Sculpted ornamental arrangement for chandeliers
US5921668A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/806
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ornamental sculpted arrangement having a plurality of ornaments interconnected by a plurality of elongated frame members. The frame members have a backbone extending the length of the frame member and include a series of prearranged attachment arts each of which couples an ornament to the frame member. Ornaments are interposed between and connected to adjacent frame members to form a mesh or net of ornaments. The mesh of ornaments may be sculpted, the shape of which is determined by the distance between neighboring attachment arts, the dimension of the ornaments and the shape of the backbone. This enables the resulting sculpture to take on any desired configuration or shape, and the resulting sculpture is not influenced by gravity. The frame members are preferably formed of a material that enables the backbone to be shape to form a desired sculpted appearance. The attachment arts may be positioned in any desire arrangement on the backbone. This arrangement of alternating frame members and ornaments may be of any length and width, and may include ornaments of any dimensions spaced relative to each other at predetermined distances by the attachment arts, resulting in a desired scu…
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