Ornament Holder

Abstract

A support is disclosed for suspending an item, such as a Christmas tree ornament suspended from a supporting hook, on and outwardly away from a vertical post, such as a Christmas tree trunk. An elongated generally rigid rod includes a distal end with a U-shaped bend therein from which the item is suspended. A proximal end of the rod includes a vertical post attachment means fixed at one end thereof near the proximal end of the rod. The other end of the pliable member wraps around the vertical post to secure the support to the post. The orthogonal brace portion is preferably an L-shaped bend in the proximal end of the rod or a downwardly-angled leg fixed to the proximal end of the rod. In either case, a spike may be included for at least partial insertion into the vertical post for further fixing the support to the post to prevent the support from rotating along its axis. The support may be camouflaged to resemble a Christmas tree branch, or the like.

1 . A support for suspending an item on and outwardly away from a vertical post, the support comprising:
 an elongated generally rigid rod having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end including a support means for supporting the suspended item, the proximal end including a vertical post attachment means, the attachment means including at least one substantially orthogonal brace portion for maintaining the rod generally horizontally,   whereby with the support attached to the vertical post via the attachment means, the item may be suspended from the support means.   
   
   
       2 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the support means of the rigid rod is a U-shape bend in the rigid rod. 
   
   
       3 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the support means of the rigid rod is a series of substantially horizontal apertures through which the item may be suspended. 
   
   
       4 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the substantially orthogonal brace portion is an L-shaped bend in the proximal end of the rod, the proximal end of the rod being bent downwardly to form the L-shaped bend. 
   
   
       5 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the substantially orthogonal brace portion is a downwardly-angled leg fixed to the proximal end of the rod. 
   
   
       6 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the attachment means is at least one pliable member fixed at one end thereof near the proximal end of the rod, the other end of the pliable member for wrapping around the vertical post to secure the support to the post. 
   
   
       7 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the proximal end of the rigid rod includes a spike for at least partial insertion into the vertical post for further fixing the support to the post. 
   
   
       8 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the rigid rod further includes a camouflaged wrap for camouflaging the support with respect to the vertical post. 
   
   
       9 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the vertical post is a Christmas tree trunk and the item is a Christmas ornament, the ornament including a supporting hook for engaging the supporting means of the rod. 
   
   
       10 . The support of  claim 6  wherein the at least one pliable member is exactly two pliable members adapted for selective mutual engagement around the vertical post. 
   
   
       11 . The support of  claim 8  wherein the camouflaged wrap takes the form of a tree branch. 
   
   
       12 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the support is formed to simulate a tree branch. 
   
   
       13 . The support of  claim 1  wherein the supporting means includes a Christmas tree light supporting means. 
   
   
       14 . The support of  claim 13  wherein the Christmas tree light support means is a resilient C-shaped clip for attaching to the Christmas tree light. 
   
   
       15 . The support of  claim 5  wherein the angled leg terminates in a forked distal end for fixing and stabilizing the rod on the post.