# US 10,501,959 B2 · Christmas tree tent > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,959 B2 - Document ID: US10501959B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/252,691 - Filed: 2019-01-20 - Published: 2019-07-25 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-22 - Applicants: Emily Frances Harper Beard - Inventors: Emily Frances Harper Beard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501959B2 ## CPC - E04H 15/24: cone shaped, e.g. teepees - E04H 15/10: Heating, lighting or ventilating - E04H 15/54: Covers of tents or canopies - E04H 15/56: Floors - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## Abstract Provided is a method and apparatus for a Christmas tree tent. The tent includes a conical shaped fabric cover with a wide base, a pointed top, an inside, and an outside. A plurality of evenly spaced side poles extend from the base to the top of the cover, and together with the cover define a teepee shaped tent having corners and sides. One of the sides is a front side with an opening for tent ingress and egress. The tent may further include a plurality of buttons affixed to the outside, and a plurality of removable fabric ornaments, each with a cord loop for hanging the ornaments on the buttons. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An interactive Christmas tree play tent, comprising: a teepee shaped fabric cover having at least four triangular shaped sides, each side extending from a wide bottom edge at a base of the tent to an apex at a top of the tent, wherein one of the sides is a front side with an opening for tent ingress and egress; a fabric floor having edges attached contiguously to the bottom edges of each side of the cover except for the front side of the cover; a frame supporting the cover comprising a plurality of side poles extending from the base to the top of the tent at junctures between adjacent cover sides, and a plurality of base poles extending between bottom ends of the side poles; a plurality of decorative lights made of glow-in-the-dark paper disposed about the outside of the cover, a plurality of buttons affixed to an outside of the tent; and a plurality of removable fabric ornaments, each with a cord loop for hanging the ornaments on the buttons. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The interactive Christmas tree play tent of claim 1, wherein the buttons are located at a height between approximately one and two feet from the base of the tent. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The interactive Christmas tree play tent of claim 1, wherein the opening is a slit extending up from the bottom edge of the front side of the cover creating two flaps. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The interactive Christmas tree play tent of claim 3, further comprising fabric sashes configured to hold the flaps open. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The interactive Christmas tree play tent of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of non-removable decorative fabric ornaments permanently attached to the outside of the cover. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The interactive Christmas tree play tent of claim 1, further comprising a fabric star stitched to the top of the tent. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The interactive Christmas tree play tent of claim 1, wherein the cover is green felt. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The interactive Christmas tree play tent of claim 1, wherein the side and base poles are fiberglass. ### Claim 9 A method of providing a safe Christmas tree experience for a toddler, comprising the steps of: providing a conical shaped fabric cover with a wide base and a pointed top; supporting the cover with a plurality of evenly spaced side poles extending from the base to the top of the cover, the side poles and cover together defining a teepee shaped tent having corners and sides, wherein one of the sides is a front side with an opening for tent ingress and egress; attaching a plurality of buttons to an outside of the tent; and hanging a plurality of decorative fabric ornaments from the buttons using a cord loop attached to each ornament. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of: creating a tent frame by connecting bottom ends of the side poles with floor poles; and attaching a fabric floor to the cover along bottom edges of the tent sides. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the buttons are between one and two feet from the bottom edges of the tent sides. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of illuminating an outside of the tent with lights. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the cover further comprises a plurality of non-removable fabric ornaments attached to an outside of the tent more than two feet from the cover base. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein there are four side poles giving the tent four corners and four sides.