Outdoor and garden structure for displaying ornamental items

Abstract

An outdoor and garden structure for displaying ornamental items permits people to express themselves in an outdoor environment. The outdoor and garden structure includes a pair of laterally spaced uprights secured to the ground in a vertical orientation, and a plurality of cross members disposed laterally between the uprights. At least one of the cross members may be provided with an anchor for suspending an ornamental item within an opening defined by the uprights, the cross member and an adjacent cross member. A shelf may be attached to and positioned on an upper surface of a cross member for supporting an ornamental item within an opening on the cross member. The outdoor and garden structure may further include a cap member positioned adjacent and extending laterally between the uprights. The cap member may include a pair of transversely spaced headers and a plurality of lattices extending transversely between the headers.

1 . An outdoor and garden structure for displaying ornamental items comprising:
 a pair of laterally spaced uprights secured to the ground in a vertical orientation;   a plurality of cross members disposed laterally between the uprights, at least one of the cross members provided with means for displaying an ornamental item between the cross member and an adjacent cross member.   
   
   
       2 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying an ornamental item comprises an anchor attached to and depending downwardly from the cross member. 
   
   
       3 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the anchor is selected from the group consisting of a hook and an eyelet. 
   
   
       4 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying an ornamental item comprises a shelf attached to and positioned on an upper surface of the cross member. 
   
   
       5 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one ornamental item is displayed thereon by suspending the ornamental item from a cross member. 
   
   
       6 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one ornamental item is displayed thereon by supporting the ornamental item on a cross member. 
   
   
       7 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the uprights comprises an elongate, substantially rectangular post having a generally square cross-section and wherein each of the cross members comprises an elongate, substantially rectangular post having a generally square cross-section equal in area to the cross-section of the uprights. 
   
   
       8 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the uprights comprises an elongate, substantially cylindrical pole having a generally circular cross-section and wherein each of the cross members comprises an elongate, substantially cylindrical pole having a generally circular cross-section equal in area to the cross-section of the uprights. 
   
   
       9 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 1 , further comprising a cap member adjacent an upper end of the uprights and extending laterally between the uprights. 
   
   
       10 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 9 , wherein the cap member comprises a pair of transversely spaced headers and a plurality of lattices extending transversely between the headers. 
   
   
       11 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 10 , wherein each of the headers and each of the lattices is relatively planar and has an arch formed at each end. 
   
   
       12 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 10 , wherein each of the headers is arcuate and each of the lattices is substantially cylindrical. 
   
   
       13 . An outdoor and garden structure for displaying an ornamental item comprising:
 a pair of vertically disposed and laterally spaced uprights;   a plurality of cross members extending laterally between the uprights and secured thereto;   wherein the uprights and the cross members together define at least one opening and the ornamental item is displayed within the opening.   
   
   
       14 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 13 , wherein the ornamental item is suspended from an anchor attached to one of the cross members. 
   
   
       15 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 13 , wherein the ornamental item is supported on a shelf attached to one of the cross members. 
   
   
       16 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 13 , wherein an upper end of each of the uprights and the opposed ends of each of the cross members is chamfered to form a truncated cone. 
   
   
       17 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 13 , further comprising a cap member adjacent an upper end of the uprights and extending laterally between the uprights. 
   
   
       18 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 17 , wherein the cap member comprises a pair of transversely spaced headers and a plurality of lattices extending transversely between the headers. 
   
   
       19 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 18 , wherein each of the headers and each of the lattices is relatively planar and has an arch formed at each end. 
   
   
       20 . An outdoor and garden structure according to  claim 18 , wherein each of the headers is arcuate and each of the lattices is substantially cylindrical.