Granted Patent B1

US 12,337,253 · App. 18/109,316 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventor: Kristina Cruse (Spring Hill, FL)

A63H3/006

Abstract

Claims (108)

1. A decorative illuminated sandman figurine comprising

a puppet structure, a pedestal structure, and a lamp circuit;

wherein the lamp circuit illuminates the puppet structure;

wherein the pedestal structure forms load bearing structure that transfers the load of the puppet structure to a supporting surface;

wherein the pedestal structure comprises a pedestal base structure and a stanchion structure;

wherein the stanchion structure attaches to the pedestal base structure;

wherein a plurality of decorative structures comprises a straw hat, a sunglasses, a nose structure, a rope mouth, a plurality of star fish buttons, a left driftwood arm, and a right driftwood arm;

wherein the plurality of decorative structures adorn the puppet structure;

wherein the stanchion structure transfers a portion of the load of the puppet structure to the pedestal base structure;

wherein the stanchion structure mounts on a superior congruent end of the pedestal base structure;

wherein the stanchion structure projects vertically away from the pedestal base structure in a superior direction;

wherein the stanchion structure projects perpendicularly away from the superior congruent end of the pedestal base structure;

wherein the decorative illuminated sandman figurine is a decorative structure;

wherein the decorative illuminated sandman figurine forms a figurine;

wherein the decorative illuminated sandman figurine presents an image of one or more indicia;

wherein the indicia presented by the decorative illuminated sandman figurine stimulates a sentiment;

wherein the sentiment stimulated by the decorative illuminated sandman figurine further includes sentiments associated with a beach;

wherein the puppet structure forms the primary shape of the decorative illuminated sandman figurine;

wherein the puppet structure forms the figurine that is presented by the decorative illuminated sandman figurine;

wherein the puppet structure mounts on the pedestal structure;

wherein the puppet structure is a semitransparent structure that allows light that is generated by the lamp circuit to be seen from the environment around the puppet structure;

wherein the puppet structure presents indicia that stimulate the sentiment of a snowman in winter;

wherein the puppet structure presents indicia that stimulate the sentiment of being at the beach;

wherein the pedestal structure is a mechanical structure;

wherein the pedestal structure is a load bearing structure;

wherein the pedestal structure transfers the load of the puppet structure to a supporting surface;

wherein the puppet structure mounts directly on the pedestal structure;

wherein the puppet structure mounts on the pedestal structure such that the pedestal structure holds the components of the puppet structure in a fixed position relative to each other;

wherein the lamp circuit is an electrically powered circuit;

wherein the lamp circuit generates an illumination within hollow interiors of each sphere structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the illumination generated by the lamp circuit is visible from an environment surrounding the decorative illuminated sandman figurine;

wherein the lamp circuit mounts on the pedestal structure;

wherein the puppet structure comprises a plurality of spherical structures and a plurality of decorative structures;

wherein the plurality of decorative structures mount on the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the lamp circuit comprises a plurality of fiber optic cables, an illumination circuit, and an external power source;

wherein each selected fiber optic cable forms a guide path that guides the transmission of light from illumination circuit to a location within the plurality of spherical structures from which the transmitted light will be visible;

wherein the external power source is an externally provided source of electric energy;

wherein each spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures is a sphere based structure;

wherein each selected spherical structure is formed is a sphere based shape selected from the group consisting of: a) a spherical section; and, b) a truncated sphere;

wherein the plurality of spherical structures are stacked on each other to such that the stacked plurality of spherical structures stimulate the sentiment of a snow man;

wherein each spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures is a hollow structure;

wherein each selected spherical structure is formed from a semitransparent material;

wherein each selected spherical structure has a textured exterior surface;

wherein the texture of each selected spherical structure is selected to present indicia that stimulate the sentiment that the plurality of spherical structures are made of sand;

wherein each spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures is made with a different diameter;

wherein by different diameter is meant that the span of the length of the outer diameter of any first spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures does not equal the span of the length of the outer diameter of any second spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the plurality of spherical structures comprises a superior spherical structure, an intermediate spherical structure, and an inferior spherical structure;

wherein the inferior spherical structure is a spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the inferior spherical structure is the spherical structure of the plurality of spherical structures that rests directly on the pedestal structure;

wherein the inferior spherical structure is formed as a truncated sphere;

wherein the inferior spherical structure is formed from the truncated sphere;

wherein the inferior spherical structure of the inferior spherical structure rests directly on the superior congruent end of the pedestal base structure of the pedestal structure;

wherein the inferior spherical structure is a hollow structure;

wherein the inferior spherical structure is formed from a semitransparent material;

