CN103126502B

CN103126502B - foldable artificial tree

Info

Publication number: CN103126502B
Application number: CN201210520470.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 布路斯·史高利
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-11-30
Filing date: 2012-11-29
Publication date: 2016-01-13
Anticipated expiration: 2032-11-29
Also published as: HK1185239A1; CN103126502A

Abstract

An artificial tree that can be inverted by its trunk to interchange positions of a first end and a second end to achieve folding. The main branches are pivotally connected to the trunk, which when the trunk is inverted, hang down due to gravity from a horizontally extending unfolded state to a more vertically folded state. Preferably a base with wheels and ground-engaging detents to support the tree. A riser extending upwardly from the base is configured to receive an end of the spine therein. A lock is preferably used to secure the end of the spine within the riser of the base. In the unfolded state, a separate treetop portion is removably attached to the trunk end to complete the tree and to store the treetop when the tree is not folded.

Description

Collapsible artificial tree

Technical field

The present invention relates to artificial tree, particularly relate to artificial Christmas, in not used time collapsible storage, deployable during use.Especially, the present invention relates to by tree inversion and folding Collapsible artificial tree.

Background technology

When decoration space, usually adopt tree as a part for decoration.For making to decorate lasting sufficient time and Maintenance free, and can repeatedly store and reuse this decoration, be more preferably adopt artificial tree and non-live tree.The exemplary of this decoration is the Christmas tree used in per red-letter day at the end of the year.

Described artificial tree is usually designed to folding, thus occupies little space in transport initial before sale and storing process, user also can be allowed to be stored at when not using in relatively little space simultaneously and prevent from damaging.Some this kind of collapsible Christmas trees or other tree have and are attached to moveable major branch on trunk.Typically, described major branch comprises the branch stretched out from major branch further, it is made up of metal wire or other materials, described major branch is by timber, steel or other relatively hard materials are made, and described central backbone is by timber, and metal or other materials are made, described material is enough hard and firm, to bear the load supporting described major branch.Typically, the needle of artificial tree is fixed on branch that described major branch stretches out by metal wire, bonding or alternate manner and/or is directly fixed on major branch.

In some cases, lighting apparatus can be fixedly installed on major branch, as bulb connect flexible cord and as described in flexible cord insert around trunk center flexible cord upwards.The major branch of these collapsible trees can not be removed from trunk, can only be switched to a deployed condition by a reservoir status.For these trees, deployed condition usually perpendicular to trunk, reservoir status pivotable 45 ° between from level to enough vertical parallel trunk direction.

On Christmas tree, pivotable major branch is conducive to avoiding needing major branch to be connected in central backbone, and the difficulty changed from folded state to deployed condition.The labo r resources of the process need height that major branch relocates, this is because each major branch needs adjustable ground to arrange.

Summary of the invention

Artificial tree provided by the invention is by changing tree trunk to the second folded state to fold from the first deployed condition.Described tree comprises trunk, and it is slender shape and extends to the second end from first end.Major branch is pivotally connected to the position between trunk first end and the second end.These major branches are that pivotable connects, thus described major branch can pivotable between the first position and the second position, and wherein major branch trunk when primary importance is in deployed condition, and major branch trunk when the second place is in folded state.

When in the expanded state, the second end of trunk is positioned at above first end.When being in folded state, the first end of trunk is positioned at above the second end.In folded state, major branch near trunk the second end and non-perpendicular to trunk.In deployed condition, major branch near level away from the second end of trunk.

Alternatively, described major branch comprises the branch extended from major branch and the needle (under the artificial tree situation with needle) extended from branch.Alternatively, leaf can extend out from branch and/or major branch.Bulb also can be arranged on major branch and branch.Described bulb connects power supply by flexible cord, and described flexible cord also supports bulb and sends the power supply from trunk.

