EP0240786B1 - Christmas tree stand with sliding adjustment - Google Patents

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EP0240786B1
EP0240786B1 EP87103904A EP87103904A EP0240786B1 EP 0240786 B1 EP0240786 B1 EP 0240786B1 EP 87103904 A EP87103904 A EP 87103904A EP 87103904 A EP87103904 A EP 87103904A EP 0240786 B1 EP0240786 B1 EP 0240786B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47G2033/1286—Christmas tree stands comprising watering means, e.g. a water reservoir

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  • the invention relates to a device for setting up, aligning and holding Christmas trees according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Tree stands are used to set up Christmas trees. Usually the tree trunk is pushed into the Christmas tree stand and fixed with screws at right angles to the tree axis in the stand. Tree stands are also known which allow the tree to be aligned via a ball joint, via clamp connections or via the adjustability of articulated foot supports.
  • the devices listed here allow the correct alignment of the tree only with difficulty.
  • the insertion of the tree into the stand and the attachment is often difficult and cumbersome.
  • Most of the work is done in a stooped position or lying on the floor and with the help of another person.
  • a Christmas tree stand is known (published application DE-OS 34 21 733), in which a fastening part screwed to the tree rests in an articulated socket and is frictionally clamped to the foot part via a tensioning band.
  • the strap is tightened using a screw.
  • the fastening part is also loosened using the screw. Accordingly, after inserting the fastening part into the socket of the foot part, cumbersome and cumbersome handling is required to align and fix the tree. Attention should also be drawn to the complex design of the device.
  • DE-GM 77 25 342 describes a Christmas tree stand of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1, in which the tree holder is articulated in a foot container and is aligned and fixed by means of adjusting screws.
  • the alignment of the tree is achieved by means of an opposing tension screw.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a tree stand that allows the installation and correct alignment in a simple and easy handling.
  • the sleeve connected to the tree trunk by means of a clamp screw connection and inserted with the conically closed part into the likewise conically shaped counterpart of the foot is fixed via a perforated plate.
  • the plate lies on the surface of the foot cover. It is under a preselected contact pressure and can be moved against the frictional engagement between the two surfaces. Only the force exerted by hand on the tree causes an adjustment of the perforated plate centrally surrounding the sleeve and thus fixes the desired position of the tree.
  • the foot of the tree stand is designed as a closed hollow body. It is filled with water in order to increase the stability of the device and to ensure that the tree is irrigated via inlet openings.
  • a perforated plate P pressed on by spring elements E.
  • the screws S which penetrate into the circumference of the foot cover A press the spring elements E against the perforated plate and foot cover A.
  • the centrally in the perforated plate P bores B are selected in diameter so that a sufficiently large displaceability of the perforated plate P on the foot cover A is ensured.
  • the sleeve H connected to the inserted tree trunk by means of a clamping screw is conical at the closed end. It is inserted through the perforated plate P into the conically shaped counterpart K. So that the sleeve H is fixed with the clamped tree against the foot F from reaching.
  • the perforated plate P comprising the shaft of the sleeve H is shifted on the foot cover A until the desired vertical position of the tree is reached.
  • Inlet openings ⁇ are provided within the foot container F and in the sleeve H for watering the tree.

Abstract

1. Stand for mounting and adjusting Christmas trees, said stand comprising a sleeve (H) surrounding the trunk of the tree and connected thereto by means of a bolted clamping means, said sleeve being conically shaped at its closed end and being insertable into a conically shaped counterpart (K) of the foot (F), characterized in that the sleeve (H) is fixed in that a horizontally moveable hole plate (P) surrounds the sleeve (H) and is pressed against a foot cover (A) through a spring or clamping effect, the pressure between the hole plate (P) and the foot cover (A) being selected such that the plate (P) may be manually moved by means of the trunk of the tree against the friction between the hole plate (P) and the foot cover (A).

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Vorrichtung zum Aufstellen, Ausrichten und Festhalten von Weihnachtsbäumen gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a device for setting up, aligning and holding Christmas trees according to the preamble of claim 1.