wherein the inferior spherical structure has a textured exterior surface;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure is a spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure is the spherical structure of the plurality of spherical structures that rests directly on the inferior spherical structure;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure is formed as a truncated sphere;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure is formed from the truncated sphere;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure planar surface of the intermediate spherical structure rests directly on the planar structure of the inferior spherical structure;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure is a hollow structure;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure is formed from a semitransparent material;

wherein the intermediate spherical structure has a textured exterior surface;

wherein the span of the length of the outer diameter of the intermediate spherical structure is less than or equal to the span of the length of the outer diameter of the inferior spherical structure;

wherein the superior spherical structure is a spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the superior spherical structure is the spherical structure of the plurality of spherical structures that rests directly on the intermediate spherical structure;

wherein the superior spherical structure is formed as a spherical section;

wherein the superior spherical structure is formed from the truncated sphere;

wherein the superior spherical structure planar surface of the superior spherical structure rests directly on the planar structure of the intermediate spherical structure;

wherein the superior spherical structure is a hollow structure;

wherein the superior spherical structure is formed from a semitransparent material;

wherein the superior spherical structure has a textured exterior surface;

wherein the span of the length of the outer diameter of the superior spherical structure is less than or equal to the span of the length of the outer diameter of the intermediate spherical structure;

wherein each decorative structure selected from the plurality of decorative structures is a decorative item;

wherein each decorative structure selected from the plurality of decorative structures attaches to a spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the plurality of decorative structures are positioned on the plurality of spherical structures such that the overall image that stimulates the sentiment of a snow man decorated with beach items;

wherein the pedestal base structure is a disk shaped structure;

wherein the pedestal base structure forms the inferior structure of the decorative illuminated sandman figurine;

wherein the pedestal base structure forms a portion of the load path that transfers the load of the puppet structure to a supporting surface;

wherein the pedestal base structure forms the final link in the load path to the supporting surface;

wherein the pedestal base structure rests directly on the supporting surface such that the pedestal base structure elevates the puppet structure above the supporting surface;

wherein the stanchion structure is a prism shaped structure;

wherein the stanchion structure is a load bearing structure;

wherein the stanchion structure forms a mechanical structure that aligns the center axes of the plurality of spherical structures as they are stacked on each other;

wherein the plurality of fiber optic cables of the lamp circuit are wrapped around the stanchion structure such that the illumination generated by the illumination circuit of the lamp circuit is distributed through the plurality of spherical structures.

2. The decorative illuminated sandman figurine according to claim 1

wherein each fiber optic cable selected from the plurality of fiber optic cables is an optical device;

wherein each selected fiber optic cable physically wraps around the stanchion structure of the pedestal structure;

wherein the distribution of released light within the plurality of spherical structures is selected by individually selecting the span of the length of each fiber optic cable selected from the plurality of fiber optic cables;

wherein the illumination circuit is an electric circuit;

wherein the illumination circuit generates an illumination that is used to illuminate the interior spaces of each spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures;

wherein the illumination circuit transmits the generated illumination into each fiber optic cable selected from the plurality of fiber optic cables such that the path of the generated illumination is guided within the spherical structure selected from the plurality of spherical structures.

3. The decorative illuminated sandman figurine according to claim 1

wherein the straw hat is a decorative item that is worn on a superior region of the superior spherical structure;

wherein the straw hat stimulates a sentiment that makes the superior spherical structure look like the head of a snow man;

wherein the sunglasses is a decorative item that is worn on the superior spherical structure;

wherein the sunglasses stimulates a sentiment that makes the snow man appear to have eyes;

wherein the nose structure is a decorative item that is worn on the superior spherical structure;

wherein the nose structure stimulates a sentiment that makes the snow man appear to have a nose;

wherein the sentiment stimulated by the nose structure is enhanced by resting the sunglasses on the nose structure;

wherein the rope mouth is a decorative item that is worn on the superior spherical structure;

wherein the rope mouth stimulates a sentiment that makes the snow man appear to have a mouth;

wherein the plurality of star fish buttons is a decorative item that is worn on an intermediate spherical structure;

wherein the plurality of star fish buttons stimulates a sentiment that makes the snow man appear to be wearing a garment such as a coat or a shirt;

wherein the left driftwood arm is a decorative item that is worn on the intermediate spherical structure;

wherein the left driftwood arm stimulates a sentiment that makes the snow man appear to have a left arm;

wherein the right driftwood arm is a decorative item that is worn on the intermediate spherical structure;

wherein the right driftwood arm stimulates a sentiment that makes the snow man appear to have a right arm.

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