Lighting ornament

• US 5,410,459 A
• Filed: 02/15/1994
• Issued: 04/25/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ping-Kun Yang
• Original Assignee: Ping-Kun Yang
• Inventors: Yang, Ping-Kun
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazarus, Ira S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US08/197,289
• Time in Patent Office: 434 Days
• Field of Search: 362/252, 362/806, 362/237, 362/457, 362/443, 362/433, 362/360, 362/352, 362/374, 362/375, 362/235, 362/236, 362/242, 362/310, 362/267, 362/219, 362/238, 362/223, 362/240
• US Class Current: 362/249.15
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/10 with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/00 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation F21S9/00, F21S10/00 take precedence; using a string or strip of light sources F21S4/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts F21V15/02 takes precedence housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 31/005 Sealing arrangements therefor
• 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: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

A lighting ornament has a first and a second shell arranged to mesh with each other. One of the shells has a raised portion to form a compartment adapted to receive a string of lights when the shells are meshed. Packing material is arranged on the edge portions of one of the shells so that the chamber is hermetically sealed and fastened by the packing material when the shells are meshed.

Claims

1. A lighting ornament comprising:

a first shell having a first longitudinal axis and being substantially planar in shape, said shell having a raised portion along said first longitudinal axis and two edge portions spaced from each other by a first distance and being substantially parallel to said first longitudinal axis;

a second shell having a second longitudinal axis and being substantially planar in shape, said second shell having edge portions spaced from each other by a second distance and being substantially parallel to said second longitudinal axis; and

elastic packing members arranged along said edge portions of one of said first and second shells while said edge portions of the other of said first and second shells are curved towards said longitudinal axis thereof and are adapted to receive said edge portions and said packing members of said one shell whereby when said first and second shells are arranged with said first and second longitudinal axes substantially parallel and adjacent each other said raised portion of said first shell forms a chamber adapted to receive and enclose a string of lights to form said lighting ornament, while said elastic packing members fasten said shells together and seal said chamber hermetically.

2. A lighting ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein said edge portions of said first shell have said packing members arranged thereon while said edge portions of said second shell are curved towards said second longitudinal axis.

3. A lighting ornament as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first distance between said edge portions of said first shell is longer than said second distance between said edge portions of said second shell.

4. A lighting ornament as claimed in claim 1, wherein said edge portions of said second shell have said packing material arranged thereon while said edge portions of said first shell are curved towards said first longitudinal axis.

5. A lighting ornament as claimed in claim 4, wherein said second distance between said edge portions of said second shell is longer than said first distance between said edge portions of said first shell.