Artificial tree
AssigneeAmerican Technical Industries, Inc.
InventorsSi Spiegel, Lawrence Squarci
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for manufacturing an artificial tree of the type wherein a plurality of stiffly flexible stem members are intertwisted to capture stiffly flexible limb members. The method comprises (a) inserting the limb members between the stem members at spaced predetermined positions, (b) placing a slitted web along the stem members, and (c) intertwisting the stem members to capture the limb members at spaced longitudinal positions and to capture the slitted web. An artificial tree produced by this method has a full, natural appearance. Also disclosed is an apparatus for continuously and automatically performing this method.
Claims7
An artificial tree comprising a cylindrical trunk member with its axis generally oriented in a vertical direction, a plurality of branches formed of stiffly flexible intertwisted wire rods, a plurality of limb assemblies formed of twisted wire and filament brush material, said limb assemblies carried by and extending generally orthogonally between said intertwisted wire rods at longitudinally spaced positions, and a slitted web intertwisted along said intertwisted wire rods, said web imparting to said tree a fuller, more natural appearance, and said intertwisted rods being attached to said trunk member.
An artificial tree comprising a cylindrical trunk member with its axis generally oriented in a vertical direction, a plurality of branch assemblies, each branch assembly comprising a stem having a hooked upper end, a plurality of stiffly flexible intertwisted wire rods, a plurality of limb assemblies formed of twisted wire and filament brush material, said limb assemblies carried by and extending generally orthogonally between said intertwisted wire rods at spaced longitudinal positions and said intertwisted wire rods further carrying a slitted web, and means carried by said trunk member for suspending said hooked stems circumferentially about said trunk member in a frustoconical array, said slitted web imparting to the tree a fuller, more natural appearance.
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