US20180289195A1

US20180289195A1 - Swinging tree

Info

Publication number: US20180289195A1
Application number: US15/479,313
Authority: US
Inventors: Hua Zhao
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-04-05
Filing date: 2017-04-05
Publication date: 2018-10-11

Abstract

A swinging tree is provided with a base portion and a tree portion. The base portion has a rotation driver. The tree portion has a twisted trunk, a plurality of branches, and a plurality of leaves. The twisted trunk is connected to the rotation driver and includes a twisted pole, a plurality of sleeves, and a plurality of first seats. The sleeves and the first seats are sleeved on the twisted pole, and the branches are securely mounted on the first seat. Thus, when the rotation driver of the base portion rotates the twisted pole of the tree portion, the first seats sleeved on the twisted pole keep changing tilting directions, which causes the branches mounted on the first seats to keep swinging.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an artificial tree, especially to an artificial tree that can swing.

2. Description of the Prior Arts

Traditionally, Christmas trees are usually made from a real tree such as firs or pines, because firs and pines are always in good shape and can keep green after felled. However, firs or pines cannot be planted in low-latitude areas, so people living in low-latitude areas cannot make Christmas trees from real trees. Besides, Christmas trees made from real trees cannot be reused next year. In other words, Christmas trees made from real trees have many restrictions and are not convenient. Therefore, artificial Christmas trees made from metal and plastic become more and more common.
As both artificial Christmas trees and natural Christmas trees are always static, Christmas trees usually are decorated with Christmas lights that keep blinking. However, since everyone uses similar Christmas lights, the blinking Christmas trees are still monotonous.
In addition to Christmas trees, many places are decorated by trees for occasions other than Christmas, but natural trees still have the aforesaid problem. To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a swinging artificial tree to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide an artificial tree that can swing.
The swinging tree has:
a base portion comprising:

- a rotation driver; and

a tree portion comprising:

- a twisted trunk connected to the rotation driver and comprising:
  - a twisted pole, a lower end of the twisted pole connected to the rotation driver;
  - a plurality of sleeves sleeved on the twisted pole; and
  - a plurality of first seats sleeved on the twisted pole, each one of the first seats connecting two of the sleeves;
- a plurality of branches securely mounted on the first seat of the twisted trunk; and
- a plurality of leaves securely mounted on each one of the branches.