In a more preferred embodiment, described trunk also has base.Described base has support portion, and trunk can be fixed on deployed condition by it, preferably but also can be fixed on folded state to by trunk alternatively.Described base comprises trunk end supporter, as vertically extending lifter, is used for fixing the end of trunk.In deployed condition, the first end of described trunk is fixed on lifter.In folded state, the second end of trunk is fixed on lifter.Described lifter is preferably fixed in ground supports portion, and its part being preferably each support links together, and the end of support arranges wheel described in some.More preferably, the ground supports portion of described base has fixing feet, thus described base static in the horizontal plane time can avoid rolling, or base can, in base wheel surface thereof, make base that the wheel on base can be adopted to move trunk and base more easily.

In most preferred embodiment, described lifter is fixed on trunk, and described lifter is designed to have hollow seat, regulates the size of the first end of trunk to make it to be applicable to being placed in the hollow seat of lifter.Preferably, the second end of trunk and first end construct similar, make the second end also can be applicable to being placed in the hollow seat of described lifter.In this way, described trunk all can be supported on base in deployed condition and folded state.

Most preferably, described lifter has lock, for trunk end is fastened on lifter.Except described lock open time, described lock can prevent described trunk from producing undesirable movement relative to the lifter of base.Preferably, described lock is contained on lifter and in one of trunk and holds and its combination.Alternatively, every one end that described lock also can be located at trunk combines in lifter, or part is arranged on, and two, the end of lifter and trunk is upper conveniently pins.

In most preferred embodiment, also can have treetop, it is that the highest portion of artificial tree is divided.Treetop has and to extend from top to bottom and be the top trunk of slender shape.Major branch extends from top trunk, and typically the pillar of the trunk of itself and artificial tree is adaptive mutually.When being in deployed condition, the lower end of described treetop is connected with the second end of at least trunk movably, and the highest portion that thus described treetop is carried on as artificial tree on trunk is divided.Alternatively, the major branch of described treetop is pivotally connected to the top trunk of treetop, and connected mode can be such as the mode that major branch connects trunk.Alternatively, when positioned in the folded position, the upper end of described treetop is connected with the first end of trunk, thus treetop can be carried on trunk.

Therefore, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of artificial tree, and it easily can be converted to deployed condition from folded state.

Another object of the present invention is the tree of easily launching when providing a kind of folding rear easily storage and use.

Another object of the present invention be to provide a kind of can folding with deployed condition between the tree of easy conversion, described tree has bulb, bulb folding with deployed condition in be all connected from the various different part of described tree.

Another object of the present invention be to provide a kind of can the Christmas tree of Fast Installation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method artificial tree being converted to deployed condition from folded state.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of artificial tree can changed between the store status of reversing up and down and the deployed condition of forward.

By carefully understanding accompanying drawing, claim and description can understand other objects of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the top view of another embodiment of Fig. 2 base, described base supports artificial tree of the present invention at the trunk launched and under folded state.

Fig. 2 is the top view of the artificial tree base of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and described base supports the trunk of the tree being in expansion and folded state.

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of base shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is the stereogram of base shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is the front view of Collapsible artificial tree of the present invention, and wherein separate section is exploded from one another, describes trunk portion and how to change between deployed condition and folded state.

Fig. 6 is the front view of artificial tree shown in Fig. 5, and it is the Collapsible artificial tree being in deployed condition, and dotted portion is treetop part.

Fig. 7 is the front view of artificial tree shown in Fig. 6, it is the state after trunk conversion, supports on base in another embodiment, describes the folded state of Collapsible artificial tree, dotted portion is the treetop part being in folded state, on the trunk end being still in described artificial tree.

Figure 8 shows that the detail section of earlier drawings, illustrate that major branch is pivotally connected to second trunk portion of the convertible tree of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is for being similar to shown in Fig. 8, and it is the state after the second trunk portion conversion, and described major branch converts reservoir status to from perpendicular to after the second trunk portion pivotable.

