| US 7,585,552 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and method of assembling an artificial tree and table surface decoration assembly | ||
| Melinda Joanne Meseke, 148 Oak Hill Dr., Maryville, Ill. 62062 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 15, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/686,721. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/783755, filed on Mar. 17, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0215013 A1, Sep. 20, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47G 33/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 428—19 [29/469; 108/50.12; 211/196; 211/205; 362/123; 428/18; 428/20] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A decoration assembly comprising:
an artificial tree comprising a plurality of arms, wherein each said arm is independently rotatable from a storage position
to an erect position;
a support member coupled to said tree, said support member comprising:
an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface, said interior surface defines a cavity within said support member, and
an electrical distribution system configured to be positioned within a portion of said cavity;
a secondary support member comprising a table surface, comprising an opening extending there through, and at least three legs
coupled to said table surface, said support member configured to extend through said opening such that said secondary support
member substantially circumscribes said support member; and
a support post coupled to said support member, said support post comprising a first portion and a second portion extending
from said first portion, said second portion having a substantially frusto-conical cross-sectional profile.
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