Christmas tree stand
OwnerMartin Watsoninventor
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Abstract
Many forms of Christmas tree stand, for use with real (i.e. cut) Christmas trees are known, such as those that may be filled with water to prolong the life of the tree. The present invention relates to a Christmas tree stand, and a method of maintaining a Christmas tree in a substantially upright position, and includes a reservoir 3 with retaining parts 9 at upper and lower ends thereof, and an outer container into which the reservoir is configured to be securable, the container configured to substantially conceal the reservoir and having a base larger than the reservoir. This prevents damage to floor surfaces (such as carpets and tiles) and prevents accidental contact by passers-by with difficult-to-see legs and/or arms.
Claims6
A Christmas tree stand, comprising:
- an open-top water reservoir comprising a first tree-retention part at a lower end thereof, and a second tree-retention part at an upper end thereof, the open-top water reservoir configured for a lower end of a trunk of a Christmas tree to be inserted therein and secured by means of the first and second tree-retention parts;
- an outer container into which the open-top water reservoir is configured to be securable, the outer container comprises a flat-pack structure assemblable from a plurality of flat panel side panels, a flat panel upper surface panel and a flat panel base with a surface area at least 30% larger than a surface area of the lower end of the open-top water reservoir;
- grooves being provided on the flat panel upper surface panel and the flat panel base for insertion of the plurality of flat panel side panels therein, and further grooves being provided on the plurality of flat panel side panels for connecting the plurality of flat panel side panels together, such that the plurality of flat panel side panels, the flat panel upper surface panel and the flat panel base slot together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.