Interactive Holiday Tabletop Decoration Kit

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/644,139, which was filed on May 8, 2024, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to holiday decoration kits. More specifically, the invention relates to a customizable holiday tabletop decoration kit designed for creating dioramas for multiple holidays, including Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. The kit comprises a base with pre-drilled holes for arranging holiday-specific figures, buildings, and trees, and integrates electronic features such as LED lighting, a speaker, and a motion sensor. The kit allows users to personalize their displays, with control through a mobile application for an enhanced, interactive, and reusable decoration experience. Accordingly, this disclosure makes specific reference thereto the present invention. Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the present invention are also equally applicable to other like applications, devices, and methods of manufacture.

BACKGROUND

By way of background, many people enjoy decorating their homes for various holidays, such as Christmas, Easter, and Halloween. These occasions are often seen as opportunities to create festive atmospheres, both inside and outside the home, that reflect the themes and traditions associated with each holiday. A wide variety of decorative figurines, ornaments, lights, and other items are typically used to achieve these seasonal transformations. However, the process of preparing and organizing decorations for each holiday can be cumbersome and overwhelming. Shoppers often face the challenge of navigating stores or online retailers to find the perfect items that match their vision. This task can be time-consuming, and in many cases, people find themselves spending more money than expected, purchasing duplicate or unnecessary items, which further adds to the frustration. Moreover, it is common for individuals to struggle with storage solutions, as keeping decorations in an organized manner between holidays presents an additional logistical burden. When items are poorly stored or difficult to locate, the decorating process becomes even more cumbersome in subsequent years, detracting from the joy and excitement of the holiday season.

Additionally, one of the common pitfalls people face when decorating for holidays is the lack of cohesive design. Individually purchased decorations, while festive, often lack unity and can result in a disjointed or cluttered appearance that does not capture the intended holiday ambiance. People often purchase decorations on impulse or based solely on availability, which leads to mismatched pieces that fail to contribute to a unified, aesthetically pleasing setting. Without a curated approach, homeowners find it difficult to create a polished, thematic look that ties the entire space together. Furthermore, there is typically little guidance or inspiration available for creating a cohesive decorative scene, leaving many feeling unsure of how to arrange or style their décor effectively. As a result, the entire process can become frustrating and discouraging, with people feeling dissatisfied with their efforts and the final outcome. This challenge is compounded when people attempt to decorate for multiple holidays throughout the year, as they must constantly switch themes, colors, and styles, all while attempting to manage their collection of decorations

Therefore, there exists a long-felt need in the art for a holiday decoration kit that allows users to create multiple holiday-themed dioramas without purchasing individual decorations for each occasion. There is a long-felt need for a customizable kit that eliminates the need to purchase separate and/or individual decorations to create a unique display. Additionally, there is a long-felt need for a kit that integrates interactive features like lighting and sound to enhance the decoration experience. Moreover, there is a long-felt need for a modular kit that features numerous figurines and decorations that can be placed on a tabletop during a specific holiday. Further, there is a long-felt need for a decoration kit that can be controlled via smart devices to provide users with a modern, interactive, and engaging experience during the holidays. Finally, there is a long-felt need in the art for a decoration system that makes it much easier to set up and take down decorations for the holidays.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment, comprises a customizable holiday tabletop decoration kit for multiple holiday occasions, including Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. The kit includes a base with pre-drilled holes for positioning various decorative figurines, such as trees, figures, and buildings. The kit further incorporates electronic features like LED lights, a motion sensor, and a speaker. An application provides an augmented reality display for the decoration kit. The kit also allows for modular arrangements, enabling users to create unique displays for different holidays by easily swapping or repositioning components.

In this manner, the holiday tabletop decoration kit of the present invention accomplishes all of the foregoing objectives, offering a flexible, interactive, and cost-effective way to decorate for multiple holidays. The kit provides users with a versatile decoration system that enhances the festive atmosphere while being easy to use and reconfigure. The interactive capabilities of the kit, including lighting, sound, and motion, provide users with an engaging and modern decoration experience tailored to their aesthetic preferences. The kit eliminates the need to purchase separate and/or individual decorations to create a unique display. The kit enables users to easily decorate for a holiday with a single kit that offers all the items and figurines needed to create a fun and aesthetically pleasing display.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed innovation. This summary is not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its sole purpose is to present some general concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a holiday tabletop decoration kit. The kit comprises a plurality of holiday-themed components, including figures and scenery elements corresponding to different holidays such as Easter, Halloween, and Christmas, a base with pre-drilled holes for receiving and securing said component, at least one electronic feature selected from the group consisting of lights, speakers, and motion sensors to provide interactive and customizable decoration, and wherein said components and base are configured to allow users to arrange them in a personalized, modular setup for creating seasonal holiday dioramas.

