Abstract:
Mounts for mounting ornaments and decorations on corrugated core twinwall panels having core openings, which mounts are designed for insertion in the core openings and displaying various ornaments and decorations for attracting attention to advertising or other indicia on the front and/or rear twinwall panels. The mounts are designed to typically display thin “Mylar”™ plastic decorations and tassels, ribbons, streamers and other attachments, decorations, attractive items and ornaments of various material and design, attached to stems for attracting the attention of passersby. Each of the mounts is characterized in one embodiment by one or more engaging leg or peg for insertion in the twinwall panel core openings, a peg mount attached to the peg, a mount leg or legs extending from the peg mount, and one or more stems provided on the peg mount and/or mount leg or legs, for removably receiving and securing the various ornaments and decorations on the twinwall panel. In another embodiment the stem or stems are attached directly to the peg mount or peg and receive the ornament or ornaments.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of and incorporates by reference prior filed copending U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/873,914, Filed Dec. 11, 2006, and relates to copending U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 11/705,475, Filed Feb. 12, 2007. 
     
    
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    Ornament mounts are typically characterized by a peg mount and one or more engaging leg or peg extending from the peg mount and designed for removable insertion in selected corrugated core openings of twinwall corrugated core panels or sheets, such as the commonly used “COROPLAST” (trademark) twinwall plastic panels. The peg, peg mount and/or one or more mount leg extending from the peg mount, receive one or more connecting members such as transparent and/or tinted plastic ornament stems. These stems anchor decorative elements such as “Mylar” (trademark) plastic ornaments, including ribbons, tassels, reflective streamers, geometric patterns and other ornaments and decorations, in non-exclusive particular, constructed of various materials, for the purpose of attracting the attention of passersby. Each of the typically flexible and transparent and/or tinted ornament-engaging stems typically extend from one or more peg, peg mount, and/or mount leg or legs extending from a peg mount, for anchoring or tethering the respective ornaments to the corrugated edges of the twinwall panels. Various other ornamental items such as balloons may also be attached to or suspended from the ornament mounts on the corrugated core twinwall panels, for the purpose of calling attention to the displays and indicia on the twin panels. The ornament-attaching end or ends of the respective ornament stems each typically receive a thin “Mylar” plastic ornament or decoration of desired size, shape, flexibility and color, or the like, which may be typically stapled, glued or taped thereto. Various other decorative and ornamental items which are constructed of selected materials can also be attached to the respective ornament stems, as desired. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    The invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a typical corrugated core twinwall panel fitted with a multiple peg ornament mount and a pair of single peg ornament mounts; 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the multiple peg ornament mount illustrated in  FIG. 1 , more particularly illustrating a typical triple peg mount leg arrangement; 
           [0006]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of one of the two single peg ornament mounts attached to the top corners of the twinwall panel illustrated in  FIG. 1 , more particularly illustrating a single peg and ornament mount leg design; 
           [0007]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a corrugated core twinwall panel fitted with a check mark ornament and mount and a pair of multiple peg ornament mounts, more particularly illustrating insertion of the respective panel-engaging pegs of the respective mounts into selected openings in a corrugated top edge of the corrugated core twinwall panel; 
           [0008]      FIG. 5  is an exploded view of the check mark ornament and mount illustrated in  FIG. 4 , wherein the ornament is detached from the mount stems and mount; 
           [0009]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view of one of the two multiple peg ornament mounts illustrated in  FIG. 4 , wherein the ornaments are detached from the mount stem and mount; 
           [0010]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view of another corrugated core twinwall panel fitted with a top-center twin stem ornament mount, a pair of single stem ornament mounts, a multiple peg corner mount and a multiple mount leg corner mount; 
           [0011]      FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the multiple mount leg corner mount illustrated in  FIG. 7 , wherein the ornaments are detached from the respective mount legs; 
           [0012]      FIG. 9  is a perspective view of the multiple peg corner mount illustrated in  FIG. 7  wherein the ornaments are detached from attachment stubs provided on the mount leg; 
           [0013]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view of the twin stem ornament mount illustrated in  FIG. 7  with the ornaments detached therefrom; 
           [0014]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view of one of the single stem ornament mounts illustrated in  FIG. 1 , with the ornament detached therefrom; 
           [0015]      FIG. 12  is a perspective view of another corrugated twinwall panel having an inlay ornament pattern for removably or fixedly receiving three single stem ornament mounts and ornaments; 
