Ornament for placement

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2000-11-17

2001-07-31

Jones, Deborah (Department: 1775)

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C428S014000, C428S034100, C428S542200, C446S267000, C040S406000, C040S407000

Reexamination Certificate

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06268027

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an improved ornament for placement, more particularly to an ornament including a plastic cover filled with a fluid and/or a floating ornamental object The plastic cover can be squeezed to permit contact with the floating ornamental object, without breaking the plastic cover or leakage of the fluid.
2. Description of Related Art
A conventional ornament containing a floating ornamental object in a liquid for viewing purposes basically includes a rigid transparent cover in which are disposed a liquid and a floating ornamental object, and a base connected to the cover such that the liquid will not leak. Since the cover and the base are both made of rigid material, the shape and appearance thereof are fixed and restricted. Besides, the ornament can only be used for viewing, and the ornamental object disposed therein cannot be touched.
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional ornament for placement disclosed in R.O.C. Patent Application No. 87212194 is shown. The ornament as shown includes a hollow tabular soft transparent plastic film A. The opening at one end of the plastic film A passes through a base hold B
1
in a bottom coupling base B. A tightening band C
1
is used to tighten the opening. Then the other end of the plastic film A is folded reversely to wrap the coupling base B within the plastic film A. Next, a base coupling portion D
1
at the top of a bottom cover D is joined to an annular portion B
2
of the bottom portion of the coupling base B such that the coupling base b and bottom cover D together envelop and clamp the plastic film A. The opening at the other end of the plastic film A is pre-filled with a fluid G and a floating ornamental article H. After fitting a coupling cover E therein, a band C
2
is used to tighten said opening. A coupling portion F
1
of the bottom portion of a top coupling seat F is joined to an annular portion E
2
of the top portion of the coupling cover E such that the band C
2
is received therebetween, and the plastic A is sandwiched between the coupling cover E and the top coupling seat F. When the user squeezes the plastic film A, he can touch the floating ornamental object therein. At the same time, the plastic film A will deform when squeezed to thereby provide a temporary change in shape.
The drawback with the above-described ornament is that since the opening at one end of the plastic film A and the band C
1
are disposed inside the plastic film A, they mar the aesthetic appearance of the ornament. In addition, after tightening of the opening at the other end of the plastic film A with the band C
2
, the tightening effect is not satisfactory. Therefore, there is the problem of leakage. To overcome said problem, in practice, a sealing agent is applied to the two openings at the bands. Although this can prevent occurrence of leakage, the manufacturing process is complicated. Furthermore, the coupling base B and the top coupling seat F have to be respectively disposed in the plastic film A, which increases the difficulty in assembly. Therefore, the use of bands C
1
, C
2
is not a good means to prevent leakage of liquid.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide an ornament for placement, which offers a better sealing and reducing the number of elements than the prior art.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ornament for placement comprising an elastic plastic cover which is a tubular member formed from high molecular polymer material having elasticity, one end thereof being a closed end, the other end thereof being an open end, the periphery of said open end extending laterally to form an engaging ring having a substantially L-shaped cross-section; a connecting ring which is a hollow annular fixed member and has a top portion provided downwardly with a projecting ring of a substantially inverted-J cross-section at a position corresponding to said engaging ring, a lower end of said projecting ring being integrally provided with a connecting portion; an annular base which is a multi-step annular member provided respectively with an annular post and a pivotal portion at an upper end at positions corresponding to said open end and said connecting portion; whereby said engaging ring is inserted into said projecting ring to achieve tight connection, a fluid and/or a floating ornamental object being disposed in said plastic cover via said open end, said annular base being fitted into said open end such that said annular post thereof and said projecting ring cooperatively clamp said connecting ring, said pivotal portion being coupled with said connecting portion such that an annular platform at an upper end of said pivotal portion abuts against a bottom edge of said engaging ring to achieve sealing.


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