Artificial tree and methods for packing thereof
Assignee6646158 Canada Inc.
InventorAlexis Bouchard-Amyotte
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Abstract
An artificial tree; it has a hollow receptacle for presentation as a decorative tree container; a core support; and branches connected or connectable to the core support, wherein the core support is connectable to the hollow receptacle and the branches are connected to the core support when the tree artificial tree is assembled for displaying the branches over the hollow receptacle, and wherein a hollow interior of the hollow receptacle is dimensioned to receive and store the branches and the core support therein when the artificial tree is disassembled, for at least one of storage and transportation of the disassembled artificial tree.
Claims20
A modular decoration comprising:
- a hollow receptacle acting as a decorative base;
- modules assembling into a decorative top;
- and
- wherein at least one of the modules is connectable to the hollow receptacle and the modules are attached to one another to result in the decorative top, and wherein a hollow interior of the hollow receptacle is dimensioned to receive and store the modules when the modular decoration is disassembled, for at least one of storage and transportation of the disassembled modular decoration.
A method of packing an artificial tree for at least one of storage and transportation, comprising:
- placing a core support of the artificial tree for supporting branches of the artificial tree, and the branches in a hollow interior of a hollow receptacle, the hollow receptacle serving as a packing vessel for the at least one of storage and transportation, and the hollow receptacle acting as a decorative container of the artificial tree for displaying the artificial tree once the artificial tree is assembled by having the core support connect to the hollow receptacle, supporting the branches appearing outside of the hollow receptacle when the artificial tree is assembled.
A method of unpacking and assembling an artificial tree for displaying the artificial tree in a hollow receptacle acting of the artificial tree as a decorative tree container, comprising:
- from the hollow receptacle acting as a vessel for storage, removing a core support and branches of the artificial tree;
- and
- joining the core support to the hollow receptacle, wherein the branches are connected to the core support, the branches displayed above the hollow receptacle, supported by the core support,
- and wherein the hollow receptacle acts as the decorative container of the artificial tree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.