Artificial leaf decorations and method of forming same (US Patent 6093459)

Patent number: 6093459 Granted: 2000-07-25 Filed: 1998-10-06 Inventors: Joseph Puleo, Jr. (Scotch Plains, NJ, US)

Abstract

Artificial trees and wreathes are constructed from a plurality of artificial leaves having shape memory characteristics. The leaves are constructed from twisted wires of plastic material which capture elongated strips providing the thistles for the leaves. The shape memory characteristics enable the leaves to return to their original orientation after being distorted from storage in a