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Artificial shrubs of improved construction

Details

Inventors: Koehler, Rudolph A.;
Assignee: Noma Lites Canada Limited (Scarborough, CA)
Primary Examiner: Epstein; Henry F.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Arthurs; Leon, Garrett; Kenneth M.

An artificial tree or the like having an improved holder for the branches thereof is disclosed. The branch holder comprises a support element such as a hub which can form or be attached to the trunk-forming member from which hub support arms extend radially outwardly for support of branches. Each of the support arms includes a bearing adjacent the juncture of the hub and the support arm for receiving therein a pivot element at the end of each branch to be supported therein. The bearing is accessible by way of a passageway which has a trap located therein, which trap is yieldable to permit entry of the pivot element of the branch and is resistant to withdrawal of the branch from the support arm. The configuration of the holder is particularly adapted for unipartite molding with thermoplastic materials in a simple draw die.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A holder for artificial branches of an artificial shrub or the like, said holder comprising: a central support element; a support arm extending outwardly from said central support element and joined thereto, said arm providing a slot in which one of said branches is swingable in a plane between one position in which it is generally aligned with said central support element and another position in which it is outspread therefrom; a bearing adjacent the juncture of the central support element and said support arm for a pivot element at the end of a said branch and in which said pivot element is receivable and rotatable to permit swinging of the branch in said slot between its two positions aforesaid; a passageway providing the entrance for said pivot element into said bearing; a trap in said passageway which is yieldable to permit insertion of said pivot element into said bearing and resistant to the withdrawal of said pivot element from said bearing.
2.
The holder as claimed in claim 1, further comprising wall means and support means in said support arm for supporting the branch in its outspread position.
3.
The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said slot is provided by a trough.
4.
The holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein said slot is provided by a trough extending outwardly from said central support means.
5.
The holder as claimed in claim 3, wherein said channel includes cheeks between which the branch is movable between the positions aforesaid; said passageway being bounded by the central support means on one of its sides and the end of one said cheeks on its other side.
6.
The holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein said trap is constituted by: a ramp in said passageway forming part of said central support element and narrowing the passageway adjacent to said bearing and a resiliently deflectible detent finger constituting the end of the wall bounding said passageway.
7.
The holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein said detent finger is provided by a cleft in the cheek bounding said passageway

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