Abstract: Decorative combination structures are disclosed comprising a combination of flexible bag members which together simulate a conception of the appearance of a Santa. The combination structure comprises two flexible bags arranged for receiving filling material therein and for assuming a substantially rounded shape when so filled, with one of the bag assemblies being provided with facial indicia of a Santa and arranged at the top of the stack and other bag assembly having indicia simulating a buckled belt and a pair of mittened hands extending from sleeves with furry cuffs. An additional elongate flexible bag is provided to simulate a tasseled stocking cap and a flexible sheet is provided in the form of a beard. In addition, a plurality of closure or bunching means for the flexible bags are provided, as are a plurality of fastener means for fastening the bags together and to the ground or platform.

Abstract: A garden ornament comprising a molded ceramic body member defining a cavity having a caudal opening. The body member has a base portion that engages the ground and the opening is proximate the base portion. A sack member having an opening is disposed within the cavity of the body member and contains a dense, granular aggregate, such as sand thereby providing a weighted base portion of the garden ornament. Additionally a stability enhancing member defining an elongated rod member having a first end defining a point for penetrating the ground and a second end received within said cavity thereby substantially preventing lateral movement of said garden ornament.

Abstract: A mount for displaying horns of an animal has a base member. The base has a display portion formed therein. The display portion comprises an opening and a recess formed in the base and in communication with each other. A cover and a backing enclose a photograph or other pictorial to be displayed in the display portion. The cover and backing fit within the recess, but may not pass forwardly into the opening. A nail slot may be provided to facilitate hanging of the mount to a wall or other surface.

Abstract: An ornamental, wire-frame device connector includes connector elements attached to the wires of separable parts of the device, and each connector defines a plurality of openings for removably receiving fastening elements whereby the separable parts of the wire-frame device are removably connected together.

Abstract: A mount (10) for conveniently and realistically displaying the feathers (18) of a game bird, such as a wild turkey, includes a frame (12) and mounting block (14) with predetermined rows of holes (36, 38 and 40) for receiving the feathers. If desired, means (42) can also be provided for displaying the beard (20) of the wild turkey. Additional embodiments (50, 70 and 80) are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-adhesive laminate, shapeable to toe and fingernails, containinga) a film-forming polymer layer containing at least one plasticizer,b) a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer located thereon, andc) a carrier film which covers the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and can be removed again, wherein the film-forming layer a) is also covered on the other side, at least over the entire surface, withd) a protective layer, which is likewise removable and is resistant to the other constituents of the laminate and the materials used in the preparation of the laminate.The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of such a laminate and to its use for application to toenails or fingernails as synthetic nails.

Abstract: A set of thin, flat stencil plates are stacked together face-to-face to form a three-dimensional article shaped as a decorative article. The stencil plates are held together in the three-dimensional form by a connecting member or by frictionally interlocking them to one another. The stencil plates each contain one or more apertures of unique shapes, so the plates can be disassembled from the three-dimensional form and used individually as separate stencils. The stencil plates have peripheral outer surfaces which cooperate to form the three-dimensional shape of a selected design figure when the plates are assembled in a particular sequence, and the article, in its assembled form, conceals the stencils contained inside the finished three-dimensional article. The invention has use as a puzzle in stacking together the stencil plates in the proper sequence, and the finished article can be an art object or a toy, for example.

Abstract: A spider-like decorative structure comprising a main bag member having a filling therein, and made of flexible material. A plurality of elongated bag-like tubular members, each having a filling material therein, are arranged adjacent the main bag member at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the main bag member so as to extend from the main bag member. The main bag member simulates the appearance of a body portion of the spider-like decorative object, and the leg members simulate the appearance of legs of the spider-like decorative object. The legs may be connected to the main bag member at the portions which are adjacent the main bag member, and the free ends of the legs are preferably connected to the ground or other support structure for the spider-like decorative object. A support member is provided for raising an articulated intermediate portion of each of the leg members to further simulate the appearance of bent legs of a spider-like decorative object.

Abstract: The present invention is an animated ornamental fixture for installation in a garden or similar outdoor area frequented by visitors. Upon the approach of an observer, the fixture commences operation to surprise and entertain by elevating a decorative flowerpot to reveal a small figurine beneath, and optionally emitting sounds, and after departure of the observer, the fixture ceases operation.

