CA2214074A1 - An artificial tree - Google Patents
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Abstract
An artifical tree is disclosed provided with a plurality of hollow transparent branches (20A-20F) in which lights (30) are disposed so that the branches of the tree are lit internally without external wiring.
Description
AN ARTIFICIAL TREE
This invention relates to ornaments and more particularly but not exclusively to an improved lighted christmas tree.
Conventional christmas trees that are commonly used can be for example ordinary fir trees, fabricated christmas trees made out of metal or dried tree branches or plastic christmas trees. Such christmas trees when used are decorated with christmas lights and decorations arranged around the branches of the tree in a manner to make the tree look attractive. It is a disadvantage that arrangement of christmas lights around a christmas tree can be a tiresome job and the possibility of accidental breaking of bulbs is great, so that failure of the christmas lights is common.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an artificial tree which alleviates this disadvantage.
US Patent 4,364,102 discloses an artificial tree in which a florescent tube is located in the tree trunk. Light is transmitted from the florescent tube along the trunk and branches by means of a reflective layer provided on the internal surfaces of the trunk and branches.
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~ CA 02214074 1997-08-27 . ,. ~ . .. ~ . ., ; ., Apertures (or transparent regions) are provided in the trunk and branches to allow light to escape and hence provide illumination. There is no disclosure, however,of the use of a series of electrical bulbs provided in the trunk and branches of the tree.
According to the invention there is an artificial tree comprising:
a trunk;
at least one branch extending from said trunk; and illumination means provided in said tree, said tree being light transmissible, at least in the region of the illumination means, characterised in that, said illumination means comprise a series of electrical bulbs which are located within said trunk and said at least one branch; and in that when energised, said bulbs illuminate the tree through light transmissible regions of said trunk and said at least one branch.
W 096/26661 PCT/GB~6/00 tr~nsp2rent pl~stic trunk and ~r~nches wherein the lights are permanently po~itioned lnside the t~unk and branches o~ the christm~ t~ee.
A preferred ~eatur~ is to provide an ~ ,~oved lighted christmas t~e~ ~n which a music~l integrated circuit d~i.ce is posi~ioned inside the base.
X~ is an advantage o~ the described em~odiment o~ the presen~ invention that an improved lighted christmas tree is provided in which the arrang~a~ent o~ lights is well bal~nced giYing good al}-round ~llumination.
It is A further adv~ntage o~ the describ~d embodim~an~
o* the presen~ invention that a lighted ch~istmas treo is provided which can be ~ore easily decorated since ~hQre is no out~r l~ght wiring around its branches.
Further prc~*ered ~eatures o~ the invention are recite~ in dependent clai~s 2 to 12.
~mbodiments o~ the invention will now ~e descri~ed, by w~y o~ example, w~th refe~ence to th~ ac--o,L,&nying drawinqs, in which:-20Figurta 1 is ~ p~rspective view o~ a first o~ the invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sect~on view showing the ~lectrical wixing construction in~de th~ ~un~, CA 022l4074 l997-08-27 W 096/26661 PCT/GB9~/001~3 branctles and the posit~o~ o~ the musical lntegrat~d circuit d~lYiCC insid~ th~ base o~ the embodiment o~
Pigure 1.
Figur~ 3 i8 a cross-section ~tiew o~ thc second embodimcnt of the inventlon.
Fi~u~ 4 is an expanded Yiew of region A of Pigure 3 ~ igurc 5 is a cross-section view in the direction B-B o Figure 3.
Figure 6 illustrates a thi~d 2. ho~l~ment O~ the invention Figure 7 illustrates a ~ourth e~ho~i ~nt of the invention with figure~ 8-10 showing components of th~
e~bo~1re~t o~ ~igur~ 7, figs 8~ and 9b bein~ views in the direction of arrows A,B of figures 8~ and 9a 3:espectively.