           [0016]      FIG. 13  is a perspective view, partially in section, of one corrugated side or edge of a corrugated twinwall panel which is rotated 90-degrees from the panel position illustrated in  FIG. 12  and is fitted with a multiple peg ornament mount and ornaments; 
           [0017]      FIG. 14  is a perspective view, partially in section, of the corrugated core twinwall panel edge illustrated in  FIG. 13  with the multiple peg ornament mount removed from contact with the twinwall panel; 
           [0018]      FIG. 15  is a perspective view of a corrugated core twinwall panel fitted with an L-stem ornament mount and a pair of T-stem ornament mounts and ornaments; 
           [0019]      FIG. 16  is a perspective view of one of the T-stem ornament mounts illustrated in  FIG. 15  with the ornaments removed from the double-bend ornament stem; and 
           [0020]      FIG. 17  is a perspective view of the L-stem ornament mount illustrated in  FIG. 15  with the ornament removed from the single-bend ornament stem. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0021]    Referring initially to  FIGS. 1-3  of the drawings, a conventional corrugated core twinwall panel  1  (hereinafter called corrugated core panel) of selected size and typically having a selected advertising or notification indicia  6   a  on the front panel  2  and optionally, on the rear panel  3  ( FIG. 1 ) is provided. The corrugated core panel  1  is characterized by a corrugated center  4  having an exposed corrugation configuration along the top and bottom edges thereof and sandwiched between the front panel  2  and the rear panel  3 . The corrugated center  4 , front panel  2  and rear panel  3 , at both the top and bottom edges, define multiple, adjacent corrugated center openings  5  therein, as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The corrugated core panel  1  is further characterized by opposite panel edges  6  which typically do not exhibit the corrugated center openings  5 , as further illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         [0022]    As further illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2  of the drawings, a multiple peg ornament mount  17  is mounted on the top edge of the corrugated core panel  1  at the corrugated center  4 , wherein each of three, spaced-apart pegs  13  are inserted in selected ones of the corrugated center openings  5  in the corrugated center  4 , to removably secure the multiple peg ornament mount  17  on the top edge of the corrugated core panel  1 , as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . Each of the pegs  13  extend downwardly from a peg mount  18  which is, in turn, fitted with upward-standing, straight and curved, thin, typically transparent and/or tinted ornament stems  8 , as further illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2 . The ornament stems  8  are typically flexible and of selected length, color and shape as further illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , for receiving the respective star ornaments  7 . The star ornaments  7  are illustrative of the ornaments which can be stapled, glued, taped or otherwise attached to the respective ornament stems  8  and may be typically characterized by thin, “Mylar” (trademark) plastic, in non-exclusive particular. Accordingly, it will be appreciated from a consideration of  FIG. 1  of the drawings that the star ornaments  7  and the ornament stems  8  may freely wave in the wind and shimmer in the sunlight to attract attention to the panel indicia  6   a  provided on the front panel  2  and optionally, on the rear panel  3 , of the corrugated core panel  1 . In addition to, or in lieu of the star ornaments  7 , other ornaments and decorative items of various selected shapes, sizes, colors and degree of flexibility may be used on the respective ornament mounts, according to the knowledge of those skilled in the art. Furthermore, it will be understood that the ornament stems  8  can be characterized by a desired degree of flexibility and may even be stiff, if desired, depending upon the particular application desired in displaying the star ornaments  7  or the like, on the multiple peg ornament mount  17 . 
         [0023]    As illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 3  of the drawings, a pair of single peg ornament mounts  12  are fitted to the opposite top corners of the corrugated core panel  1  and are each characterized by a peg  13  which typically extends from one end of a short peg mount  18 . An ornament mount leg  19  typically extends from or near the opposite end of the peg mount  18  and also typically lies along at least a portion of the length of the respective panel edges  6  of the corrugated core panel  1 , for receiving ornament stems  8  in any desired number, character and degree of orientation thereon. Accordingly, in the example illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 3 , a star ornament  7  may typically be attached to the top and bottom ornament stem  8  extending from the ornament mount leg  19  and the peg  13  of each single peg ornament mount  12  inserted in a selected one of the corrugated center openings  5  to removably, or fixedly glue or otherwise secure each of the single peg ornament mounts  12  on the corrugated core panel  1  at the respective top corners thereof. As in the case of the multiple peg ornament mount  17 , it will be appreciated that any number of star ornaments  7  can be attached to a like number of typically flexible and transparent, curved or straight ornament stems  8  extending from selected points on each ornament mount leg  19  of the two single peg ornament mounts  12 , as desired. Furthermore, as noted above, the star ornament  7  is only exemplary of those ornaments which may be utilized in the single peg ornament mounts  12  and may be typically characterized by a “Mylar” (Trademark) plastic structure of selected shape, size, design and color, according to the designers choice in highlighting the panel indicia  6   a  on the front panel  2  and, if deemed necessary, on the rear panel  3  of the corrugated core panel  1 . 