Abstract: Means, methods and compositions for simulating natural desert varnish. A solution containing soluble metallic acetate salts selected from the group consisting of iron (II), manganese(II) and mixtures thereof and indigenous clay when appropriate is sprayed on distressed or abused natural or artificial rock to produce a preselected patina which is compatible to the indigenous area.

Abstract: Decorative combination structure comprising a combination of a flexible bag member and a flexible sheet which together simulate a fanciful conception of the appearance of a giant bat. The flexible bag is arranged for receiving a plurality of light-weight and preferably inflatable filler elements and for assuming a substantially tubular shape with rounded ends when so filled so as to simulate a bat body, and the bag member is provided with facial indicia of a bat. The flexible sheet is shaped to simulate bat wings and is attached to the bag. A plurality of closure or bunching means for the flexible bag are provided to cause ear-like protrusions at be formed at the initially open end of the bag member. A plurality of fastener means are provided for fastening the bag and the wing-like sheet together.

Abstract: An improved bird figure having a multi-vaned wing structure which is mounted to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the wing structure to provide a somewhat blurred motion simulating the rapid beating of hummingbird wings.

Abstract: A mobile decorative part of a Christmas tree ornament is orbited around a stationary decorative part by an electrical motor locked onto the stationary decorative part.

Abstract: A method of touching up tainted photographs in which one or more of the posers are photographed with closed eyes, in order to form opened eyes thereon. The method utilizes dry-transfers, with each dry-transfer being formed in the shape of an eye, with the dry-transfers being provided on a backing substrate, which substrate includes a plurality of rows of eye-shaped dry-transfers, each eye-shaped dry-transfer of each row being identical, with each row of such eye-shaped dry-transfers having eye-shaped dry-transfers that are of larger size than the adjacent, lower row, in order to provide a plurality of differently-sized eye-transfers, whereby photographs taken at different distances, different lenses, and the like, may be touched up by choosing that eye-transfer that has the most suitable size for a particular photograph and person photographed.

Abstract: A laminated article includes a web releasably adhered to a carrier sheet having indicia imprinted thereon. The web includes a die cut top layer having indicia-imprinted separable pieces releasably adhered to a support layer. Upon separating the web from the carrier sheet, selected ones of the separable pieces can be releasably attached to the carrier whereby the respective indicia cooperate for the playing of a game or creation of a scene.

Abstract: A figurine in the form of a doll or a doll's head is provided for displaying human baby teeth. The head includes an open mouth having a groove in the lower portion thereof. The human baby teeth are received in the groove and are held in place by epoxy. In addition, a cavity may be provided on the top portion of the doll's head for receiving human baby hair.

Abstract: A doll supports a quantity of rooted hair fabricated to provide a posable or cold setting characteristic. The posable hair is formed of an amorphous thermoplastic material preferably having a high molecular weight in a compound including plasticizers, heat stabilizers and lubricants. The material is formed to provide a combination of glass transition temperature characteristic and hardness to produce the cold setting or posable quality.

Abstract: Ornamental bird devices, each comprising a first blank to simulate or be representative of head and body of a bird, and a second blank to simulate or be representative of wings for the head and body of the bird of the first blank. The blanks are of thin, flexile, foldable, creasable and resilient stock. Each blank defines a plurality of indents, and a first blank and a matched second blank are adapted to be assembled in mutual engagement with each indent of the one in hooking relationship with a corresponding indent of the other. An assembled device may comprise, for example, a mobile. Blanks for one or for several devices may be presented on one sheet of stock, and, so presented, each blank is readily and selectively hand-removable from the sheet.

Abstract: A spider-like decorative structure comprising a main bag member having a filling therein, and made of flexible material. A plurality of elongated bag-like tubular members, each having a filling material therein, are arranged adjacent the main bag member at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the main bag member so as to extend from the main bag member. The main bag member simulates the appearance of a body portion of the spider-like decorative object, and the leg members simulate the appearance of legs of the spider-like decorative object. The legs may be connected to the main bag member at the portions which are adjacent the main bag member, and the free ends of the legs are preferably connected to the ground or other support structure for the spider-like decorative object. A support member is provided for raising an articulated intermediate portion of each of the leg members to further simulate the appearance of bent legs of a spider-like decorative object.

