Patent ID: 9055835
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A47G,F21W,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A decorative tree comprising: (A) a base; (B) a central support tube comprising a first end for releasable attachment to said base and a second end toward a top of the tree upon assembly, wherein the base and said central support tube provide an upright structure for the tree upon assembly; and (C) a plurality of hoops in series, wherein the plurality of hoops includes (i) a first hoop pivotably connected or connectable at a first connection to the upright structure of the tree, (ii) a second hoop pivotably connectable at a second connection, higher than the first connection, to said central support tube, and (iii) one or more intermediate hoops pivotably connected intermediate the first and second hoops, wherein a first of the one or more intermediate hoops is pivotably connected at or near a first edge to a first adjacent one of the plurality of hoops at a third connection and is pivotably connected at or near a second edge to a second adjacent one of the plurality of hoops at a fourth connection that is distinct from the third connection, wherein the first and second adjacent hoops that are adjacent the first of the one or more intermediate hoops are not directly pivotably connected to each other, and wherein at least one of the first and second adjacent hoops is the first hoop, the second hoop, or a second of the one or more intermediate hoops.