Patent ID: 8870404

Claim:
An artificial tree, comprising: a first tree section including a trunk and a trunk electrical connector, the trunk electrical connector including a first pair of electric terminals in electrical connection with a first plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of a first type, the first pair of electrical terminals including a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal, and a second pair of electrical terminals in electrical connection with a second plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of a second type, the second pair of electrical terminals comprising a third electrical terminal and a fourth electrical terminal; a second tree section including a trunk, a trunk electrical connector, and a light string, the trunk electrical connector in electrical connection with the light string, the trunk electrical connector including a first pair of electric terminals in electrical connection with a third plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of the first type, the first pair of electrical terminals including a fifth electrical terminal and a sixth electrical terminal, and a second pair of electrical terminals in electrical connection with a fourth plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of the second type to the light string, the second pair of electric terminals including a seventh electrical terminal and an eighth electrical terminal; and an accessory power receptacle in electrical connection with the third plurality of conductors and configured to receive power of the first type; wherein the first tree section is configured to couple to the second tree section causing an electrical connection to be made between the first tree section and the second tree section, and the first pairs of electrical terminals of the first and second tree sections conduct power of the first type and the second pairs of electrical connectors of the first and second tree sections conduct power of the second type.