Abstract: A decorative figure is supported on a tappet rod extending vertically from a base member, with a support ring being provided at the upper end of the rod. The figure may be displayed by either placing the base member on a horizontal support surface for using the ring to suspend the assembly from an overhead support, such as a branch of a Christmas tree. The base member may also be provided with a recess for receiving a battery powered IC unit to produce electronically generated music.

Abstract: A poseable hair strand for a toy doll includes a ductile and formable center core fiber and an outer casing on the center core fiber. The center core fiber preferably includes a multifilament yarn fiber which is impregnated with a relatively soft formable paraffinic wax material, and the outer casing preferably includes a plurality of multifilament yarn fibers which are substantially unimpregnated with the wax material and formed in a tubular braid configuration around the core fiber.

Abstract: A method of forming a dry, three dimensional block of sculptable material preferably involves the steps of painting the grains of a granular material, allowing the painted grains to dry, mixing a water resistant binder with the painted grains to form a slurry and hardening the slurry to form the block. The amount of binder added is selected to provide a block with a hardness between about 0.25 and 4.0 on the Mohs scale. The formed block has a wide variety of uses, including but not limited to use as a sculptable article, a sanding object, a sign or as a paving stone.

Abstract: A pumpkin decoration wherein a first decorative piece of vinyl sticks via an adhesive to the pumpkin and a second decorative piece of static cling material clings via static cling to the first piece. Third and fourth pieces of static cling material may also cling to the second piece and to each other such that a number of designs may be created. The first decorative piece of vinyl includes an adhesive which is pressure-sensitive such that the first piece may be repeatedly removed and reapplied to the pumpkin.

Abstract: A statue has a body with at least one raisable and lowerable extremity, and a motor drive connected with the extremity through a counterweight, so that the extremity is lowered under the action of its own weight and raised by the motor drive with the assistance of the counterweight.

Abstract: An ornamental figure is mounted on a vertical support rod by a rubber grommet, with the lower end of the rod being secured to a base assembly including a casing and bottom plate. A spacer member disposed between the casing and plate prevents deformation of the casing during threaded attachment of the rod to the plate.

Abstract: Plush stuffed anatomical members for mounting on a computer monitor or a like object to make the object less intimidating to children and therefore to encourage its use by children. The stuffed anatomical members may include a head member, two arm members, and two feet members. Each member is detachably secured to the object using hook and loop fasteners.

Abstract: A turkey trophy mounting kit adapted to be employed by a hunter to process for preserving, and then affixably mount upon the provided plaque for display, a cured and dried spread wild turkey gobbler tail fan, and the beard and feet thereof.

Abstract: A decorative hanging device is provided and consists of a plurality of suspension members secured to and projecting from the top portion of a basket frame structure so as to be hung from a ceiling or the like. A plurality of silk flowers are arranged about a macrame fabric structure which covers the basket frame structure. Decor paint is applied to the macrame fabric structure so as to make an aesthetically pleasing structure.

Abstract: A molded plastics taxidermy manikin receives an animal head skin stretched over and glued thereto with the aft open end of the head skin overlapping a peripheral extension of the manikin and being stapled to a wooden recessed insert provided therein. A center vertical groove is provided on the recessed insert and an elongated protuberance attached to the face of a mounting decorative wall plaque matingly engages the vertical groove. The protuberance-groove mating surfaces prevent relative horizontal and rotative movement between the plaque and the skin coated manikin while permitting relative vertical movement therebetween resulting in easy centering of the skin coated manikin on the plaque. A plurality of wood screws are positioned through predrilled holes in the plaque to engage the recessed wooden insert and attach the plaque to the skin coated manikin while the parts are maintained in relative centered position.

Abstract: An ornamental figure is mounted on a vertical support rod by a rubber grommet, with the lower end of the rod being secured to a base assembly including a casing and bottom plate. A spacer member disposed between the casing and plate prevents deformation of the casing during threaded attachment of the rod to the plate.