Thus, when the rotation driver of the base portion rotates the twisted pole of the tree portion, the first seats sleeved on the twisted pole keep changing tilting directions, which causes the branches mounted on the first seats to keep swinging.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of a swinging tree in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a second seat, sleeves, first seats, and a third seat of the swinging tree in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the second seat, sleeves, and one first seat of the swinging tree in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of one first seat of the swinging tree in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of a lower end of a twisted trunk and a top end of a base portion of the swinging tree in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 is a side view of a top end of a twisted trunk of the swinging tree in FIG. 1, showing that a branch is mounted on a lower fixing portion.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Please refer to FIG. 1. A swinging tree is provided with a base portion 10 and a tree portion 20.
The base portion 10 is a base for making the swinging tree stand steadily so the base portion 10 may comprise a pedestal 11 and a plurality bars 12 which are securely mounted around the pedestal 11 and extend outward. The base portion 10 further comprises a rotation driver 13 and a third seat 14. The rotation driver 13 is disposed in the pedestal 11 and is capable of rotating the tree portion 20. The third seat 14 is securely mounted on a top of the base portion 10.
The tree portion 20 comprises a twisted trunk 21, a plurality of branches 22, and a plurality of leaves 23. The twisted trunk 21 is rotatably mounted on the base portion 10. Precisely, the twisted trunk 21 is connected to the rotation driver 13 and comprises a twisted pole 211, a plurality of sleeves 212, a plurality of first seats 213, and a second seat 214.
The twisted pole 211 forms a plurality of straight segments 2111 and a plurality of bending segments 2112, and each one of the bending segments 2112 is located between two adjacent straight segments 2111 and connects the two adjacent the straight segment 2111. A lower end of the twisted pole 211 is connected to the rotation driver 13 and is located in the third seat 14.
Please also refer to FIG. 2. Each one of the sleeves 212 is sleeved on one of the straight segments 2111 of the twisted pole 211 and an inner diameter of the sleeve 212 is larger than an outer diameter of the straight segment 2111, i.e., there is a gap formed between the sleeve 212 and the twisted pole 211. Each one of the sleeves 212 comprises a plurality of recesses 2120. The recesses 2120 are formed on an upper edge and a lower edge of the sleeves 212. In other words, the recesses 2120 are concaved in a longitudinal direction of the sleeve 212 on the upper edge and the lower edge of the sleeve 212 and thus the upper edge and the lower edge of the sleeve 212 from two crown shapes respectively.
Please also refer to FIGS. 3 and 4. Each one of the first seats 213 connects two adjacent sleeves 212 and is sleeved on one of the bending segments 2112 of the twisted pole 211. Inner diameters of the first seats 213 are larger than outer diameters of the bending segments 2112, i.e., there are gaps formed between the first seats 213 and the twisted pole 211. Each one of the first seats 213 comprises a plurality of upper fixing portions 215 and a plurality of lower fixing portions 216. The upper fixing portions 215 are securely mounted around an upper end of the first seat 213, and the lower fixing portions 216 are securely mounted around a lower end of the first seat 213. The upper fixing portions 215 and the lower fixing portions 216 of one first seat 213 are staggered with each other in a longitudinal direction of the first seat 213 with each other.
The upper fixing portions 215 of one first seat 213 are accommodated respectively in the recesses 2120 formed on the lower edge of one sleeve 212 that is placed on said first seat 213, and the lower fixing portions 216 of said first seat 213 are accommodated respectively in the recesses 2120 formed on the upper edge of another sleeve 212 that is placed beneath said first seat 213.
Each one of the upper fixing portions 215 of each first seat 213 comprises two holding sheets 2151 and a connecting sheet 2152 between the two holding sheets 2151. The two holding sheets 2151 are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other. Each one of the two holding sheets 2151 of each upper fixing portion 215 forms a through hole 2153. The connecting sheet 2152 is securely mounted on the upper end of the first seat 213 and connects upper edges of the two holding sheets 2151 of the upper fixing portion 215.
The second seat 214 is sleeved on the twisted pole 211 and is placed on one sleeve 212 that is located highest. An inner diameter of the second seat 214 is larger than an outer diameter of the twisted pole 211, i.e., there is a gap formed between the second seat 214 and the twisted pole 211. The second seat 214 comprises a plurality of lower fixing portions 216 securely mounted around the second seat 214. The lower fixing portions 216 of the second seat 214 are accommodated respectively in the recesses 2120 formed on the upper edge of said highest sleeve 212.
Please refer to FIG. 5. The third seat 14 is located beneath one sleeve 212 that is located lowest. The third seat 14 comprises a plurality of lower fixing portions 216 securely mounted around the third seat 14. The lower fixing portions 216 of the third seat 14 are accommodated respectively in the recesses 2120 formed on the lower edge of said lowest sleeve 212. Besides, the third seat 14 further comprises a ring 141 securely mounted around the lower fixing portions 216.
Each one of the lower fixing portions 216 of the first seat 213, the second seat 214, and the third seat 14 comprises two holding sheets 2161 and a connecting sheet 2162 between the two holding sheets 2161. The two holding sheets 2161 are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other. Each one of the two holding sheets 2161 of each lower fixing portion 216 forms a through hole 2163. The connecting sheet 2162 is securely mounted on the upper end of the first seat 213, or on the second seat 214 or the third seat 14, and the connecting sheet 2162 connects lower edges of the two holding sheets 2161 of the lower fixing portion 216. The ring 141 of the third seat 14 is securely mounted on an outer surface of each one of the connecting sheets 2162 of the third seat 14.
Please refer to FIG. 6. Each one of the branches 22 is securely mounted on the twisted trunk 21, and the leaves 23 are securely mounted on each one of the branches 22. Precisely, the leaves 23 cover a surface of each one of the branches 22, but one end of each one of the branches 22 is bare. Each one of the branches 22 comprises a round hook 221 and a fixing component 222. The round hook 221 is formed at the bare end of the branch 22. The fixing component 222 is mounted through the round hook 221 and the through holes 2153 or 2163 of one of the upper fixing portions 215 and the lower fixing portions 216.
In this embodiment, the fixing component 222 may comprise a screw and a nut. A body of the screw is mounted through the round hook 221 and the through holes 2153 or 2163 of the upper fixing portion 215 or the lower fixing portion 216, and a head of the screw abuts on an outer surface of one holding sheet 2151 or 2161 of the upper fixing portion 215 or the lower fixing portion 216. The nut is screwed on the screw and abuts on an outer surface of the other holding sheet 2151 or 2161 of said upper fixing portion 215 or said lower fixing portion 216. Thus, when the nut is tightened on the screw, the screw and the nut narrow a distance between the holding sheets 2151 or 2161, which makes the holding sheets 2151 or 2161 clamp the branch 22. In other words, the branches 22 can be securely mounted around the first seats 213, second seat 214, and third seat 14.
Consequently, with the aforesaid structure, when the rotation driver 13 of the base portion 10 rotates the twisted pole 211 of the tree portion 20, the bending segments 2112 respectively move along circular courses and the straight segment 2111 keep changing tilting directions. Therefore, the first seats 213 sleeved on the bending segments 2112 keeps changing tilting directions, which causes the branches 22 mounted on the first seats 213 to keep swinging. Besides, with the upper fixing portion 215 and the lower fixing portion 216 of the first seats 213, the second seat 214, and the third seat 14 accommodated in the recesses 2120 of the sleeves 212 and the third seat 14 securely mounted on the top of the base portion 10, the sleeves 212, the first seats 213, and the second seat 214 may not rotate, which allows decorations to hang on the swinging tree firmly without falling during rotation.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A swinging tree comprising:

