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Snowman decorative accessoryRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Toys, Body-carried Or Worn, Facial, Head Or NeckSnowman decorative accessory description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070135015, Snowman decorative accessory. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to snowman accessories and, more particularly, to snowman accessories that include anchors that may be easily and securely attached to a snowman and which include feature members that may be quickly interchanged with the anchors. [0002] Children and adults enjoy crafting the perfect snowman during the winter season. It is common for sticks and walnuts or even household items to be used on the snowman to make it look lifelike. However, to the dismay of the amateur sculptors, these items easily fall off or do not look sufficiently realistic. [0003] Various devices and kits have been proposed in the art for providing more realistic snowman accessories or at least more professionally manufactured or prepared accessories. Although assumably effective for their intended purposes, the existing devices and proposals do not provide efficiently and securely mounted accessories and do not provide for various accessories to be interchanged without destroying the snowman itself. [0004] Therefore, it would desirable to have a snowman accessory having separable anchors and feature members such that various features may be interchanged without removing the anchors. Further, it would be desirable to have a snowman accessory in which the anchor members may be easily and quickly inserted into the snowman and be securely mounted. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] A snowman accessory according to the present invention includes a plurality of anchor members and a plurality of feature members. A plurality of connectors is also included for releasably connecting selected anchor and feature members. All of these components may be grouped or sold together as a kit. [0006] Each anchor member includes outwardly extending threads for securely holding the anchor member in a snowman. Each anchor further includes a tab at one end that enables a user to easily turn the anchor for threadable insertion into a snowman. Each connector includes an outwardly biased protruding member that may be selectively engaged so as to release a feature member [0007] Therefore, a general object of this invention is to provide a snowman accessory having a plurality of anchor and feature members that may be interchangeably connected and inserted into a snowman for display. [0008] Another object of this invention is to provide a snowman accessory, as aforesaid, having a plurality of connectors for enabling respective anchor and feature members to be quickly interchanged. [0009] Still another object of this invention is to provide a snowman accessory, as aforesaid, in which an anchor member may be securely inserted into a mass of snow. [0010] Yet another object of this invention is to provide a snowman accessory, as aforesaid, in which feature members may be selectively removed and replaced without removing respective anchors from a snowman. [0011] A further object of this invention is to provide a snowman accessory, as aforesaid, having a plurality of spring-biased connectors such that feature members may be quickly and easily released from respective anchor members. [0012] A still further object of this invention is to provide a snowman accessory, as aforesaid, in which the anchor and feature members and connectors may be included in a kit. [0013] Other object and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein is set forth by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a snowman accessory according to the present invention; [0015] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the snowman accessory as in FIG. 1; [0016] FIG. 3a is a side view of the snowman accessory as in FIG. 1; [0017] FIG. 3b is a sectional view taken along line 3b-3b of FIG. 3a; [0018] FIG. 4a is an isolated view on an enlarged scale taken from FIG. 3b showing a protruding member of a connector engaging an anchor member recess; [0019] FIG. 4b is an isolated view as in FIG. 4a showing the protruding member being constricted during insertion of a connector into the anchor member; [0020] FIG. 5a is a perspective view of an anchor member; [0021] FIG. 5b is a perspective view of an anchor member according to another embodiment of the anchor member; Continue reading about Snowman decorative accessory... 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