Decorative body of a decorative object

Abstract

Decorative body of a decorative object (8), wherein the decorative body has a decorative element (1) and a fastening element (2) and wherein the decorative element (1) is attached to a section of the decorative object (8) with the fastening element (2), characterized in that at least one magnet (3a) is arranged on one of the two elements (1, 2) and at least one adhesive body (4) made of ferromagnetic material or a second magnet (3b) of opposite polarity is arranged on the other element (1, 2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a decorative body of a decorative object, wherein the decorative body has a decorative element and a fastening element and wherein the decorative element is fastened to a section of the decorative object by means of the fastening element.

[0002] A wide variety of decorative items are used for the seasonal and occasion-related decoration of homes and businesses, as well as public buildings and institutions. For example, Christmas trees and garlands are used as decorative items during the Christmas season. To allow for reuse the Christmas trees the following year, they are usually artificial. Christmas trees are usually decorated with ornaments. Baubles, stars, small figures, and the like are particularly popular as tree decorations during the Christmas season. At Easter, for example, decorative eggs, flowers, bows, etc. are used as ornaments for garlands. But decorative items with attached ornaments are also common for other occasions such as Halloween, Mardi Gras, town and children's festivals.

[0003] The decorative bodies are usually attached individually to the respective decorative item by hand using fastening elements (cable ties, hooks, clips, cords, etc.). As a rule, the decorative items are stored at the end of one season and put back up at the beginning of the next. The decorative items are usually stored with the attached decorative bodies, as the labor required to remove the attached decorative bodies by loosening the fastening elements from the decorative item and then storing them separately is too great. The labor required to remove the old decorative bodies and attach new ones is also too great for adapting the style of the decorative bodies of an existing decorative item from one season to the next.This usually results in the decorative item in question being removed along with the attached ornaments and replaced with a new decorative item with ornaments of a different style. However, this is not very resource-efficient.

[0004] The object of the invention is therefore to propose a decorative body with a decorative element and a fastening element of a decorative object, which reduces the work required for exchanging the decorative element for another decorative element.

[0005] This object is achieved by arranging at least one magnet on one of the two elements and at least one adhesive body made of ferromagnetic material or another magnet with opposite polarity on the other element.

[0006] In one embodiment, the magnet is arranged on the decorative element, and the opposing magnet is arranged on the fastening element. Another embodiment provides for the magnet to be arranged on the decorative element and the ferromagnetic adhesive body to be arranged on the fastening element. In a further configuration, the magnet is arranged on the fastening element and the ferromagnetic adhesive body is arranged on the decorative element.

[0007] A magnet is an object that generates a magnetic field in its surroundings. Certain other objects are magnetically attracted or repelled within this field. Magnetic assemblies, consisting of two magnets or a magnet and a magnetizable material, are widely used in technology because they can be separated and reassembled without the need for additional tools.

[0008] The decorative body according to the invention has the advantage that the decorative element can be removed from the decorative object by loosening the magnetic connection, without the fastening element having to be detached from the decorative object. To remove the decorative element, the fastening element can remain on the decorative object. This means that the fastening element is still available for attaching another decorative element by creating a magnetic connection between the fastening element remaining on the decorative object and the other decorative element. This allows the decorative elements of a decorative object to be exchanged with comparatively little effort and, for example, adapted to a different style for the next season. This enables the continued use of a decorative object already equipped with decorative elements, even if different decorative elements are desired.This contributes significantly to the conservation of resources.

[0009] An advantageous embodiment provides for at least one magnet to be a permanent magnet. A permanent magnet is a magnet made of a single piece of hard magnetic material, such as alloys of iron, cobalt, nickel, or certain ferrites. It has and maintains a constant magnetic field without the need for electrical power, as is the case with electromagnets.

[0010] In further embodiments of the invention, the fastening element comprises a hook and / or an eyelet and / or a clip and / or a bolt and / or a bracket and / or a cord and / or a band and / or a cable tie. The choice of fastening element primarily depends on the design of the section of the decorative item intended for attaching the ornament.

[0011] Another embodiment provides for the adhesive body made of ferromagnetic material to have a contact surface. To achieve maximum adhesive force between the jewelry element and the fastening element, it is advantageous if the contact surface of the adhesive body completely covers the north or south pole of the magnet. Furthermore, the surface of the contact surface should be as rough as possible, because the smoother the surface of the adhesive body, the greater the adhesive force.

[0012] The basic approach of the present invention therefore consists in proposing a decorative element and a fastening element of a decorative body of a decorative object, in which one of the two elements is provided with a magnet, while the other element has either an adhesive body made of ferromagnetic material or a second magnet of opposite polarity, so that the decorative element can be connected to the fastening element by simply contacting it and can be removed again by peeling it off. In this way, the object of the invention, namely to reduce the labor required for decorating and removing, is achieved.

[0013] An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. They show: Fig. 1a an embodiment of the jewelry body according to the invention with jewelry element and fastening element in the separated state Fig. 1b the jewellery body according to Fig. 1a with connected decorative element and fastening element Fig. 2a shows a further embodiment of the jewellery body according to the invention with the jewellery element and fastening element in the separated state Fig. 2b the jewellery body according to Fig. 2a with connected decorative element and fastening element

[0014] Fig. Figure 1a shows an embodiment of the decorative body according to the invention with a decorative element and fastening element on a decorative object 8. In the illustrated embodiment, the decorative object 8 is a Christmas tree, shown in detail. The decorative element 1 is fastened to a section of the decorative object 8 (here, a branch of the Christmas tree) with the fastening element 2.

