The present invention generally relates to the field of Christmas trees. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel Christmas lights frame device designed to receive Christmas lights and resemble a conventional artificial Christmas tree. The frame device can be placed on an uneven surface without fear of tilting or slipping over. The device has a plurality of rings positioned on a post for giving a conical shape to the frame to resemble an outline of a Christmas tree when lights are woven across hooks of the frame device. Accordingly, the present disclosure makes specific reference thereto. Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the present invention are also equally applicable to other like applications, devices, and methods of manufacture.
By way of background, people love to celebrate holidays and festival season by decorating their homes, business places and outdoors. The most common and celebrated tradition in enjoying holidays is setting up and adorning a Christmas tree. A Christmas tree brings joy and festive spirit to the household during the holiday season. The Christmas tree is adorned with ornaments, garlands, and tinsel, enhancing its appearance, and adding to the festive atmosphere of the house. Christmas lights are also an integral part of tree decoration. Lights can be LEDs or any other conventional lights and contribute to the visual appeal, particularly when illuminated at night. In conventional artificial Christmas trees, lights are commonly wrapped around the outer branches and cover the surface perimeter of the tree and are not evenly distributed throughout its interior. Further, the lights can be entangled in the branches which results in an untidy look.
Traditional artificial Christmas trees are constructed with a affixed frame made of rigid materials like metal or plastic. The frame lacks customization options and cannot be easily modified to meet the requirements of different users. Another limitation of conventional artificial Christmas trees is their inability to be placed stably on sloped surfaces. The rigid frame of the tree does not allow for tilting or adjustment to maintain balance on uneven terrains. This makes it difficult for people who have non-planar yards with slopes to position a tree securely in such areas. Conventional artificial Christmas trees are difficult to store and carry. Many of the components of the tree device are not detachable and cannot be disassembled. People desire an improved Christmas light frame device that can overcome the problems associated with conventional artificial Christmas trees.
Therefore, there exists a long felt need in the art for an improved Christmas light frame device. There is also a long felt need in the art for a Christmas light frame device that enables a user to hang Christmas lights such that the lights resemble a Christmas tree around the frame. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art for a novel Christmas light frame device that can disassembled for easy transport and storage. Moreover, there is a long felt need in the art for a Christmas light frame device that can be used on any type of flat or sloped surface for decoration purposes. Further, there is a long felt need in the art of a Christmas light frame device that does not have branches and a rigid and non-collapsing structure. Finally, there is a long felt need in the art for a Christmas light frame device that can be used for removably attaching LED lights for resembling a Christmas tree and can be placed in indoor and outdoor settings, and upon any type of surface.
The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a Christmas lights frame device. The frame device is designed to resemble a conventional artificial Christmas tree that can be placed on any uneven surface. The frame includes a base ring, a base plate positioned diametrically in the base ring, a sliding attachment fastened to a T-shaped member disposed on the center of the base plate, the sliding attachment has a pivotable cylindrical member on the top surface thereof, a base column coupled to the pivotable member enabling the base column to swivel along the movement of the pivotable member, the base column forms a portion of the center post of the frame device, wherein a center post is formed by coupling the base column and a top column. The center post is supported by a pair of arms secured to the base column using a column slip collar, the pair of arms extend from opposing points of the base ring and are fastened to the column slip collar. A plurality of different size rings is detachably attached to the center post, each ring has a plurality of hooks, a plurality of Christmas lights is woven through the hooks and extend from the top of the center post to the bottom ring of the plurality of the rings for providing a holiday Christmas light display.
The ring positioned near the top of the post is the smallest in diameter and the ring positioned near the bottom of the post is the largest in diameter, thereby giving a conical shape to the frame device.
In this manner, the Christmas light frame device of the present invention accomplishes all of the forgoing objectives and provides users with a frame device that can be decorated with Christmas lights to resemble a Christmas tree. The frame has a center post that can be tilted enabling the light frame device to stand vertically on a slope. The frame device has detachable components enabling a user to disassemble the frame for easy transportation and storage.
The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed innovation. This summary is not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its sole purpose is to present some general concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a Christmas lights frame device. The frame device further comprising a base ring, a base plate positioned diametrically in the base ring, a sliding attachment fastened to a T-shaped member disposed on the center of the base plate, the sliding attachment has a pivotable member on the top surface thereof, a base column coupled to the pivotable member enabling the base column to swivel along the movement of the pivotable member, the base column forms a portion of the center post of the frame device, wherein a center post is formed by coupling the base column and a top column, the center post is supported by a pair of arms secured to the base column using a column slip collar, the pair of arms extend from opposing points of the base ring and move upwards and inwards to fasten to the column slip collar. A plurality of different size rings are detachably attached to the center post, each ring has a plurality of hooks, a plurality of Christmas lights are woven through the hooks and extend from the top of the center post to the bottom ring of the plurality of the rings for providing holiday Christmas light display.
In yet another embodiment, a Christmas frame device for supporting Christmas string lights is disclosed. The frame has a central post pivotally positioned on a base plate, the base plate extends between two opposing points of a base ring, a plurality of different size rings are attached to the central post along the length thereof, the ring positioned near the top of the central post has the smallest diameter and the ring positioned closest to the base ring has the largest diameter, wherein each ring has a plurality of hooks. Christmas lights are extended from the top of the central post to the bottom ring wherein the lights are woven across the hooks of the rings in different patterns to resemble a Christmas tree.
