The present application claims foreign priority benefit under Title 35, United States Code ยง119 of Taiwanese Application No. 098214510 filed on Aug. 6, 2009.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an artificial decorative plant and, more particularly, to an artificial decorative plant that is convenient in assembly and strengthened in structure.
2. Description of Related Art
With the living quality improvement of modern people, their household environment correspondingly focuses on embellishment artistry, especially for occasion-fitting decorations which are indispensable. Christmas Day is the most popular festival that people are crazy about, and it has various activities and numerous decorations. Thus, a Christmas tree is one of the commonest decorations, because it not only creates a Christmas atmosphere but also embellishes the dull living environment. To make the Christmas tree to be located indoors, artificial Christmas trees have been sold on the market that can be assembled during Christmas days and that can be disassembled for storage after festivals. With reference to
A main objective of the present invention is to provide an artificial decorative plant that is time-saving in assembly.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the artificial decorative plant has multiple leaves assembled and then attached to a main stem, wherein each leaf comprises:
a rod with a hook extended to engage the main stem;
at least one securing piece, with each securing piece having two longitudinal sides and multiple clamping pieces respectively formed on the two longitudinal sides with multiple intervals to wrap the rod;
multiple clamping attachments are extended from the two longitudinal sides, with each clamping attachment being between adjacent two of the multiple clamping pieces; and
at least one branch strip combined with a corresponding one of the multiple clamping attachments.
Another main objective of the present invention is that the main stem and the rod are made of metal material without resilience so that assembling efficiency is improved and storage is convenient.
Still another main objective of the present invention is that the leaves and the rod are made of resilient metal material so that both can be reformed to maintain a tree shape when reassembled after long-term storage.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
An artificial decorative plant in accordance with the present invention assembles multiple branches first which are then assembled with a main stem. Each branch is composed of a rod with resilience, a securing piece and multiple branch strips. The securing piece has two longitudinal sides, and multiple clamping pieces are alternatively staggered and extended from the two longitudinal sides respectively with multiple intervals and applied to wrap the rod. Additionally, multiple clamping attachments are extended from the two longitudinal sides inside the multiple intervals respectively, so that each clamping attachment is between two adjacent clamping pieces to engage a corresponding branch strip with leaves. After completing assembly of the securing piece and the rod, the assembly body engages the main stem by a hook on the rod. Because of such structure, it not only enhances the combinational strength but further improves efficiency of assembly convenience.
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By having above-described structure, operational steps of this invention are further illustrated below. As shown in
Although this invention has been described in its preferred form with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present invention of the preferred form has been made only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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