Adjustable base for an ornamental tree
OwnerBruce A. Schooley, Thomas M. Harman, IIinventors
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Abstract
A base unit for an ornamental tree is provided that includes a ground support portion adapted to rest upon an underlying surface. The base unit of further includes an adjustable riser attached to and extending upwardly from the ground support to terminate in a distal end portion, the distal end portion of the riser being configured to support a trunk of the ornamental tree. The adjustable riser comprises an adjustment component to adjust the height of the ornamental tree between the ground support portion and the distal end portion of the riser between a first and a second height.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a ground support portion adapted to rest upon an underlying surface;
- and
- an adjustable riser attached to and extending from the ground support portion along a longitudinal axis to terminate in a distal end portion, the distal end portion of the adjustable riser adapted to support a trunk of an ornamental tree, the adjustable riser comprising an adjustment component adapted to adjust a height of the distal end portion of the adjustable riser along the longitudinal axis with respect to the ground support portion between a first height and a second height.
A method comprising:
- placing a ground support portion of a base unit onto an underlying surface, the base unit comprising an adjustable riser attached to and extending from the ground support portion along a longitudinal axis thereof to terminate in a distal end portion, the distal end portion of the adjustable riser being adapted to support an elongated trunk of a tree having spaced apart first and second ends;
- mounting one of the first end or the second end of the trunk to the distal end portion of the adjustable riser;
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- adjusting a height of the adjustable riser to adjust a height of the tree relative to the underlying surface where the base unit is placed.
A collapsible ornamental tree, comprising:
- a base unit comprising:
- a ground support adapted to rest upon an underlying surface, wherein a given portion of the ground support includes at least two wheels thereon, and another portion of the ground support does not include any wheels thereon;
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- an adjustable riser extending outwardly from the ground support along a longitudinal axis to terminate in a distal end portion, the longitudinal axis being transverse to a plane extending through the ground support;
- a trunk of elongate form between a first end and a second end, both the first end and the second end adapted to be supported separately when attached to the distal end portion of the adjustable riser;
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- a plurality of limbs pivotably attached to the trunk and moveable between a display condition and a storage condition,
- wherein, when the first end of the trunk is connected to the distal end portion of the adjustable riser, the branches are in the display condition as to be closer to horizontal than the storage condition, and
- wherein, when the second end of the trunk is connected to the distal end portion of the adjustable riser, the branches are in the storage condition as to be closer to vertical than the display condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.