Trophy construction
View Patent ↗An award construction that includes a decorative member, a supporting base for supporting the decorative member and an alternate means for interconnecting the decorative member with the supporting base. More particularly, in one form of the invention, the base portion of the decorative member includes a peripheral portion having a locking rim than can be lockably interconnected with a yieldably deformable locking assembly that is affixed to and extends upwardly from the upper surface of the supporting base. In another form of the invention, the identical base portion of the decorative member can be interconnected with the support base by means of a threaded rod which is threadably received within a threaded bore formed in the base portion of the decorative member.
1. An award construction comprising:
(a) a supporting base having an upper surface and a lower surface;
(b) a decorative member connected to said supporting base, said decorative member including a molded body having:
(i) a front surface having a central portion circumscribed by a marginal portion;
(ii) a back surface having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion having a first threaded bore formed therein; and
(iii) a lower portion having a second threaded bore and a pair of spaced apart surface engaging protuberances formed thereon;
(c) connector means for interconnecting said decorative member with said supporting base, said connector means comprising a threaded rod having a first threaded end threadably receivable within said second threaded bore of said lower portion of said decorative member; and
(d) a support rod having a surface engaging first end and a second threaded end, said second threaded end being threadably received within said first threaded bore formed and said back surface of said molded body.
2. The award construction as defined in claim 1 which said threaded rod has a threaded second end and in which said award construction further includes a nut threadably connected to said second end of said threaded rod.
3. The award construction as defined in claim 1 in which said supporting base has a cavity for housing said nut and at least a portion of said second end of said threaded rod.
4. The award construction as defined in claim 1 , further including a spacer disposed between said supporting base and said decorative member, said threaded rod extending through said spacer.
5. The award construction as defined in claim 1 in which said decorative member further includes hanger means connected to said back surface of said molded body for hanging the molded body on a vertical surface.
6. The apparatus as defined in claim 5 in which said hanger means comprises a hanger member pivotally connected to said back surface of said molded body.
7. An award construction comprising:
(a) a supporting base having an upper surface and a lower surface;
(b) a decorative member connected to said supporting base, said decorative member including a molded body having:
(i) a front surface having a central portion circumscribed by a marginal portion;
(ii) a back surface having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion having a first threaded bore formed therein; and
(iii) a lower portion having a second threaded bore and a pair of spaced apart surface engaging protuberances formed thereon;
(c) connector means for interconnecting said decorative member with said supporting base, said connector means comprising a threaded rod having a first threaded end threadably receivable within said second threaded bore of said lower portion of said decorative member;
(d) a support rod having a surface engaging first end and a second threaded end, said second threaded end being threadably received within said first threaded bore formed and said back surface of said molded body; and
(e) hanger means connected to said back surface of said molded body for hanging the molded body on a vertical surface, said hanger means comprises a hanger member pivotally connected to said back surface of said molded body.
8. The award construction as defined in claim 7 which said threaded rod has a threaded second end and in which said award construction further includes a nut threadably connected to said second end of said threaded rod.
9. The award construction as defined in claim 7 in which said supporting base has a cavity for housing said nut and at least a portion of said second end of said threaded rod.
10. The award construction as defined in claim 7 , further including a spacer disposed between said supporting base and said decorative member, said threaded rod extending through said spacer.
11. An award construction comprising:
(a) a supporting base having an upper surface and a lower surface;
(b) a decorative member connected to said supporting base, said decorative member including a molded body having:
(i) a front surface having a central portion circumscribed by a marginal portion;
(ii) a back surface having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion of said back surface having a first threaded bore formed therein; and
(iii) a lower portion having a second threaded bore and a pair of spaced apart surface engaging protuberances formed thereon; and
(iv) a support rod having a surface engaging first end and a second threaded end, said second threaded end being threadably received within said first threaded bore formed and said back surface of said molded body; and
(c) connector means for interconnecting said decorative member with said supporting base, said connector means comprising a threaded rod having a first threaded end threadably receivable within said second threaded bore of said lower portion of said decorative member.
12. An award construction comprising:
(a) a supporting base having an upper surface and a lower surface;
(b) a decorative member connected to said supporting base, said decorative member including a molded body having:
(i) a front surface having a central portion circumscribed by a marginal portion;
(ii) an ornamental plaque affixed to said central portion of said front surface;
(iii) a back surface having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion of said back surface having a first threaded bore formed therein; and
(iv) a lower portion having a second threaded bore and a pair of spaced apart surface engaging protuberances formed thereon; and
(c) connector means for interconnecting said decorative member with said supporting base, said connector means comprising a threaded rod having a first threaded end threadably receivable within said second threaded bore of said lower portion of said decorative member.
13. An award construction comprising:
(a) a supporting base having an upper surface and a lower surface;
(b) a decorative member connected to said supporting base, said decorative member including a molded body having:
(i) a front surface having a central portion circumscribed by a marginal portion;
(ii) a back surface having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion of said back surface having a first threaded bore formed therein;
(iii) hanger means connected to said back surface of said molded body for hanging the molded body on a vertical surface; and
(iv) a lower portion having a second threaded bore and a pair of spaced apart surface engaging protuberances formed thereon; and
(c) connector means for interconnecting said decorative member with said supporting base, said connector means comprising a threaded rod having a first threaded end threadably receivable within said second threaded bore of said lower portion of said decorative member.
14. The apparatus as defined in claim 13 in which said hanger means comprises a hanger member pivotally connected to said back surface of said molded body.