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Paired cascade effect icicle light sets

  • US 6,086,222 A
  • Filed: 01/08/1999
  • Issued: 07/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pair of cascade effect icicle light sets adapted for electrical interconnection;

  • each said light set comprising;

    (A) a transversely extending common wire means;

    (B) a plurality of transversely spaced parallel light strings depending from said common wire means, each light string defining a plurality of lamp sockets physically disposed in a series, said lamp sockets of said plurality of light strings being organized into a plurality of series-wired sets corresponding to given points along the lengths of said light strings;

    (C) means of activating and deactivating said series-wired sets successively to produce a cascade wherein each said set of each said light string flashes on and off substantially in horizontal unison as a set to provide a cascade effect; and

    (D) an assembly having an electrical plug and a control unit for receiving power from a power supply via said plug and distributing the power to said plurality of transversely spaced parallel light strings of said light set;

    at least one of said light sets including an end connector for receiving the plug of the other of said light sets, and a pair of electrical wires electrically connecting said end connector functionally directly to said plug of said one light set.

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