US 11,901,684 B2
Electrical and mechanical coupling systems for artificial powered trees and associated methods
Victor Hugo Ocegueda Gallaga, Baja California (MX); Kevin Zhang, Xinxiang (CN); Chi Yin Alan Leung, Hong Kong (CN); May Kong Wong, Gunangdong (CN); and Sunny Qiu, Gunangdong (CN)
Assigned to BELGRAVIA WOOD LIMITED, Tortola (VG)
Appl. No. 17/425,862
Filed by BELGRAVIA WOOD LIMITED, Tortola (VG)
PCT Filed Jan. 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/015118
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/154710, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201920140483.3 (CN), filed on Jan. 25, 2019; and application No. 201920636603.9 (CN), filed on May 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0181829 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 35/04 (2006.01); A47G 33/06 (2006.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/642 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01); F21W 121/04 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 35/04 (2013.01) [A47G 33/06 (2013.01); F21V 23/06 (2013.01); H01R 13/62 (2013.01); H01R 13/642 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); A47G 2200/08 (2013.01); F21W 2121/04 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. An electrical and mechanical coupling system for artificial tree trunk portions comprising:
a first electrical connector configured to be disposed about a first artificial tree trunk portion, the first electrical connector comprising:
a first housing, and
a first plurality of electrical contacts disposed at least partially within the first housing;
a first mechanical coupler system configured to be at least partially disposed within the first artificial tree trunk portion, the first mechanical coupler system comprising:
a guiding protrusion disposed within the first artificial tree trunk portion and extending radially inward from an inner surface of the first artificial tree trunk portion; and
an insert disposed within the first artificial tree trunk portion, the insert having a protrusion;
a second electrical connector configured to be disposed about a second artificial tree trunk portion, the second electrical connector comprising:
a second housing, and
a second plurality of electrical contacts disposed at least partially within the second housing; and
a second mechanical coupler system configured to be at least partially disposed within the second artificial tree trunk portion,
wherein the first mechanical coupler system is configured to engage the second mechanical coupler system such that the first mechanical coupler system can rotate relative the first mechanical coupler system, thereby rotating the first electrical connector into a final rotational alignment position such that each electrical contact of the first plurality of electrical contacts is aligned with and in contact with a respective electrical contact of the second plurality of electrical contacts.