Folding artificial tree device and system
AssigneeShining Sea Trading Company
InventorJared Hendricks
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Abstract
An artificial tree stand device is disclosed and described. Such a device can include an upper tree frame configured to couple to and support an upper trunk portion of an artificial tree, a lower tree frame configured to couple to and support a lower trunk portion of the artificial tree, the upper tree frame being pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame, a tree stand base pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame, and wherein the upper tree frame, the lower tree frame, and the tree support base lock into a vertical position to display the artificial tree, and at least the upper tree frame unlocks to allow the upper tree frame to pivot into a storage position.
Claims30
An artificial tree stand device, comprising:
- an upper tree frame configured to couple to and support an upper trunk portion of an artificial tree;
- a lower tree frame configured to couple to and support a lower trunk portion of the artificial tree, the upper tree frame being pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame;
- a tree stand base pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame;
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- wherein the upper tree frame, the lower tree frame, and the tree support base lock into a vertical position to display the artificial tree, and at least the upper tree frame unlocks to allow the upper tree frame to pivot into a storage position.
An artificial tree system, comprising:
- an artificial tree having at least an upper tree segment and a lower tree segment;
- an upper tree frame configured to couple to and support the upper tree segment;
- a lower tree frame configured to couple to and support the lower tree segment, the upper tree frame being pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame;
- a tree stand base pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame;
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- wherein the upper tree frame, the lower tree frame, and the tree support base lock into a vertical position to display the artificial tree, and at least the upper tree frame unlocks to allow the upper tree frame and the upper tree segment to pivot into a storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.