Interchangeable decoration system

• US 8,480,247 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2011
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Innoversa Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mark Maclean-Blevins, Matthew Lawrence Chin, Philip B. Fleet
• Inventors: Fleet, Philip B., MacLean-Blevins, Mark, Chin, Matthew Lawrence
• Primary Examiner(s): HINES, ANNE M
• Application Number:
  US13/137,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20120275171A1
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 362/86, 362/253, 362/97, 362/124, 362/122, 362/85, 404/29, 404/30, 404/21, 404/23, 404/63, 404/70, 404/73, 404/74
• US Class Current: 362/86
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/02 Installations within mirrors, pictures, furniture or other household articles clock-lamps, globe-clocks with a fixed dial, G04B19/04; clock in the form of a lamp with a dial mounted upon it, moved by the clockwork G04B19/21; clockwork in the form of a globe for indicating different local apparent times G04B19/22; illumination of the dial and the hands G04B19/30; clock-lamps with the lamp switched on and off by the clockwork mechanism G04C19/02, within keys G04B47/005, within lighters G04B47/006, within pens B43K29/087
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/046 Changeable decorations and parts thereof, decorations for the case which change the external appearance of the clockwork clip-on -, sliding - or tilting protective lids or covers G04B37/005; with a clockwork which can be mounted on different cases for changing its external appearance G04B37/0427; clockworks which can be mounted in different cases for changing their purpose G04B37/14; decoration of the case or parts thereof G04B45/0076; changeable pictures or inscriptions G04B45/0092

Abstract

A decoration system having a base object, receiving rings, decorative objects, and means for releasably coupling the decorative objects to the receiving rings. One or more of the receiving rings may rotate relative to the base object for a specified duration of time.

Claims

1. An interchangeable decoration system comprising:

a. a base object;

b. one or more receiving rings having a front side, a back side, an inner side, and an outer side, the outer side having a plurality of receiving holes, said receiving rings being releasably attached to and separate from said base object;

c. one or more spokes having a first end and a second end, said first end releasably coupled in a perpendicular relation to said outer side of said one or more receiving rings; and

d. one or more decorative objects which can be releasably coupled to said spokes.

2. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

e. one or more functional display elements; and

f. a releasably attached rim which frames the base object.

3. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 2, wherein said functional display element has a first side selected from the group consisting of mirror, message board, and decorative presentation surface, and a second side selected from the group consisting of a mirror, message board, and decorative presentation surface.

4. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 3, wherein said functional display element is reversible between said first side and said second side.

5. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

e. means to rotate one or more of said receiving rings relative to said base object, said rotation of each ring capable of occurring independently of each other.

6. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

f. one or more switches to selectively control the rotation of said one or more receiving rings.

7. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

e. means to produce illumination; and

f. means to produce sound.

8. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

e. one or more switches to selectively control said illumination and said sound.

9. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 1, wherein said base object is pivotable between a vertical and a horizontal orientation.

10. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

e. a coupling which can be releaseably attached to said spoke, said coupling allowing a decorative item to be displayed in a plane different than said spoke.

11. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 1, wherein said spoke is hinged.

12. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 1, wherein said spoke is bendably flexible.

13. An interchangeable decoration system comprising:

a. a base object having a front side and a back side;

b. one or more receiving rings having a front side, a back side, an inner side, and an outer side, said outer side having a plurality of receiving openings, said receiving rings being releasably attached to and separate from said base object;

c. means to rotate said one or more receiving rings relative to said base object, said rotation of each ring capable of occurring independently;

d. one or more spokes having a first end and a second end, said first end releasably coupled in a perpendicular relation to said outer side of said one or more receiving rings;

e. one or more decorative objects which can be releasably coupled to said second end of said one or more spokes in a plane parallel to said one or more spokes; and

f. a functional display element having a first side and a second side, said functional display element separate from and releasably coupled to said front side of said base object.

14. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

g. a rim that is separate from and releasably attached to said front side of said base object.

15. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 13, wherein said base object is pivotable between a vertical and a horizontal orientation and the system maintains all functionality in both orientations.

16. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 13, wherein said one or more spokes contains a hinge between said spoke first end and said spoke second end thereby to allow said spoke second end to pivot relative to said spoke first end if an object is encountered during rotation of said one or more receiving rings or to orient said one or more decoration objects in a plane different than said one or more spoke first ends.

17. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 13, wherein said one or more spokes is bendably flexible thereby to allow said spoke second end to pivot relative to said spoke first end if an object is encountered during rotation of said one or more receiving rings or to orient said one or more decoration objects in a plane different than said one or more spoke first ends.

18. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 13, wherein said functional display element first side is selected from the group consisting of mirror, message board, and decorative presentation surface, and said functional display element second side is selected from the group consisting of mirror, message board, and decorative presentation surface.

19. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 17, wherein said functional display element is reversible between said first side and said second side.

20. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

g. a coupling which can be releasably attached between said one or more spokes thereby to allow a first spoke and a second spoke to be positioned at a different angular plane relative to each other.

21. An interchangeable decoration system as recited in claim 13, wherein said means to rotate said one or more receiving rings can be actuated during functional operation of the system.