Referring now to the drawin~s in detai}, there is shown a lighted christmas tree ~ennrally desi~nated by referencQ numeral 1. '~ne lighted christmas tre~
ZO includQs a base 2, a trun~ 3 and brancheQ with removable lea~es ~. Sald trunk and branch~s axe mad~
of hardcned transparent plast~c. ~he bas~ 2, which may b~ any shape ~or examp7e c~rcular, rectangular or squarc, is provided with a ~op circula~ ~ock~t 5, ~n which sn clectrical outlet ~ i~ d~sposed. Said outlet 6 is cen~ccted to an outer plu~ 7 ~or connection to elec~rical AC or DC source. ~he bas~ 2 is ~urth~r provided with a musicsl integra~ed circuit device "M"
- -positioned internally thereo~. The davic~ "M"
Connected to ~he base el~ct~ical outlet and to an on/o~f swi~ch "S" disposed ~t the outer circum~erontial sur~acs portion o~ the ba~c 2.
Adapte~ to ~e removably secured to said ~ase 2 is the ~runk 3. The ~run~ 3 is provided with electrical plug 8 integrally positioned at the lower end portion, to ~it soc~et 5 of the ba~e 2 . Sa~ d electrical plug 8 is in turn connected to electric~l wiring or mQ~ trip lo connectors 9 longitudinally po6itioned inside the said ~ran~parcnt plastic trunk 3. ~ plurality of elQctrical bulbs 10 are conn~cted ~rom bot~om to top along the length o~ the wiring 9. Said tru~k 3 is ~urther ~rovided with plur~lity o~ sta~ge~d braneh I5 connectors 11, ~t pre-detQrmined inter~als ~rom the bottom up to the top o~ th~ trunX 3. ~he br~nch connecto~ 11 are each provided with an ~lectrical oUtlQt 12 which ~s connectQd to the longitudin~l wiring ~ o~ the t~unk 3. The chxistmas t~ee branches 4 ar~ ~dapt~d to ~e -~ ~ably ~itted to s~ branch connec~ors 11. Each branch 4 is pro~idQd with an electrical plug 13 disposed at one end, which in turn i8 conn~cted to a plllrality o~ bulbs 16 arranged ~nsidQ th~ said transparent branch 4 along its leng~h.
Each branch 4 is ~urther provided with pl~rality c~
holcs 1~ in which the le~ves 15 are removably ~ecured.
In UQ~3, the trunlc 3 ~s positioned on the base 2 such that ~he trunk plug 8 ~$ts in the sockct 5, 6. ~hen the branches 4 are connected to the branch connectors 11 of th~ t:run3~, ~itting the branch plU~5 13 to the ~ranch connectors 11 and then connectins all the le~ves lS ~o the branches ~. When the christmas tree 1 is ~ssembled tho outer plug 7 o~ ~h~ bas~ is connected to an outside electrical AC or ~C sQurc~, to light ~he bulbs inside the trunk and b~anches th~reo~.
Thc switch "S" of the musical in~egrated clrcui~
device "M" may then be put into the on posi~ion to provide musi.c appropriate ~or the christ~2s season.
A second embodiment o~ the invention is shown in Figures 3 and 4. The second embodi~ent has many similariti.es with the first e~odiment and so only the principal di~erences will be described.
In order to aid assembly, the hollow transparent plas1-ic ~runk 3 iç ~lvided into 3 sec~ions 3~, 3B and 3C which slidably enga~e. Each section is provided with a plurali~y o~ hollow transparent plastic branches, the oranches being arranged in 6 equi-angularly spaced sats of 6 branches 20A-~ - 25A-~ (see Fiyurc 5) o~ which sets 20A-F and 21A-F are s~own in ~igure 3. Each set o~ br~nche~ has an electrical wir~
gA-sF ~Figure 5) associated with it. Fo~ example branch set ~o is asscci~ted with wire 9A and branch set 2~. is a~sociated with wire gB which wires provide connections to each branch o~ the set. Qne such connec~ion i5 shown in dctail in Figure 4. ~he W 096/26661 PCT/G~S.~ 3 ~ranches 21 may be connected to the ste~ 3 by any con~r~ntional means and may ~or example be push :Cit, 80 tha~ the sides o~ the branch engag~ th~.stem. Bulbs 30 are connected in series with connectors e.g. 9A v~a pins 32 pro~ided in the s~de o~ the s~em, the bulbs 30 and ar-sociated wiring being ~d into the interior of the branch 21 when attached to the stem 3c. 1'~ 8iX
wires sA-s~' are connected to a : _n ~eturn 19 and all wires are connected to an electrical supply control ~ox ~0, having an on/o~ switch 41 and a power connection 42.
