Cone like sheet for Christmas tree

Claim 1

An artificial shrub comprising: a cylindrical trunk member having a central axis oriented in a substantially vertical direction; a plurality of limb assemblies, each of said limb assemblies including a main limb having a hooked end and a number of cross limbs, said cross limbs being attached to said main limb; a bracket mounted circumferentially about said trunk member at a first predetermined height, said bracket including an outwardly extending flange having a plurality of circumferential apertures, the hooked ends of said main limbs of said limb assemblies being insertable into said apertures so that said limb assemblies are suspended from said flange in a substantially circumferential array to define a substantially conical space; a frusto conical member of a flexible material having an apex end and a base end; second bracket means for attaching the apex end of said frusto conical member to said trunk member at a second predetermined height which is less than said first predetermined height such that said frusto conical member hangs downwardly from said second bracket means within said substantially conical space; and support means attached to said trunk member at a third predetermined height which is less than said second predetermined height, said support means including at least one support member having a first end which is attached to said trunk member and a second end which is radially spaced from said trunk member, and a ringlike member attached to the second end of said support member so that said ringlike member is mounted substantially coaxially with said trunk member to support the base end of said flexible frusto conical member a predetermined radial distance from said trunk member.