Patent Abstract:
A decorative wreath display which provides for the selective attachment and removal of seasonal decoration items by magnetic fixation thereto. A magnet attachment frame is secured to a base wreath support. The attachment frame has multiple fittings for threadably receiving a plurality of upstanding magnetic attachment surface standards about the perimeter edges of the decorated wreath.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    This invention relates to decorative displays, such as wreaths and other seasonal themed decorations that are used throughout the year. 
         [0003]    The use of wreaths featuring natural or artificial elements such as foliage and plant material associated with the season, holiday or event. Such wreaths are typically formed from a support base of multiple spaced wire rings secured together onto which decorative material can be attached. Such attachment and removal usually involves florist wire or the like and requires a high degree of effort to alternately remove and reattach when changing the seasonal display. 
         [0004]    2. Description of Prior Art 
         [0005]    Prior art devices to aid in the attachment and formation of natural and artificial material based wreaths can be seen, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,227,187, 5,299,382 and U.S. Publications 2006/0117629, 2009/0302184 and 2012/0052218. 
         [0006]    In U.S. Pat. No. 2,227,187 a decorative wreath can be seen having a wire frame formed of multiple sized rings secured to one another in concentric and vertical spaced relation by multiple contoured interconnecting support frame wires. 
         [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,299,382 claims a ring shaped support frame for wreaths having a first horizontal portion to retain decorative material thereon and a second vertical spaced ring portion defined by a lip extending along the periphery of the first portion to increase the strength of the frame. 
         [0008]    U.S. Publication 2006/0117629 discloses a reusable decorative display formed from multiple wire rings secured to one another to define a three dimensional support frame by multiple transverse connection wire elements. A plurality of alligator clips are magnetically attached about the wire frame onto which the decorative material can be selectively grasped and held. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0009]    The present invention is directed to a decorative wreath accessory that provides for a magnetic attachment and removal of seasonal themed decorations to a mounting frame that is added to an existing wreath support grid work onto which the decorative elements are placed to define the wreath. Multiple upstanding magnet receiving attachment surfaces are prepositioned about the mounting frame providing elevated spaced planar surfaces onto which magnetic backed decorations can be selectively applied and reapplied. 
     
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the decorative wreath assembly of the invention. 
           [0011]      FIG. 2  is a front elevational view thereof. 
           [0012]      FIG. 3  is a bottom plan view of the wreath assembly with inserts partially positioned therein. 
           [0013]      FIG. 4  is an enlarged top plan view of a magnetic attachment surface element. 
           [0014]      FIG. 5  is an exploded side elevational view thereof. 
           [0015]      FIG. 6  is a front elevational view of the wreath assembly with decorative elements shown in broken lines. 
           [0016]      FIG. 7  is a bottom plan view of the decorative wreath assembly with inserts and decorations shown in broken lines. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0017]    Referring to  FIGS. 1, 2 and 3  of the drawings, a magnetic wreath assist device of the invention can be seen having an adjustable interchangeable support frame  10  with a pair of spaced different sized annular wire rings  11  and  12  secured to one another in planar relation. The inner wire ring  11  and the outer wire ring  12  are secured in spaced centralized relation by multiple interengaging wire connecting elements  13 ,  14 ,  15 , and  16  preferably by welding at corresponding oppositely disposed engagement points A and B for each connection wire elements. 
         [0018]    Each of the interconnected wire rings  11  and  12  having a plurality of annularly spaced upstanding mounting sockets  17  and  18  respectively positioned there about. The orientation of the mounting sockets  17  and  18  on each of the respective wire rings  11  and  12  is such so as to provide a staggered relationship between each of the sockets  17  on ring  11  and sockets  18  on ring  12 . This arrangement assures uniform disbursements of the upstanding mounting sockets  17  and  18  overall. Each of the respective sockets  17  and  18  are secured to its corresponding ring around its respective outer perimeter edges  19  and  20  preferably by welding so as to position the sockets at right angles thereto as to be upstanding to the horizontal plane HP of the rings as best seen in  FIGS. 3 and 5  of the drawings. 
         [0019]    A plurality of magnet attachment surface standards  21  are removably secured within the respective sockets  17  and  18  with each of the magnetic attachment surface elements  21  having an elongated rod portion  21 A with a surface engagement disk  21 B secured on one end at  22 . The remaining free end  23  of the rod is threaded inwardly therefrom for threaded engagement within a correspondingly internally threaded socket bore  17 A and  18 A as best seen in  FIG. 5  of the drawings. 
         [0020]    In use application, the wreath assist device  10  of the invention is secured to a conventional wreath base framework  23 , well known in the art, as illustrated in broken lines in  FIG. 5  and in solid lines in  FIG. 7  of the drawings having multiple interconnected annular wire structure and is secured thereto by multiple independent flexible ties  24  indicated generally as again will be well known within the art. 
         [0021]    In typical decorative wreath construction, a decorative base material DBM is typically applied first to the base framework  23  as represented in broken lines in  FIGS. 6 and 7  of the drawings in the example, but may be applied in any preference orientation. 
         [0022]    It will be seen that once the interchangeable support frame  10  is secured to the base framework  23 , as noted, having the decorative base material DBM applied in place, the magnetic attachment surface standards  21  can then be selectively inserted and rotationally received within the individual threaded sockets  17  and  18  as hereinbefore described. 
         [0023]    The decorated base framework  23  and attached support frame  10  with its plurality of extending magnetic attachment surface elements  21  provides for magnetic attachment and removal of seasonal decorative wreath elements  28  indicated generally in broken lines represented in  FIG. 7  of the drawings which may be dependent on the seasonal requirements. The decorative seasonal wreath elements  28  all have permanent magnets  29  positioned within to assure magnetic attraction and attachment as hereinbefore described. 
         [0024]    It will be well understood that alternate magnetic wreath assist support frame configurations may be made such as the use of a singular annular wire ring with its perimeter attached mounting sockets for receiving corresponding magnetic engagement surface standards  21  for different wreath construction venues that may be required. Also a variety of substituted materials may be made within the scope of the enabling disclosures such as synthetic resin for certain non-magnetic attachment elements within its construction. 
         [0025]    It will thus be seen that a new and novel magnet wreath assist device of the invention has been illustrated and described which can be easily applied to a new or existing wreath support base frame thereby allowing the use of the multiple upstanding magnetic attachment standards the interengagement and removal of seasonally decorative elements easily and quickly which was heretofore not possible. 
         [0026]    It will therefore be evident that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore I claim:

Technology Classification (CPC): 5