F~rther bulbs 31 are provided along the length Or the s~m 3A-3C in series w~th connectors ~A-9F.
In order to ~ridg~ the joints ~L~en segments 3A, ~B
And 3c o~ thc stem, slid~ng electricnl contacts (not ~hown) hetween the connectors 19, 9A-9F m~y be provided.
Further embodiments o~ th~ inYention illustrnting diff~ren~ connection opticns ~re shown ~n FiyurQs 6-10.
In Figurc G, the segmentS o~ the stem 50, S2, 54 are physic~lly and mechanically connected by complement~ry plug and socket connectors 54,~6. Wiring 58 connects the plug 56 and the socket 54 of the ~egments ~nd lamps 60 may be connect~d in series with the w~ring 58.
CA 022l4074 l997-08-27 In ~igu~es 7-10, two types o~ s~gment 70,72 ar~
zlternately used. Seg~ent 70 is illustrated ln ~igur~s R and 8b ~nd includes ~ hollow c~l~ndric~l body p~r~ion 80 provlded with a plug 84 and a - 5 complemen~ary soc~et 86 ~t respe~tive ends. Six sets of live and neutral electrical wi~es 88 a-~ are prta~.~idQd between ~he plug and ~;oc3cet, the 5et3 corresponding to six branch connectors 8Z a-f. At each en~ the wirss are connec~ed to slidab}y elect~ically engageable connectors formed from copper or aluminium provided at the ~ips of pairs 0c pins 95a-~ projecting ~rom plug 90 and at the base Or correspon~ing slots 96a-~ formed in socket 86.
In or~r ~o ~nsure correct registration o~ connected se~ment~, ~ recess 9~ is provided, ~or ~ec~iving a corresponding projectlon 97 and this may be ~ormed to allow interlock of the sagments by relative twisting of the segments a~tcr engagement.
Elec~rical connections ~rom ~iring 88 4re provided to sock~ts 93 formed in branch connectors 82.
Se~ment 72 is illustr~ted in figures 9a and 9b. ~hi~
SQgment is o~ the ~ame construction as ~egment 70, having a similar body portion 100, p~ug 102, socket 104 and wi.ring 106 ~ut does not have any ~branch connectors.
A branch 74 is shown in fig. 10 o~ simil2r construction ~o that described with re~erence to figure 2 and having plug 110 for engagemen~ with ~ranch connectors 82 and pins 10~ for en~agemen~
with s~ckets 93.
In uso the segments 70,72 are altsrnately connect~d via ~he complementa~y plugs and sockets to ~orm the trunk o~ the t~ee. ~he trun~ is placed in base 75, the b~anches are attached to the ~ranch connectors and lC a cap mem~er 73 placed on the rree end o~ the trunk, ~o ~orm the completed tree.
While ~he inv~ntion has been described with referenco to transparent branches and trun~ this is not to be constru~d as limitative. ~or examplu any single supportin~ member o~ the trQe may ~e ligh~
tr~n~mi~sible and may ~e ~ranslucent rather than transparen~. The supporting me~ber need also be light tr~ns~i~ible only in the region or adjacent to the lamp(s).
This invention relates to ornaments and more particularly but not exclusively to an improved lighted christmas tree.
Conventional christmas trees that are commonly used can be for example ordinary fir trees, fabricated christmas trees made out of metal or dried tree branches or plastic christmas trees. Such christmas trees when used are decorated with christmas lights and decorations arranged around the branches of the tree in a manner to make the tree look attractive. It is a disadvantage that arrangement of christmas lights around a christmas tree can be a tiresome job and the possibility of accidental breaking of bulbs is great, so that failure of the christmas lights is common.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an artificial tree which alleviates this disadvantage.
US Patent 4,364,102 discloses an artificial tree in which a florescent tube is located in the tree trunk. Light is transmitted from the florescent tube along the trunk and branches by means of a reflective layer provided on the internal surfaces of the trunk and branches.
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~ CA 02214074 1997-08-27 . ,. ~ . .. ~ . ., ; ., Apertures (or transparent regions) are provided in the trunk and branches to allow light to escape and hence provide illumination. There is no disclosure, however,of the use of a series of electrical bulbs provided in the trunk and branches of the tree.
