Stucture used for rectangularly arrayed miniature light bulb series

• US 5,988,831 A
• Filed: 02/10/1998
• Issued: 11/23/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pan, Wun Fang
• Original Assignee: Pan, Wun Fang
• Inventors: Pan, Wun Fang
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Negron, Ismael
• Application Number:
  US09/021,486
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• Field of Search: 362/249, 362/250, 362/251, 362/252, 362/145-153, 362/806, 362/807-811, 315/185.5, 315/210, 315/185 R, 315/185 S, 315/186-193
• US Class Current: 362/227
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 39/00 Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources structurally associated with the incandescent lamps H01K1/62
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

A structure is provided which is used for a rectangularly arrayed miniature light bulb series. The structure includes a first controller (3) which regulates and controls the current in a first light bulb string (1). A second controller (4) regulates and controls the current in a second light bulb string (2). The first and second light bulb strings (1) and (2) are joined in series by a first connecting conductive wire (5) and the second controller is in electrical communication with the first light bulb string (1) through a second connecting conductive wire (6). In this manner, light bulbs in light strings (1) and (2) may be coordinated with each other.

Claims

1. A structure used for rectangularly arrayed miniature light bulb series comprising:

a first light bulb string having a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected in series, said first light bulb string having a first lead light bulb and a first end light bulb;

a second light bulb string having a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected in series, said second light bulb string having a second lead light bulb and a second end light bulb;

a first controller electrically coupled to a power source and having first and second primary electrical terminals, said first primary electrical terminal electrically coupled to said first lead light bulb and to a first primary end of a first conductive wire, said first conductive wire having a second primary end electrically coupled to said second end light bulb, said second primary electrical terminal electrically coupled to said first end light bulb;

a second controller having first, second, and third secondary electrical terminals, said first secondary electrical terminal in electrical communication with said second lead light bulb, said second secondary electrical terminal electrically coupled to a first secondary end of a second conductive wire, said second conductive wire having a second secondary end electrically coupled to said first end light bulb, said third secondary electrical terminal in electrical communication with said second end light bulb.

2. A structure used for rectangularly arrayed miniature light bulb series comprising:

a first light bulb string forming a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected in series, said first light bulb string having a first lead light bulb and having a first end light bulb;

a second light bulb string forming a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected in series, said second light bulb string having a second lead light bulb and having a second end light bulb, said second end light bulb in electrical communication with said first end light bulb;

a third light bulb string forming a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected in series, said third light bulb string having a third lead light bulb and having a third end light bulb, said third end light bulb in electrical communication with said second end light bulb;

a controller electrically coupled to a power source and having first, second, third, and fourth electrical terminals, said first electrical terminal in electrical communication with said first lead light bulb, said second electrical terminal in electrical communication with said second lead light bulb, said third electrical terminal in electrical communication with said third lead light bulb, said fourth electrical terminal in electrical communication with said third end light bulb.

3. A structure used for rectangularly arrayed miniature light bulb series as recited in claim 2 wherein said first, second, and third light bulb strings may be oriented in either the vertical or horizontal direction and the order in which said first, second, and third light bulb strings are hung may be in any desired combination.