Patent Publication Number: US-2004049977-A1

Title: Evergreen Christmas tree

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001] The purpose is very simple - - - to keep the Christmas tree alive so that it can be moved outdoor after Christmas, and moved indoor for the next coming Christmas without buying a new tree. Further more on each Christmas season it will be able to start decorate Christmas tree at an earlier date and to have a real feeling to smell the fresh, alive tree. Thus, after Christmas season it is not required to clean needle leaves on the floor and to dump dead trees everywhere that will save quite a lot of work. Imagine how many trees we cut and throw away year after year. In this way it helps to preserve the natural resources. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING  
     [0002]FIG. 1 is a front view,  
     [0003]FIG. 2 is a top view on line AC, and  
     [0004]FIG. 3 is a detailed front view on the root. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
     [0005]FIG. 1 shows a Christmas tree  10  with leaves  12  and root  14 . There are sections AC and A′C′ which are the bending points to form the root skin with a layer of thin outboard root core into a horizontal position - - - a Christmas tree style.  
     [0006]FIG. 2 shoes a top view of root  14  along section AC in FIG. 1. First, drill four holes on A, B, C and D. Then, drill hole DA, AB, BC and CD. Only hole DA is shown with root skin  16  and a thin layer of outboard root core  18 . Similarly, on root points A′, B′, C′ and D′ drill similar holes. Then, with a saw passing through hole DA cut downward along the root  14 . Cut in the same way on the rest of holes.  
     [0007] In FIG. 3, bend all skins  16  with thin cores  18  in horizontal plane. Cut the root center core  17  at several inches below root section AC. Drill a hole  19  on the bottom of cut root center core  17  as a supporting point. Brush a protecting coat on the inboard surfaces of thin cores  18 . Let it dry.  
     [0008] Root skins  16  with thin cores  18  that were bent one time will be bent again inboard toward root center core  17  area. Tape and tie all bent portions in position. Put whole tree  10  into a container  20  having a post  26  or the like at the center to support tree  10  at hole  19 . Add woods  24  with fasteners  28  above root section AC to hold tree  10  steady onto container  20 . Add earth and water which are not shown. Move whole tree  10  with container  20  to a shade area.  
     [0009] The container  20  may have several holes on the bottom surface to allow root skins  16  to “breath” directly with the real ground earth outdoor. To move indoor an outside container or raincoat cloth is required to hold container  20 . Also, a cross wooden fixture instead of container  20  may be used to hold root center core  17 , and to attach all skins  16  with thin cores  18  at the outboard ends. A raincoat cloth may be used to wrap whole root portion and wooden fixture with earth and water; and attach just above root  14 . Those are generally understood and not shown.  
     [0010] The descriptions and illustrations of this invention mentioned above are those of the most preferred embodiments and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom as modification will be obvious to those skilled in the art.