An artificial tree having a first tree section including a trunk and a trunk electrical connector, the trunk electrical connector including a first pair of electric terminals and a second pair of electrical terminals; and a second tree section including a trunk, a trunk electrical connector, and a l
An artificial tree having a first tree section including a trunk and a trunk electrical connector, the trunk electrical connector including a first pair of electric terminals and a second pair of electrical terminals; and a second tree section including a trunk, a trunk electrical connector, and a light string, the trunk electrical connector in electrical connection with the light string and including a first pair of electric terminals and a second pair of electrical terminals. The first tree section is configured to electrically connect to the second tree section, such that the first pairs of electrical terminals of the first and second tree sections conduct power of a first type and the second pairs of electrical connectors of the first and second tree sections conduct power of a second type.
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1. An artificial tree, comprising: a first tree section including a trunk and a trunk electrical connector, the trunk electrical connector including a first pair of electric terminals in electrical connection with a first plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of a first type, the first
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An artificial tree, comprising: a first tree section including a trunk and a trunk electrical connector, the trunk electrical connector including a first pair of electric terminals in electrical connection with a first plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of a first type, the first pair of electrical terminals including a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal, and a second pair of electrical terminals in electrical connection with a second plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of a second type, the second pair of electrical terminals comprising a third electrical terminal and a fourth electrical terminal; a second tree section including a trunk, a trunk electrical connector, and a light string, the trunk electrical connector in electrical connection with the light string, the trunk electrical connector including a first pair of electric terminals in electrical connection with a third plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of the first type, the first pair of electrical terminals including a fifth electrical terminal and a sixth electrical terminal, and a second pair of electrical terminals in electrical connection with a fourth plurality of conductors configured to conduct power of the second type to the light string, the second pair of electric terminals including a seventh electrical terminal and an eighth electrical terminal; and an accessory power receptacle in electrical connection with the third plurality of conductors and configured to receive power of the first type;wherein the first tree section is configured to couple to the second tree section causing an electrical connection to be made between the first tree section and the second tree section, and the first pairs of electrical terminals of the first and second tree sections conduct power of the first type and the second pairs of electrical connectors of the first and second tree sections conduct power of the second type. 2. The artificial tree of claim 1, wherein the first electrical terminal makes electrical connection with the fifth electrical terminal, the second electrical terminal makes electrical connection with the sixth electrical terminal, the third electrical terminal makes electrical connection with the seventh electrical terminal, and the fourth electrical terminal makes electrical connection with the eighth electrical terminal, when the first tree section is coupled to the second tree section about a common central axis. 3. The artificial tree of claim 1, wherein the power of the first type comprises an alternating current power and the power of the second type comprises a direct current power. 4. The artificial tree of claim 1, wherein the second tree section further comprising an accessory power connector in electrical connection with the fifth electrical terminal and the sixth electrical terminal. 5. The artificial tree of claim 1, wherein the accessory power connector is not in electrical connection with the light string. 6. The artificial tree of claim 1, further comprising a power cord in electrical connection with the trunk electrical connector of the first tree section. 7. The artificial tree of claim 1, further comprising power-conditioning circuitry for converting the power of the first type to the power of the second type. 8. The artificial tree of claim 7, wherein the power-conditioning circuitry is located inside the trunk of the first tree section. 9. The artificial tree of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth terminals are coaxial about a central axis. 10. The artificial tree of claim 1, wherein the first electrical terminal makes electrical connection with the fifth electrical terminal in a first plane, the second electrical terminal makes electrical connection with the sixth electrical terminal in a second plane, and the first plane is axially offset from the second plane. 11. The artificial tree of claim 10, wherein the third electrical terminal makes electrical connection with the seventh electrical terminal in a third plane, and the third plane is axially offset from the first and second planes. 12. An artificial tree, comprising: a first tree section including:a trunk defining a trunk cavity;a wire assembly, including a power cord, a first plurality of conductors and a second plurality of conductors, the wire assembly housed at least in part within the trunk cavity of the trunk;power-conditioning circuitry, including a power transformer for transforming power of a first type to power of a second type, the power-conditioning circuitry in electrical connection with the power cord and the second plurality of conductors;a plurality of light-emitting elements electrically connected to the second plurality of conductors and configured to receive power of the second type; andan accessory power receptacle in electrical connection with the first plurality of conductors and configured to receive power of the first type. 13. The artificial tree of claim 12, wherein the power of the first type comprises an alternating-current (AC) power, the power of the second type comprises a direct-current (DC) power, and the light-emitting elements comprise light-emitting diodes. 14. The artificial tree of claim 12, wherein the power of the first type comprises an alternating-current (AC) power, and the power of the second type comprises an AC power, a peak voltage of the power of the second type being less than a peak voltage of the power of the first type. 15. The artificial tree of claim 12, wherein the accessory power receptacle is directly affixed to the trunk. 16. The artificial tree of claim 12, wherein the accessory power receptacle is affixed to a pair of wires extending from the trunk. 