According to the invention there is an artificial tree comprising:
a trunk;
at least one branch extending from said trunk; and illumination means provided in said tree, said tree being light transmissible, at least in the region of the illumination means, characterised in that, said illumination means comprise a series of electrical bulbs which are located within said trunk and said at least one branch; and in that when energised, said bulbs illuminate the tree through light transmissible regions of said trunk and said at least one branch.
W 096/26661 PCT/GB~6/00 tr~nsp2rent pl~stic trunk and ~r~nches wherein the lights are permanently po~itioned lnside the t~unk and branches o~ the christm~ t~ee.
A preferred ~eatur~ is to provide an ~ ,~oved lighted christmas t~e~ ~n which a music~l integrated circuit d~i.ce is posi~ioned inside the base.
X~ is an advantage o~ the described em~odiment o~ the presen~ invention that an improved lighted christmas tree is provided in which the arrang~a~ent o~ lights is well bal~nced giYing good al}-round ~llumination.
It is A further adv~ntage o~ the describ~d embodim~an~
o* the presen~ invention that a lighted ch~istmas treo is provided which can be ~ore easily decorated since ~hQre is no out~r l~ght wiring around its branches.
Further prc~*ered ~eatures o~ the invention are recite~ in dependent clai~s 2 to 12.
~mbodiments o~ the invention will now ~e descri~ed, by w~y o~ example, w~th refe~ence to th~ ac--o,L,&nying drawinqs, in which:-20Figurta 1 is ~ p~rspective view o~ a first o~ the invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sect~on view showing the ~lectrical wixing construction in~de th~ ~un~, CA 022l4074 l997-08-27 W 096/26661 PCT/GB9~/001~3 branctles and the posit~o~ o~ the musical lntegrat~d circuit d~lYiCC insid~ th~ base o~ the embodiment o~
Pigure 1.
Figur~ 3 i8 a cross-section ~tiew o~ thc second embodimcnt of the inventlon.
Fi~u~ 4 is an expanded Yiew of region A of Pigure 3 ~ igurc 5 is a cross-section view in the direction B-B o Figure 3.
Figure 6 illustrates a thi~d 2. ho~l~ment O~ the invention Figure 7 illustrates a ~ourth e~ho~i ~nt of the invention with figure~ 8-10 showing components of th~
e~bo~1re~t o~ ~igur~ 7, figs 8~ and 9b bein~ views in the direction of arrows A,B of figures 8~ and 9a 3:espectively.
Referring now to the drawin~s in detai}, there is shown a lighted christmas tree ~ennrally desi~nated by referencQ numeral 1. '~ne lighted christmas tre~
ZO includQs a base 2, a trun~ 3 and brancheQ with removable lea~es ~. Sald trunk and branch~s axe mad~
of hardcned transparent plast~c. ~he bas~ 2, which may b~ any shape ~or examp7e c~rcular, rectangular or squarc, is provided with a ~op circula~ ~ock~t 5, ~n which sn clectrical outlet ~ i~ d~sposed. Said outlet 6 is cen~ccted to an outer plu~ 7 ~or connection to elec~rical AC or DC source. ~he bas~ 2 is ~urth~r provided with a musicsl integra~ed circuit device "M"
- -positioned internally thereo~. The davic~ "M"
Connected to ~he base el~ct~ical outlet and to an on/o~f swi~ch "S" disposed ~t the outer circum~erontial sur~acs portion o~ the ba~c 2.
Adapte~ to ~e removably secured to said ~ase 2 is the ~runk 3. The ~run~ 3 is provided with electrical plug 8 integrally positioned at the lower end portion, to ~it soc~et 5 of the ba~e 2 . Sa~ d electrical plug 8 is in turn connected to electric~l wiring or mQ~ trip lo connectors 9 longitudinally po6itioned inside the said ~ran~parcnt plastic trunk 3. ~ plurality of elQctrical bulbs 10 are conn~cted ~rom bot~om to top along the length o~ the wiring 9. Said tru~k 3 is ~urther ~rovided with plur~lity o~ sta~ge~d braneh I5 connectors 11, ~t pre-detQrmined inter~als ~rom the bottom up to the top o~ th~ trunX 3. ~he br~nch connecto~ 11 are each provided with an ~lectrical oUtlQt 12 which ~s connectQd to the longitudin~l wiring ~ o~ the t~unk 3. The chxistmas t~ee branches 4 ar~ ~dapt~d to ~e -~ ~ably ~itted to s~ branch connec~ors 11. Each branch 4 is pro~idQd with an electrical plug 13 disposed at one end, which in turn i8 conn~cted to a plllrality o~ bulbs 16 arranged ~nsidQ th~ said transparent branch 4 along its leng~h.
