Decorative hole cover

Abstract

A device for obscuring or disguising the hole of the core or tube upon which a roll of paper is wound, including an insertion component to be inserted into the hole, and a surface component to partially or completely obscure a hole. The surface component provides a surface for the addition of a decoration. The insertion component has at least one leg to be inserted into a hole, and may include a plurality of legs. In an alternative embodiment, the means of fastening is an adhesive applied directly to the decorative surface underside for securing the surface to the roll.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . decorative device to obscure the hole defined by the open end of a tube upon which paper or other material is wound, such device comprising:
 a) a surface component placed over an exposed edge of the wound paper or material for at least partially obscuring the open end and the wound paper or material; and   b) securing means for securing the surface component to the hole.   
     
     
         2 . The decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the securing means is an insertion component to be inserted in the tube open end. 
     
     
         3 . The decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the securing means is an insertion component to be inserted in the exposed edge of the wound paper or material. 
     
     
         4 . The decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the securing means is a pressure sensitive adhesive on the underside of the surface component. 
     
     
         5 . The decorative device of  claim 1 , wherein the surface component covers at least a portion the exposed edge of the paper or material wound about the tube. 
     
     
         6 . The decorative device of  claim 3 , the insertion component including at least one leg to be inserted in the hole defined by the open end the tube. 
     
     
         7 . The decorative device of  claim 2 , the insertion component including a plurality of legs to be inserted into the hole defined by the tube. 
     
     
         8 . The decorative device of  claim 7 , the legs comprising a flexible material. 
     
     
         9 . The decorative device of  claim 8 , the legs movable between a relaxed condition with the legs spaced outwardly from each other a distance greater than the diameter of the hole and a compressed condition with the legs being inserted in and frictionally held in the hole. 
     
     
         10 . The decorative device of  claim 2 , the insertion component comprising metal. 
     
     
         11 . The decorative device of  claim 2 , the insertion component comprising plastic. 
     
     
         12 . The decorative device of  claim 9 , the legs comprising a flexible material with a spring like return action so that the legs can be compressed toward the central axis of the tube and toward each other for insertion in the hole and when then released, expand outwardly from the central axis to engage the inner wall of the tube. 
     
     
         13 . The decorative device of  claim 12 , the legs movable between a relaxed condition with the legs spaced outwardly from each other a distance greater than the diameter of the hole and a compressed condition with the legs being inserted in and frictionally held in the hole. 
     
     
         14 . The decorative device of  claim 3 , wherein the insertion component comprises one or more pins which may be inserted into the exposed edge of the wound paper or material. 
     
     
         15 . The decorative device of  claim 1 , including a coupler for mounting a plurality of rolls end-to-end in a column with the decorative device being mounted on the ultimate exposed end.