Modular lighted tree with trunk electrical connectors

Abstract

A lighted artificial tree includes a first tree portion including a first trunk portion, first branches joined to the first trunk portion, and a first light string. The first trunk portion has a trunk connector and a first trunk wiring assembly, the first trunk wiring assembly is electrically connectable to the first light string and the trunk connector, and at least a portion of the first wiring assembly is located inside the first portion. The second tree portion includes a second trunk portion, second branches, and a second light string. The second trunk portion has a trunk connector and a second trunk wiring assembly, the second trunk wiring assembly electrically connectable to the second lighting string and the trunk connector. The second tree portion may be mechanically coupled and electrically connected to the first tree portion by coaxially coupling the first trunk portion to the second trunk portion.

1 . A lighted artificial tree, comprising:
 a first tree including a first trunk and a first light string;   a second tree portion connectable to the first tree portion, and including a second trunk and a second light string;   wherein the second tree portion is mechanically and electrically connectable to the first tree portion by aligning the second trunk portion with the first portion along a common axis such that the second trunk interior receives a portion of the first trunk, thereby forming a mechanical connection between the first trunk portion and the second trunk portion and the first wiring assembly is electrically connected to the second wiring assembly, thereby forming an electrical connection between the first tree portion and the second tree portion.