# US 2025/0143498 A1 · Compression assisted artificial tree storage bag and associated methods

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- Number: US 2025/0143498 A1
- Document ID: US20250143498A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/939,416
- Filed: 2024-11-06
- Published: 2025-05-08
- Earliest claimed: 2023-11-06
- Assignees: Shining Sea Trading Company
- Applicants: Shining Sea Trading Company
- Inventors: Jared Hendricks
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250143498A1

## CPC

- A47G 33/04: Christmas trees (lighting devices therefor F21S {; string lighting F21S4/00; electric candles F21S10/04}; candle holders F21V35/00 {; light guides for lighting systems G02B6/00})
- A47G 33/045: {Underlays, i.e. mats for catching needles or to aid in disposing of Christmas trees}
- A47G 33/06: Artificial Christmas trees
- B65D 33/00: Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

An artificial tree storage device can have a storage bag with an expanded storage configuration and a collapsed display configuration, where the storage bag is sized to substantially enclose an artificial tree in the expanded storage position, The storage device further includes an inner compression sleeve coupled inside the storage bag near a base of the storage bag, further including a lower segment having one end coupled inside the storage bag, wherein the lower segment has an inner diameter to compress the artificial tree into the storage configuration and an upper segment coupled to the lower segment opposite the storage bag base, wherein the upper segment increases in cross sectional area from the lower segment attachment to a distal end of the upper segment, wherein the upper segment is structurally configured to cause the artificial tree to compress into the expanded storage position as the upper segment moves upward.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An artificial tree storage device, comprising:
a storage bag having an expanded storage configuration and a collapsed display configuration, wherein the storage bag is sized to substantially enclose an artificial tree in the expanded storage position, the storage bag further including a hole in a base to accommodate a trunk of the artificial tree;
an inner compression sleeve coupled inside the storage bag near the base of the storage bag, further including;
a lower segment having one end coupled inside the storage bag at the base end, wherein the lower segment has an inner diameter sized to compress the artificial tree into the storage configuration; and
an upper segment coupled to the lower segment opposite the storage bag base, wherein the upper segment increases in cross sectional area from the lower segment attachment to a distal end of the upper segment, wherein the upper segment is structurally configured to cause the artificial tree to compress into the expanded storage position as the upper segment moves up the sides of the artificial tree.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the upper segment is structurally configured to have a conical shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein a diameter of a cross section of the upper segment increases from the lower segment attachment to the distal end of the upper segment.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The device of claim 3, wherein the upper segment has a conical shape.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the base is a portion of the storage bag.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the base is a portion of the lower segment.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the base is a distinct material coupled to the storage bag.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the storage bag includes a material selected from nylon, polyester, canvas, vinyl, PVC, a polyethylene-coated fabric, a polypropylene-coated fabric, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the storage bag includes a material selected from nylon, polyester, canvas, or vinyl.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the inner compression sleeve includes a material selected from nylon, polyester, canvas, vinyl, PVC, a polyethylene-coated fabric, a polypropylene-coated fabric, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the inner compression sleeve includes a material selected from nylon, polyester, canvas, or vinyl.