US 12,262,666 B2
Reusable wreath frame assembly
Richard T. Sharpe, Rocky Mount, NC (US)
Appl. No. 17/770,507
Filed by CAROLINA WREATH COMPANY, Sharpsburg, NC (US); and Richard T. Sharpe, Rocky Mount, NC (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/056444
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 20, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/080958, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/923,758, filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377985 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A01G 5/04 (2006.01); A01G 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 5/04 (2013.01) [A01G 5/02 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reusable wreath frame assembly for supporting and retaining wreath material, the reusable wreath frame assembly comprising:
a frame that forms a wreath back and configured to extend adjacent the wreath material;
a multi-link fastening assembly connected to the frame and
operative to assume a fastened mode and an unfastened mode, the multi-link fastening assembly including:
i. a base secured to said frame, the base including first and second separable housings and wherein the frame extends through the first and second housings such that the frame is sandwiched between the first and second housings;
ii. a lever assembly connected to the base and including a first member that is pivotally connected to a first end portion of the base, a handle movably connected to said first member, and a reach movably connected to said handle;
iii. a catch pivotally connected to a second end portion of the base and configured to engage and connect to said reach of said lever assembly; and
iv. wherein leaf material supported on the reusable wreath frame assembly is held between the base and the lever assembly and the catch.