Patent ID: 6431506
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
An adapter assembly adapted to be secured to a hollow ornament having a base with an opening to the interior of the ornament, the adapter assembly providing a connecting portion at the base of the ornament for mounting to a support, comprising:an adapter body comprising a plug portion for axial engagement with the opening in the base of the ornament, an annular shoulder portion for abutting the base of the ornament surrounding the opening, and a connecting portion extending from the annular shoulder portion, the connecting portion mountable to a support; a bolt rotatably mounted through the adapter body such that a threaded end of the bolt extends from the plug portion; and a flexible retaining piece including a threaded passage for threaded engagement with the threaded end of the bolt protruding from the plug portion of the adapter body, the flexible retaining piece comprising an elongated piece of rubbery material having a length sufficient to straddle the opening in the ornament base in the interior of the ornament, and a width less than a width of the opening in the ornament base for endwise insertion therein.