WO1994014362A1 - Arbre artificiel repliable - Google Patents
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- WO1994014362A1 WO1994014362A1 PCT/FR1993/001289 FR9301289W WO9414362A1 WO 1994014362 A1 WO1994014362 A1 WO 1994014362A1 FR 9301289 W FR9301289 W FR 9301289W WO 9414362 A1 WO9414362 A1 WO 9414362A1
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- artificial tree
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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
- A47G33/00—Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
- A47G33/04—Christmas trees
- A47G33/06—Artificial Christmas trees
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- the invention relates to a collapsible artificial tree of the type comprising a series of juxtaposed radiant branch supports which are stackable and held in the service position by a vertical assembly element engaged through the through holes of the branch supports.
- Such an artificial decorative tree is generally made in the form of imitation Christmas trees.
- radiating support elements, symbolizing the branches of a fir tree are assembled with spacing rings at the by means of a cord passed through the central holes of the support elements and the spacer rings, the upper end of the cord serving to suspend the assembly.
- a trunk formed of nestable elements one inside the other is fixed on a stand.
- stacked rings carrying radiating supports forming the stages of branches.
- a spring which maintains the vertical spacing between the stages of branches.
- the branches of branches are compressed one on top of the other and kept in the compressed state on the lower section of the trunk by a pin. The upper elements of the trunk can then be disassembled.
- the present invention aims to provide a folding artificial tree, the assembly and disassembly of which can be carried out very quickly by a person without particular skill, who takes up a very small place in the disassembled state and which is of manufacturing cost very weak.
- the artificial tree is of the type in which radiating supports forming the stages of branches are held in the deployed position by means of a vertical connecting element engaged through the branches supports, said tree being characterized in that than :
- the supports are constituted by rings integral with a flexible sheath open at its base and closed at its end opposite to the top of the tree and in that the assembly element is a stiffener of cross section which matches that of the flexible sheath and ring passage hole.
- the stages of branches can, in the disassembled state, be stacked on one another by shifting by relative to the vertical mounting axis. In the folded position, the assembly of the flexible sheath and the stages of branches can pile up over a height less than the sum of the heights of the rings. This arrangement combined with the flexibility of the branches carried by the rings, allows the tree to be stored in an extremely compact packaging.
- the shaft is assembled in a single threading movement of the stiffener in the sheath.
- the protruding part of the sheath can be simply fitted into the hole of a conventional base.
- Disassembly is just as easy. Just pull up from the top to release the stiffener over a sufficient length to remove it effortlessly.
- the sheath can be made of a waterproof material and means for introducing and draining a fluid ensuring the function of stiffener, this fluid possibly being air or water under pressure.
- the artificial tree according to the invention will be particularly suitable for being used outdoors in cold countries, the effect of the gel making the trunk completely rigid.
- the stiffener When the stiffener consists of a rigid tubular member, it can be real ized in any suitable manner, for example several pieces that can be interlocked with each other, several foldable pieces with joint locking means, several pieces such as escopabl es etc ...
- the stiffener may be of circular or polygonal section, the section of the hole in the rings then being concordant so that said rings fit tightly around the stiffener to avoid any floating around the stiffener.
- the stiffener may alternatively only have a cross-section corresponding to that of the hole in the rings except in the areas of cooperation between the rings and the stiffener.
- the stiffener may be of cylindrical section so as to imitate as much as possible in cooperation with the sheath, the appearance of a real tree trunk.
- the stiffener and the holes in the rings may have a conical shape.
- the rings will have a hole of polygonal section and an envelope whose periphery will be substantially circular.
- the polygonal section of the hole will prevent rotation of the rings and the sheath around the stiffener, while the substantially circular section of the periphery of the casing will be as close as possible to the appearance of a real tree trunk.
- the periphery of the rings may include cells with a vertical axis, open or not, to constitute means for quick clipping of the branches.
- the base may include a plate provided with a hole around which is fixed the end of the sheath opposite the crown, said hole cooperating with a sleeve acting as a guide for insertion from the end of the stiffener.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic elevation view of a Christmas tree according to the invention
- FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic views of an assembly or disassembly phase of the tree represented in FIG. 1,
- FIG. 4 is an elevation view of a first embodiment of a support ring according to the invention, devoid of foliage,
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 3, the ring being provided with foliage,
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the stacking of the branches of branches, illustrating the folding of the tips of the branches,
- FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view of the end of the sheath forming the crown of the tree
- FIG. 8 is an exploded schematic view of a storage box forming a base for a tree according to the invention
- FIG. 9 is an exploded schematic view of a set of rings forming stages of nestable branches for a tree according to the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a ring and a stiffener for a shaft according to the invention.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a ring according to FIG. 10,
- FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the mounting of a double branch on a ring according to FIGS. 10 and 11,
- Figure 13 is a horizontal section of Figure
- the tree 1 As seen in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the tree 1 according to the invention consists essentially of a trunk portion, consisting of a flexible sheath 2 on which are fixed by any suitable means of the radiating branches of branches 3 from support rings 4 (FIG. 4) the whole forming a permanent assembly on the one hand and a stiffener 5 which in FIGS. 2 and 3 is in the form of an oblong rigid handle.
- the branches 6 radiating from the ring 4 can be made of twisted wire trapping bristles of synthetic material which simulate the foliage.
- the flexible sheath 2 is closed at its upper end forming a crown and furnished with a terminal tuft 7. Inside the sheath 2, in the zone of the tuft 7, is fixed a rigid end piece 8 (FIG. 7), the l the free end 9 is shaped as a stud intended to fit into an axial hole made at the end of the stiffener 5.
