An artificial christmas tree with integral lighting means

Claim 2

An artificial Christmas tree comprising: a trunk member, a plurality of branch members, said branch members affixed to said trunk member and projecting axially and radially from said trunk member, a base portion, said base portion attached to an end of said trunk member with said trunk member projecting from said base member, light sources attached to said trunk member and said branch members, an electric circuit disposed interiorly of said trunk member sand said branch members, said light sources in the path of said electric circuitry, said base portion hollow, a portable power source in said base portion, said electric circuit connected to said power source in said base portion, an off-on electrical switch affixed to said base portion, said electric circuit connected through said switch, said base portion having a bottom opposite the point of projection of the said trunk member, a base member attached to the exterior of said bottom, said base member comprising a flexible bag, and said bag loosely filled with a granular material whereby the said base member provides a bottom weight for the said tree and is conformable to surfaces on which the tree is placed.

Claim 3

The tree of claim 1 wherein the said trunk member, said branch members, and the said base portion are constructed of metal and the said bag is constructed of fabric.

Claim 4

The Christmas tree of claim 1 wherein the said branches are covered with artificial needles to resemble a fir tree.

Claim 5

An artificial device dimensioned to resemble a Christmas tree comprising: a hollow elongated trunk member, a plurality of hollow elongated branch members projecting axially and radially from said trunk member, said branch members having various axial lengths, the longest of said branch members positioned adjacent one end of said trunk member and the shortest of said branch members positioned adjacent the other end of sAid trunk member, said trunk member having a light source attached thereto at the end thereof closest to the short branch members, said branch members having light sources attached thereto at their ends remote from the said trunk member, said trunk member centrally attached to a first member, said first member adapted to provide a cover for a cup-shaped base portion, said first member attached to the open end of said base portion, electrical circuitry in said hollow trunk member and hollow branch members connecting the said light sources, said circuitry extending into said cup-shaped member, a portable power source in said cup-shaped member, an off-on electrical switch attached to said first member having an actuating arm projecting from said first member exterior of the said cup-shaped member, said circuitry connected to said power source and to said switch whereby actuation of the said switch will illuminate the said light sources, a base member attached to the bottom of said cup-shaped member on the exterior thereof, said base member including a flexible bag, said flexible bag loosely filled with a granular material, said granular material freely shiftable within said bag, and artificial needles on said branch members.

Claim 6

An artificial device dimensioned to resemble a Christmas tree comprising: a hollow elongated trunk member, a plurality of hollow elongated branch members projecting axially and radially from said trunk member, said branch members having various axial lengths, the longest of said branch members positioned adjacent one end of said trunk member and the shortest of said branch members positioned adjacent the other end of sAid trunk member, said trunk member having a light source attached thereto at the end thereof closest to the short branch members, said branch members having light sources attached thereto at their ends remote from the said trunk member, said trunk member centrally attached to a first member, said first member adapted to provide a cover for a cup-shaped base portion, said first member attached to the open end of said base portion, electrical circuitry in said hollow trunk member and hollow branch members connecting the said light sources, said circuitry extending into said cup-shaped member, a portable power source in said cup-shaped member, an off-on electrical switch attached to said first member having an actuating arm projecting from said first member exterior of the said cup-shaped member, said circuitry connected to said power source and to said switch whereby actuation of the said switch will illuminate the said light sources, a base member attached to the bottom of said cup-shaped member on the exterior thereof, said base member including a flexible bag, said flexible bag loosely filled with a granular material, said granular material freely shiftable within said bag, and artificial needles on said branch members.