Figure 10 is the top view shown in Fig. 8, further describes a kind of form of major branch of the present invention, and dotted line is for explaining other major branches in the different circle spacing direction of the second trunk portion from convertible tree.

Figure 11 for being similar to the detail drawing shown in Fig. 8, but is for the major branch in another embodiment, and major branch connects the second trunk portion.

Figure 12 shows that the side view shown in Figure 11.

Figure 13 is the top view shown in Figure 11.

Detailed description of the invention

See accompanying drawing, the same section of the whole accompanying drawing of identical numeral wherein related to, Reference numeral 10 represents Collapsible artificial tree (Fig. 6 and 7), and it is by the trunk 40 of the described tree 10 that reverses folding (the arrow C reversion along in Fig. 6).As in the case, when described tree 10 stores, its width is stored in less space compared with I.Alternatively, can provide the shelf of base 20 form, it preferably includes wheel 30 and lifter 22, or other trunk 40 end supports, for supporting an end 42,44 of trunk 40, thus support the tree 10 (see Fig. 6 and 7) be under deployed condition or folded state.

According to most preferred embodiment, composition graphs 5-7, which show the basic details of tree 10.Described tree 10 comprises base 20 (Fig. 2-4), and it preferably has the multiple parts linked together, thus forms the major part of base 20.Lifter 20 upwards extends from base 20, and it is as one of them example of a part for the base 20 for spanning tree 10.Especially, described lifter 22 comprises hollow seat 29, and it can hold an end 42,44 of trunk 40, thus supports the trunk 40 of the tree 10 of deployed condition (Fig. 6) or folded state (Fig. 7).Alternatively, base 20 arranges wheel 30, thus conveniently fold or set under deployed condition the movement of 10.

Trunk 40 (Fig. 5-7) in slender shape, and extends from first end 42 to the second end 44.Major branch 50 is connected on trunk 40 pivotly.The pivoting form of described major branch 50 is, when trunk second end 44 is above first end 42, major branch 50 substantially horizontally stretches, and the first end 42 of trunk 40 above the second end 44 time, major branch 50 to vertical direction stretch (Fig. 7).Alternatively, branch 60 stretches out from major branch 50, and bulb 70 is located on branch 60, and the connecting line of bulb 70 is supported by trunk 40.Preferably, when described tree 10 is in deployed condition (Fig. 6), the second end 44 of the mobilizable connection trunk 40 of treetop 80, and when described tree 10 is in folded state after being inverted (Fig. 7), treetop connects the first end 42 of trunk 40.First optional base 120 (Fig. 1 and 3) and the second optional base 220 (Fig. 5-7) can be used as other form of base 20 (Fig. 2 and 4).

Composition graphs 2-4, gives the clearer and more definite description of the base 20 of preferred embodiment.Described base 20 is preferred forms of the ground supports thing of tree 10.But in certain embodiments, described tree 10 does not have base 20.The end 42 of trunk 40, but 44 be set to oneself to be still on the ground or be still in build on the ground other for supporting on the component of end 42,44 of trunk 40.Such as, on the ground or can be similar to that the artificial components on ground is upper forms the suitable hole of size, the end 42,44 of trunk 40 can be placed in one thus launches and/or store.

Described base 20 generally includes ground supports portion, and it limits the lower part of base 20, can be in the horizontal plane static.Described ground supports quality award from the ministry choosing directly contacts with ground, and also can be connected with wheel 30, described wheel is pivoted on base 20, and in earth surface.By one wheel pairs and earth surface and ground supports portion and earth surface, when the two is all with earth surface, described base 20 can be in a fixed position, inclined base 20 can movable base 20 be (typically easily gently, other parts together with the tree 10 be supported on base 20 move), then namely whole tree 10 and base 20 roll by wheel.Therefore, hold up or perpendicular positioning time described tree 10 be stable, but in wheel surface thereof, then can be rolled to another place from a place.Described tree 10 is in deployed condition (Fig. 6) or folded state (Fig. 7) Shi Douke movement like this.