17. The artificial tree of claim 12, wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements comprise LEDs that are electrically connected to one another in a parallel configuration. 18. The artificial tree of claim 12, wherein the plurality of light emitting elements comprise LEDs electrically connected to one another in a parallel-series configuration, such that a first group of LEDs is electrically connected to a second group of LEDs, the LEDs of the first group being electrically connected to one another in parallel, and the LEDs of the second group being electrically connected to one another in parallel. 19. The artificial tree of claim 12, further comprising a second tree section including four electrical terminals, the four electrical terminals connectable to four electrical terminals of the first tree section, such that the first tree section is in electrical connection with the second tree section, and both the first tree section and the second tree section transmit power of the first and second types. 20. The artificial tree of claim 12, wherein the four electrical terminals of the first tree section make electrical connection with the four electrical terminals of the second tree section at substantially the same time when the first tree section is connected to the second tree section. 21. An artificial tree, comprising: a first tree section including a first trunk defining a first end and a second end, a power cord, a power converter, and a first electrical connector located at least in part within a cavity of the first trunk at the second end, the electrical connector including at least a first electrical terminal, a second electrical terminal, and a third electrical terminal, the power converter electrically connected to the power cord and configured to receive incoming power having a first voltage and convert the incoming power to a power having a second voltage, the first terminal in electrical connection with the power converter to receive the power having the second voltage, the third electrical terminal in electrical connection with the power cord and receiving the power having the first voltage;a second tree section defining a first end and a second end, and including a second trunk and a second electrical connector located at a first end of the second trunk and including at least a fourth electrical terminal, a fifth electrical terminal, and a sixth electrical terminal, the first end of the second trunk connectable to the second end of the first tree section such that the first electrical terminal is in electrical connection with the fourth electrical terminal, the second electrical terminal is in electrical connection with the fifth electrical terminal, and the third electrical terminal is in electrical connection with the sixth electrical terminal, thereby causing power having a first voltage and power having a second voltage to be transmitted to the second tree section when the power cord receives the incoming power and the first tree section is coupled to the second tree section along a common central axis; anda power receptacle configured to receive the power of the first voltage, the power receptacle being in electrical connection with a first conductor and a second conductor, the first and second conductors being in electrical connection with the second trunk electrical connector of the second tree section. 22. The artificial tree of claim 21, wherein the second electrical terminal and the fifth electrical terminal comprise electrically-neutral terminals. 23. The artificial tree of claim 21, wherein the first tree section further includes a seventh electrical terminal and the second tree section further includes an eighth electrical terminal, the seventh electrical terminal electrically connectable to the eighth electrical terminal, each of the seventh electrical terminal and the eighth electrical terminal comprising an electrically-neutral terminal. 24. The artificial tree of claim 21, wherein the first voltage comprises an alternating-current (AC) voltage, and the second voltage comprises a direct-current (DC) voltage. 25. An artificial tree, comprising: a power cord having a first conductor and a second conductor;power conditioning circuitry in electrical communication with the first conductor and the second conductor of the power cord, the power conditioning circuitry configured to receive power having a first voltage, convert the power having a first voltage to a power having a second, lower voltage, and output the power to a first lower-voltage conductor having a first electrical polarity and to a second lower-voltage conductor having a second electrical polarity;a first tree section including a trunk defining a central axis and a trunk electrical connector, the trunk electrical connector including a first, second, third, and fourth electrical terminal, the first terminal in electrical connection with the first lower-voltage conductor, the second terminal in electrical connection with the second lower-voltage conductor, the third terminal in electrical connection with the first conductor of the power cord, and the fourth terminal in electrical connection with the second conductor of the power cord; anda second tree section including a trunk, a trunk electrical connector, and a light string, the trunk electrical connector including a fifth electrical terminal, a sixth electrical terminal, a seventh electrical terminal and an eighth electrical terminal, the light string electrically connected to the fifth and sixth electrical terminals such that the light string is configured to receive the power having the second lower voltage; anda power receptacle electrically connected to the seventh and eighth electrical terminals and configured to receive the power having the first voltage;wherein the first tree section is configured to couple to the second tree section along the central axis such that an electrical connection is made between the trunk electrical connector of the first tree section and the trunk electrical connector of the second tree section, such that the first conductor and the second conductor of the power cord are in electrical connection with the power receptacle, and the first lower-voltage conductor and the second lower-voltage conductor are in electrical connection with the light string. 26. The artificial tree of claim 25, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth electrical terminals are coaxial about the central axis. 27. The artificial tree of claim 25, further comprising an insulation barrier between the second electrical terminal and the third electrical terminal. 28. The artificial tree of claim 25, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth terminals projects axially upward a distance further than the other of the first, second, third, and fourth terminals. 29. The artificial tree of claim 25, wherein the first electrical terminal is a pin terminal aligned along the central axis. 30. The artificial tree of claim 25, wherein the light string comprises light-emitting diodes, the first and second lower-voltage conductors are configured to conduct a direct-current voltage, and the first and second conductors of the power cord are configured to conduct an alternating-current voltage.
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