US20040191431A1 - Christmas tree with foldable branches - Google Patents

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US20040191431A1
US20040191431A1 US10/395,156 US39515603A US2004191431A1 US 20040191431 A1 US20040191431 A1 US 20040191431A1 US 39515603 A US39515603 A US 39515603A US 2004191431 A1 US2004191431 A1 US 2004191431A1
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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 conventional decorative Christmas tree has a fixed rigid body. It can display a beautiful outlook but it is hard to be stored because of its large volume. Although there is a known design, which is capable of being disassembled, it is very inconvenient to disassembling the branches from the trunk of the Christmas tree. The assembling process is also difficult and trouble.
  • the primary object of the invention is to provide a Christmas tree with foldable branches. As the branches are folded near to the trunk, the volume of the tree becomes small while the tree can be stored or moved easily.
  • FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view showing a part of the trunk and a set of branches of a Christmas tree according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the Christmas tree and the folded branch according to the present invention.
  • the present invention relates to a Christmas tree, which includes a trunk ( 4 ) and several sets of branches ( 3 ).
  • a connector ( 1 ) and a cap ( 2 ) are mounted on the trunk ( 4 ), wherein the connector ( 1 ) has several slices ( 11 ) thereon for connecting with inner hook ( 31 ) of each branch ( 3 ).
  • the cap ( 2 ) covers on the connector ( 1 ) for ensuring the branch ( 3 ) connecting with the connector ( 1 ) horizontally. If the tree is not used, the branch ( 3 ) can be folded upward, as shown in FIG. 3, that decreases the volume of the tree while all branches are folded near to the trunk ( 4 ). It can be understood that it will be very easy to store or move the tree and any disassembling process will not be needed.

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The present invention relates to a Christmas tree with foldable branches, which includes a trunk and several sets of the branches, wherein a connector and a cap are mounted on the trunk. The branches are connected with the connector and are capable of being folded near to the trunk for decreasing the volume of the tree. So the tree can be stored or moved easily with being disassembled.

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  • A conventional decorative Christmas tree has a fixed rigid body. It can display a beautiful outlook but it is hard to be stored because of its large volume. Although there is a known design, which is capable of being disassembled, it is very inconvenient to disassembling the branches from the trunk of the Christmas tree. The assembling process is also difficult and trouble. [0001]
  • Accordingly, the primary object of the invention is to provide a Christmas tree with foldable branches. As the branches are folded near to the trunk, the volume of the tree becomes small while the tree can be stored or moved easily. Now the features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.[0002]
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view showing a part of the trunk and a set of branches of a Christmas tree according to the present invention. [0003]
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1. [0004]
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the Christmas tree and the folded branch according to the present invention. [0005]
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • Please refer to FIG. 1 to [0006] 3, the present invention relates to a Christmas tree, which includes a trunk (4) and several sets of branches (3).
  • A connector ([0007] 1) and a cap (2) are mounted on the trunk (4), wherein the connector (1) has several slices (11) thereon for connecting with inner hook (31) of each branch (3). The cap (2) covers on the connector (1) for ensuring the branch (3) connecting with the connector (1) horizontally. If the tree is not used, the branch (3) can be folded upward, as shown in FIG. 3, that decreases the volume of the tree while all branches are folded near to the trunk (4). It can be understood that it will be very easy to store or move the tree and any disassembling process will not be needed.
  • Accordingly, the present invention obviously achieves utility and improvement and should be allowed for patent. [0008]

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1. A Christmas tree with foldable branches including a trunk and several sets of the branches, wherein a connector and a cap are mounted on the trunk; the connector having several slices thereon for connecting with inner hook of each branch, and the cap covering on the connector for ensuring the branch connecting with the connector horizontally; and when all the branches being folded upward near to the trunk, the volume of the tree is decreased with disassembling.
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US20060105118A1 (en) * 2004-11-18 2006-05-18 Yuan-Hui Tsai Trunk joint for an artificial tree
US10638866B2 (en) 2008-12-10 2020-05-05 Balsam International Unlimited Company Invertible Christmas tree
US11116346B2 (en) 2016-11-14 2021-09-14 Shenzhen City Ming Jie Hao Technology Co., Ltd. Emulational Christmas tree branch and manufacturing process therefor

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US4451510A (en) * 1982-01-18 1984-05-29 Barcana Ltee Automatic artificial tree
US5015510A (en) * 1989-07-11 1991-05-14 Hudson Valley Tree, Inc. Bracket for mounting foldable branches to an artificial tree
US5855705A (en) * 1996-03-29 1999-01-05 Gauthier; Ray Artificial Christmas tree
US6099920A (en) * 1997-09-02 2000-08-08 Kao; Cheung Chong Artificial christmas tree and method of mounting branches thereon
US6116563A (en) * 1998-08-03 2000-09-12 Tsai; Yuan-Hui Christmas tree with improved branch joint

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US3839132A (en) * 1973-07-06 1974-10-01 C Depping Christmas tree assembly
US4451510A (en) * 1982-01-18 1984-05-29 Barcana Ltee Automatic artificial tree
US5015510A (en) * 1989-07-11 1991-05-14 Hudson Valley Tree, Inc. Bracket for mounting foldable branches to an artificial tree
US5855705A (en) * 1996-03-29 1999-01-05 Gauthier; Ray Artificial Christmas tree
US6099920A (en) * 1997-09-02 2000-08-08 Kao; Cheung Chong Artificial christmas tree and method of mounting branches thereon
US6116563A (en) * 1998-08-03 2000-09-12 Tsai; Yuan-Hui Christmas tree with improved branch joint

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US20060105118A1 (en) * 2004-11-18 2006-05-18 Yuan-Hui Tsai Trunk joint for an artificial tree
US7128954B2 (en) * 2004-11-18 2006-10-31 Yuan-Hui Tsai Trunk joint for an artificial tree
US10638866B2 (en) 2008-12-10 2020-05-05 Balsam International Unlimited Company Invertible Christmas tree
US10682003B2 (en) 2008-12-10 2020-06-16 Balsam International Unlimited Company Collapsible artificial tree
US10925426B2 (en) 2008-12-10 2021-02-23 Balsam International Unlimited Company Invertible Christmas tree
US11730298B2 (en) 2008-12-10 2023-08-22 Balsam International Unlimited Company Invertible Christmas tree
US11116346B2 (en) 2016-11-14 2021-09-14 Shenzhen City Ming Jie Hao Technology Co., Ltd. Emulational Christmas tree branch and manufacturing process therefor
US11839320B2 (en) 2016-11-14 2023-12-12 Shenzhen City Ming Jie Hao Technology Co., Ltd. Emulational christmas tree branch and manufacturing process therefor

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