221 |
Arrangement of camouflage applicable over support towers of telecommunications antennas or similar structure |
US09773529 |
2001-02-02 |
US20010013212A1 |
2001-08-16 |
Juan
Carlos
Jimenez Sanchez; Juan
Francisco
Jimenez Sanchez; Pedro
Manuel
Jimenez Sanchez; Vicenta
Jimenez Sanchez; Eva
Christina
Jiminez Jiminez |
An arrangement of camouflage for support towers of telecommunications antennas or similar structures, including troncoconical, cylindrical, polygonal or similar shaped bodies, attached to the ground through an anchor plate and equipped with an opening in the lower part for the inlet or outlet of cables communicating with an underground conduit. If weatherproof equipment is used, it would be done through an aerial conduit, the bodies being coated with a plastic coating that has on the outside the form of tree bark, secured by adhesive. The support is capable of being formed by parts encased among themselves or welded together, extensions being attached on the upper part on which main artificial branches are attached, and over them, secondary artificial branches and further a body section that is provided with main artificial branches, and over them secondary artificial branches. Antennas attached over suitable supports will be installed on the top section. |
222 |
Method and apparatus for the concealment and disguisement of antenna
structures |
US803400 |
1997-02-20 |
US6122866A |
2000-09-26 |
Aubrey Trevor Thomas; Ivo Branislav Lazic |
A support structure is provided for supporting at least one antenna. The support structure includes a body portion, mounting means, an access passage, and artificial foliage. The body portion is anchored in use proximate its lower end to an anchoring surface and mounting means mounts the antenna proximate an operatively upper end of the body portion. The access passage extends at least partially between the upper and lower ends of the body portion. Artificial foliage is attached to the body portion and positioned so as to at least partially conceal the antenna. The artificial foliage typically resembles the fronds and leaves of a natural palm tree. |
223 |
Decorative fiber optic tree |
US12661 |
1998-01-23 |
US6017142A |
2000-01-25 |
Wilson Harris, Jr. |
A decorative fiber optic tree formed of a plurality of light conducting optical fibers, each having a first end and a second end. The fiber optic tree includes a base unit having an interior chamber to house a light source. The light source is arranged to produce light that is directed through an opening on an upper surface of the base unit. An elongated and perforated center tube may be included having a top end and a bottom end, and is substantially vertically oriented. The center tube, which is removeably mounted on the base unit, is positioned at least in part over the opening in the upper surface of the base. The optical fibers are disposed partially within the center tube with the first end of each fiber located near the bottom end of the center tube and suitably positioned to enable light from the light source passing through the opening to be coupled into each respective optical fiber. The optical fibers extend partially up the interior of the center tube, with each passing through a respective perforation and extend radially outwardly from the center tube. The light coupled into the first end of each optical fiber is transmitted through the optical fibers to the second where light is emitted to produce a decorative effect. |
224 |
Illuminated artificial tree and its method of manufacture |
US187342 |
1994-01-25 |
US5422797A |
1995-06-06 |
Marcia J. Shattan |
An illuminated artificial tree and its method of manufacture in which a plurality of branches extend from a trunk of the tree, each branch being formed by spirally winding a strip assembly of a plurality of juxtaposed fiber optic elements and simulated pine needles on an elongated support wire. The fiber optic elements and simulated pine needles extend around the wire in adjacent relation to provide an interspersed array of pine needles and fiber optic elements all along the length of the branch. The fiber optic elements are illuminated at the base of the tree to provide points of light substantially all around each branch along its entire length. A member of branches are assembled along the trunk from the top down. |
225 |
Method of constructing artificial plants having a natural appearance |
US525505 |
1990-05-18 |
US5104467A |
1992-04-14 |
Alfred E. Johnson |
A novel mechanism and related processes for joining naturally grown and artificially produced parts to create aesthetically appealing, naturally appearing, large artificial plants, such as trees. A novel joint mechanism provides the appearance of naturally occurring outgrowth of branches and the like from proximally disposed trunks and stems. A method for bending and forming artificial foliage provides a more airy, naturally appearing leaf pattern around the crown of a plant. |
226 |
Decoration tree |
US553665 |
1990-07-18 |
