Holiday ornament for displaying gifts and jewelry and holiday ornament assembly

Abstract

A holiday ornament can be used for presenting and displaying gifts such as jewelry or other small items. The holiday ornament can be hung on a holiday tree or display stand. The holiday ornament is preferably made from a transparent hollow sphere with an opening at the top. A gift such as jewelry can be mounted to a removable cap that covers the opening at the top of the holiday ornament. The gift is downwardly suspended inside the holiday ornament when the jewelry or other item is mounted to the cap and the cap is placed over the opening on the holiday ornament. The cap is easily removed from the holiday ornament and the jewelry is easily removed from the cap when the cap is removed from the holiday tree ornament. The holiday ornament is useful to present a gift contained inside, display the gift, and can operate as an ornament even without the gift inside.

1 . A holiday ornament for displaying and presenting gifts, comprising: 
 a hollow transparent body having an upwardly extending opening formed therein;    a removable cap covering said upwardly extending opening; and    a mounting element attached to said removable cap, said mounting element extending into said hollow transparent body and being configured to hang the gift in said hollow transparent body.    
   
   
       2 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said hole is formed at a neck of said transparent body, a shoulder being defined between said neck and said transparent body; and    said mounting element is a flexible resilient wire bent and twisted to include an exterior loop and two legs, said exterior loop being configured to hang the holiday ornament,    and said legs being inserted in said opening and pressing against said shoulder to hold said cap on said transparent body.    
   
   
       3 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein said cap has a foldable flap for holding said cap on said transparent body when folded.  
   
   
       4 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 1 , further comprising a bow with a knot attaching said bow to said loop.  
   
   
       5 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 1 , further comprising glitter disposed in said transparent body.  
   
   
       6 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein said hollow transparent body is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, glass, and crystal.  
   
   
       7 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein the gift is jewelry.  
   
   
       8 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 7 , wherein the jewelry is an earring.  
   
   
       9 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein said mounting element includes an interior loop suspending the gift.  
   
   
       10 . The holiday ornament according to  claim 2 , wherein said wire is twisted to form an interior loop suspending the gift.  
   
   
       11 . A holiday ornament assembly, comprising: 
 a holiday ornament including a hollow transparent body having an upwardly extending opening formed therein, a removable cap covering said upwardly extending opening, and a mounting element attached to said removable cap, said mounting element extending into said hollow transparent body; and    a gift hanging from said mounting element in said hollow transparent body and being removable from said hollow transparent body by removing said cap.    
   
   
       12 . The holiday ornament assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein said gift is jewelry.  
   
   
       13 . The holiday ornament assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein said jewelry is an earring.  
   
   
       14 . The holiday ornament assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein said gift is suspended by said mounting element, said gift not contacting said body.