Decorative light-supporting apparatus for holding connected strings of lights
First Claim
1. A decorative light-supporting apparatus, comprising:
- lower light-routing means having protrusions that extend at least partially downwardly therefrom for contacting and routing a connected string of lights behind said protrusions at a first plurality of locations on the connected string of lights;
extending means for extending above the lower light-routing means; and
upper light-routing means connected to the extending means for contacting and routing the connected string of lights at a second plurality of locations on the connected string of lights, the connected string of lights contacting and folding over a portion of the upper light-routing means at each of the second plurality of locations;
whereby the connected string of lights is wound a plurality of times between the upper light-routing means and behind the protrusions to form an approximate shape of a Christmas tree, each winding routing the string of lights from behind a protrusion up to the upper light-routing means and back down to and behind another protrusion.
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Abstract
A decorative light-supporting apparatus having three rigid supports is disclosed. The lower ends of the rigid supports hold the decorative light-supporting apparatus above a surface. A lower skirt detachably connects the three rigid supports near their lower ends, and a cap detachably fits over and joins the upper ends of the rigid supports. The cap has a plurality of protrusions extending from an upper surface of the cap to facilitate wrapping of a string of lights over the upper surface and between the protrusions. A bottom edge of the lower skirt has a plurality of skirt protrusions to facilitate wrapping of the string of lights between the cap and the plurality of skirt protrusions. Each wrap routs the string of lights from a skirt protrusion to the upper surface and back down to and around another skirt protrusion.
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30 Claims
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1. A decorative light-supporting apparatus, comprising:
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lower light-routing means having protrusions that extend at least partially downwardly therefrom for contacting and routing a connected string of lights behind said protrusions at a first plurality of locations on the connected string of lights; extending means for extending above the lower light-routing means; and upper light-routing means connected to the extending means for contacting and routing the connected string of lights at a second plurality of locations on the connected string of lights, the connected string of lights contacting and folding over a portion of the upper light-routing means at each of the second plurality of locations; whereby the connected string of lights is wound a plurality of times between the upper light-routing means and behind the protrusions to form an approximate shape of a Christmas tree, each winding routing the string of lights from behind a protrusion up to the upper light-routing means and back down to and behind another protrusion.
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2. A decorative light supporting apparatus, comprising:
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a lower skirt having a perimeter with a plurality of skirt protrusions; a plurality of rigid supports detachably connected to and extending from spaced positions on the lower skirt to converge at an upper area above the lower skirt; and an upper cap detachably receiving the plurality of rigid supports at the upper area, the upper cap having a plurality of cap protrusions, whereby a string of lights may be rapidly draped up and down between the cap protrusions and the skirt protrusions, around the lower skirt, to form a decorative cone of lights resembling a tree. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A decorative light supporting apparatus, comprising:
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a lower skirt having a perimeter with a plurality of skirt protrusions; a plurality of rigid supports converging at an upper area located centrally above the lower skirt; and a plurality of upper protrusions supported at the upper area by the plurality of rigid supports, whereby a string of lights may be rapidly draped up and down between the upper protrusions and the skirt protrusions, around the lower skirt, to form a decorative cone of lights resembling a tree. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A decorative lighting support apparatus, comprising:
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a lower skirt having a perimeter with a plurality of skirt protrusions that extend at least partially downwardly therefrom; an upper cap having at least one cap protrusion; and means for supporting the upper cap above the lower skirt, whereby a string of lights may be rapidly draped up and down between the cap protrusions and securely behind the skirt protrusions, around the lower skirt, to form a decorative cone of lights resembling a tree. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A decorative light supporting apparatus, comprising:
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a lower skirt having a perimeter with a plurality of skirt protrusions, the lower skirt comprising a plurality of skirt members having similar exterior and interior shapes to allow for nestling of the skirt members for compact storage of the skirt members when the lower skirt is disassembled; a plurality of rigid supports detachably connected to and extending from spaced positions on the lower skirt to converge at an upper area above the lower skirt, each rigid support comprising a plurality of rigid support members having similar lengths and shaped to allow for compact storage of the rigid support members; and an upper cap detachably receiving the plurality of rigid supports at the upper area, the upper cap having a plurality of cap protrusions, whereby a string of lights may be rapidly draped up and down between the cap protrusions and the skirt protrusions, around the lower skirt, to form a decorative cone of lights resembling a tree. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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