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US 4,054,696 AGranted
Artificial and mechanical tree
OwnerFrederick Scott Crownoverinventor
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Abstract
An artificial and mechanical tree which includes a pole member and a plurality of vertical, accordion-type limb sections is disclosed. Each of the tree limb sections has the tree limbs attached to a vertically collapsible and expandable tubular member which is concentric with and removably attached in the expanded configuration to the pole member.
Claims5
An artificial and mechanical tree, comprising:
- a base member;
- a pole member secured to said base member, said pole member having attachment means located at intervals along the length thereof;
- and at least one accordion-type tree limb section, said tree limb section including a tubular member having at least a portion thereof constructed of a vertically collapsible and expandable accordion-type material, said tubular member having a diameter slightly larger than that of the pole member to allow the tubular member to fit over the pole member, said tubular member being concentric with said pole member and having attachment means at the upper and lower end thereof which is engageable with said attachment means of said pole member to retain the accordion-type portion of said tubular member in an expanded condition;
- said accordion-type portion having attached thereto a plurality of tree limbs which extend radially outwardly from said tubular member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.