In another aspect, a holiday decoration system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of themed kits, each associated with a different holiday, including Easter, Halloween, and Christmas, wherein each kit comprises a base with modular and interchangeable terrain components, a set of holiday-specific miniature figures and decorative elements, including animals, buildings, and trees, and an augmented reality mobile application, configured to pair with said kits for controlling embedded electronic components and providing guidance on arrangement via AR display.

In another embodiment, a Halloween-themed tabletop decoration kit is disclosed. The kit includes a plastic base with a non-slipping bottom surface and pre-drilled holes for inserting components, a haunted house figurine with skeletal and ghostly decorations, a plurality of bare trees, skeleton piles, and gravestones, a plurality of miniature figurines representing witches, pumpkins, and cauldrons, at least one lighting component integrated with said figurines, wherein said lighting component includes LEDs, and a speaker embedded in said base, configured to emit Halloween sound effects activated by user input.

In another embodiment, a Christmas-themed tabletop decoration kit is disclosed. The kit comprises a base simulating a snowy landscape, equipped with pre-drilled holes for positioning components, a plurality of buildings, including a church and houses, along with decorative elements such as lamp posts, trees, and benches, a Santa Claus figurine with a sleigh and reindeer, a motion sensor embedded in said base, wherein said motion sensor triggers lighting and motorized movement of the sleigh and reindeer when detecting movement, and a speaker embedded in said base, configured to play Christmas-themed sound effects, including carols.

In yet another aspect, the electronic components further comprise a remote-control function integrated via a mobile application, enabling users to control the lights, sound effects, and motorized elements of the kit.

In one embodiment, the figurines are coated with phosphorescent material, allowing them to glow in the dark to enhance the spooky effect of the display.

Numerous benefits and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which it pertains upon reading and understanding of the following detailed specification.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the disclosed innovation are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features will become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The description refers to provided drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the holiday tabletop decoration kit of the present invention in accordance with one embodiment;

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view showing the decoration kit 100 of FIG. 1 in an installed position in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic view showing the coupling of the decoration kit 100 with a mobile application in accordance with the disclosed structure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a Christmas-based tabletop decoration kit in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view showing the Easter-theme-based decoration kit of the present invention in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovation can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments are discussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are described only to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in other embodiments, any of the features described herein from different embodiments may be combined.

As noted above, there exists a long-felt need in the art for a holiday decoration kit that allows users to create multiple holiday-themed dioramas without purchasing individual decorations for each occasion. There is a long-felt need for a customizable kit that eliminates the need to purchase separate and/or individual decorations to create a unique display. Additionally, there is a long-felt need for a kit that integrates interactive features like lighting and sound to enhance the decoration experience. Moreover, there is a long-felt need for a modular kit that features numerous figurines and decorations that can be placed on a tabletop during a specific holiday. Further, there is a long-felt need for a decoration kit that can be controlled via smart devices to provide users with a modern, interactive, and engaging experience during the holidays. Finally, there is a long-felt need in the art for a decoration system that makes it much easier to set up and take down decorations for the holidays.

The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, is a holiday decoration system. The system includes a plurality of themed kits, each associated with a different holiday, including Easter, Halloween, and Christmas, wherein each kit comprises a base with modular and interchangeable terrain components, a set of holiday-specific miniature figures and decorative elements, including animals, buildings, and trees, and an augmented reality mobile application, configured to pair with said kits for controlling embedded electronic components and providing guidance on arrangement via AR display.

Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

Referring initially to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 of the present invention in accordance with one embodiment. The holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 of the present invention is a comprehensive, versatile, and customizable set designed to create intricate holiday-themed dioramas or decorative scenes. The kit includes a range of miniature items that correspond to different holidays such as but not limited to Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and more. The kit allows users to personalize their displays, making it a fun and creative activity for the holiday season.

In one embodiment, the holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 is a Halloween-themed decoration kit. The kit 100 includes a plurality of Halloween scene components for creating a Halloween-themed decoration. More specifically, the kit 100 includes at least one haunted house 102 which resembles a rundown house with ghosts and skeletons. A graveyard setup base 104 such as a mat is included which may have sand, rocks, sticks, leaves, etc. The base 104 has a non-slipping bottom surface 106 and can be placed on any flat surface for the components to be placed thereon. A plurality of Halloween trees 108 which are bare and spooky trees of different designs are included in the kit 100 for decoration. A plurality of skeleton piles 110 and a plurality of gravestones 112 are also included in the kit 100 for providing a complete Halloween. A plurality of miniature figurines 114 are a part of the kit 100 for providing decoration.

The plastic base 104 includes a plurality of pre-drilled holes 116 to insert the trees 108 and other items securely. The base 104 also allows customization by marking spaces for specific features like churches or haunted houses. All the components including the trees 108, skeletons 110, gravestones 112, figurines 114, collapsing archway 115, and more are made from high-quality plastic or resin. The components are lightweight and sturdy thereby remaining stable when placed on the base 104.