Zum Aufstellen von Weihnachtsbäumen werden die verschiedenartigsten Baumständer verwendet. Meist wird der Baumstamm in den Christbaumständer eingeschoben und mit rechtwinklig zur Baumachse im Ständer befindlichen Schrauben fixiert. Es sind auch Baumständer bekannt, die über ein Kugelgelenk, über Klemmverbindungen oder über die Verstellbarkeit von angelenkten Fußabstützungen das Ausrichten des Baumes gestatten.Various tree stands are used to set up Christmas trees. Usually the tree trunk is pushed into the Christmas tree stand and fixed with screws at right angles to the tree axis in the stand. Tree stands are also known which allow the tree to be aligned via a ball joint, via clamp connections or via the adjustability of articulated foot supports.

Die hier angeführten Vorrichtungen erlauben nur in beschwerlicher Weise das korrekte Ausrichten des Baumes. Auch ist das Einbringen des Baumes in den Ständer und die Befestigung oft schwierig und umständlich. Die Arbeiten sind meist in gebückter Haltung oder auf dem Fußboden liegend und unter Zuhilfenahme einer weiteren Person auszuführen.The devices listed here allow the correct alignment of the tree only with difficulty. The insertion of the tree into the stand and the attachment is often difficult and cumbersome. Most of the work is done in a stooped position or lying on the floor and with the help of another person.

Es ist ein Christbaumständer bekannt (Offenlegungsschrift DE-OS 34 21 733), bei dem ein mit dem Baum verschraubtes Befestigungsteil in einer Gelenkpfanne ruht und über ein Spannband mit dem Fußteil reibschlüssig verklemmt wird. Zur Fixierung des Befestigungsteiles wird das Spannband mittels einer Schraube angespannt. Ebenso wird das Befestigungsteil über die Schraube gelöst. Dementsprechend ist nach dem Einsetzen des Befestigungsteiles in die Gelenkpfanne des Fußteiles eine umständliche und beschwerliche Handhabung zum Ausrichten und Feststellen des Baumes erforderlich. Hinzuweisen ist auch auf die aufwendige konstruktive Gestaltung der Vorrichtung.A Christmas tree stand is known (published application DE-OS 34 21 733), in which a fastening part screwed to the tree rests in an articulated socket and is frictionally clamped to the foot part via a tensioning band. To fix the fastening part, the strap is tightened using a screw. The fastening part is also loosened using the screw. Accordingly, after inserting the fastening part into the socket of the foot part, cumbersome and cumbersome handling is required to align and fix the tree. Attention should also be drawn to the complex design of the device.

Das DE-GM 77 25 342 beschreibt einen Christbaumständer der im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Art, bei dem der Baumhalter in einen Fußbehälter gelenkig eingesetzt ist und mittels Einstellschrauben ausgerichtet und fixiert wird. In der US-Patentschrift 15 84 011 wird das Ausrichten des Baumes über eine gegenläufige Spannschraube erreicht.DE-GM 77 25 342 describes a Christmas tree stand of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1, in which the tree holder is articulated in a foot container and is aligned and fixed by means of adjusting screws. In US Pat. No. 1,584,011, the alignment of the tree is achieved by means of an opposing tension screw.

Beide Vorrichtungen zeigen ebenfalls nicht die konstruktiven Merkmale, um die gewünschte Baumeinstellung in vorteilhafter Weise zu erreichen.Both devices also do not show the design features in order to achieve the desired tree setting in an advantageous manner.

Demgegenüber liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Baumständer zur Verfügung zu stellen, der in einfacher und unbeschwerlicher Handhabung das Aufstellen und korrekte Ausrichten erlaubt.In contrast, the invention has for its object to provide a tree stand that allows the installation and correct alignment in a simple and easy handling.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch einen Christbaumständer gemäß dem Patentanspruch gelöst.This object is achieved by a Christmas tree stand according to the claim.

