wherein the speaker converts the electrical signals generated by the audio source into an audible sound;

wherein any first audio file is interchangeable with a second audio file on the audio source.

8. The festive frame according to claim 7

wherein the limit resistor is an electrical device;

wherein the limit resistor limits the flow of current through each LED associated with the plurality of legs;

wherein the master switch is a maintained switch;

wherein the mute switch is a maintained switch;

wherein the master switch controls the flow of electrical current from the battery that powers the drive motor, the audio source and each LED contained within the plurality of legs.