US 11,730,298 B2
Invertible Christmas tree
Bruce A. Schooley, Alamo, CA (US)
Assigned to BALSAM INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY, Dublin (IE)
Filed by BALSAM INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/170,249.
Application 17/170,249 is a continuation of application No. 16/840,007, filed on Apr. 3, 2020, granted, now 10,925,426.
Application 16/840,007 is a continuation of application No. 15/881,199, filed on Jan. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,638,866.
Application 15/881,199 is a continuation of application No. 14/720,037, filed on May 22, 2015, granted, now 10,682,003.
Application 14/720,037 is a continuation of application No. 13/545,283, filed on Jul. 10, 2012, granted, now 9,040,130.
Application 13/545,283 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/302,873, filed on Nov. 22, 2011, granted, now 8,993,077.
Application 13/302,873 is a continuation of application No. 12/798,496, filed on Apr. 5, 2010, granted, now 8,062,718.
Application 12/798,496 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2008/013587, filed on Dec. 10, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/629,957, filed on Nov. 30, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2021/0153679 A1, May 27, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47G 33/06 (2006.01); A47G 33/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 33/06 (2013.01) [A47G 33/12 (2013.01); A47G 2033/1273 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An artificial Christmas tree, comprising:
a base;
an invertible trunk coupled to the base and having limbs, a first end and a second end, the invertible trunk having a deployed configuration of the artificial Christmas tree, in which the first end of the invertible trunk is closer to the base than the second end of the invertible trunk, and a storage configuration, in which the second end of the invertible trunk is closer to the base than the first end of the invertible trunk; and
a fastener to releasably secure the invertible trunk relative to the base in the deployed configuration or the storage configuration.