MODULAR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

Description

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a Christmas ornament, and particularly, to a modular Christmas ornament.

2. Description of the Related Art

Conventional Christmas ornaments are made from fragile materials, which are brittle and dangerous for children.

However, Christmas ornaments are often beautiful and interesting, making them appealing to children.

Therefore, there is a need for a Christmas ornament that is safe for children to touch, manipulate, and to play with at any time.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides a modular Christmas ornament.

Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a modular Christmas ornament, including an internal decoration disposed within the ornament body, and an ornament body magnet disposed at a top portion of the ornament body, an ornament cap, including an ornament cap magnet disposed within the ornament cap to correspond to the ornament body magnet, such that the ornament cap is magnetically and removably connected to the ornament body.

The modular Christmas ornament may further include a hanger to connect to a top portion of the ornament cap to allow the modular Christmas ornament to be hung from an external object.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates side view of a modular Christmas ornament, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept; and

FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the modular Christmas ornament of FIG. 1 including a detached ornament cap, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.

LIST OF COMPONENTS

• • Modular Christmas Ornament 100
  • Ornament Body 110
  • Internal Decoration 111
  • Ornament Body Magnet 112
  • Ornament Cap 120
  • Ornament Cap Magnet 121
  • Ornament Cap Hanger Receiving Portion 122
  • Hanger 130

FIG. 1 illustrates side view of a modular Christmas ornament 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the modular Christmas ornament 100 of FIG. 1 including a detached ornament cap 120, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The modular Christmas ornament 100, and all components therein and/or connected thereto, may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, stone, glass, ceramics, wood, silicone, paper, cloth, circuitry, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto, and can be constructed from any material known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

Hanger 130

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the modular Christmas ornament 100 may include an ornament body 110, an ornament cap 120, and a hanger 130, but is not limited thereto.

The ornament body 110 may include an internal decoration 111 and an ornament body magnet 112, but is not limited thereto.

As depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2, the internal decoration 111 may be disposed within the ornament body 110, and may be provided in plurality or as a single decoration within the ornament body 110. Any type of decoration may be included as the internal decoration 111, but preferably, since this is a Christmas-oriented inventive concept, the internal decoration 111 would be a Christmas-related decoration, such as a star, a snowman, a Santa Claus, a reindeer, etc.

Preferably, the ornament body 110 should be constructed from a transparent or semi-transparent material, so that the internal decoration 111 may be visible by a user. Also, the ornament body 110 should be constructed from a durable material to allow the modular Christmas ornament 100 to be utilized and played with by a child.

The ornament body magnet 112 may be disposed at a top portion of the ornament body 110, and may correspond to the ornament cap 120 to magnetically be connected thereto.

The ornament cap 120 may include an ornament cap magnet 121 and an ornament cap hanger receiving portion 122, but is not limited thereto.

The ornament cap magnet may be disposed within the ornament cap body 120, and may correspond to the ornament body magnet 112 to allow the ornament body 110 to be magnetically connected to the ornament cap 120.

The ornament cap hanger receiving portion 122 may have an aperture to receive a portion of the hanger 130 therethrough, to allow the modular Christmas ornament 100 to be hung on a Christmas tree.

The hanger 130 may be any type of hanger device, including, but not limited to, a ring, a hook, a clip, etc.

Accordingly, a parent can hang the modular Christmas ornament 100 onto a Christmas tree by using the hanger 130. If a child wishes to play with the modular Christmas ornament 100, the child can simply pull on the ornament body 110, which will magnetically detach from the ornament cap 120, thereby allowing the child to play with the ornament body 110 (which has the internal decoration 111 thereinside), while leaving the ornament cap 120 still attached to the Christmas tree via the hanger 130.

When the child is finished playing with the ornament body 110, the child (or the parent) can quickly and easily magnetically connect the ornament body 110 to the ornament cap.

The present general inventive concept may include a modular Christmas ornament 100, including an ornament body 110, including an internal decoration 111 disposed within the ornament body 110, and an ornament body magnet 112 disposed at a top portion of the ornament body 111, an ornament cap 120, including an ornament cap magnet 121 disposed within the ornament cap 120 to correspond to the ornament body magnet 121, such that the ornament cap 120 is magnetically and removably connected to the ornament body 110.

The modular Christmas ornament 100 may further include a hanger 130 to connect to a top portion of the ornament cap 120 to allow the modular Christmas ornament 100 to be hung from an external object.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.