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An artificial palm tree assembly for insertion into a table, preferably a patio table, is provided. The artificial palm tree assembly comprises a palm head comprising a crown element and a plurality of tree elements attached to the crown element of the palm head. Each of the tree elements comprises

An artificial palm tree assembly for insertion into a table, preferably a patio table, is provided. The artificial palm tree assembly comprises a palm head comprising a crown element and a plurality of tree elements attached to the crown element of the palm head. Each of the tree elements comprises a branch having a plurality of artificial palm tree leaves thereon. In addition, the artificial palm assembly further comprises a trunk element adapted for installation through an opening in the top of the table. The palm head connects to the trunk element via an attachment formed between a bottom area of the crown element and the top end of the trunk element. Moreover, artificial palm assembly preferably further comprises a base portion for providing support for the palm head and the trunk element of the palm tree assembly installed within the patio table.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An artificial palm tree assembly for insertion into a table, comprising: a palm head comprising a crown element, said crown element comprising an outer casing and a plurality of tree elements attached to said crown element of said palm head, each of said tree elements c

The invention claimed is: 1. An artificial palm tree assembly for insertion into a table, comprising: a palm head comprising a crown element, said crown element comprising an outer casing and a plurality of tree elements attached to said crown element of said palm head, each of said tree elements comprising a branch comprising twisted wires having a plurality of individual artificial palm tree leaves thereon, said branch with said plurality of leaves thereon having an end that is attached around said outer casing of said crown element; a trunk element for insertion through an opening in a top of a palm tree element; said palm tree element connects to the trunk element via an attachment formed between a bottom area of the crown element and the top end of the trunk element, said crown element further comprises an outer shell and an inner tube, said inner tube is located within said outer casing of the crown element and the bottom area of the crown element comprises an opening through which a portion of the inner tube located within the outer shell of the crown element is able to extend through such that a bottom open end of the inner tube is able to slide onto a connection area located within the top end of the trunk element for connecting the palm head to the trunk element; and each branch with said leaves thereon being attached around said outer casing of said crown element in a substantially L shaped manner with one end of each said branch positioned substantially perpendicular to said outer casing of said crown element and another end of each said branch extending downward along said outer shell of said crown element and being substantially parallel thereto. 2. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 1, wherein said tree elements are wrapped around the outer casing of the crown element. 3. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 1, wherein said tree elements that are attached to said outer casing are also wrapped around said outer casing of the crown element and are further secured to the outer shell of the crown element by at least one of an adhesive, glue, or paste. 4. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 3, wherein said plurality of tree elements further comprises artificial pine needles, said artificial pine needles are mixed with said artificial palm leaves on each side of said branches, said artificial pine needles and said artificial palm leaves are present in a ratio on each of said branches of about 70% artificial pine needles and about 30% artificial palm leaves. 5. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 1, wherein said branches of said plurality of tree elements are comprised of twisted metal wire and the artificial palm leaves are comprised of polyvinyl chloride. 6. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 5, wherein each said branch of said plurality of tree element are formed of a pair of twisted metal wires with the artificial palm leaves located thereon. 7. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 1, wherein said trunk element is comprised of one of the following, a metal pole, a wooden pole, a hollowed out wooden tree trunk. 8. The artificial palm assembly of claim 7, wherein said trunk element is at least one of the following: a metal pole or plastic pole laminated with plastic material thereon which imitates the tree trunk of a palm tree, a metal or plastic pole wrapped with brown wood simulation polyvinyl chloride material thereon, or a metal or plastic pole having a wood simulation chemical sprayed thereon. 9. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 1, wherein said trunk element is divided into an upper portion having a top end and a bottom end and a lower portion having a top end and bottom end. 10. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 9, further comprising a base portion for attaching to said bottom end of the lower portion of the trunk element, and wherein said base portion provides support for said palm head and said trunk element of the artificial palm tree assembly installed within said table. 11. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 9, wherein said bottom end of said upper portion of the trunk element slides onto an insert located within the top end of said lower portion of said trunk element to connect the lower and upper portions to one another. 12. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 9, wherein said table is a patio table. 13. The artificial palm tree assembly of claim 1, further comprising decorative lights placed upon at least one of the palm head or the trunk element of the artificial palm tree assembly. 14. An artificial palm tree assembly and patio table set, comprising: a palm head comprising a crown element, said crown element comprising an outer casing and a plurality of tree elements, said crown element comprises an outer shell, a bottom area and an inner tube located with said outer shell of the crown element, said elements are wrapped around the outer casing of the crown element, each of said tree elements comprising a branch comprising twisted metal wires having a plurality of individual artificial palm tree leaves thereon, said branch with said plurality of leaves thereon having an end that is attached around said outer casing of said crown element; each branch with said leaves thereon being attached around said outer casing of said crown element in a substantially L shaped manner with one end of each said branch positioned substantially perpendicular to said outer casing of said crown element and another end of each said branch extending downward along said outer shell of said crown element and being substantially parallel thereto; a trunk element comprising one of the following: a metal pole, a plastic pole, a wooden pole, a hollowed out wooden tree trunk, said trunk element is divided into at least an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion of said trunk element having a top end, said palm head is connected to the trunk element via said inner tube located within the outer shell of the crown element so as to connect and provide a palm head for said trunk element such that a bottom open end of the inner tube is able to slide onto a connection area within the top of the trunk element, said upper portion of the trunk element having a bottom end slidably placed onto an insert located within the top end of said lower portion of said trunk element for connecting the lower and upper portions to one another; a base portion attached to said bottom end of the lower portion of the trunk element, and wherein said base portion is connected to the lower portion of the trunk element via an open bottom end portion of the lower portion of the trunk element being slidably placed onto an insert located within the top end of the base portion, for connecting the lower and upper portions to one another, said base portion is additionally secured to said lower portion of said trunk element by a plurality of base fasteners; and a patio table having a table top supported by a plurality of legs, said patio table top having an opening therein which receives a portion of said trunk element there through, said patio table further comprising a pole fastener assembly connected thereto beneath the table top for securing said trunk element within said opening of the patio table. 15. The artificial palm tree assembly and patio table set of claim 14, wherein said patio table is a steel mesh patio table and wherein said trunk element is at least one of the following: a metal pole or plastic pole laminated with plastic material thereon which imitates the tree trunk of a palm tree, a metal or plastic pole wrapped with brown wood simulation polyvinyl chloride material thereon, or plastic pole having a wood simulation chemical sprayed thereon. 16. The artificial palm tree assembly and patio table set of claim 14, further comprising decorative lights placed upon at least one of the palm head or the trunk element of the artificial palm tree assembly. 17. A method of installing an artificial palm tree assembly within an opening of a table for providing a decorative effect to a table, comprising: attaching a bottom area of a crown element of a palm head to a connection area within a top open end of a trunk element for connecting the palm head and trunk element to each other, said palm head comprising said crown element and a plurality of tree elements attached to said crown element of the palm head, each of said tree elements comprising a branch comprising twisted wires having a plurality of individual artificial palm tree leaves thereon; attaching an end of said branch with said plurality of leaves thereon having an end that is attached around an outer casing, of said crown element; each branch with said leaves thereon being attached around said outer casing of said crown element in a substantially L shaped manner with one end of each said branch positioned substantially perpendicular to said outer casing of said crown element and another end of each said branch extending downward along said outer shell of said crown element and being substantially parallel thereto; and placing a bottom end of the trunk element through said opening within said table. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein a base portion is placed underneath the table prior to placing the bottom end of the trunk element through the opening in said table.