US5043193A |
1991-08-27 |
Hiroshi Ueda |
A tree model is made of synthetic resin and surfaces of stem portion, branch portions and leaves of the tree model are covered with a green light emitting inorganic phosphor and additional decoration models to be mounted on the branch portions or leaves of the tree model are made of synthetic resin and are formed in a variety of models of various kinds of goods such as furits, bells and the like and the surfaces of the various models are covered with an inorganic phosphor emitting a variety of colors consisting of at least one kind chosen from a red light emitting phosphor, green light emitting phosphor and blue light emitting phosphor and these tree model and the additional decoration models are seen as white under the visible rays of light but the inorganic phosphor emits light when irradiated with ultraviolet rays, and the light emitting is taken place with color in red, green, blue, yellow, pink or orange according to kinds of the inorganic phosphor applied on the tree model and the additional decoration models, and under the visible rays of light and the irradiation of the ultraviolet rays, the same decoration goods show the entirely different colors which produce an interesting phenomenon of the colors to the viewers. |
227 |
Method of making artificial foliage |
US425057 |
1989-10-20 |
US5019431A |
1991-05-28 |
David L. Osment; Dwayne Fulton |
A simulated vegetation product and method of making same is the subject of this disclosure. The method includes the steps of providing a mass of ground rubber-like particles, preferably urethane foam, providing a quantity of an adhesive solution capable of binding the ground particles together followed by mixing of the adhesive and the ground particles to present a homogeneous mass. The mass is then spread into a uniform layer or formed into another desired shape and dried to present the finished product. |
228 |
Toy building set for building tree-like models |
US125185 |
1987-11-25 |
US4988322A |
1991-01-29 |
Jens N. Knudsen |
A toy building set for building tree-like models and comprising partly a trunk element (FIG. 2), partly a branch element. The trunk element comprises a trunk portion (2) and projecting branches (3, 4) having coupling means (5, 6) spaced from the trunk portion (2). The branch element comprises a plurality of connecting bars (7-11), at whose ends coupling bushings (12) are provided. These bushings are formed with primary and secondary coupling means (17, 18), respectively, so that the branch elements may be interconnected and connected with the trunk elements. Preferably, said bars have additional branching portions (19, 20) whose ends are provided with bushings (21, 22) similar to the coupling bushings (12). |
229 |
Artificial shrub |
US857229 |
1986-04-29 |
US4789570A |
1988-12-06 |
William H. Maddock |
An artificial shrub or the like including at least one branch holder; said branch holder including a hub; a plurality of adjacent equispaced, radial walls supported from said hub; each said radial wall having a transverse aperture communicating with each lateral side thereof; a plurality of branches, each said branch having a u shaped hooked end thereto, said hooked ends being captured in said transverse apertures to thereby form hinge elements for said branches whereby said branches can be moved between a generally upstanding, stored position and an outspread position; means interconnected with said hub for supporting said branches in said outspread position. |
230 |
Artificial tree |
US843208 |
1986-03-24 |
US4734301A |
1988-03-29 |
Nancy E. McKinney |
An artificial tree having a conic frustrum-shaped branch supporting frame with an inner space specially adapted for surrounding an item such as a combination patio table-beach umbrella and thereby adapting it to wintertime use as a decorative artificial tree. |
231 |
Artificial shrubs |
US379440 |
1982-05-18 |
US4396652A |
1983-08-02 |
Rudolph A. Koehler |
An artificial shrub comprises a central trunk and a plurality of branches connected thereto by a loop at the end of each branch which is receivable directly on the trunk. Shrubs of this construction are easily user assembled and adjusted for aesthetic effect, particularly where the branches are of appreciable axial extent and downwardly, outswept from the loops. A branch rest in the form of a serrated hoop may be provided to give lateral and radial support for the branch ends. |
232 |
Artificial tree |
US58197 |
1979-07-17 |
US4305980A |
1981-12-15 |
Si Spiegel; Lawrence Squarci |
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for manufacturing an artificial tree of the type wherein a plurality of stiffly flexible stem members are intertwisted to capture stiffly flexible limb members. The method comprises (a) inserting the limb members between the stem members at spaced predetermined positions, (b) placing a slitted web along the stem members, and (c) intertwisting the stem members to capture the limb members at spaced longitudinal positions and to capture the slitted web. An artificial tree produced by this method has a full, natural appearance. Also disclosed is an apparatus for continuously and automatically performing this method. |
