Method and apparatus for retaining an ornament

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8572833
APP PUB NO 20110258832A1
SERIAL NO

12767238

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A method and apparatus for retaining an ornament, for example, an ornamental crystal, on a frame or plate is provided. The method includes providing a pin having a first end and a second end, opposite the first end, the second end comprising a projection, for example, a head; inserting the first end of the pin through an aperture in the ornament and through a hole in the frame wherein the projection obstructs the aperture in the ornament; deforming, for example, twisting, the second end of the pin to provide a deformation of the second end that obstructs passage of the second end through the hole in the frame; and retaining the ornament on the frame by the projection of the first end of the pin and the deformation of the second end of the pin. Aspects of the invention facilitate the mounting of ornaments to ornamental fixtures, for example, chandeliers.

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W SCHONBEK LLC61 INDUSTRIAL BLVD PLATTSBURGH NY 12901

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ly, Tho Plattsburgh, US 17 489
Schuyler, Andrew Colchester, US 60 739

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