Gemäß der Erfindung wird die über Klemmverschraubung mit dem Baumstamm verbundene und mit dem konusförmig abgeschlossenen Teil in das ebenfalls konisch geformte Gegenstück des Fußes eingesetzte Hülse über eine Lochplatte fixiert. Die Platte liegt auf der Oberfläche der Fußabdeckung. Sie steht unter einem vorgewählten Anpreßdruck und kann gegen den Reibungsschluß zwischen den beiden Flächen verschoben werden. Allein die von Hand auf den Baum ausgeübte Krafteinwirkung bewirkt eine Verstellung der die Hülse zentrisch umfassenden Lochplatte und fixiert damit die gewünschte Stellung des Baumes. Der Fuß des Baumständers ist als geschlossener Hohlkörper ausgebildet. Er wird mit Wasser gefüllt, um so die Standfestigkeit des Gerätes zu erhöhen und die Bewässerung des Baumes über Zulauföffnungen zu gewährleisten.According to the invention, the sleeve connected to the tree trunk by means of a clamp screw connection and inserted with the conically closed part into the likewise conically shaped counterpart of the foot is fixed via a perforated plate. The plate lies on the surface of the foot cover. It is under a preselected contact pressure and can be moved against the frictional engagement between the two surfaces. Only the force exerted by hand on the tree causes an adjustment of the perforated plate centrally surrounding the sleeve and thus fixes the desired position of the tree. The foot of the tree stand is designed as a closed hollow body. It is filled with water in order to increase the stability of the device and to ensure that the tree is irrigated via inlet openings.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines zeichnerisch dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing.

Auf der Fußabdeckung A befindet sich eine mittels Federelementen E aufgepreßte Lochplatte P. Diese umschließt zentrisch den Schaft der Hülse H. Die im Kreisumfang in die Fußabdeckung A eindringenden Schrauben S drücken die Federelemente E gegen die Lochplatte und Fußabdeckung A. Die zentrisch in in der Lochplatte P befindlichen Bohrungen B sind im Durchmesser so gewählt, daß eine genügend große Verschiebbarkeit der Lochplatte P auf der Fußabdeckung A gewährleistet ist. Die über eine Klemmschraube mit dem eingeschobenen Baumstamm verbundene Hülse H ist am geschlossenen Ende konisch ausgeführt. Sie wird durch die Lochplatte P in das ebenfalls konisch geformte Gegenstück K eingesetzt. Damit ist die Hülse H mit dem eingespannten Baum gegenüber dem Fuß F aus reichend fixiert. Durch Krafteinwirkung von Hand auf den Baum wird die den Schaft der Hülse H umfassende Lochplatte P auf der Fußabdeckung A soweit verschoben, bis die gewünschte vertikale Stellung des Baumes erreicht ist. Für die Bewässerung des Baumes sind Zulauföffnungen Ö innerhalb des Fußbehälters F und in der Hülse H vorgesehen.On the foot cover A there is a perforated plate P pressed on by spring elements E. This centrally surrounds the shaft of the sleeve H. The screws S which penetrate into the circumference of the foot cover A press the spring elements E against the perforated plate and foot cover A. The centrally in the perforated plate P bores B are selected in diameter so that a sufficiently large displaceability of the perforated plate P on the foot cover A is ensured. The sleeve H connected to the inserted tree trunk by means of a clamping screw is conical at the closed end. It is inserted through the perforated plate P into the conically shaped counterpart K. So that the sleeve H is fixed with the clamped tree against the foot F from reaching. By force of the hand on the tree, the perforated plate P comprising the shaft of the sleeve H is shifted on the foot cover A until the desired vertical position of the tree is reached. Inlet openings Ö are provided within the foot container F and in the sleeve H for watering the tree.

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  1. Stand for mounting and adjusting Christmas trees, said stand comprising a sleeve (H) surrounding the trunk of the tree and connected thereto by means of a bolted clamping means, said sleeve being conically shaped at its closed end and being insertable into a conically shaped counterpart (K) of the foot (F), characterized in that the sleeve (H) is fixed in that a horizontally moveable hole plate (P) surrounds the sleeve (H) and is pressed against a foot cover (A) through a spring or clamping effect, the pressure between the hole plate (P) and the foot cover (A) being selected such that the plate (P) may be manually moved by means of the trunk of the tree against the friction between the hole plate (P) and the foot cover (A).
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