Novelty Manufacturing Co.

Timothy M Winger

Michael C Salamh

Max J Kessler

Darren C Epstein

Matthew P Keys-Ludwig

Robert A Frey

The apparatus is a holder to mount decorations or an electric candle either inside or outside a window. A main shelf structure has extensions from both its horizontal surface and an attached vertical back section. The extensions from the vertical back section angle back to the rear, then rise vertically again, and the uppermost vertical extensions have suction cups to attach the entire structure to an adjacent window. An extension from the front edge of the horizontal main shelf angles downward, and the main shelf and the front angled extension have several holes with which to attach decorations, such as evergreen branches, in front of a vertically extending decoration such as a candle. The vertically extending decoration is mounted in &ldquo;V&rdquo; cuts within holding shelves which are attached to the vertical back section.

Hanging holder for decorations

The invention is an adjustable bracket for supporting items on the railings of house decks. The bracket is formed of only two parts without any fasteners. The parts interlock, but can be adjusted to form a clamp around the typical rectangular cross section rail. One part is a support unit which is a simple strap with two bends in it to form two offset sections, and the second part is a clamp unit which is a hook shaped strap with a long leg and a short leg. The preferred embodiment of the connection is a slot formed in the long leg of the clamp unit into which fits a tab protruding from one section of the support unit.

Adjustable railing bracket

The apparatus is a hanger which is supported from the top of a window sash, door, railing, or similar support. The hanger is a box-like beam of relatively thin material which derives its strength from its four sided cross section. Aligned holes in both vertical sides near one end accept a hanging hook. The end opposite from the hole is sealed, and a thin end plane extends above the beam and has a right angle so that the plane extends from the beam in a direction parallel to the beam and away from the end with the hole. The extending portion of the plane has a section removed from the center, so that the extension actually becomes two separated fingers as it extends away from the beam. Installation only requires bending the extending fingers around the top of a window sash to form the end plane into an inverted 'U' shape. Closing the window locks the hanger in place, and the bendable end plane allows the hanger to accommodate to any size sash.

Window sash hanger

The apparatus is a cemetery vase constructed as a container with a spike protruding from a hole in the bottom to permit the spike to be forced into the ground for support. The distinction from similar devices is that the container is plastic, the spike has circumferential serrations to mechanically lock it in place, and that no adhesive is required for assembly. The container is formed with surface ribs adjacent to the hole to strengthen the structure to prevent damage by insertion of the spike, and the container also has internal fins to grip a foam plug which can hold the flowers.

Cemetery vase

A universal support bracket is constructed to adjust to various heights and volumes of flower pots and other containers and to adapt to hanging on wood and wrought iron railings and wood and masonry surfaces. A shallow channel with slots in the web is formed into a right angle, and a strap with a series of holes and an end hook fits into one leg of the angle between the sides of the channel. Screws passing through the slots in the web and the holes in the strap are used to attach the channel to a back support and to also clamp it tightly against the strap, locking the hook over the top edge of a side of the container. A 'U' clamp is used around both the angle and the hooked strap to attach the bracket to an upright of a wrought iron railing.

Universal support bracket for containers

A simple sheet metal hanger for attaching wreaths and decorative sprays to tombstones and other similar monuments. A weather resistant adhesive is pre-coated upon a flat base and used to attach the base to a vertical surface. An approximately horizontal section of the hanger and an angular narrow spindle-like section extended from the base. The narrow vertical section is used to pierce the foam support of the decorative item and is then bent over toward the hanger base to lock the decoration in place.

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Lancaster, PA, United States of America

Timothy M Winger