IP Library Patent Application 11377263
Patent Application
App. No. 11/377,263

Artificial tree container

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US None
App. No.
11/377,263
Filed
Mar 15, 2006
Art Unit
3618
USPC
280/47.26
Abstract

A storage container for artificial trees comprising a container portion, a transportation portion that is attached to a base of the container portion, and a handle portion that is attached to a top end of the container portion. The container portion is made of a soft flexible material, such that the container portion may be compressed or rolled-up when not containing an artificial tree. The container portion is preferably a truncated pyramid, with a base, at least one side section and a top. The side section and the top are bisected by a reusable closure mechanism. Attached to the base is the transportation portion, which comprises a transverse spine to which at least one wheel mechanism is attached. Attached to an upper end of the container portion is a handle portion. The handle portion is at least one loop that spans the top of the container portion.

Claims (14)

1 . A storage container for artificial trees comprising a container portion, a transportation portion that is attached to a base of the container portion, and a handle portion that is attached to a top end of the container portion.

2 . The storage container according to claim 1 wherein the transportation portion comprises a transverse spine and at least one wheel mechanism.

3 . The storage container according to claim 2 wherein the transverse spine is a rigid or quasi-rigid material and the at least one wheel mechanism is three wheel mechanisms.

4 . The storage container according to claim 1 wherein the container portion is a flexible container portion.

5 . The storage container according to claim 1 wherein the container portion is comprised of rigid or quasi-rigid segments flexibly attached to each other such that the container portion is collapsible when not containing an artificial tree.

6 . The storage container according to claim 3 wherein the container portion is a flexible container portion.

7 . The storage container according to claim 3 wherein the container portion is comprised of rigid or quasi-rigid segments flexibly attached to each other such that the container portion is collapsible when not containing an artificial tree.

8 . The storage container according to claim 1 wherein the handle portion is a single loop that spans the top of the container portion.

9 . The storage container according to claim 6 wherein the handle portion is a single loop that spans the top of the container portion.

10 . The storage container according to claim 7 wherein the handle portion is a single loop that spans the top of the container portion.

11 . The storage container according to claim 1 further comprising at least one mid-positioned handle attached to a mid-section of the container body.

12 . The storage container according to claim 8 further comprising at least one mid-positioned handle attached to a mid-section of the container body.

13 . The storage container according to claim 9 further comprising at least one mid-positioned handle attached to a mid-section of the container body.

14 . The storage container according to claim 10 further comprising at least one mid-positioned handle attached to a mid-section of the container body.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2013
From: SUNTRUST BANK
To: DYNO SEASONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 030342/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 19, 2009
From: DYNO SEASONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: SUNTRUST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 022416/0452 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2009
From: THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.
To: DYNO SEASONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 022380/0768 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 24, 2008
From: DYNO SEASONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 021138/0639 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2008
From: THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT COMPANY, INC.
To: DYNO SEASONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 020808/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2008
From: LIMBER, JAMIE
To: THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT CO.
Reel/Frame 020723/0299 →