Shaded outdoor parking area

• US 4,855,167 A
• Filed: 09/22/1988
• Issued: 08/08/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Harold A. Biehl
• Original Assignee: Harold A. Biehl
• Inventors: Biehl, Harold A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Epstein, Henry F.
• Application Number:
  US07/247,475
• Time in Patent Office: 320 Days
• Field of Search: D11/118, 211/196, 211/205, 428/18, 428/19, 428/20
• US Class Current: 428/18
• CPC Class Codes: A41G 1/00 Artificial flowers, fruit, leaves, or trees artificial Christmas trees A47G33/06; Garlands
• CPC Class Codes: A41G 1/007 Artificial trees

Abstract

A plurality of artificial trees placed in combination with a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the parking spaces being disposed in an array of adjacently disposed parking spaces forming a parking area. The trees further include a base with an open cylinder for receiving the trunk of a tree and holding the tree in an upright position. The base is positioned at one lateral side of a parking space so that each base is positioned across the parking space from an adjacent base. Branches are attached at the top of the trunk at about six feet above ground level. The branches are disposed to extend across about one-half the width of each of the adjacently disposed parking spaces. The entire parking space is shaded from the sun by the branches of the tree.

Claims

1. A plurality of artificial trees in combination with a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, said vehicle parking spaces each having a front end, a rear end, and lateral sides defining each parking space width, said parking spaces being disposed in an array of adjacently disposed parking spaces forming a parking area, the improvement consisting of:

a plurality of artificial trees, each tree including;

a base having an open cylinder disposed therein, said base being positioned at one lateral side of said parking space such that each base is positioned across the parking space from a next adjacent base;

a cap removably disposed with respect to said cylinder to selectively cover and uncover said cylinder;

an elongated trunk having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end being matingly received in said open cylinder to hold said trunk in an upright position;

wherein said top end of said trunk is provided with three axially spaced distinct tiers of apertures including a top tier, a middle tier, and a lower tier of apertures and the top tier of apertures comprises twelve apertures spaced approximately 30°

apart, the middle and lower tiers of apertures comprise six apertures apiece spaced approximately 60°

apart on the respective middle and lower tiers and offset from one another by approximately 30°

;

wherein, the apertures on the top and the middle tiers are offset from one another by approximately 115°

, and wherein the bottom end of said trunk is aligned with at least one of the lateral sides defining a parking space; and

,

branches releasably attached to the three axially spaced distinct tiers of apertures disposed on said top end of said trunk for providing shade, said branches being disposed from about six feet to about nine feet above ground level and being dimensioned to extend across about one-half of the width of each of the adjacently disposed parking spaces divided by said one lateral side, whereby the entire parking space width is shaded from the sun by the branches.

2. The combination as in claim 1 wherein said top end of said trunk and said bottom end of said trunk are releasably attached to each other.

3. The combination as in claim 1 wherein said bottom of said trunk and said base are releasably attached to each other.

4. The combination as in claim 2 wherein a plug is disposed intermediate the top end and the bottom end of said trunk.

5. The combination as in claim 3 wherein a plug is disposed intermediate the bottom end of said trunk and said base.