US20070092664A1 - Rotatable and shape-changeable christmas tree - Google Patents
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A rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree, wherein the trunk of the tree is pivotally installed on a base, and the trunk includes a plurality of straight pipes and a plurality of bent pipes being assembled to one another, on each of the straight pipes is arranged a bearing on which being mounted an annular support device, and between neighboring annular support devices are arranged a plurality of decorative leaves. During rotation of the trunk relative to the base, the annular support devices will be driven to rotate, and the decorative leaves will rotate along with the annular support devices and will appear to change in shape during the rotation of the annular support devices.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an artificial Christmas tree, and more particularly to a rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- During the holiday seasons, homes are commonly adorned in and out with festive decorations. One common decoration is the artificial Christmas tree. Therefore, a large variety of Christmas trees have been made so far, some of them are decorated with different ornaments, such as light and acoustic devices, and some of them are foldable. However, very few of the conventional Christmas trees are changeable in shape.
- The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree, wherein the trunk of the tree is pivotally installed on a base, and the trunk includes a plurality of straight pipes and a plurality of bent pipes being assembled to one another, on each of the straight pipes is arranged a bearing on which being mounted an annular support device, and between neighboring annular support devices are arranged a plurality of decorative leaves. During rotation of the trunk relative to the base, the annular support devices will be driven to rotate, and the decorative leaves will rotate along with the annular support devices and will appear to change in shape during the rotation of the annular support devices.
- The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention.
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FIG. 1 is an assembly view of a Christmas tree in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a part of the Christmas tree in accordance with the present invention, particularly showing how the trunk and the bearing are assembled together; -
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the tree-crown decorative assembly in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 4 an illustrative view of showing that the tree-crown decorative assembly is mounted on the top end of the trunk; and -
FIG. 5 is an illustrative view of showing how the Christmas tree in accordance with the present invention rotates. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , a Christmas tree in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown and comprises abase 10, atrunk 20, arotating device 30, a plurality ofbearings 40, a plurality of different sizedannular support devices 50, a tree-crowndecorative assembly 60 and a plurality ofdecorative leaves 70. - The
base 10 is firmly placed on the ground. - The
trunk 20 includes a plurality ofstraight pipes 21 and a plurality ofbent pipes 22, as shown inFIG. 2 . Each end of therespective bent pipes 22 is formed with aninserting portion 221 in which being formed anaperture 222. Theinserting portion 221 is inserted in the end of the respectivestraight pipes 21, and in each of thestraight pipes 21 is formed anaperture 211 to be aligned with theaperture 222 of thebent pipes 22. Thestraight pipes 21 and thebent pipes 22 are assembled to one another by screwing alocking member 23 into theaperture 211 of thestraight pipes 21 and theaperture 222 of thebent pipes 22. And one of thestraight pipes 21 is pivotally fixed to thebase 10. - The
rotating device 30 is disposed in thebase 10 and is fixed to thestraight pipe 21 of thetrunk 20 fixed to thebase 10. - The
bearings 40 are installed on thestraight pipes 21 of thetrunk 20. - The
annular support devices 50 each includes aninner ring 51, anouter ring 52, and fourribs 53 connected between the inner andouter rings FIG. 2 , theinner ring 51 of theannular support devices 50 is mounted on thebearings 40. - The tree-crown
decorative assembly 60 is installed on the top end of thetrunk 20 and includes abracket 61, apositioning seat 62 and a connectingmember 63. With reference toFIGS. 3 and 4 , thebracket 61 includes anupper ring 611, alower ring 612, fourribs 613 connected between the upper andlower rings rib 614 connected between twoopposite ribs 613, thus forming aconical bracket 61. Thepositioning seat 62 is formed with anaxial hole 621 and defined with alocking groove 622 for mating with the reinforcingrib 614 of theconical bracket 61. The connectingmember 63 is inserted in theaxial hole 621 of thepositioning seat 62. In the end of the connectingmember 63 is formed agroove 631 for mating with the reinforcingrib 614 of theconical bracket 61, and in thepositioning seat 63 is further defined a connectinghole 632. - The
decorative leaves 70 are attached between theouter rings 52 of the neighboringannular support devices 50, and between the connectinghole 632 of the connectingmember 63 and theannular support device 50 at the end of thetrunk 20. - When the
rotating device 30 is turned on, it will rotate thestraight pipe 21 disposed on thebase 10. Due to thestraight pipes 21 and thebent pipes 22 are assembled together by screwing thelocking member 23 into theaperture 211 of thestraight pipes 21 and theaperture 222 of thebent pipes 22, thestraight pipes 22 will also be driven by therotating device 30 to rotate along with thestraight pipes 21. - When the
trunk 20 is rotated by therotating device 30, theannular support devices 50 will also rotate along with thetrunk 20 since they are assembled together viabearings 40. Due to theannular support devices 50 are different in size, and due to the irregular shape of thetrunk 20 formed by thestraight pipes 21 and thebent pipes 22, thedecorative leaves 70 between theannular support devices 50 will appear to change in shape during the rotation of theannular support devices 50. - While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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1. A rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree comprising:
a base;
a trunk including a plurality of straight pipes and a plurality of bent pipes being connected to one another, and one of the straight pipes pivotally fixed to the base;
a plurality of bearings installed on the straight pipes of the trunk;
a plurality of annular support devices mounted on the bearings; and
a plurality of decorative leaves arranged between neighboring annular support devices.
2. The rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a rotating device is disposed in the base and fixed to the straight pipe fixed on the base.
3. The rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each end of the respective bent pipes of the trunk is an inserting portion to be inserted in an end of the respective straight pipes.
4. The rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree as claimed in claim 3 , wherein an aperture is formed in the inserting portion of each of the bent pipes, and in each of the straight pipes is formed an aperture to be aligned with the aperture of the bent pipes, the straight pipes and the bent pipes are assembled to one another by screwing a locking member into the aperture of the straight pipes and the aperture of the bent pipes.
5. The rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the annular support devices each includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a plurality of ribs connected between the inner ring and the outer ring, and the inner ring is mounted on each of the bearings.
6. The rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a tree-crown decorative assembly is installed on a top end of the trunk and includes a bracket, a positioning seat and a connecting member, the bracket is mounted on the bearings, the positioning seat is installed in the bracket, and the connecting member is inserted in the positioning member.
7. The rotatable and shape-changeable Christmas tree as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the bracket includes an upper ring, a lower ring, four ribs connected between the upper and lower rings, and a reinforcing rib connected between two opposite ribs, thus forming a conical bracket, the positioning seat is formed with an axial hole and defined with a locking groove for mating with the reinforcing rib of the bracket, the connecting member is inserted in the axial hole of the positioning seat, in an end of the connecting member is formed a groove for mating with the reinforcing rib of the bracket, and in the positioning seat is further defined a connecting hole, the connecting hole and the annular support devices are provided for positioning the decorative leaves.
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