US 4,072,857 AGranted

Artificial tree

OwnerGuy A. DeVicarisinventor

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to an artificial tree capable of conducting an electric current which comprises a base, an artificial trunk connected to the base and having a first electrical conductor extending therewithin and having at least one first connector electrically connected to the first electrical conductor, the first connector extending through an outside wall of the trunk and at least one artificial limb having a second electrical conductor extending therewithin and a second connector electrically connected to the second electrical conductor, wherein the first connector is a first female-type electrical connector which comprises first narrow slits, and wherein the second connector is a first male-type electrical connector comprising first narrow prongs corresponding in shape to the slits such that said limb can be detachably and electrically connected to said trunk. The male-type electrical connector including an auxiliary structural support and the female-type electrical connector includes a corresponding auxiliary opening into which the structural support can be insert.

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Dependent claims

An artificial tree capable of conducting an electric current comprising:

base means;
artificial trunk means connected to said base means and having first electrical conductor means extending therewithin and further having at least one first connector means electrically connected to said first electrical conductor means, said first connector means extending through an outside wall of said trunk means;
and
at least one artificial limb means having second electrical conductor means extending therewithin and second connector means electrically connected to said second electrical conductor means;
wherein said first connector means is a first female-type electrical connector comprising first narrow slit means, wherein said second connector means is a first male-type electrical connector comprising first narrow prong means corresponding in shape to said slit means such that said limb means can be detachably and electrically connected to said trunk means,
wherein one of said first female-type electric connector and said first male-type electric connector is provided with first auxiliary structural support means, and
wherein the other of said connectors is provided with first auxiliary opening means corresponding in shape with said first structural support means such that said structural support means can be inserted into said first opening means in use.

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