In a preferred form of base 20, lifter 22 upwards extends from other sections transverse of base 20.Alternatively, described lifter 22 is mainly positioned at below other parts of base 20, such as, put in downwards in the hole of base 20 at one.Described lifter 22 has top 23, and it limits highest portion and divides.Have bottom 24 relative to top 23, it is fixed on base 20 support portion below.Preferably there is the lock 25 at close lifter 22 top 23.A kind of lock 25 of form comprises the knob 26 that user can catch, and it stretches out from lifter 22.Axle 27 and knob 26 combine, and extract inside the hollow seat 29 that may extend to lifter 22 or from the hollow seat 29 of lifter 22.Preferably, horizontal expandable portion 28 is horizontally fixed on lifter 22, and it has hollow bulb, and axle 27 moves through horizontal expandable portion 28 and crosses hollow seat 29.

Preferably, described hollow seat 29 extends along the formed symmetrical of lifter 22.When trunk 40 is supported on base 20 by lifter 22, the line that the trunk 40 of tree 10 defines along described central shaft extends.Preferably, the size of the end 42,44 of each described trunk 40 is applicable to being placed in the hollow seat 29 of lifter 22, thus sets the trunk 40 of 10 under supporting deployed condition (Fig. 6) or folded state (Fig. 7).

Although described lifter 22 preferably has hollow seat 22, described lifter 22 also can have solid structure (or hollow structure), the end 42 of trunk 40,44 sizes are then applicable to being positioned on outside lifter 22, the diameter of lifter 22 be less than the hollow ends 42,44 of trunk 40 diameter (or, if lifter 22 and/or end 42, the cross section of 44 is not circular, be then width).

Although it is inner that described hollow seat 29 is preferably placed at lifter 22, also can have the hole to downward-extension in described base 20, it can be similar to the hollow seat 29 of lifter 22, and has the central shaft along trunk 40 direction.Lifter 22 to the hole changeable base 20 of base 20 extension carrys out the trunk 40 of spanning tree 10.

In a preferred embodiment, base 20 has wheel 30, and described wheel is rotatably connected at the rigid element of base by wheel shaft 31.The rigid element of base 20 comprises a series of parts.These parts preferably include outrigger 32, and it is parallel each other, and are separated by centre frame 33.Preferably the end of two outriggers 32 all comprises wheel mouth 34.At wheel mouth 34 place, the core of frame 32 is fully removed, and makes wheel 30 be placed in wheel mouth 34.Wheel shaft 31 supports wheel 30 across wheel mouth 34, makes it rotate relative to frame 32.The size of wheel 30 is enough large, and is positioned at position suitable on wheel shaft 31, and the part of wheel 30 is extended to exceed outrigger 32 bottom part down.So, when base 20 is holded up (such as Fig. 4), described wheel 30 contacts with supporting surface below.

Preferably, relative with wheel 30 outrigger 32 respectively comprises pivotable pin 36.Pivotable pin 36 is 37 pivotables pivotally, and it comprises the bottom that form is pedal 38.Pivotable pin 36 not necessarily must pivotable, but is suitable for a certain extent operating on the surface that not whole surface is all flat by its pivotal nature.Described pivotable pin 36 has three-legged structure when preferably observing from the side, and pedal 38 part is relatively large, to provide the standing part in the ground supports portion of base 20 on outrigger 32 end of relative wheel 30.If needed, lock can be arranged on wheel 30, thus prevents the rotation of wheel 30, and being such as needs situation stable especially at base 20.Adopt pivotable pin 36 that base 20 can be stoped to slide in the horizontal direction and move horizontally.