         [0024]    Referring now to  FIGS. 4-6  of the drawings, in another embodiment the corrugated core panel  1  is characterized by a front panel  2  and a rear panel  3 , with a corrugated center  4  and also typically provided with panel indicia  6   a  on at least the front panel  2 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . A check mark ornament  10  is affixed to a pair of single-bend ornament stems  14  ( FIG. 5 ), attached to the peg mount  18  of a check mark ornament mount  11 , mounted on the top corrugated center  4  edge of the corrugated core panel  1  by two spaced-apart pegs  13 . The pegs  13  are downwardly-extending from the peg mount  18  at any desired spacing, for insertion in selected ones of the corrugated center openings  5  of the corrugated center  4 , as further illustrated in  FIG. 4 . The check mark ornament  10  is typically attached by means of staples, glue or tape to the downturned ends of the flexible, single bend ornament stems  14 , as further illustrated in  FIG. 5 , to facilitate vibration and shimmering of the check mark ornament  10  in the wind for attracting attention to the panel indicia  6   a  located on the front panel  2  of the corrugated core panel  1 . Alternatively, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the single bend ornament stems  14  ( FIG. 5 ) may be selectively rigid to facilitate less movement of the check mark ornament  10 , under circumstances where relative fixation of the check mark ornament  10  with respect to the corrugated core panel  1  is desired in highlighting the panel indicia  6   a.    
         [0025]    Referring again to  FIGS. 4 and 6  of the drawings, a multiple peg ornament mount  17  is attached to each upper corner of the corrugated core panel  1  at the corresponding corrugated center  4  in selected corrugated center openings  5 . In this mount design each of the multiple peg ornament mounts  17  is characterized by a pair of downwardly-extending, spaced-apart pegs  13  that engage respective spaced-apart corrugated center openings  5  in the corrugated center  4  along the top edge of the corrugated core panel  1 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . Furthermore, an ornament mount leg  19  is typically downwardly-extending from or near one end of the peg mount  18  and typically extends along at least a portion of the respective panel edges  6  of the corrugated core panel  1 . Flexible or rigid ornament stems  8  extend upwardly from the peg mount  18  and downwardly from the ornament mount leg  19 , typically, but only by way of illustration, in the configuration and number illustrated in  FIG. 6 , to facilitate attachment of an ornament such as a star ornament  7 , typically to the extending ends thereof. As in the case of the ornament stems  8  described above, the ornament stems  8  in the multiple peg ornament mounts  17  may be applied to or shaped integrally with the peg mount  18  and/or the ornament mount leg  19  by any technique known to those skilled in the art and in any desired number and are typically flexible, transparent, tinted, curved or straight and easily moved by the wind, along with the corresponding star ornament  7  or alternative ornament attached to the end thereof. This design facilitates waving and shimmering of the ornaments and calls attention to the panel indicia  6   a  on at least the front panel  2  of the corrugated core panel  1 , as further illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
         [0026]    Referring now to  FIGS. 7-11  of the drawings, in another embodiment of the invention a twin stem ornament mount  16  is fitted to the top corrugated center  4  of the corrugated core panel  1 , which has a front panel  2  and a rear panel  3  and is constructed in the same manner as the corrugated core panel  1  illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 4 . As further illustrated in  FIGS. 7 and 10 , the twin stem ornament mount  16  is characterized by a peg  13 , from which a pair of ornament stems  8  extend, typically in an outwardly-curved configuration, as illustrated. However, it will be understood that the ornament stems  8  provided on the twin stem ornament mounts  16  can be extended from the peg  13  in any desired number, configuration, length, orientation and stiffness and may also be of any desired thickness, color and character, including transparent and thin, for waving in the wind and shimmering in the sunlight to call attention to the panel indicia  6   a  on the front panel  2  when a star ornament  7  or alternative decoration or ornament is attached to the extending ends of the respective ornament stems  8 . It will be further appreciated by those skilled in the art that the peg  13  can be removably or fixedly inserted in any selected one of the corrugated center openings  5  located in the corrugated center  4  along the top edge of the corrugated core panel  1 , as desired. 