a base portion comprising:

a rotation driver; and

a tree portion comprising:

a twisted trunk connected to the rotation driver and comprising:

a twisted pole, a lower end of the twisted pole connected to the rotation driver;

a plurality of sleeves sleeved on the twisted pole; and

a plurality of first seats sleeved on the twisted pole, each one of the first seats connecting two of the sleeves;

a plurality of branches securely mounted on the first seat of the twisted trunk; and

a plurality of leaves securely mounted on each one of the branches.

2. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 1, wherein the twisted pole forms:

a plurality of straight segments sleeved by the sleeves; and

a plurality of bending segments, each one of the bending segments connecting two of the straight segments and sleeved by the first seats.

3. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 1, wherein each one of the first seats comprises:

a plurality of upper fixing portions securely mounted around an upper end of the first seat; and

a plurality of lower fixing portions securely mounted around a lower end of the first seat;

wherein the branches are securely mounted on the upper fixing portions and the lower fixing portions.

4. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 3, wherein each one of the sleeves comprises:

a plurality of recesses formed on an upper edge and a lower edge of each one of the sleeves, the upper fixing portions and the lower fixing portions of the first seats accommodated in the recesses.

5. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 3, wherein the upper fixing portions and the lower fixing portions are staggered with each other in a longitudinal direction of the first seats.

6. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 3, wherein each one of the upper fixing portions comprises:

two holding sheets parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other; the branches securely mounted between the two holding sheets; and

a connecting sheet securely mounted on the upper end of the first seat and connecting the two holding sheets of the upper fixing portion.

7. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

each one of the holding sheets of each one of the upper fixing portions of the first seat forms:

a through hole; and

each one of the branches comprises:

a round hook formed at an end of the branch; and

a fixing component mounted through the round hook and the through holes of one of the upper fixing portions of the first seat.

8. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 3, wherein each one of the lower fixing portions of each one of the first seats comprises:

a connecting sheet securely mounted on the lower end of the first seat and connecting the two holding sheets of the lower fixing portion.

9. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 7, wherein:

each one of the holding sheets of each one of the lower fixing portions of the first seat forms:

a through hole; and

each one of the branches comprises:

a round hook formed at an end of the branch; and

a fixing component mounted through the round hook and the through holes of one of the lower fixing portions of the first seat.

10. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 1, wherein the twisted trunk further comprises:

a second seat sleeved on the twisted pole and placed on one of the sleeves that is located highest; the branches securely mounted around the second seat.

11. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second seat comprises:

a plurality of lower fixing portions securely mounted around the second seat; the branches securely mounted on the lower fixing portions of the second seat.

12. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 11, wherein each one of the lower fixing portions of the second seat comprises:

two holding sheets parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other; the branches securely mounted between the two holding sheets of the second seat; and

a connecting sheet securely mounted on the second seat and connecting the two holding sheets of the second seat.

13. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 12, wherein:

each one of the holding sheets of each one of the lower fixing portions of the second seat forms:

a through hole; and

each one of the branches comprises:

a round hook formed at an end of the branch; and

a fixing component mounted through the round hook and the through holes of one of the lower fixing portions of the second seat.

14. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base portion further comprises:

a third seat securely mounted on a top of the base portion and located beneath one of the sleeves that is located lowest; the branches securely mounted around the third seat.

15. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 14, wherein the third seat comprises:

a plurality of lower fixing portions securely mounted around the third seat; the branches securely mounted on the lower fixing portions of the third seat.

16. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 15, wherein each one of the lower fixing portions of the third seat comprises:

two holding sheets parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other; the branches securely mounted between the two holding sheets of the third seat; and

a connecting sheet securely mounted on the third seat and connecting the two holding sheets of the third seat.

17. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 16, wherein:

each one of the holding sheets of each one of the lower fixing portions of the third seat forms:

a through hole; and

each one of the branches comprises:

a round hook formed at an end of the branch; and

a fixing component mounted through the round hook and the through holes of one of the lower fixing portions of the third seat.

18. The swinging tree as claimed in claim 16, wherein the third seat further comprises:

a ring securely mounted on an outer surface of each one of the connecting sheets of the third seat.