The plastic base 104 provides a customizable surface for adding sand, gravel, and snow to create a realistic Halloween scene and users can also manually place figurines 114 such as but not limited to rabbits, eggs, witches, skeletons, reindeer, etc., to suit their preferred aesthetic and/or holiday theme. One or more figurines 114 include LEDs 118 for providing enhanced lighting effects in the decoration. The LEDs 118 are customized as per the figurine to which the LEDs are mounted. In some embodiments, the LEDs 118 are solar powered for continuous lighting effects without any external power supply. A speaker 120 is embedded in the base 104 which has embedded sound effects like eerie Halloween noises for creating a Halloween effect. The speaker 120 can be pushed to activate the audio.

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view showing the decoration kit 100 of FIG.1 in an installed position in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, in the installed state, the base 104 is placed on a surface 202 and different components of the kit 100 including the house 102, the trees 108, skeletons 110, gravestones 112, figurines 114 and more are placed on the base 104. The kit 100 comes in different sizes with customized components to meet the preferences of different users. In some embodiments, the components may illuminate in the dark and may use phosphorescence.

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic view showing the coupling of the decoration kit 100 with a mobile application in accordance with the disclosed structure. In some embodiments of the present invention, the decoration kit (such as kit 100) is adapted to be paired with an augmented reality (AR) mobile application 302 which is installed in an electronic computing device 304 such as but not limited to a smartphone, a tablet, etc. The application 302 can be configured to be paired with a plurality of different embodiments of decoration kits 100. The application 302 provides a light control 306 which allows a user to activate and deactivate the lights 118 of the kit 100 when the kit 100 is in an installed state. An AR display 308 when pressed shows one or more augmented reality (AR) views of the kit 100 for providing users a guidance to install the kit 100. The application 302 can display a plurality of AR views from which a user can select for installing the kit 100.

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a Christmas-based tabletop decoration kit in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the decoration kit 400 is designed for Christmas celebrations and includes a plastic fake snow base 402 for a snowy landscape. A plurality of buildings 404 including churches and houses are included in the kit 400. A plurality of decorative elements 406 such as but not limited to lamp posts, trees, benches, and more are included for creating a Christmas celebrations landscape. A Santa Claus figure 408 with a sack 410 and a sleigh 412 with six reindeer 414 are included in the kit 400. For completing the decoration, a plurality of snowmen figurines 416 are included in the kit 100.

In some embodiment, fake snow can be additionally applied to the plastic base 402 and the kit 400 can include a hidden motor 418 for moving reindeer to create a realistic landscape. Locations of different figurines can be changed to customize the decoration and to suit different display styles. In the preferred embodiment, a motion sensor 420 is embedded in the base 402 wherein Santa's sleigh 412 and reindeer 414 automatically light up and move when the sensor 420 detects motion.

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view showing the Easter-theme-based decoration kit of the present invention in accordance with another embodiment of the invention. As illustrated, the Easter-theme-based decoration kit 500 includes a plurality of animals 502 such as rabbits and chickadees. A plurality of accessories 504 such as Easter eggs are included in the kit 500 for Easter celebrations. Scenery elements 506 including but not limited to small leaves and trees and miniature play items 508 are also included in the kit 500. For providing additional decoration, decorative building miniatures 510 are included in the kit 500.

It should be noted that in some embodiments of the present invention, the base of the kits is magnetic and the different components including figurines, decorative elements and more are also magnetic and have opposite polarity from the base. The components and the base removably attach to each other using the magnetic force therebetween. Each kit includes the speaker which has embedded sound effects like Christmas carols, eerie Halloween noises, or ambient park sounds for Easter. Further, motion sensors of the kits activate parts of the decoration, such as a ghost appearing when someone approaches, or Santa's sleigh lighting up when the sensor detects motion.

Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, different persons may refer to the same feature or component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components or features that differ in name but not structure or function. As used herein “interactive holiday tabletop diorama kit”, “modular holiday decoration system with augmented reality control”, “holiday tabletop decoration kit”, ‘Easter-theme based decoration kit”, “Christmas-based tabletop decoration kit”, “kit”, and “decoration kit” are interchangeable and refer to the interactive holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 of the present invention.

Notwithstanding the forgoing, the interactive holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 of the present invention can be of any suitable size and configuration as is known in the art without affecting the overall concept of the invention, provided that it accomplishes the above stated objectives. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the interactive holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 as shown in the FIGS. are for illustrative purposes only, and that many other sizes and shapes of the interactive holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 are well within the scope of the present disclosure. Although the dimensions of the interactive holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 are important design parameters for user convenience, the interactive holiday tabletop decoration kit 100 may be of any size that ensures optimal performance during use and/or that suits the user's needs and/or preferences.

Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplary embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the present invention. While the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combinations of features and embodiments that do not include all of the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with all equivalents thereof.

What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subject matter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimed subject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.