As other embodiment of base 20, other base 120 (Fig. 1 and 3) can be provided.For the base 120 of the present embodiment, central module 121 supports lifter 22, and is provided with the first round spindle unit 124 of first end and the second axle portion 126 of the second end.The end 125 of first round spindle unit comprises the wheel be rotatably supported on first round spindle unit 124, is convenient to the present embodiment base 120 and rolls when wheel 130 surface thereof.The top 127 of the second axle section 126 comprises braked wheel 128 or other ground supports portion.Described braked wheel 128 or the choosing of other ground supports quality award from the ministry are fixed on the second axle portion 126, for stoping the movement of the present embodiment base 120.Fig. 3 and 4 gives the stereogram of base 20 and first embodiment base 120 and then contrasts.Base 20 or 120 all preferably uses similar lifter 22, and the two all can have from base 20, and 120 to the hollow seat 29 of downward-extension, instead of has from base 20, the lifter 22 that other parts of 120 upwards extend.

With reference to figure 5-7, which show the detail drawing of second embodiment base 220.Second embodiment base 220 is similar with the base 20 in preferred embodiment in a lot, except ground supports portion can not rotate neither pivotable pin 36, but braked wheel 238.Therefore, second embodiment base 220 comprises the wheel 230 on outrigger 232 first end, and relative to the braked wheel 238 on the second end of first end.By any one base 20,120,220, the tree 10 being in expansion or folded state all can at wheel 30, and 130,230 surface thereof (the arrow D in Fig. 7), then roll.

Composition graphs 5-7, describes trunk 40 in detail according to preferred embodiment.Described trunk 40 is a part for Collapsible artificial tree 10, the major branch 50 of its spanning tree 10 and other ornament, has then carried out folding (in Fig. 6 arrow C) when trunk 40 is inverted.Trunk 40 is slender shape and has rigidity.Trunk 40 has different height, but it is desirable that trunk 40 is enough light, can be moved by a people, the hand of user catch and from health enough away from be inverted.

Trunk 40 extends to the second end 44 from first end 42.End 42,44 preferably have cylindrical cross-section, and size is less than hollow seat 29.So like this, first end 42 and the second end 44 can be placed in the hollow seat 29 of base 20.Preferably, during expansion (Fig. 6), the first end 42 of trunk 40 is arranged on the hollow seat 29 interior (Fig. 5) of lifter 22.First end 42 is arranged in lifter 22 (Fig. 5) along arrow A.Therefore, set 10 to look with similar shown in Fig. 6.If need to convert reservoir status (Fig. 7) to from deployed condition (Fig. 6), first user takes out trunk 40 from the hollow seat 29 of the lifter 22 of base 20, then trunk 40 is reversed (arrow along Fig. 6), thus first end 42 and the second end 44 are exchanged.The second end 44 preferably with first end 42 similar, the second end 44 can in the lifter 22 of inserted base 20, and base 20 can be used for supporting other parts (Fig. 7) of the tree 10 under expansion or folding two states.

In one embodiment, trunk 40 has along its major branch support ring 45 spaced apart.These major branch support rings 45 connect the position of base 20 adjacent to major branch 50 pivotable.Each major branch 50 comprises root 51 adjacent to trunk 40 and relative branch 55.Wheel shaft 52 is for connecting major branch 50 and trunk 40 by rotation mode.At least side that major branch 50 connects trunk 40 has brake 54, and it prevents major branch 50 from rotating the amplitude exceeding needs.Described major branch 50 can have different forms, can also different modes be articulated on trunk 40.In one embodiment, major branch 50 is connected on trunk 40 by mode shown in Fig. 8-12.

According to one embodiment of the invention, composition graphs 12-13, describes major branch 50 and the branch 60 of tree 10.Major branch 50 connects trunk 40 by multiple different mode, comprises and being fixedly connected with, or removably connect but can not pivotable.But most preferably, major branch 50 pivotable connects trunk 40.Like this, major branch 50 can be made to rotate between plumbness and folded state; When plumbness, when trunk 40 is vertical, major branch is actually substantially vertical but the low-angle that is preferably inclined upwardly; When folded state, major branch relative trunk 40 center line is an angle but not trunk 40 center line is vertical relatively.

