Year-Round Decorative Lights With Selectable Color Schemes And Associated Methods

• US 20080185973A1
• Filed: 07/03/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Year-Round Creations, LLC
• Original Assignee: Year-Round Creations, LLC
• Inventors: Oskorep, Frank Joseph, Oskorep, John Jeffery
• Application Number:
  US11/773,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20080185973A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/185S
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/10 with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/22 flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/165 Centralised control of user terminal subsequent to an upstream request signal H04N7/17345; Registering at central by two-way working H04N7/17309
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

A decorative lighting apparatus has user-selectable color schemes for a variety of different applications. In one illustrative embodiment, a selective illumination of two or more light colors in accordance with a first sports team color scheme is provided in response to a first user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand, a selective illumination of two or more light colors in accordance with a second sports team color scheme is provided in response to a second user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand, and a selective illumination of two or more light colors in accordance with a third sports team color scheme is provided in response to a third user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand. The sports team color schemes may be for soccer teams, football teams, or baseball teams, as examples.

Claims

1. A decorative lighting apparatus, comprising:

at least three independently-controlled lines;

an alternating current (AC) plug for supplying electrical power to lights on the at least three independently-controlled lines;

the at least three independently-controlled lines including;

a first independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a first plurality of lights with a red color;

a second independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a second plurality of lights with a green color;

a third independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a third plurality of lights with a white color;

a housing which carries a decorating selector to provide a plurality of user-selectable switch settings,

a controller to control the illumination of a different color scheme in the lights for each user-selectable switch setting;

the different color schemes comprising;

a first color scheme consisting of the color white;

a second color scheme comprising the colors red and green which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus;

a third color scheme comprising the colors red and white which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus; and

a fourth color scheme comprising the colors green and white which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus.

2. The decorative lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a fourth plurality of lights with an orange color; and

wherein a fifth color scheme comprises the color orange.

3. The decorative lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a fourth plurality of lights with a blue color; and

wherein a fifth color scheme comprises the color blue.

4. The decorative lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a fourth plurality of lights with a blue color; and

wherein a fifth color scheme consists of the colors red, white, and blue which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus.

5. The decorative lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a fourth plurality of lights with a blue color;

wherein a fifth color scheme consists of the colors red, white, and blue which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus; and

wherein a sixth color scheme consists of the colors red, white, and green which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus.

6. The decorative lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein a fifth color scheme comprises the colors red, white, and green which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus.

7. The decorative lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a flexible translucent rope; and

the at least three independently-controlled lines being disposed within the flexible translucent rope.

8. A year-round decorative lighting apparatus, comprising:

a structure;

at least three independently-controlled lines carried on the structure;

the at least three independently-controlled lines including;

a first independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a first plurality of lights with a first color;

a second independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a second plurality of lights with a second color;

a third independently-controlled line which provides for an illumination of a third plurality of lights with a third color;

a housing which carries a decorating selector to provide a plurality of user-selectable switch settings;

a controller to control the illumination of a different holiday color scheme in the lights for each user-selectable switch setting;

the different holiday color schemes comprising;

a New Year'"'"'s holiday color scheme consisting of the color white;

a Christmas holiday color scheme comprising the colors red and green which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus;

a Valentine'"'"'s holiday color scheme comprising the color red; and

a St. Patrick'"'"'s Day holiday color scheme comprising the color green.

9. The year round decorative lighting apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

wherein the Valentine'"'"'s holiday color scheme comprises the colors red and white which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus; and

wherein the St. Patrick'"'"'s Day holiday color scheme comprises the colors green and white which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus.

10. The year-round decorative lighting apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

a color scheme consisting of the colors red, white, and green which are simultaneously illuminated in the decorative lighting apparatus.

11. The year-round decorative lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the structure further includes:

a skeletal structure of metal or plastic on which the lights are carried.

12. The year-round decorative lighting apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a two or three dimensional structure which includes:

a skeletal structure of metal or plastic on which the lights are carried; and

wherein the first color comprises red, the second color comprises green, and the third color comprises blue.

13. The year-round decorative lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the structure further includes:

a decorative ball on which the lights are carried.

14. The year-round decorative lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first color comprises red, the second color comprises green, and the third color comprises blue.

15. The year-round decorative lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first-color comprises red, the second color comprises green, and the third color comprises white.

16. A method of providing operation for a decorative lighting strand comprising the acts of:

providing for a selective illumination of two or more light colors in the decorative lighting strand in accordance with a first sports team color scheme, in response to a first user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand;

providing for a selective illumination of two or more light colors in the decorative lighting strand in accordance with a second sports team color scheme, in response to a second user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand, and

providing for a selective illumination of two or more light colors in the decorative lighting strand in accordance with a third sports team color scheme, in response to a third user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

providing for a selective illumination of two or more light colors in the decorative lighting strand in accordance with a fourth sports team color scheme, in response to a fourth user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the first, second, and third sports team color schemes comprises football team color schemes.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the first, second, and third sports team color schemes comprises baseball team color schemes.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the first, second, and third sports team color schemes comprises soccer team color schemes.

21. A method of providing operation for a decorative lighting strand comprising the acts of:

providing for a selective illumination of two or more light colors in the decorative lighting strand in accordance with a first country flag color scheme, in response to a first user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand;

providing for a selective illumination of two or more light colors in the decorative lighting strand in accordance with a second country flag color scheme, in response to a second user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand; and

providing for a selective illumination of two or more light colors in the decorative lighting strand in accordance with a third country flag color scheme, in response to a third user switch setting of the decorative lighting strand.