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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Janet M Sofy, Troy, MI (US);
Brian D Wood, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Hms Mfg. Co., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A rigid decorative shell (20) is provided for surrounding a display stand (22) which holds an upstanding element such as a Christmas tree (24) or display pole. The decorative shell (20) is formed of a first section (28) and a nestable second section (30). The first (28) and second (30) sections each render the general shape of a mountain village, and include a plurality of receiving areas (56) to which model structures (58) can be attached. A light bulb (70) is positioned within each model structure (58) to project light through windows and doorways. An annular shelf (50) provides an area for a model railroad track (52) and train (54). Male (82) and female (84) interlocking elements are located on the first (28) and second (30) sections for releasably connecting their left (36) and right (38) side edges together to restrain the first (28) and second (30) sections in an opposing operational relationship enshrouding the display stand (22). The male (82) and female (84) interlocking elements allow the decorative shell (20) to be conveniently installed over a fully erected display stand (22), and permit ready access to the erected display stand (22) in the event the Christmas tree (24) requires readjustment or other attention.
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