233 |
Simulated vegetation product |
US871392 |
1978-01-23 |
US4202922A |
1980-05-13 |
David L. Osment |
A method of constructing a model tree structure and the article resulting therefrom constitute the present invention. First a full three-dimensional pattern is constructed from wire and tin-lead. The pattern is then partially flattened and placed in a rubber mold. The mold is filled in around the pattern with rubber and the entire mold with the pattern in place is heated to vulcanize the rubber and form a mold cavity conforming to the configuration of the pattern. A casting metal is provided which preferably is at least 98% lead. Up to 2% antimony may be added to increase flow characteristics. It is also permissible to include a quantity of tin. The part is cast in the mold using centrifugal casting techniques. After the part has solidified and been removed from the mold it is bent into full three-dimensional form corresponding generally to the initial shape of the pattern. An artificial vegetation covering is provided utilizing a non-ferrous, light-penetrable fibrous material to which is adhered a granular, non-ferrous leaf-simulating material. The substrate is first spray painted and then a layer of adhesive is applied. The granular leaf-simulating material is prepared by grinding rubber-like foam with a suitable liquid colorant until a relatively fine granular product results. The granular material is dried and then sprinkled over the adhesive on the substrate. The partially covered substrate is sprayed with lacquer to eliminate any tackiness attributable to the adhesive and to protect the final product. The completed artificial vegetation product is then stretched over the previously cast tree structure. |
234 |
Artificial and mechanical tree |
US770434 |
1977-02-22 |
US4054696A |
1977-10-18 |
Frederick Scott Crownover |
An artificial and mechanical tree which includes a pole member and a plurality of vertical, accordion-type limb sections is disclosed. Each of the tree limb sections has the tree limbs attached to a vertically collapsible and expandable tubular member which is concentric with and removably attached in the expanded configuration to the pole member. |
235 |
Artificial shrub suitable for indoor or outdoor use |
US3746601D |
1971-05-20 |
US3746601A |
1973-07-17 |
STRONY G |
A vertically extending rod-like truck member carriers near its upper end in concentric fashion a thin snap ring while spaced downwardly from the same the trunk member carriers a second snap ring of larger diameter. The peripheries of the snap rings are notched and limb assemblies consisting of a generally straight main limb and cross limbs extending outwardly therefrom are snapped into fictionally clamped position within aligned notches at spaced locations along the main limb whereby the limb assemblies complete a conically configurated artificial shrub.
|
236 |
Artificial plant utilizing a three-dimensional shell framework |
US3647605D |
1970-01-14 |
US3647605A |
1972-03-07 |
SPLEGEL SI I |
An artificial tree or bush utilizing a three-dimensional shell or basket-like framework having the general shape of the tree or bush. The framework is comprised of upstanding rods or wire stringers attached to a series of horizontal members, the upstanding rods and horizontal members thus providing a gridwork of wires to which artificial branches can be attached. The foliage of the bush or tree is comprised of a plurality of needle, flower or leaf-bearing branches bent into a general U shape and attached to the gridwork so that each such branch provides two outwardly and upwardly extending extremities. The branches are overlapped upon the framework so that the U-shaped base portions of the branches and the framework are hidden by the outwardly extending branch ends of lower branches.
|
237 |
Artificial tree and method of assembly |
US3634180D |
1969-04-10 |
US3634180A |
1972-01-11 |
DECOSMO ANTHONY; POWELL KENNETH R |
The invention is an artificial tree wherein the branches are anchored between four parallel wires arranged in quadrature. The tree is assembled by piling the branches between two V-shaped wires set in orthogonal planes, then bringing the ends of the wires together locking the branches in place.
|
238 |
Artificial bush construction |
US3573143D |
1969-01-07 |
US3573143A |
1971-03-30 |
BAUS AMMON |
A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE ARTIFICIAL BRANCHES ARRANGED IN A BUNDLE, A BINDING CIRCUMPOSED ABOUT THE BUNDLE, AND CERTAIN OF THE BRANCHES BENT OUTWARDLY AND UPWARDLY EXTERIORLY OF THE BINDING TO CONCEAL THE LATTER.
|
239 |
Artificial tree |
US3477897D |
1966-02-18 |
US3477897A |
1969-11-11 |
HANKUS CHESTER P |
|
240 |
Artificial trees |
US7390160 |
1960-12-05 |
US3041767A |
1962-07-03 |
STEPHEN RANOHA; SCHALLINGER BERNARD H |
|