Hanging christmas tree assembly, kit, and method of use thereof

Abstract

A hanging Christmas tree assembly including a flexible and substantially continuous sheet of material having a front surface including at least a portion of a tree outline and a back surface opposite the front surface. The hanging Christmas tree assembly may include at least one decorative member couplable to the front surface of the sheet of material. The sheet of material includes an installed configuration including the back surface of the sheet of material coupled to a wall surface and a storage configuration including a substantial portion of the sheet of material disposed in a rolled up configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hanging Christmas tree assembly comprising:
 a flexible and substantially continuous sheet of material including:
 a front surface including at least a portion of a Christmas tree outline; and 
 a back surface opposite the front surface; 
   at least one decorative member couplable to the front surface of the sheet of material;   an installed configuration including the back surface of the sheet of material coupled to a wall surface; and   a storage configuration including a substantial portion of the sheet of material disposed in a rolled up configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The hanging Christmas tree assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the sheet of material is a paper material.   
     
     
         3 . The hanging Christmas tree assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the sheet of material is at least one of a polymeric material and a fabric material.   
     
     
         4 . The hanging Christmas tree assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the sheet of material includes a plurality of demarcation lines separating the sheet of material into at least two regions; and   the at least two regions are each configured to receive and display markings from at least one of ink, crayon, and paint.   
     
     
         5 . The hanging Christmas tree assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the sheet of material includes a rectangular periphery; and   the portion of the Christmas tree outline is displayed on the front surface of the sheet of material within the rectangular periphery.   
     
     
         6 . The hanging Christmas tree assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the back surface of the sheet of material includes at least one fastener configured to couple the back surface of the sheet of material substantially parallel with respect to a wall surface.   
     
     
         7 . The hanging Christmas tree assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the front surface and the back surface are parallel with each other across an entire longitudinal length of the sheet of material; and   the front surface and the back surface have a uniform thickness imposed therebetween.   
     
     
         8 . The hanging Christmas tree assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of decorative members selectively couplable to the front surface of the sheet of material; and   at least two adjacent decorative members including a decorative surface being entirely visible to a user when the sheet of material is in the installed configuration.   
     
     
         9 . A hanging Christmas tree kit comprising:
 a substantially continuous sheet of paper material including:
 a front surface having at least a portion of a tree design; and 
 a back surface opposite the front surface; 
   a plurality of decorative members couplable to the front surface of the sheet of material such that the plurality of decorative members are parallel to the front surface of the sheet of material; and   at least one fastener removably couplabe to the back surface of the sheet of material, the at least one fastener configured to orient the back surface of the sheet of material substantially parallel with respect to a wall surface.   
     
     
         10 . The hanging Christmas tree kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the sheet of paper material includes:
 an installed configuration including the back surface of the sheet of paper material coupled to a wall surface; and 
 a storage configuration including the sheet of paper material disposed in a rolled up configuration. 
   
     
     
         11 . The hanging Christmas tree kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the portion of the tree design on the front surface of the sheet of paper material is a tree outline, the tree outline including at least one region having a right side portion opposite from and substantially symmetrical to a left side portion.   
     
     
         12 . The hanging Christmas tree kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the sheet of material includes a plurality of demarcation lines separating the sheet of material into at least two regions; and   the at least two regions are each configured to receive and display markings from at least one of ink, crayon, and paint.   
     
     
         13 . The hanging Christmas tree kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the tree design visible on the front surface of the sheet of material is independent of and couplable to the plurality of decorative members   
     
     
         14 . The hanging Christmas tree kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 at least one of the plurality of decorative members is in a non-overlapping relationship with a second adjacent one of the plurality of decorative members when the plurality of decorative members are coupled to the front surface of the sheet of material.   
     
     
         15 . The hanging Christmas tree kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the sheet of paper material includes a rectangular periphery having a length of approximately 3.0 to 7.0 feet and a width of approximately 1.0 to 4.0 feet; and   the tree design is visible within the rectangular periphery.   
     
     
         16 . The hanging Christmas tree kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the front surface and the back surface of the sheet of paper material are parallel with each other across an entire longitudinal length of the sheet of material; and   the sheet of paper material includes a uniform thickness separating the front surface and the back surface.   
     
     
         17 . A method of installing and storing a hanging Christmas tree, the method comprising: providing:
 a flexible and substantially continuous sheet of material including:
 a front surface including at least a portion of a Christmas tree outline; and 
 a back surface opposite the front surface; and 
 a plurality of decorative members couplable to the front surface of the sheet of material; 
   installing the back surface of the sheet of material against a wall surface;   coupling at least a first one of the plurality of decorative members to the front surface of the sheet of material; and   rolling a substantial portion of the sheet of material into a rolled up configuration.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 coupling a second one of the plurality of decorative members to the front surface of the sheet of material in a non-overlapping relationship adjacent to the first one of the plurality of decorative members.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 drawing the Christmas tree outline such that the Christmas tree outline includes at least a first region and second region that are symmetrical to each other.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 after rolling the substantial portion of the sheet of material into a rolled up configuration, unrolling the sheet of material for reuse of the sheet of material in an installed configuration.