         [0027]    As further illustrated in  FIGS. 7 and 11  of the drawings, a single stem ornament mount  21  is provided with a peg  13  and a single, upward-standing ornament stem  8  of desired length, thickness and tint and/or transparency, should such transparency be desired, for receiving a star ornament  7  or another ornament or decoration as illustrated in  FIG. 7 . The ornament stem  8  may be flexible to receive a typically “Mylar” star ornament  7  or the like, for wind-induced movement to further call attention to the panel indicia  6   a  on the front panel  2 . It will be appreciated that one or more additional ornament stems  8  may be provided on the respective pegs  13  of the twin stem ornament mount  16  and the single stem ornament mount  21  to create the desired ornamentation. 
         [0028]    A multiple leg corner mount  23  is attached to one top corner of the corrugated core panel  1  and as illustrated in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , typically includes a peg mount  18  having a pair of downwardly-extending, spaced-apart pegs  13  for insertion in corresponding selected corrugated center openings  5  in the top edge corrugated center  4  of the corrugated core panel  1 . Three ornament mount legs  19  are also downwardly-extending in spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other from or near the opposite end of the peg mount  18  for receiving multiple star ornaments  7  or alternative ornaments or decorations, typically by means of gluing, stapling or taping, in non-exclusive particular, for display as illustrated in  FIG. 7 . It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the peg mount  18  may be of any desired length, the pegs  13  of any desired spacing and location on the peg mount  18  and the ornament mount legs  19  may be of any desired number and spacing, and may be parallel to each other or skewed, three of such mount legs  19  being typical, but not exclusive, for receiving the respective star ornaments  7 . Furthermore, the ornament mount legs  19  may be of any desired length, either the same or not, corresponding to the height of the corrugated core panel  1  or more or less than that height, depending upon the desires of the decorator. Moreover, the length, number and orientation of the ornament mount legs  19  may be determined by the height of the corrugated core panel  1  above the ground, as the corrugated core panel  1  may be typically mounted on a wire frame (not illustrated) or otherwise supported at a selected distance above the ground. 
         [0029]    A multiple peg corner mount  22  is attached to the opposite top corner of the corrugated core panel  1  from the multiple mount leg corner mount  23 , by means of a pair of downwardly-extending, spaced-apart pegs  13  projecting from a peg mount  18  of selected length. An ornament mount leg  19  extends, typically from or near the opposite end of the peg mount  18 , from the pegs  13  and may include typically staggered ornament attachment stubs  20 , projecting in opposite directions therefrom as an example, for receiving various ornaments such as the star ornaments  7 , which may be stapled, glued, taped or otherwise attached to the respective ornament attachment stubs  20 , as desired. As in the case of the multiple mount leg corner mount  23 , the ornament mount leg  19  in the multiple peg corner mount  22  can be of any desired length and orientation with respect to the peg mount  18  and may have any desired number of ornament attachment stubs  20  projecting therefrom in a selected direction or directions, spacing and orientation, depending upon the number and pattern of star ornaments  7  or alternative ornaments or decorations to be attached to the ornament attachment stubs  20 , as desired. 
         [0030]    Referring now to  FIG. 12  of the drawings, in another embodiment of the invention the corrugated core panel  1  is likewise characterized by a front panel  2 , a rear panel  3  and a sandwiched corrugated center  4 . Inlay ornament patterns  25  of selected shape are provided in the corrugated core panel  1  and extend through the front panel  2 , the rear panel  3  and the corrugated center  4  to facilitate insertion of the peg  13  element of a single stem ornament mount  21  in a selected corrugated center opening  5 , located inside each inlay ornament pattern  25 , as illustrated in  FIG. 12 . The inlay ornament patterns  25  are each illustrated as configured in the shape of a star ornament  7  by way of example, to facilitate display of each of the star ornaments  7  in the inlay ornament patterns  25 , respectively, by insertion of the peg  13  in a respective corrugated center opening  5 . Accordingly, it will be appreciated that the star ornament  7  can be typically, but not necessarily, constructed of a very thin plastic material such as “Mylar” plastic or the like, and can have any desired configuration, the star-shaped configuration illustrated in  FIG. 12  being illustrative only. Accordingly, the star ornaments  7  or alternative ornaments correspondingly provided in the shaped inlay ornament patterns  25 , can be made to flutter and shimmer or may be selectively fixed in configuration, depending upon the desires of the decorator regarding attention to be called to the underlying panel indicia  6   a  on the front panel  2 . 