Each branch 4 is ~urther provided with pl~rality c~
holcs 1~ in which the le~ves 15 are removably ~ecured.
In UQ~3, the trunlc 3 ~s positioned on the base 2 such that ~he trunk plug 8 ~$ts in the sockct 5, 6. ~hen the branches 4 are connected to the branch connectors 11 of th~ t:run3~, ~itting the branch plU~5 13 to the ~ranch connectors 11 and then connectins all the le~ves lS ~o the branches ~. When the christmas tree 1 is ~ssembled tho outer plug 7 o~ ~h~ bas~ is connected to an outside electrical AC or ~C sQurc~, to light ~he bulbs inside the trunk and b~anches th~reo~.
Thc switch "S" of the musical in~egrated clrcui~
device "M" may then be put into the on posi~ion to provide musi.c appropriate ~or the christ~2s season.
A second embodiment o~ the invention is shown in Figures 3 and 4. The second embodi~ent has many similariti.es with the first e~odiment and so only the principal di~erences will be described.
In order to aid assembly, the hollow transparent plas1-ic ~runk 3 iç ~lvided into 3 sec~ions 3~, 3B and 3C which slidably enga~e. Each section is provided with a plurali~y o~ hollow transparent plastic branches, the oranches being arranged in 6 equi-angularly spaced sats of 6 branches 20A-~ - 25A-~ (see Fiyurc 5) o~ which sets 20A-F and 21A-F are s~own in ~igure 3. Each set o~ br~nche~ has an electrical wir~
gA-sF ~Figure 5) associated with it. Fo~ example branch set ~o is asscci~ted with wire 9A and branch set 2~. is a~sociated with wire gB which wires provide connections to each branch o~ the set. Qne such connec~ion i5 shown in dctail in Figure 4. ~he W 096/26661 PCT/G~S.~ 3 ~ranches 21 may be connected to the ste~ 3 by any con~r~ntional means and may ~or example be push :Cit, 80 tha~ the sides o~ the branch engag~ th~.stem. Bulbs 30 are connected in series with connectors e.g. 9A v~a pins 32 pro~ided in the s~de o~ the s~em, the bulbs 30 and ar-sociated wiring being ~d into the interior of the branch 21 when attached to the stem 3c. 1'~ 8iX
wires sA-s~' are connected to a : _n ~eturn 19 and all wires are connected to an electrical supply control ~ox ~0, having an on/o~ switch 41 and a power connection 42.
F~rther bulbs 31 are provided along the length Or the s~m 3A-3C in series w~th connectors ~A-9F.
In order to ~ridg~ the joints ~L~en segments 3A, ~B
And 3c o~ thc stem, slid~ng electricnl contacts (not ~hown) hetween the connectors 19, 9A-9F m~y be provided.
Further embodiments o~ th~ inYention illustrnting diff~ren~ connection opticns ~re shown ~n FiyurQs 6-10.
In Figurc G, the segmentS o~ the stem 50, S2, 54 are physic~lly and mechanically connected by complement~ry plug and socket connectors 54,~6. Wiring 58 connects the plug 56 and the socket 54 of the ~egments ~nd lamps 60 may be connect~d in series with the w~ring 58.
CA 022l4074 l997-08-27 In ~igu~es 7-10, two types o~ s~gment 70,72 ar~
zlternately used. Seg~ent 70 is illustrated ln ~igur~s R and 8b ~nd includes ~ hollow c~l~ndric~l body p~r~ion 80 provlded with a plug 84 and a - 5 complemen~ary soc~et 86 ~t respe~tive ends. Six sets of live and neutral electrical wi~es 88 a-~ are prta~.~idQd between ~he plug and ~;oc3cet, the 5et3 corresponding to six branch connectors 8Z a-f. At each en~ the wirss are connec~ed to slidab}y elect~ically engageable connectors formed from copper or aluminium provided at the ~ips of pairs 0c pins 95a-~ projecting ~rom plug 90 and at the base Or correspon~ing slots 96a-~ formed in socket 86.