Most preferred, in the folded state of major branch 50, the deployed condition of the folding angles distance major branch 50 of major branch 50 is 70 °.The arrow E that is rotated through of major branch 50 indicates (Fig. 8,9 and 11).Although major branch looks upwards pivotable, but after trunk 40 rotates (along arrow C (Fig. 8)), major branch is actually downward pivotable, therefore major branch 50 rotates actually by gravity, but this meeting just can realize when trunk 40 rotates from deployed condition to reservoir status.When aforesaid action realizes on the contrary, trunk 40 rotates from reservoir status to deployed condition, and major branch 50 is switched to deployed condition in the opposite direction, substantially vertical with the center line of trunk 40.

Each major branch 50 is preferably the rigid structure of slender shape, to stretch out multiple major branch 50 from rotation trunk 40.Most preferred, major branch 50 extends (Figure 10) from the direction that more than 40, trunk is different, provides the reversed Christmas tree 10 that a kind of taper shape of full symmetric is dense.Major branch 50 generally includes root 51 near trunk 40 and end 55 corresponding thereto.Hinge 52 is arranged on root 55, and pivotable connects major branch 50 and trunk 40.Brake 54 prevents major branch 50 from rotating when deployed condition to exceeding the position of horizontal and vertical in trunk 40, or rotates over angle folding from deployed condition, as the amplitude of 70 °.

By the seat 46 of trunk 40 inside preferably hollow.Hollow seat 46 makes the weight of trunk 40 reduce to minimum, and keeps the intensity of trunk 40, and provides passage to pass through for the electric equipment of bulb 70 alternatively simultaneously.In trunk 40, form seam 48 (Fig. 8-13), major branch 50 rotates relative to trunk 40 by stitching.

In the embodiment of Fig. 8 and 9, brake 54 is flange, and it vertically extends from the region at root 51 to the top 55 of major branch 50.In the embodiment of Figure 11 and 12, the root 51 of major branch 50 is only through the seam 48 in trunk 40, and the comparatively lower part of described seam 48 is as brake 54.Described hinge 52 generally includes at least one rotating shaft 52 or is similar to the structure of rotating shaft, and described major branch 50 can relative to trunk 40 around its pivotable.

Branch 60 alternatively but preferably stretch out from major branch 50, can simulate at least some Natural Tree or other forms wanted like this.Typically, needle is stretched out from branch 60.Described needle 62 can be actual natural needle, as pine needle, but is more preferably synthetic, as connected by electric wire or being bonded on branch 60.Also can imagine, needle 62 also can be directly connected on major branch 50.Branch 60 has plane form usually as noble fir, or very dense post type is as multiple multi-form pine tree.Needle 62 also can need to select length according to the design of tree 10.

Composition graphs 8-12, describes bulb 70 in detail.Most preferably, set 10 and set firmly electric wire connection bulb 70.The mobilizable connection power supply of plug.Electric wire 72 extends to from plug 74 and rotates trunk 40.In joint, electric wire 72 is preferably divided into two independent lines, and a first end 42 towards trunk 40 extends, and the other end then extends to the second end 44 of trunk 40.

When these electric wires by major branch 50 time, described electric wire cloth outside major branch 50, end diverse location connection bulb 70.Can select different controllers and bulb as required, bulb 70 sends different light.Electric wire 72 can through the inside of trunk 40 (also can pass the inside of major branch 50).In the simple form of the present invention, electric wire 72 is only around fixing trunk 30 and trunk 40 outside.Electric wire 72 can disguise oneself as the color (namely green) having and be similar to fixing trunk 30, trunk 40 and major branch 50, thus hidden wiring 72.

