Constructible cardboard tree

Abstract

A constructible cardboard tree has a first branching layer comprising a trunk portion having an outer core 60 substantially surrounding an inner core 40. The inner core has at least one inner branch portion 34 extending therefrom. The outer core has at least one outer branch portion 54 extending therefrom. The inner core has a first cross-section defining first vertices and the outer core has a second cross-section defining second vertices, wherein each of the first vertices is substantially aligned with and in physical contact with one of the second vertices, and wherein the number of second vertices is a multiple of the number of first vertices. A kit of parts arranged to form a constructible cardboard tree has a plurality of inner panels (30, fig 2B) to be fixed together to form an inner core and a plurality of outer panels (50, fig 3A), to be fixed together to form an outer core (Fig 3B)

Claims

1. A constructible cardboard tree comprising at least a first branching layer, the first branching layer comprising a trunk portion, the trunk portion comprising an inner core and an outer core substantially surrounding the inner core, the inner core having at least one inner branch portion extending therefrom, and the outer core having at least one outer branch portion extending therefrom, the inner core having a first cross-section defining first vertices and the outer core having a second cross-section defining second vertices, wherein each of the first vertices is substantially aligned with and in physical contact with one of the second vertices, and wherein the number of second vertices is a multiple of the number of first vertices.

2. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 1, wherein each of the first vertices is substantially aligned with and in physical contact with alternating vertices of the second vertices.

3. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the inner core is formed by a plurality of inner core portions fixed together.

4. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 3, wherein each inner core portion comprises an engagement portion arranged to engage an adjacent inner core portion and / or a receiving portion arranged to receive an adjacent inner core portion.

5. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 3 or Claim 4, wherein each of the inner core portions has at least one inner branch portion extending therefrom.

6. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 5, wherein each of the inner core portions and the corresponding at least one inner branch portion extending therefrom is formed by a single cardboard panel.

7. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, wherein the outer core is formed by a plurality of outer core portions fixed together.

8. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 7, wherein each outer core portion comprises an engagement portion arranged to engage an adjacent outer core portion and / or a receiving portion arranged to receive an adjacent outer core portion.

9. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 7 or Claim 8, wherein each of the outer core portions has at least one outer branch portion extending therefrom.

10. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 9, wherein each of the outer core portions and the corresponding at least one outer branch portion extending therefrom is formed by a single cardboard panel.

11. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, wherein the first cross-section is a substantially triangular cross-section and the number of first vertices is three.

12. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, wherein the second cross-section is a substantially hexagonal cross-section and the second number of vertices is six.

13. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, wherein the first branching layer comprises at least one intermediate branch portion that extends between two branch portions.

14. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 13, herein the at least one intermediate branch portion extends between an inner branch portion and an outer branch portion.

15. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 13 or Claim 14, wherein the at least one intermediate branch portion comprises a plurality of intermediate branch portions.

16. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, wherein a central longitudinal axis of the inner core and a central longitudinal axis of the outer core are substantially aligned.

17. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, when dependent on Claim 3, wherein each inner core portion comprises an engagement portion arranged to engage an inner core portion of a second branching layer and / or a receiving portion arranged to receive an inner core portion of a second branching layer.

18. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, when dependent on Claim 7, wherein each outer core portion comprises an engagement portion arranged to engage an outer core portion of a second branching layer and / or a receiving portion arranged to receive an outer core portion of a second branching layer.

19. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, wherein the constructible cardboard tree comprises at least a second branching layer, and the second branching layer comprises a trunk portion, the trunk portion comprising an inner core and an outer core substantially surrounding the inner core, the inner core having at least one inner branch portion extending therefrom, and the outer core having at least one outer branch portion extending therefrom, the inner core having a first cross-section defining first vertices and the outer core having a second cross-section defining second vertices, wherein each of the first vertices is substantially aligned with and in physical contact with one of the second vertices, and wherein the number of second vertices is a multiple of the number of first vertices.

20. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 19, wherein a central longitudinal axis of the inner core of the second branching layer and a central longitudinal axis of the outer core of the second branching layer are substantially aligned.

21. A constructible cardboard tree according to Claim 20, wherein the central longitudinal axis of the inner core of the second branching layer and the central longitudinal axis of the outer core of the second branching layer are substantially aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the inner core of the first branching layer and the central longitudinal axis of the outer core of the first branching layer.

22. A constructible cardboard tree according to any of Claims 19-21, wherein the first cross-section of the inner core of the second branching layer is substantially the same as the first cross-section of the inner core of the first branching layer, and the number of first vertices of the inner core of the second branching layer is the same as the number of first vertices of the inner core of the first branching layer.

23. A constructible cardboard tree according to any of Claims 19-22, wherein the second cross-section of the outer core of the second branching layer is substantially the same as the second cross-section of the outer core of the first branching layer, and the number of second vertices of the inner core of the second branching layer is the same as the number of second vertices of the outer core of the first branching layer.

24. A constructible cardboard tree according to any of Claims 19-23, wherein the inner core of the first branching layer is rotationally offset from the inner core of the second branching layer, and the outer core of the first branching layer is rotationally offset from the outer core of the second branching layer.

25. A constructible cardboard tree according to any of Claims 19-24, wherein the first vertices of the first cross-section of the inner core of the first branching layer are rotationally offset from the first vertices of the first cross-section of the inner core of the second branching layer, and / or wherein the second vertices of the second cross-section of the outer core of the first branching layer are rotationally offset from the second vertices of the second cross-section of the outer core of the second branching layer.

26. A constructible cardboard tree according to any preceding claim, wherein the constructible cardboard tree comprises a base portion.

27. A kit of parts arranged to form a constructible cardboard tree comprising at 5 least a first branching layer, the kit of parts comprising a plurality of inner panels and a plurality of outer panels, the inner panels being configured to be fixed together to form an inner core, the outer panels being configured to be fixed together to form an outer core, the inner and outer panels being configured to be fixed together such that the outer core substantially surrounds the inner core, the10 inner core having at least one inner branch portion extending therefrom, and the outer core having at least one outer branch portion extending therefrom, the inner core having a first cross-section defining first vertices and the outer core having a second cross-section defining second vertices, wherein each of the first vertices is substantially aligned with and in physical contact with one of the second vertices,15 and wherein the number of second vertices is a multiple of the number of first vertices.s

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