- the open end of the sheath 2, opposite the crown, is fixed around the hole central 11 of a plate 10 forming a base.
- the base 10 will include a sleeve coaxial with the hole 11 which will be used to fix the end of the sheath of the sheath 2 and will at the same time have the function of stiffening the base.
- a compact package is thus obtained which can be easily inserted into a box of small dimensions such as that shown diagrammatically in FIG. 8.
- FIG. 8 represents a particularly advantageous embodiment in which the box 12 also constitutes the base of the tree.
- the cover 13 will include a hole 14 for passage of the stiffener 5 while the bottom 15 will carry a sleeve 16 for plugging in the end of the stiffener.
- the invention thus makes it possible to compact up to 90% of the height of the tree and up to 50% of its base surface. This significantly reduces packaging and storage while providing an artificial tree that can be assembled and disassembled in one go.
- the stiffener 5 may be made of several pieces that can be adjusted together, the length of each piece being less than that of the largest diagonal of the box.
- all the elements of the tree can be housed together in the box forming the base.
- FIG. 9 represents an example of alternative real ization in which each stage of branches consists of a bowl in the shape of a star provided with a central sleeve forming a support ring.
- star shape shown is only an exemplary embodiment, any other shape of bowl being suitable for a stylized representation of a stage of branches.
- Figures 10 to 13 show a particularly advantageous alternative embodiment of the support rings and branches for a tree according to the invention. Elements having the same functions as in the previous embodiments are given the same references.
- the central hole 41 of a ring 4 has a regular polygon section in this case a triangle.
- the stiffener 5 will also have a triangular section matching that of the hole 41. This avoids the risk of rotation of the rings around the stiffener and twisting of the flexible sheath (not shown for clarity).
- the stiffener may have this polygonal section only at the places where it cooperates with rings 4.
- the regular polygonal section of the hole of the ring and the cooperating zones of the stiffener ensure an instinctive insertion of the stiffener into the rings without having to make an effort to bring the mutually engaging faces into alignment.
- the envelope 42 of the rings 4 has through cells 43. These cells are intended to allow the quick attachment by clipping on the ring of the double branches 17 produced by folding, as is better shown in Figures 12 and 13.
- the height of the fold is such that its base engages under the edge of the cell as shown in Figure 13.
- the cells 42 have a vertical slot 43. This allows the manufacture of the rings by extrusion with a cost price as low as possible.
- rings provided with cells and double branches obtained by folding allows delivery of the tree in loose parts, the rings being fixed on the flexible sheath but the branches and the stiffener (or the elements of the stiffener) being detached.
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU57035/94A AU5703594A (en) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-22 | Collapsible artificial tree |
EP94902851A EP0675694A1 (fr) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-22 | Arbre artificiel repliable |
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FR92/15646 | 1992-12-23 | ||
FR9215646A FR2699385B1 (fr) | 1992-12-23 | 1992-12-23 | Dispositif pour mettre un sapin de noel en paquet-cadeau. |
FR93/10275 | 1993-08-26 | ||
FR9310275A FR2699386B1 (fr) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-08-26 | Bagues de sapïns de Noel synthétiques, à trou central polygonal régulier et alvéoles de clipsage des branches doubles. |
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WO1994014362A1 true WO1994014362A1 (fr) | 1994-07-07 |
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EP (1) | EP0675694A1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU5703594A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2165785A1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2699386B1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1994014362A1 (fr) |
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US1694974A (en) * | 1926-08-26 | 1928-12-11 | Charles H Glover | Artificial christmas tree |
US2586791A (en) * | 1950-03-16 | 1952-02-26 | Dattilo Austin | Artificial christmas tree |
DE3339740A1 (de) * | 1983-11-03 | 1985-05-15 | Irene 8500 Nürnberg Uhlherr | Dekorationsgegenstand in pendelform |
US5106661A (en) * | 1990-11-26 | 1992-04-21 | Pitts Sr Clifford R | Compressible Christmas tree |
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US1594414A (en) * | 1925-08-08 | 1926-08-03 | Charles H Glover | Artificial christmas tree |
US3085774A (en) * | 1961-08-02 | 1963-04-16 | Carey Mcfall Company | Artificial tree |
US4054696A (en) * | 1977-02-22 | 1977-10-18 | Frederick Scott Crownover | Artificial and mechanical tree |
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- 1993-08-26 FR FR9310275A patent/FR2699386B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-12-22 EP EP94902851A patent/EP0675694A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 1993-12-22 WO PCT/FR1993/001289 patent/WO1994014362A1/fr not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1993-12-22 AU AU57035/94A patent/AU5703594A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1993-12-22 CA CA 2165785 patent/CA2165785A1/fr not_active Abandoned
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US1694974A (en) * | 1926-08-26 | 1928-12-11 | Charles H Glover | Artificial christmas tree |
US2586791A (en) * | 1950-03-16 | 1952-02-26 | Dattilo Austin | Artificial christmas tree |
DE3339740A1 (de) * | 1983-11-03 | 1985-05-15 | Irene 8500 Nürnberg Uhlherr | Dekorationsgegenstand in pendelform |
US5106661A (en) * | 1990-11-26 | 1992-04-21 | Pitts Sr Clifford R | Compressible Christmas tree |
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CA2165785A1 (fr) | 1994-07-07 |
FR2699386A1 (fr) | 1994-06-24 |
FR2699386B1 (fr) | 1995-03-17 |
AU5703594A (en) | 1994-07-19 |
EP0675694A1 (fr) | 1995-10-11 |
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