Abstract: A peanut person is provided in which the head and body are made from peanuts, the arms and legs are made of insulated wire, the hands from electric connectors and the feet from plastic material.

Abstract: An advertising or promotional item comprises a body (2) from one side of which extends a flag (3) carrying an advertising message, the body (2) having a foot (1) by which it may be adhered to a support. According to the invention the body (2) is a flattened mass of fibers (5), so that the item is small enough to be posted in an envelope in the mail. A face (4) may be adhered to the body (2) to keep the item flat.

Abstract: It is bracket on which the top of an adult male deer's skull with antlers attached and cut approximately through the upper third of the eye socket to approximately 1 1/4 inch thick in the back of the skull, can be fastened on top of an adjustable base plate which can be moved forward so that the back of the antlers will not touch wall. It can accommodate most any size set of deer antlers. With the top of the adult deer's skull fastened to the base plate as recommended, the antlers will be in their most natural position just as if the deer was standing with his head upright and staring straight out in front of him, thus showing all the beauty and symmetry and different caracteristics of the deer's rack. The slight 10.degree. degree downward angle of the base plate to the back plate is just enough that the top of the skull from the back to the front is horizontal or 90.degree.

Abstract: A method of making a doll includes the steps of forming a skirt portion from a substantially circular, flat, formable sheet by cutting three closely spaced substantially parallel radially extending slits in the sheet, forming the main portion of the sheet into a substantially conical configuration, and bending the elongated strips defined by the slits outwardly in opposite directions so that the main portion of the sheet and the bases of the strips define an aperture in the skirt portion. The method further includes the steps of forming a character figure portion including head, neck and body portions, and assembling the character figure portion with the skirt portion so that the body portion is received in the interior of the conical skirt portion and so that the neck portion extends through the aperture in the skirt portion to position the head portion above the skirt portion.

Abstract: An implantation prosthesis, and a composite material for use in constructing this prosthesis. The material is flexible. It has an inner wall, an outer wall, and a foam layer between the walls in adherent surface-to-surface contact. The walls are made of a flexible elastomeric material with at least limited permeability. The foam is resiliently deformable to resist sharp folding of the walls, and to resist relative in-plane motion of the walls.

Abstract: Christmas tree ornaments for attachment to a conventional natural or artificial Christmas tree include representations of a pair of human hands and a human head. Each of the ornaments are formed from a translucent plastic material and have an internal electric light. An elongated telescopically adjustable strut is secured to each of the ornaments and has a plurality of spaced spring biased clamps. The clamps are utilized to secure the ornaments to a tree. Power cords from the electric lights within each ornament extend through the associated strut. The ornaments include representations of a human head and hands to enable decoration of a tree to simulate various famous individuals and fictional characters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new fabric which is rich in a new, raw material feeling which has been unparalleled before, a fashionable feeling and an unexpected feeling and to its method of preparation. The fabric of the present invention is a three dimensional fabric having a unique structure characterized by a structure wherein a mass of a number of apexes of piled fibers is made in a body to form a scaly structure and a number of said scaly structures cover the surface layer of the fabric.

Abstract: A figurine or object of art constructed from cured tobacco leaves. The torso or trunk of the object consists of leaves impressed onto a conical support in an overlapping manner where they are arranged to resemble various forms of attire. The figurine appendages are also constructed from leaves which are shaped to resemble known body parts and these are secured by known means. The leaves may differ from one another in size, shape and texture but they have in common a pliancy which allows the creator to produce and re-produce the desired art object by duplicative methods.

Abstract: A personal memento is provided, in which a fallen-off milk tooth is fitted to a decorative article such as an animal toy, an imitation plant, a doll or the like. The milk tooth is incorporated into the overall scope of design of the decorative article to be displayed integral therewith.

Abstract: An aromatic decorative figure or other object formed of foam plastic material having dispersed throughout its cellular structure a relatively large amount of a volatile liquid fragrance. When the figure is exposed to the atmosphere, it continuously exudes the fragrance for a prolonged period, in the course of which the figure proceeds to shrink as a result of liquid loss, thereby indicating the approaching exhaustion of the fragrance. In one embodiment, the figure is created in situ by injecting a charge of a foam-forming mixture having the liquid fragrance dispersed therein into the cavity of a blister pack whose transparent blister is configured to assume the contours of the desired figure. The injected mixture expands within the cavity to form a figure which conforms to the contours of the blister and is cured therein. The resultant foam-plastic figure is effectively sealed within the pack to prevent the escape of fragrance, the pack also serving to display and protect the figure.

