Foldable artificial christmas tree
First Claim
1. A foldable artificial Christmas tree for allowing for quick and easy assembly and disassembly comprising, in combination:
- a plurality of sections couplable together to form a Christmas tree, each of the sections including;
a central pole portion;
a plurality of collars each having a central opening for receiving the central pole portion therein, each of the collars having a generally circular configuration, the collars each having an outer periphery, each of the collars having a plurality of radially extending apertures disposed within the outer periphery thereof in a spaced relationship, each of the radially extending apertures having opposed side walls, the opposed side walls having an inverted U-shaped bracket secured therebetween, the bracket including an upper horizontal segment and a pair of opposed vertical segments, the opposed vertical segments having a support bar extending therebetween whereby the support bar is parallel with the upper horizontal segment;
a plurality of branches foldably coupled with the plurality of collars, each of the branches having a limb portion, the limb portion having an inner portion and an outer portion, the outer portion having a plurality of artificial pine needles extending outwardly therefrom, the inner portion having a downwardly turned portion secured thereto, the downwardly turned portion being receivable between the support bar and the upper horizontal segment of the bracket of the collars.
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Abstract
A foldable artificial Christmas tree including a plurality of sections couplable together to form a Christmas tree. Each of the sections includes a central pole portion. A plurality of collars are provided that each have a central opening for receiving the central pole portion therein. Each of the collars has a generally circular configuration. The collars each have an outer periphery. Each of the collars has a plurality of radially extending apertures disposed within the outer periphery thereof in a spaced relationship. A plurality of branches are foldably coupled with the plurality of collars. Each of the branches has a limb portion. The limb portion has an inner portion and an outer portion. The outer portion has a plurality of artificial pine needles extending outwardly therefrom. The inner portion has a downwardly turned portion secured thereto. The downwardly turned portion is receivable within the radially extending apertures of the collars.
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1. A foldable artificial Christmas tree for allowing for quick and easy assembly and disassembly comprising, in combination:
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a plurality of sections couplable together to form a Christmas tree, each of the sections including;
a central pole portion;
a plurality of collars each having a central opening for receiving the central pole portion therein, each of the collars having a generally circular configuration, the collars each having an outer periphery, each of the collars having a plurality of radially extending apertures disposed within the outer periphery thereof in a spaced relationship, each of the radially extending apertures having opposed side walls, the opposed side walls having an inverted U-shaped bracket secured therebetween, the bracket including an upper horizontal segment and a pair of opposed vertical segments, the opposed vertical segments having a support bar extending therebetween whereby the support bar is parallel with the upper horizontal segment;
a plurality of branches foldably coupled with the plurality of collars, each of the branches having a limb portion, the limb portion having an inner portion and an outer portion, the outer portion having a plurality of artificial pine needles extending outwardly therefrom, the inner portion having a downwardly turned portion secured thereto, the downwardly turned portion being receivable between the support bar and the upper horizontal segment of the bracket of the collars.
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