Ornamental device and method of constructing same

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now more specifically to the drawings, and to FIG.
1 in particular, numeral 10 designates generally one embodiment of an ornamental device according to the present invention.
The drawings illustrate one form which the present device may take, that of a reindeer; however, this is not meant to limit the invention in any way.
Various other ornamental devices may be constructed according to the method detailed herein, the reindeer serving only as a representative embodiment.
The superstructure of the present invention is normally constructed in right and left halves, as shown in FIG.
1 to form a three-dimensional figure.
The present invention also contemplates; however, a figure formed in a right or left half only.
Such a two-dimensional figure could then be mounted adjacent a wall or other structure.
The main frame member of each half is normally a wire means, such as wire 12.
It is generally preferable to have a continuous length of wire running from the front end of the device to the back, although individual lengths of wire may be connected together to produce the same effect.
As shown here, a bottom wire 12 runs from the front leg to the back leg along the bottom or belly portion of the reindeer.
A top wire 14 also runs from the front leg to the back leg, but along the upper portion of the structure.
This wire is normally of a relatively heavy gauge or separate strands of a lighter gauge wire may be twisted or braided together to hold the desired shape.
One example of a suitable wire gauge is the type used for common clothes hangers, the wire being braided generally along the entire length of each side.
This is advantageous since, as shown in FIG.
2, the superstructure of each side may be given a slightly different configuration to enhance the appearance of the completed device.
Additional heavy gauge or braided wire is used for support members 16 which extend from the bottom wire 12 to the top wire 14, providing stability for the upper and lower perimeters of the device