Patent ID: 9439528
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A41G,A47G,F21S,F21V,F21W,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An artificial tree defining a central vertical axis, the tree comprising: a first trunk body, including a first end and a second end, the first end including a first elongated projection that extends axially from the first end toward the second end and projects radially inward toward a center of the first trunk body, an outside surface of the first elongated projection defining a first channel, the first elongated projection formed from a first trunk wall of the first trunk body; a first electrical connector located within the first end of the first trunk body, the first electrical connector including a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal; a second trunk body, including a first end and a second end, the first end including a second elongated projection that extends axially from the first end toward the second end and projects radially inward toward a center of the second trunk body, the second elongated projection defining an inside surface and an outside surface, the second elongated projection formed from a second trunk wall of the second trunk body and configured to be received by the first channel of the first trunk body; a second electrical connector located within the first end of the second trunk body, the second electrical connector including a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal; wherein the first electrical terminal of the first electrical connector is configured to make electrical connection with the first electrical terminal of the second electrical connector, and the second electrical terminal of the first electrical connector is configured to make electrical connection with the second electrical terminal of the second electrical connector, when the first end of the first trunk body is coupled to the first end of the second trunk body, the coupling of the first trunk body to the second trunk body including the first channel receiving the second elongated projection, and the first trunk wall and the second trunk wall overlapping one another.