Christmas tree light assembly

• US 5,057,976 A
• Filed: 04/10/1990
• Issued: 10/15/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shella Dumong
• Original Assignee: Shella Dumong
• Inventors: DuMong, Shella
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Application Number:
  US07/507,169
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: 362/123, 362/249, 362/252, 362/806, 362/238, 362/239
• US Class Current: 362/123
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/10 with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights

Abstract

A novel and improved Christmas tree lighting assembly which includes interconnected strings of conducting wires serving as a primary source of power for the lamps, a wall plug and a support member. When the assembly is wrapped around a Christmas tree, the assembly assumes a substantially conical form having an apex and a base. Strings of lights depending generally downward from the apex of the assembly are alternately interconnected with adjacent strings by means of a plastic clip. The resultant cloak-like assembly, when wrapped around the tree and fastened along a seam, completely encircles the tree with lights thereby providing a balanced distribution of lights over the entire surface of the tree, and, at the same time, providing more or less horizontal supporting elements from which to hang Christmas ornaments. Projecting upwardly from the apex of the assembly is a single strand of lights which may be used for decoratively winding around the top of the tree. The assembly provides for easy tangle-free storage and reuse.

Claims

1. A decorative light assembly of web-like unitary construction for removably and adjustably arranging an array of electrical lights upon the surface of a Christmas tree wherein said array of electrical lights comprises:

(a) a flexible apical support member, said flexible apical support member having fastening means thereon for the removable encircling attachment of said apical support member around the top of a Christmas tree;

(b) a primary electrical conductor, said conductor having one end terminating in a wall plug and the other end terminating in said apical support member;

(c) a plurality of secondary strings of electrical lights radiating outward and depending substantially vertically downward from said apical support member, each of said secondary strings being in electrical communication with said primary electrical conductor and each of said strings having two adjacent secondary strings extending in a direction substantially parallel to each said secondary string, each such secondary string having an apical end and a base end; and

(d) interconnecting clips, said interconnecting clips slideably holding together adjacent secondary strings of lights.