ORNAMENT WITH BELL
An ornament Includes a base, at least one bell and an elongated element. A bottom part of each bell is stringed together by the elongated element. The elongated element extending corresponds to a shape of the base and fixed on a surface of the base.
1. Technical Field
The present Invention relates to an ornament, and in particular relates to an ornament with bell.
2. Description of the Related Art
Bells have been widely used in ornaments for celebration, such as Christmas. Referring to U.S. Des. 207,319 issued on Apr. 4, 1967, which discloses an ornament including a plurality of bells. Adjacent bells are connected by a chain, and the plurality of bells are stringed together for decorating the Christmas tree. However, when the above ornament is manufactured, a process of connecting the plurality of bells is time consuming and requires a lot of labor. Furthermore, the above ornament is not easily to exhibit a predetermined model and orientate the plurality of bells towards a same direction.
Therefore, what is desired is an ornament with bell that can overcome the above-described shortcomings.
BRIEF SUMMARYThe ornament with bell is provided. The ornament includes a base, at least one bell and an elongated element. A bottom part of each bell is stringed together by the elongated element. The elongated element extending corresponds to a shape of the base and fixed on a surface of the base.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the elongated element is fixed to the base by welding.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the elongated element is fixed to the base by at least one fixed element.
In an embodiment of the present invention, each fixed element is made of metallic wire and has two hooking parts on two opposite sides thereof, a middle portion of the fixed element pressing on the elongated element, the hooking parts hooking on the base.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the base is a frame having a predetermined shape and made of metal, two rims of the frame adjacent to the at least one bell being parallel with each other, a distance between the rims being slightly less than a diameter of each bell so as to fix the at least one bell on the base firmly.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the elongated element is made of rigid material. Preferably, a width of the elongated element is much greater than a thickness of the elongated element, a cross section along a direction of the thickness of the elongated element providing at least a corner.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the base is a frame having a predetermined shape and made of a metallic sheet or an iron wire. The surface of the base can be a smooth surface, a rough surface or a twisted surface.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the elongated element is fixed to the base by at least one fixed element. The elongated element is made of plastic. Each fixed element defines a through hole, the through hole being located in the middle of the fixed element, the elongated element running through the through hole and restricted by the through hole. Furthermore, each fixed element has two clamping parts located on two opposite sides of the fixed element correspondingly, each clamping part defining a groove therein, the groove being engaged with the base.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the surface of the base is carried out surface treatment, such as plating or baking paint.
These and other features and advantages of the various embodiments disclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the following description and drawings, in which like numbers refer to like parts throughout, and in which;
Reference will now be made to the drawings to describe various exemplary embodiments of the present ornaments with bells in detail.
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The base 11 can be a frame having a predetermined shape and made of metal. For example, the base 11 is made of an iron wire or other metallic sheet For reducing production cost, the base 11 is preferably, made of the iron wire. A wire diameter of the iron wire can be in a range from 0.5 millimeters to 5 millimeters. A surface of the frame of the base 11 can be a smooth surface, a rough surface or a twisted surface formed by interweaving two or more iron wires. The base 11 can be curved to different shapes. The surface of the base 11 can be carried out surface treatment, such as plating or baking paint. The base 11 is made to the frame having the predetermined shape and outline. The frame includes two rims adjacent to the bells 12 being parallel with each other. A distance between the two rims is slightly less than a diameter of an outer surface of each bell 12, so that the outer surface of the bells 12 can be held by the rims of the base 11, thereby preventing the bells 12 from swaying and fixing the bells 12 on the base 11 firmly.
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The elongated element 13 is thin and long, and can be made of rigid material. As shown in
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It is noted that the scope of the present ornament with bell is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, for making the elongated element 13 run through the through hole 18 of the fixed element 16 conveniently, chamfers can be provided on inner sidewalls of the through hole 18, as shown in
The above description is given by way of example, and not limitation. Given the above disclosure, one skilled in the art could devise variations that are within the scope and spirit of the invention disclosed herein, including configurations ways of the recessed portions and materials and/or designs of the attaching structures. Further, the various features of the embodiments disclosed herein can be used alone, or in varying combinations with each other and are not intended to be limited to the specific combination described herein. Thus, the scope of the claims is not to be limited by the illustrated embodiments.
Claims
1. An ornament with bell comprising a base, at least one bell and an elongated element, a bottom part of each bell being stringed together by the elongated element, the elongated element extending corresponding to a shape of the base and fixed on a surface of the base.
2. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the elongated element is fixed to the base by welding.
3. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the base is a frame having a predetermined shape and made of metal, two rims of the frame adjacent to the at least one bell being parallel with each other, a distance between the rims being slightly less than a diameter of each bell for fixing the at least one bell on the base firmly.
4. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the elongated element is made of rigid material.
5. The ornament with bell according to claim 4, wherein a width of the elongated element being much greater than a thickness of the elongated element, a cross section along a direction of the thickness of the elongated element providing at least a corner.
6. The ornament with bell according to claim 5, wherein the cross section along the direction of the thickness of the elongated element is a flat rectangle in shape.
7. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the elongated element is made of rigid material, the elongated element being an iron wire.
8. The ornament with bell according claim 1, wherein the elongated element is fixed to the base by at least one fixed element.
9. The ornament with bell according to claim 8, wherein each fixed element is made of metallic wire and has two hooking parts on two opposite sides thereof, the hooking parts hooking on the base.
10. The ornament with bell according to claim 8, wherein each fixed element defines a through hole, the through hole located in the middle of the fixed element, the elongated element running through the through hole and restricted by the through bole.
11. The ornament with bell according to claim 10, wherein each fixed element has two clamping parts located on two opposite sides of the fixed element correspondingly, each clamping part defining a groove therein, the groove engaged with the base.
12. The ornament with bell according to claim 11, wherein the base is a frame having a rim, a size of an opening of the groove being much less than a size of the rim for each clamping part clamping on the rim of the frame firmly.
13. The ornament with bell according to claim 11, wherein the elongated element is made of plastic.
14. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the base is a frame having a predetermined shape and made of a metallic sheet or an iron wire, two rims of the frame adjacent to the at least one bell being parallel with each other, a distance between the two rims being slightly less than a diameter of each bell for fixing the at least one bell on the base firmly.
15. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the base is made of an iron wire, the surface of the base being a smooth surface, a rough surface or a twisted surface.
16. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the base is carried out plating or baking paint.
17. The ornament with bell according to claim 1, wherein the bottom part of the bell defines a via hole for the elongated element running therethrough.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 6, 2008
Publication Date: Feb 11, 2010
Inventor: Tsung-Wei Chen (Changhua City)
Application Number: 12/186,985
International Classification: A47G 33/00 (20060101);