Patent ID: 9661944
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A47G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A decorative and connectable display arrangement comprising: at least two like juxtaposition housings with each housing having opposed first and second sides, a bottom and an open top with an opening; an inner support frame; each said housing comprised of like housing sections that each include interconnecting pieces that interlock in order to form the respective housing, to form the housing opening once interlocked and to capture the inner support frame therebetween; a cap member for each housing having an elongated open top port and a peripheral edge that is constructed and arranged to be accommodated within the top opening of each respective housing; at least one decorative member for each housing that is supported within the respective housing from the inner support frame thereof and extends upwardly through the open top port of the cap member; said decorative member including a base piece supported by the inner support frame, a decorative stem that extends from the base piece through the elongated open top port of the cap member, a pivot pin for supporting the decorative stem from the base piece and a decorative piece mounted from a distal free end of the decorative stem; a solar energy source supported at the housing and for driving the at least one decorative member in a predetermined motion direction so that the decorative stem swings in a direction essentially longitudinal of the elongated open top port of the cap member; said solar energy source comprised of a solar panel mounted on the cap member adjacent to the elongated open top port of the cap member and an induction drive coil mounted in proximity to the base piece receiving energy from the solar panel and causing an arcing motion of the decorative stem along the elongated open top port of the cap member; each said housing having on the opposed first and second sides an interconnecting member that enables adjacent ones of the housings to be engaged together; wherein the interconnecting member on the first side is a tongue mechanism and the interconnecting member on the second side is a groove mechanism and the engagement of the housings is by a sliding action between the juxtaposition housings; and wherein the inner support frame includes a base and a top plate that is spaced above the base, said pivot pin that supports the base piece of the decorative member being disposed at a location between the base and top plate of the inner support frame.