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US 7,144,610 B1Granted
Display tree
OwnerBenjamin Estes, William Binghaminventors
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Abstract
A display tree for electrical ornaments has a support tube. A male electrical plug is connected to the support tube upper end. A female electrical socket is connected to the support tube lower end. A flange electrical contact is electrically connected to the female electrical socket. The flange electrical contact is connected to the lower flange. A shelf electrical contact is connected to the shelf bottom side. The shelf electrical contact is for detachable connection to the flange electrical contact. A shelf electrical outlet is connected to the shelf top side. The shelf electrical outlet is electrically connected to the shelf electrical contact.
Claims20
A display tree comprising:
- a plurality of support tubes having two opposite ends, an upper end and a lower end;
- a plurality of male electrical plugs one of said male electrical plugs connected to each of said support tubes' upper end;
- a plurality of upper flanges one of said upper flanges connected to each of said support tubes adjacent to said support tubes' upper end;
- a plurality of female electrical sockets one of said female electrical sockets connected to each of said support tubes' lower end;
- a plurality of lower flanges one of said lower flanges connected to each of said support tubes adjacent to said support tubes' lower end;
- a plurality of flange electrical contacts electrically connected to said female electrical sockets, said flange electrical contacts connected to said lower flanges;
- a plurality of substantially disc-shaped shelves having two opposite sides, a top side and a bottom side;
- a plurality of shelf electrical contacts connected to each of said shelves' bottom side, said shelf electrical contacts for detachable connection to said flange electrical contacts;
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- a plurality of shelf electrical outlets connected to said shelves' top side, said shelf electrical outlets electrically connected to said shelf electrical contacts.
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A display tree comprising:
- a plurality of support tubes having two opposite ends, an upper end and a lower end;
- a plurality of male electrical plugs one of said male electrical plugs connected to each of said support tubes' upper end;
- a plurality of upper flanges one of said upper flanges connected to each of said support tubes adjacent to said support tubes' upper end;
- a plurality of female electrical sockets one of said female electrical sockets connected to each of said support tubes lower end;
- a plurality of lower flanges one of said lower flanges connected to each of said support tubes adjacent to said support tubes' lower end;
- a plurality of flange electrical contacts electrically connected to said female electrical sockets, said flange electrical contacts connected to said lower flanges;
- a plurality of substantially disc-shaped shelves having two opposite sides, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of shelf electrical contacts connected to each of said shelves' bottom side, said shelf electrical contacts for detachable connection to said flange electrical contacts;
- a plurality of shelf electrical outlets connected to each of said shelves' top side, said shelf electrical outlets electrically connected to said shelf electrical contacts;
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- a base detachably connectable to one of said support tube's upper end.
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A display tree comprising:
- a plurality of support tubes having two opposite ends, an upper end and a lower end, wherein said support tubes are comprised of plastic;
- a plurality of male electrical plugs one of said male electrical plugs connected to each of said support tubes' upper end;
- plurality of upper flanges one of said upper flanges connected to each of said support tubes adjacent to said support tubes' upper end, wherein said upper flanges have an upper flange bolt hole therethrough;
- a plurality of female electrical sockets one of said female electrical sockets connected to each of said support tubes' lower end;
- a plurality of lower flanges one of said lower flanges connected to each of said support tubes adjacent to said support tubes' lower end, wherein said lower flanges have a lower flange bolt hole therethrough;
- a plurality of flange electrical contacts electrically connected to said female electrical sockets, wherein said flange electrical contacts are connected to said lower flanges;
- a plurality of substantially disc-shaped shelves having two opposite sides, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said shelves' top side has a top side recess which is complementary to said upper flanges, and wherein said shelves' bottom side has a bottom side recess which is complementary to said lower flanges, wherein said shelves have a hole therethrough, and wherein said shelves are comprised of plastic;
- a plurality of shelf electrical contacts connected to said shells' bottom side, said shelf electrical contacts for detachable connection to said flange electrical contacts, said shelf electrical contacts being located within said shelves' bottom side recess to make said shelf electrical contacts inaccessible when said shelves are connected to said lower flanges;
- a plurality of shelf electrical outlets connected to said shelves' top side, wherein said shelf electrical outlets are electrically connected to said shelf electrical contacts, and wherein said shelf electrical outlet to shelf electrical contact electrical connections are disposed within said shelves;
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- a base detachably connectable to one of said support tube's upper end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.