Patent ID: 9677749
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A47G,F21S,F21V,F21Y,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. An artificial lighted tree, comprising: power-conditioning circuitry configured to receive an input power and output an output power; a first tree portion including a first trunk portion, a first set of wires, a first electrical connector supported by a first housing, and a first plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), the first electrical connector, the first housing and the first set of wires positioned at least partially within a cavity of the first trunk portion, the first set of wires in electrical connection with the power-conditioning circuitry, with the first electrical connector and with the first plurality of LEDs, the first electrical connector having a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal, the first and the second electrical terminals being coaxial and at least a portion of the first electrical connector projecting outwardly and away from the first housing into a space formed within a hollow end of the first trunk portion, such that neither of the first or the second electrical terminals are in direct contact with the hollow end of the first trunk portion; and a second tree portion including a second trunk portion, a second set of wires, a second electrical connector, and a second plurality of LEDs, the second electrical connector and the second set of wires positioned at least partially within a cavity of the second trunk portion, the second set of wires in electrical connection with the second electrical connector and with the second plurality of LEDs, the second electrical connector supported by a housing portion, and having a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal; wherein the second tree portion is configured to couple to the first tree portion such that the first electrical connector of the first tree portion is in electrical connection with the second electrical connector of the second tree portion, thereby causing the first set of wires to be in electrical connection with the second set of wires.