In or~r ~o ~nsure correct registration o~ connected se~ment~, ~ recess 9~ is provided, ~or ~ec~iving a corresponding projectlon 97 and this may be ~ormed to allow interlock of the sagments by relative twisting of the segments a~tcr engagement.
Elec~rical connections ~rom ~iring 88 4re provided to sock~ts 93 formed in branch connectors 82.
Se~ment 72 is illustr~ted in figures 9a and 9b. ~hi~
SQgment is o~ the ~ame construction as ~egment 70, having a similar body portion 100, p~ug 102, socket 104 and wi.ring 106 ~ut does not have any ~branch connectors.
A branch 74 is shown in fig. 10 o~ simil2r construction ~o that described with re~erence to figure 2 and having plug 110 for engagemen~ with ~ranch connectors 82 and pins 10~ for en~agemen~
with s~ckets 93.
In uso the segments 70,72 are altsrnately connect~d via ~he complementa~y plugs and sockets to ~orm the trunk o~ the t~ee. ~he trun~ is placed in base 75, the b~anches are attached to the ~ranch connectors and lC a cap mem~er 73 placed on the rree end o~ the trunk, ~o ~orm the completed tree.
While ~he inv~ntion has been described with referenco to transparent branches and trun~ this is not to be constru~d as limitative. ~or examplu any single supportin~ member o~ the trQe may ~e ligh~
tr~n~mi~sible and may ~e ~ranslucent rather than transparen~. The supporting me~ber need also be light tr~ns~i~ible only in the region or adjacent to the lamp(s).
Claims (11)
1. An artificial tree comprising:
a trunk (3);
at least one branch (4, 21, 74) extending from said trunk; and illumination means (10,16,30, 31) provided in said tree, said tree being light transmissible, at least in the region of the illumination means, characterised in that, said illumination means comprise a series of electrical bulbs (10, 16, 30, 31) which are located within said trunk (3) and said at least one branch (4, 21, 74); and in that when energised, said bulbs (10, 16, 30, 31) illuminate the tree through light transmissible regions of said trunk (3) and said at least one branch (4, 21, 74).
a trunk (3);
at least one branch (4, 21, 74) extending from said trunk; and illumination means (10,16,30, 31) provided in said tree, said tree being light transmissible, at least in the region of the illumination means, characterised in that, said illumination means comprise a series of electrical bulbs (10, 16, 30, 31) which are located within said trunk (3) and said at least one branch (4, 21, 74); and in that when energised, said bulbs (10, 16, 30, 31) illuminate the tree through light transmissible regions of said trunk (3) and said at least one branch (4, 21, 74).
2. A tree as claimed in Claim 1 characterised in that the trunk (3) is divided into a plurality of sections (3A, 3B, 3C, 70, 72) which are connectable together.
3. A tree as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterised in that the trunk (3) is transparent.
4. A tree as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3 characterised in that said at least one branch (4, 21, 74) is detachably connected to the trunk (3).
5. A tree as claimed in claim 4 characterised in that said at least one branch (4, 74) is connected to the trunk by complementary electrical and mechanical connectors (11, 12, 13, 82a-f, 93, 110, 104).
6. A tree as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 characterised in that the trunk (3) is formed from a plurality of segments (3A, 3B, 3C, 70, 72) which are connectable together.
7. A tree as claimed in claim 6 characterised in that the segments (3A, 3B, 3C, 70, 72) are connected by complementary electrical and mechanical connectors (54, 56, 84, 86, 90, 95a-f, 96a-f).
8. A tree as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 characterised by comprising a base (2, 75) detachably connectable to the trunk (3).
9. A tree as claimed in any one of the preceding claims characterised in that the illumination means (10, 16, 30, 31) comprise a plurality of strings of lamps (10, 16, 30, 31) for illuminating respective portions of the tree.
10. A tree as claimed in any one of the preceding claims characterised by comprising a sound producing device (M).
11. A tree as claimed in Claim 8 in which a sound producing device (M) is disposed within said based (2, 75).
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