Patent ID: 6264155
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A base form apparatus for securing wire members such as coat hangers in a circular arrangement for creating a conical-shaped, wire framework simulating a Christmas tree, said apparatus comprising: a base member of sturdy material and having an upper surface, said upper surface having an even number of upraised channel members in connection with said upper surface, said channel members forming two groups of channels, a first inner group and a second outer group, both of said groups being arranged in a circular fashion and having a common center point, said outer group and said inner group arranged inside of one another so that said outer group has a larger circumference and a larger diameter than said inner group; each of said channels in a given group being arranged in pairs so that each member of said pair is opposite the other member of said pair, each of said members of said groups arranged in alternating fashion about said upper surface so as to alternate a member of said outer group and then a member of said inner group, each of said channel members comprising a pair of spaced-apart walls raised above said upper surface of said base so as to form an open space in between said walls, each of said walls perpendicular to said circumferences of said groups, each of said walls having an aperture so that a pin can be placed within said aperture for holding said wire members when said members are placed within said walls.