Most preferably, the trunk 40 extended from base and major branch 50 do not form whole tree 10 base 20.On the contrary, preferably have treetop 80, its second end 44 connecting trunk 40 is movably used as the most significant end of tree 10.Treetop 80 comprises trunk 82, and it has extended laterally major branch 84.These major branches 84 relatively trunk 82 are fixedly installed, or as the major branch 50 relative to trunk 40 pivotable pivotable.

Described trunk 82 extends to lower end 86 from upper end 88.Described lower end 86 can be connected to the second end 44 (Fig. 6) of trunk 40.In addition, the upper end 88 of treetop 80 can connect the first end 42 of trunk 40.As in the case, when tree 10 is in folded state (Fig. 7), the first end 42 gone up most that treetop 80 can be still in trunk 40 is stored.In another embodiment, time folding, treetop 80 can be supported on independent support lifter, and for realizing this object, described lifter upwards extends from the part of base 20.

Typically, described treetop 80 is fully light, can be easy to carry, can be stored at leave trunk 40 and base 20 independently chest inside.Treetop 80 is along arrow B (Fig. 6 and 7) with the connection of trunk 40.Whole tree 10 and base 20 can one to run up upper wheel 30,130,230, such as, by making tree 10 be easy to roll around arrow D pivotable (Fig. 7).Major branch 50 is along arrow E (Fig. 7) trunk 40 pivotable relatively.

Give the preferred embodiments of the present invention in description and implement best model of the present invention.Therefore, in this way the present invention is described, can finds out, can multiple improvement be carried out for preferred embodiment and not depart from the scope and spirit of description of the present invention.When structure is described as the means of n-back test, be then considered as comprising all structures performing this specific function.When structure of the present invention is described as being connected to each other, widely should be interpreted as and comprise directly connection or connected by intermediate structure; Unless limited otherwise, it can be permanent or temporary transient for connecting, rigidity or can pivotable, slip or other relative motions form and the connection of certain pattern is still provided.

Claims

1. a Collapsible artificial tree, comprising:

The trunk in slender shape extended between first end and the second end;

Multiple major branches of trunk described in pivot joint;

Described major branch is suitable for pivotable between the first position and the second position;

When described trunk is in perpendicular state, described primary importance than the second place closer to level; With

Base, described base has and is suitable for static ground supports portion on the lower surface, and described base comprises lifter, and it upwards extends from base, and described lifter is suitable for the first end or the second end that support described trunk; When the lifter of the second end inserted base, when first end is positioned at the top of the second end, major branch is pivoted to the second place, the second place than primary importance near trunk.

2. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described lifter comprises hollow seat, described hollow seat size than the first end of described trunk and the second end large, thus the first end of described trunk and the second end can extend inside the hollow seat of described lifter along the central shaft of the hollow seat of described lifter, to support first end and the second end of described trunk.

3. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that: be provided with lock above described lifter, and when described lock startup, at least one of the first end of described trunk and the second end is fixed on inside described lifter by adjustably.

4. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that: described lock comprises the axle with the non-parallel extension of the central shaft of the hollow seat of described lifter, described axle is partial to the position piercing into the hollow seat of described lifter the central shaft transverse to described hollow seat, at least one of the first end of described trunk and the second end is comprising hole, it aligns with the axle of described lock, the axle of described lock passes the hole of described trunk, thus is fixed on described base by described trunk.

5. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the ground supports portion of described base at least comprises two wheels, the ground supports portion of described base does not comprise any wheel at least partially, rotatable when described base tilts upper described wheel, when other of ground supports portion being still in described wheel and described base do not have to prevent from during the part of wheel rotating.

6. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that: described base comprises the centre frame of horizontal-extending, described lifter is upwards vertically extended by the core of described centre frame, described lifter comprises hollow seat, described hollow seat size is greater than first end and the second end of described trunk, the first end of described trunk and the second end extend inside the hollow seat of described lifter along the central shaft of the hollow seat of described lifter, to support first end and the second end of described trunk, described centre frame extend out to a pair parallel to each other and be located at the outrigger of the opposing end portions of described centre frame, each described outrigger is included in the wheel of its one end pivotable and the pin of relative described wheel, the pin of each described outrigger is suitable for stoping and rolls, described wheel is suitable for relative outrigger and rolls.

7. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: comprise the treetop be separated from described trunk, described treetop comprises top trunk and multiple major branch extended laterally from described top trunk, described top trunk has lower end, and it is suitable for removably being fixed on the second end of described trunk.

8. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 7, is characterized in that: the major branch relatively described top trunk pivotable of described treetop, the upper end of wherein said top trunk is removably fixed on the first end of described trunk.

9. a method for folding artificial tree, comprising:

There is provided a kind of Collapsible artificial tree, it has the trunk in slender shape extended between first end and the second end, and pivotable connects multiple major branches of described trunk, and wherein said major branch is suitable for pivotable between the first position and the second position; With when being in the position of perpendicular state and the second end side on the first end when described trunk, described primary importance than the second place closer to level;

There is provided a base, described base has and is suitable for static ground supports portion on the lower surface, and described base comprises lifter, and it upwards extends from base, and described lifter is suitable for the first end or the second end that support described trunk;

First the second end of trunk is arranged on the position above first end; First end is arranged in described lifter, and described major branch is in primary importance; The described first end of described trunk is taken out from the described lifter of described base, and

The lifter of the described the second end inserted base of described trunk, make first end be positioned at the top of the second end, described major branch is from primary importance pivotable to the second place.

10. method as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that: the above-mentioned step the lifter of the described the second end inserted base of described trunk comprises the hollow seat the lifter of described the second end inserted base further.

11. methods as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that: before described taking-up step, the lifter of the first end of trunk from base is unlocked, lock is provided with above wherein said lifter, when described lock starts, at least one of the first end of described trunk and the second end is fixed on inside described lifter by adjustably.

12. methods as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: comprise the step that the treetop be separated from trunk is provided further, described treetop comprises top trunk and multiple major branch extended laterally from described top trunk, described top trunk has lower end, and it is suitable for removably being fixed on the second end of described trunk.

13. methods as claimed in claim 12, is characterized in that: before the step of the lifter of the described the second end inserted base of described trunk, comprise the step of removing treetop lower end from the second end of described trunk further.

14. 1 kinds of Collapsible artificial tree, comprising:

There is ground supports portion and the upwards centrally base of hollow seat that extends of axle from described ground supports portion;

The trunk in slender shape extended between first end and the second end, the hollow seat of described first end and the second end base supports; The line that trunk defines along described central shaft extends;

Pivotable connects multiple major branches of described trunk;

When described trunk be in basic plumbness and the hollow seat of first end base support time, described primary importance than the second place closer to level; With

When described trunk is in basic plumbness and the hollow seat of the second end base supports, the described second place is more vertical than primary importance.

15. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that: described hollow seat is formed in inside the lifter that upwards extends from the ground supports portion of described base, described hollow seat size is greater than first end and the second end of described trunk, the first end of described trunk and the second end extend along the central shaft of the hollow seat of described lifter, to support first end and the second end of described trunk inside hollow seat.

16. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 15, is characterized in that: be provided with lock above described lifter, and when described lock starts, at least one of the first end of described trunk and the second end is fixed on inside described lifter by adjustably.

17. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that: the ground supports portion of described base at least comprises two wheels, the ground supports portion of described base does not comprise any wheel at least partially, rotatable when described base tilts upper described wheel, when other of ground supports portion being still in described wheel and described base do not have to prevent from during the part of wheel rotating.

18. Collapsible artificial tree as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that: comprise the treetop be separated from described trunk, described treetop comprises top trunk and multiple major branch extended laterally from described top trunk, described top trunk has lower end, and it is suitable for removably being fixed on the second end of described trunk.