WO2005023062A3 - Automatically erectable decorative tree - Google Patents

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WO2005023062A3
WO2005023062A3 PCT/US2004/028630 US2004028630W WO2005023062A3 WO 2005023062 A3 WO2005023062 A3 WO 2005023062A3 US 2004028630 W US2004028630 W US 2004028630W WO 2005023062 A3 WO2005023062 A3 WO 2005023062A3
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curvilinear elements
center pole
tree
telescoping center
automatically erectable
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Lonnie F Gary
Stephen L Fillipp
Sheng-Chien Wang
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Gemmy Ind Corp
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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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Abstract

An automatically erectable decorative Christmas tree having a base, a telescoping center pole, a vertical array of curvilinear elements of graduated diameter supported from the top of the telescoping center pole by a plurality of circurnferentially spaced tothers with the diameter of the curvilinear elements graduating in inverse proportion to the distance above the base; a plurality of circurnferentially spaced branches pivotally connected to the curvilinear elements and extending radially outward from the curvilinear elements; and an electrically powered drive mechanism that is controllable by a user to selectively raise and lower the telescoping center pole. The subject tree can also be pre-lighted and pre-decorated. An automatically erectable support structure suitable for use as a tree stand and other applications is also disclosed.
PCT/US2004/028630 2003-09-03 2004-09-02 Automatically erectable decorative tree WO2005023062A2 (en)

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US10/654,170 US20050048226A1 (en) 2003-09-03 2003-09-03 Automatically erectable decorative tree

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