[0015] In the illustrated embodiment, the decorative element 1 is a Christmas tree bauble 1. The fastening element 2 has an eyelet 6 with a cord 7 passing through it, wherein the fastening element 2 is fastened to the branch 8 by the cord 7. However, the invention is not limited to this. For example, the fastening element 2 can also have a hook and / or a clip and / or a bolt and / or a bracket and / or a band and / or a cable tie for fastening to the decorative object 8.

[0016] Furthermore, the fastening element 2 has a magnet 3a, which is integrated into the fastening element 2, for example, glued, clamped, or screwed in. The magnet 3a is a permanent magnet.

[0017] The decorative element 1, designed as a Christmas bauble, has an adhesive body 4 with a contact surface 5, wherein at least the contact surface 5 is made of ferromagnetic material. The adhesive body 4 is attached to the upper end of the Christmas bauble as a so-called cap of the Christmas bauble. The cap of this Christmas bauble can, for example, be a ferromagnetic metal cap, without the invention being limited to this.

[0018] When the jewelry element 1 is brought closer to the fastening element 2, the magnetic force provided by the magnet 3a acts on the adhesive body 4, so that an attractive force acts between the adhesive body 4 and the magnet 3a, thus establishing a force-locking connection between the adhesive body 4 and the magnet 3a. It goes without saying that to hold the jewelry element 1 to the fastening element 2, the magnetic force of the magnet 3a must be designed such that it is greater than the weight of the jewelry element 1.

[0019] This force-locking connection between the adhesive body 4 and the magnet 3a is preferably released again by manually pulling the decorative element 1 with the adhesive body 4 away from the magnet 3a of the fastening element 2 or by a shearing movement.

[0020] Fig. 1b shows the jewelry body according to Fig. 1a with connected decorative element and fastening element.

[0021] In a further embodiment not shown, the magnet 3a and the adhesive body 4 are swapped, so that the magnet 3a is part of the decorative element 1 and the adhesive body 4 is part of the fastening element 2.

[0022] Fig. 2a shows analogous to Fig. 1a shows a further embodiment of the inventive jewelry body with the jewelry element and fastening element in the separated state. As in the embodiment in Fig. 1a, the magnet 3a is a part of the fastening element 2. Deviating from the design according to Fig. 1a, the decorative element 1 has, instead of the adhesive body 4, another magnet 3b, which is arranged with the opposite pole to the magnet 3a of the fastening element 2. The magnet 3b is also preferably designed as a permanent magnet.

[0023] Here, when the jewelry element 1 is brought closer to the fastening element 2, the magnetic force provided by the magnets 3a, 3b acts, so that, due to the opposite polarity of the two magnets 3a, 3b, an attractive force is generated between the jewelry element 1 and the fastening element 2. It goes without saying that, in order to hold the jewelry element 1 to the fastening element 2, the magnetic force of the magnets 3a, 3b must be designed such that it is greater than the weight of the jewelry element 1.

[0024] Fig. 2b shows the jewelry body according to Fig. 2a with connected decorative element and fastening element.

[0025] The invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, the decorative object 8 can also be a Christmas garland. Likewise, the decorative element can also be a Christmas figure or a poinsettia. Furthermore, the decorative object 8 can also be an Easter garland, and the decorative element can then be an Easter figure. A decorative object 8 designed as a string of lights is also possible. In principle, both spatial (3D) and planar (2D) decorative elements are possible. List of reference symbols 1 decorative element 2 fastening element 3a Magnet 3b Magnet 4 adhesive bodies 5 Contact surface 6 eyelets 7 cord 8 Decorative item

Claims

[1] Decorative body of a decorative object (8), wherein the decorative body comprises a decorative element (1) and a fastening element (2), and wherein the decorative element (1) is fastened to a section of the decorative object (8) by means of the fastening element (2), characterized by that at least one magnet (3a) is arranged on one of the two elements (1, 2) and at least one adhesive body (4) made of ferromagnetic material or a second magnet (3b) of opposite pole is arranged on the other element (1, 2). [2] Jewellery body according to claim 1, characterized by that the magnet (3a) and / or the further magnet (3b) are permanent magnets. [3] A decorative body according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the fastening element (2) has a hook and / or an eyelet (6) and / or a clamp and / or a bolt and / or an angle and / or a cord (7), and / or a band and / or a cable tie. [4] A decorative body according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the adhesive body (4) has at least one contact surface (5) formed from ferromagnetic material. [5] A decorative body according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the decorative object (8) is a Christmas tree or a Christmas garland. [6] Jewellery body according to claim 5, characterized by that the decorative element (1) is a Christmas bauble, a Christmas figure or a Christmas star. [7] A decorative body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that the decorative object (8) is an Easter garland. [8] Jewellery body according to claim 7, characterized by that the decorative element (1) is an Easter figure. [9] A decorative body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that the decorative object (8) is a string of lights. [10] Jewellery body according to claim 9, characterized bythat the decorative element (1) is a Christmas bauble, a Christmas figure, a Christmas star or an Easter figure.

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