Abstract: An artificial fingernail or toenail which can provide the illusion of length, movement, depth and even three-dimensionalism through the use of a moire pattern.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive recording material is disclosed, having microcapsules containing a triphenylmethane leuco-dye dissolved in a solvent composed at least 80% of plant, animal or paraffin oils, the microcapsule walls being formed of a wall material which is water-soluble or water-dispersible before the formation of the microcapsules.

Abstract: A doll having an upper body section of rush stalks being tied or plaited or braided into a shape and a lower body section of rush stalks having a plain skirt or a pleated skirt, wherein both body sections are joined by means of a bar passing through support plates or by adhesive means.

Abstract: A pair of synthetic antlers, each of which includes at least a handle and two tines, one of the antlers having fins along the tines and upon clashing/striking the antlers together, the fins produce palmated sounds effective for rattling-in deer, elk and like antlered animals.

Abstract: A portable mannequin includes a carrying case which may be unfolded to reveal the contents which include a collapsible mannequin form having a head form and a torso form that are foldable in the case and unfoldable to fit upon the case in an erect fashion. The mannequin may be used as a security companion or by itself in automobiles, homes and the like.

Abstract: An ornamental article for window display is constructed of first and second hollow ornamental article sections to be mounted on a transparent member, the two sections being cut and divided at any plane surface of the body of the ornamental article. Each ornamental article section includes a boss formed within the hollow ornamental article section, the boss being formed therein with a first threaded portion along its longitudinal axis extending substantially perpendicular to the end surface of the divided section, and an attachment unit having a sucking device and a shaft formed integrally therewith, the shaft being formed outside thereof with a second threaded portion which meshes with the first threaded portion.

Abstract: A synthetic fiber having an uneven surface structure consisting of wrinkles having ridges and recesses of the surface of the fiber and not presenting specular luster, which may be used, for example, as artificial hair for wigs, can be produced easily and stably by melt-spinning a starting synthetic resin such as nylon and passing the spun mono-filament through a cooling bath at a temperature not lower than 30.degree. C. for a period of time sufficient for developing wrinkles in its surface. Inclusion of a pigment such as carbon black in an appropriate amount in the starting material is effective in providing dense distribution of wrinkles.

Abstract: A cup holder having a cylinder portion for receiving a cup which has no handles and a releasable handle therefor. The releasable handle has a shank, one or more extensions from the upper portion of the shank and a platform at the base of the shank. On the distal end of each extension, there are receptacles for releasably engaging a protrusion on a horizontal surface of an outwardly extending ledge on the upper portion of the cylinder. The platform has means for releasably receiving a lip in the lower rim of the cylinder.

Abstract: The full face decorative applique according to this invention comprises a full face image printed on a hypoallergenic self-adhesive material backed by easy release non-stick paper. The full face image is precut and prescored into at least five discrete facial sections for ease of application to the face. The facial image is divided into separate facial sections, one for the nose, two for the cheeks and eyes as well as separate sections for the mouth (lips) and for the chin. The separate sections of the image are precut so as to leave uncut pieces of the overall facial design between the various facial sections when they are removed from the backing.

Abstract: This invention relates to an article of manufacture and a method for making same, such as an artificial bird body used in taxidermy and essentially made to represent a plucked bird body using a polyurethane foam casting of the plucked carcass. The final foam casting is made in a two (2) step process. The first step consists of plucking the feathers from a bird so that the skin, muscles, connecting tissue and bones are intact in the bird body. Next, a casting is made using a specific procedure so that the bird is cast in the final pose desired. Special slots are made to insert the tibia and the tail portions of the bird. An additional provision is made for the insertion of a heavy wire for giving structural strength to the bird body and for mounting the neck and/or head of the bird. A second casting is then made of the reconfigured first casting and the second casting used for the final product.