US 4,799,520 A · Cover for christmas trees

Abstract

A cover for Christmas trees which includes a tree-encapsulating bag or sheath provided with a center opening for receiving the trunk of the tree, a center string sleeve encircling the center opening and slidably containing a center perimeter string for tightening the center segment of the sheath against the trunk and an outside perimeter sleeve for containing an outside perimeter string, wherein the sheath can be extended entirely around the limits of the tree and the outside perimeter string tightened, to encapsulate the major portion of the tree inside the sheath. Multiple radial string sleeves slidably containing radial strings are also provided in the sheath, for shaping the sheath into a simulated landscape by forming pleats and scallops in the sheath. The cover can therefore be utilized as a decorative blanket which simulates a snow-covered landscape beneath the tree and as a dust cover for storing artificial Christmas trees or as a disposable or reuseable encapsulating bag for containing the needles of natural Christmas trees when disposing of such trees.

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Dependent claims

A cover for a Christmas tree comprising a sheath having a selected configuration;

an opening provided in said sheath for receiving the trunk of the Christmas tree;
a center drawstring provided in said sheath adjacent said opening for tightening said sheath around the trunk;
a perimeter drawstring provided in the perimeter of said sheath for selectively closing said sheath over the top of the Christmas tree and substantially encapsulating the Christmas tree inside said sheath;
and at least one radial drawstring provided in said sheath between said opening and said perimeter, with one end of said radial drawstring anchored to said sheath, whereby said sheath may be disposed beneath the Christmas tree as a decorative member responsive to manipulation of said radial drawstring and said sheath.

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A cover for substantially encapsulating a Christmas tree, comprising a sheath having a substantially round perimeter and an opening provided substantially in the center of said sheath., a center drawstring provided in said sheath around said opening;

an outside perimeter drawstring provided in said perimeter of said sheath;
and a plurality of radial drawstrings radially disposed in said sheath between said center drawstring and said outside perimeter drawstring, with one end of each of said radial drawstrings secured to said sheath, whereby said sheath may be wrapped around the Christmas tree responsive to tightening said center drawstring around the trunk of said Christmas tree and tightening said outside perimeter drawstring above said Christmas tree in encapsulating mode, and said sheath may be disposed beneath said Christmas tree to simulate a landscape responsive to manipulation of said radial drawstrings, in decorative mode.

A cover for selectively enclosing a Christmas tree and shaping a simulated landscape beneath the Christmas tree, comprising a sheath having a substantially round perimeter and an opening provided substantially in the center of said sheath;

a center drawstring sleeve and a sheath slit extending from said opening through said center drawstring sleeve provided in said sheath, said center drawstring sleeve substantially encircling said opening and a center drawstring slidably disposed in said center drawstring sleeve for tightening said sheath around the trunk of said Christmas tree;
an outside perimeter sleeve substantially encircling said perimeter of said sheath and a perimeter drawstring slidably disposed in said outside perimeter sleeve for tightening said perimeter of said sheath over the top of said Christmas tree;
a plurality of radial string sleeves radially disposed in said sheath between said center drawstring sleeve and said perimeter sleeve and a plurality of radial drawstrings slidably disposed in said radial drawstring sleeves, respectively, with one end of each of said radial drawstrings secured to said sheath at said center drawstring sleeve, respectively, whereby said sheath may be secured around the Christmas tree responsive to tightening said center drawstring around the trunk of the Christmas tree and tightening said perimeter drawstring above the Christmas tree, respectively, in a first mode, and said sheath may be disposed beneath the Christmas tree to simulate a landscape responsive to manipulation of said radial drawstrings, in a second mode.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cover for christmas trees

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Cover for christmas trees

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