Patent ID: 6062701
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A47G,F21S,F21W

Abstract:
A collapsible outdoor, lighted Christmas tree ensemble comprising of: a plurality of concentric hoops, formed of a rectangular, rigid flat plastic, each of decreasing diameter that are sequentially interconnected by a plurality of non stretching, flexible plastic bands, with the largest-diameter hoop at the bottom of said tree ensemble; each hoop decreases in size at the same rate as the hoop before to form a conical tree shape appearance; following the upper most hoop attached to the top end of the said non stretching, flexible plastic bands, is a rigid flat, plastic disk; at the bottom end of the said non stretching, flexible plastic bands, is a loop to slide a stake through, for anchoring into the ground; said disk is supported by an adjustable, collapsible center pole and at the top end of said adjustable, collapsible, center pole is a threaded stem that is inserted and protrudes through a center hole of said disk, prior to raising said tree ensemble, a tubular star extension with a threaded female end is fitted to the said adjustable, collapsible center pole's threaded stem, when said adjustable, collapsible center pole is extended the said non stretching flexible bands are pulled taut, suspending said hoops of the tree off the ground to form a conical tree shape, erecting said tree ensemble; Christmas light bulbs or conventional Christmas light clips are inserted with the bulbs pointing upward through a multiple of evenly spaced holes around the outer perimeter of said disk's face, and on each said hoop of said tree ensemble, said Christmas light sockets are attached to said hoop with the bulbs pointing upward in an orderly fashion affixed by plastic, wire light fasteners; therefore when the collapsible center pole is removed from Christmas tree ensemble, said hoops are lowered resting one inside the other, not touching each other and said Christmas lights stay affixed to said hoops and said disk for quick storage and Christmas tree ensemble reset up.