Holiday countdown interactive display

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2007-05-01

2007-05-01

Zimmerman, John J. (Department: 1775)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Special occasion ornament

C428S542600, C040S107000, C283S100000, C434S304000, C434S429000

Reexamination Certificate

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10710924

ABSTRACT:
A holiday countdown interactive display may include a set of magnetically attachable ornaments that have discrete appearances and functionalities, each ornament being marked with a distinct number associated with the number of days remaining before a holiday. In certain preferred embodiments, the interactive display comprises a plush fabric base generally in the shape of a Christmas tree and containing a plurality of rare earth magnets disposed beneath countdown numbers borne on the exterior of the plush fabric base. The interactive display system may further include a plurality of numbered plush Christmas ornaments each including rare earth magnets, the ornaments adapted to be successively installed on the plush fabric base on the days preceding a holiday event. In various embodiments, the ornaments include power supplies, controllers, vibratory elements, LEDs, speakers, pockets for containing gift items, messages, or the like.

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