         [0031]    Referring to  FIGS. 13 and 14  of the drawings, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the corrugated core panel  1  illustrated in  FIGS. 1 ,  4 ,  7  and  12  can be rotated 90-degrees and shaped in a desired configuration and size to also define a corrugated center  4  sandwiched between a front panel  2  and a rear panel  3 . The corrugated center openings  5  of the corrugated center  4  are then located on the opposite side or vertical panel edges of the corrugated core panel  1  instead of the top and bottom edges thereof. In such a configuration, an ornament mount such as the multiple peg ornament mount  17  may be quickly and easily mounted on the now-vertical corrugated center  4 , as illustrated in  FIG. 13 . As in the case of the ornament mounts described above, the multiple peg ornament mount  17  is characterized by a peg mount  18  having three, spaced-apart pegs  13  extending therefrom for insertion in corresponding ones of the corrugated center openings  5  in the corrugated center  4 , as illustrated in  FIG. 14 . Furthermore, the respective ornament stems  8  extending from the peg mount  18  may be of any selected number, shape, flexibility, resiliency, transparency and/or tint or color and thickness to facilitate mounting of the star ornaments  7  or alternative decorations or ornaments of selected resiliency and thickness thereon and allowing a selected degree of movement of the star ornaments  7  or alternative ornaments with respect to the corrugated core panel  1 . It will be further appreciated that any of the heretofore described ornament mounts, in addition to the illustrated multiple peg ornament mount  17 , may be likewise attached to the corrugated center  4  of the corrugated core panel  1  on both vertical edges, as desired and as described above. 
         [0032]    Referring now to  FIGS. 15 and 16  of the drawings, a pair of T-stem ornament mounts  26  are illustrated and are each characterized by a single peg  13 , fitted with a typically flexible double bend ornament stem  15  extending from the top of the peg  13 , as illustrated. The T-stem ornament mounts  26  are secured to a corrugated core panel  1  at the corrugated center  4  by insertion of the peg  13  in a selected one of the corrugated center openings  5 , in the manner described above. Accordingly, the downturned ends of the double bend ornament stem  15  can be provided with star ornaments  7  or other ornaments, typically using staples, tape or glue as described above with respect to the various ornament mounts and as particularly illustrated in  FIG. 16 . Furthermore, the peg  13  of an L-shaped stem ornament mount  27  is also provided with a single bend (typically flexible) ornament stem  14  extending from the top of a peg  13 , shaped for insertion in one of the corrugated center openings  5  of the corrugated center  4 , as further illustrated in  FIGS. 15 and 17 . A star ornament  7  or alternative decoration or ornament may be stapled, glued, taped or otherwise attached to the downwardly-extending end of the single bend ornament stem  14 , in the same manner as described above with respect to the T-stem ornament mount  26  illustrated in  FIG. 16 . 
         [0033]    It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the respective ornament mounts of this invention, including the pegs, peg mounts, ornament mount legs and ornament stems, can be constructed, typically by injection-molded plastic techniques, in any desired shape, color and size, depending upon the desired number and size of the ornament stems  8 , single bend ornament stems  14 , double bend ornament stems  15  and star ornaments  7  or the alternative selected ornaments and decorations to be utilized (not illustrated). Each of the ornament mounts is characterized by one or more pegs  13  which are sized and shaped to typically insert in a friction-fit in the respective corrugated center openings  5  of the corrugated center  4  of a corrugated core panel  1 , regardless of whether the corrugated core panel  1  is oriented with the corrugated center  4  along the top and bottom edges or along the right and left vertical sides or edges thereof. Moreover, the ornaments which are attached to respective ornament stems may be of any desired shape, size, color, thickness, resiliency and character to facilitate movement in the wind, fixation with respect to the corrugated core panel  1 , or shimmering in the sunlight or in the light of a rotating color lamp or the like, depending upon the decorator&#39;s desires. 
         [0034]    While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made in the invention and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications which may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.