In yet another embodiment, a Christmas lights frame device that resembles and functions as a Christmas tree is disclosed. The frame device includes a circular base ring, a base plate permanently attached to the base ring, a pin (i.e., tapered or straight) positioned at the center of the base plate, a column coupled to the pin, the pin is configured to tilt from 90 degrees to 30 degrees relative to the base plate, at least three rings are detachably attached to the column wherein the ring attached closest to the top of the column has the smallest diameter and the ring attached closest to the base ring has the largest diameter, each ring has a plurality of hooks along the surface thereof which can be a permanent part of each ring, or the plurality of hooks can be attached to each ring and re-positioned along each hoop for providing a resemblance to a Christmas tree. The pin enables the column to be tilted enabling the frame device to be placed on a slope.
In yet another embodiment, each ring can come in a plurality of symmetrical portions or arcs, wherein each component is fastened to at least one other component on the opposing ends thereof.
In yet another embodiment, the frame device has a bubble leveling module for enabling the column to be positioned vertically.
Numerous benefits and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which it pertains upon reading and understanding of the following detailed specification.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the disclosed innovation are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features will become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
The description refers to provided drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and in which:
The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovation can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments are discussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are described only to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in other embodiments, any of the features described herein from different embodiments may be combined.
As noted above, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved Christmas light frame device. There is also a long felt need in the art for a Christmas light frame device that enables a user to hang Christmas lights such that the lights resemble a Christmas tree around the frame. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art for a novel Christmas light frame device that can disassembled for easy transport and storage. Moreover, there is a long felt need in the art for a Christmas light frame device that can be used on any type of flat or sloped surface for decoration purposes. Further, there is a long felt need in the art of a Christmas light frame device that does not have branches and includes a rigid and non-collapsing structure. Finally, there is a long felt need in the art for a Christmas light frame device that can be used for removably attaching LED lights for resembling a Christmas tree and can be placed at indoors and outdoors on any type of surface.
The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, is a Christmas lights frame device that resembles and functions as a Christmas tree. The frame device includes a circular base ring, a base plate permanently attached to the base ring, a pin (i.e., tapered or straight) positioned at the center of the base plate, a column coupled to the straight pin, the pin is configured to tilt from 90 degrees to 30 degrees relative to the base plate, at least three rings are detachably attached to the column wherein the ring attached closest to the top of the column has the smallest diameter and the ring attached closest to the base ring has the largest diameter, each ring has a plurality of hooks along the surface thereof, a plurality of Christmas lights are woven across the rings and are supported by the hooks for providing a resemblance to a Christmas tree. The pin enables the column to be tilted enabling the frame device to be placed or stood vertically on a slope.
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A cylindrical pivoting bar 140 is permanently attached to the straight pin (thereby forming a “T” shaped piece) and held in place on the sliding attachment 132 by two collars affixed (i.e., welded) to the surface 136, one on each side which allow the pivoting bar to rotate relative to the length of the sliding attachment 132. The swivel movement of the cylindrical pivoting bar 140 is restricted towards the knob 134, thereby preventing the cylindrical pivoting bar 140 from touching the knob 134, thereby preventing interference with the movement of the knob 134. The straight pin with attached cylindrical bar 140 is configured to receive the base column 124, thereby enabling the base column 124 to swivel and orient in a vertical position even when the base ring 102 is positioned on a tapered, sloped, or non-flat surface.
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The ring 156 can have a plurality of upper hooks 158 which can be cut and bent from the top edge 166 of the ring 156. Similarly, a plurality of lower hooks 160 can be cut and bent upwards from the bottom edge 168 of the ring 156. Similarly, the hooks 158, 160 can be formed as detachable clips which can be positioned along the top edge 166 and the bottom edge 168 of the ring 156. As illustrated in
For tilting and swiveling the column 208, a tapered pin 222 on the base plate 204 is positioned and fitted into the bottom of the column 208. The tapered pin 222 is configured to tilt the column 208 at different angles. The different rings having hooks as described earlier in the disclosure can be attached to the column 208 using any type of conventional fastener.
An advantage of the present embodiment is that the base plate 204 can be adjusted along the base ring 202 for enabling the tree 200 to stand vertically even on an inclined surface.
Further, the rings 224, 226, 228 have hooks 158, 160 as illustrated in
Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, different persons may refer to the same feature or component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components or features that differ in name but not structure or function. As used herein “Christmas light frame device”, “light frame device”, “frame device”, “Christmas tree light device”, and “tree frame” are interchangeable and refer to the Christmas light frame device 100, 200 of the present invention.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Christmas light frame device 100, 200 of the present invention can be of any suitable size and configuration as is known in the art without affecting the overall concept of the invention, provided that it accomplishes the above stated objectives. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the Christmas light frame device 100, 200 as shown in the
Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplary embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the present invention. While the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combinations of features and embodiments that do not include all of the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with all equivalents thereof.
What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subject matter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimed subject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.
The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/464,661, which was filed on May 8, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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63464661 | May 2023 | US |