US 11,839,320 B2
Emulational christmas tree branch and manufacturing process therefor
Junjie Mai, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to SHENZHEN CITY MING JIE HAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Shenzhen City Ming Jie Hao Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,311.
Application 17/402,311 is a continuation of application No. 16/349,906, granted, now 11,116,346, previously published as PCT/CN2017/072529, filed on Jan. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 201610997680.8 (CN), filed on Nov. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0369033 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47G 33/06 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 33/06 (2013.01) [B29C 45/14336 (2013.01); B29C 45/14 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An artificial tree branch, comprising:
a tree branch body formed by injection molding a first material over an internal structural member of a second material, the internal structural member providing strengthening structural support for the tree branch, wherein the tree branch body includes:
a main body portion having an elongated shape with a first end and a second end;
a fastener proximate the first end, the fastener adapted to attach the artificial tree branch to a tree; and
a plurality of sockets formed at various positions along the main body, each socket being formed as an outward bulge from the main body portion, the outward bulge defining a cavity to receive and retain artificial tree leaves.