Tubular string of Christmas lights

• US 6,265,834 B1
• Filed: 06/01/2000
• Issued: 07/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lin, Mei-Lu
• Original Assignee: Lin, Mei-Lu
• Inventors: Lin, Mei-Lu
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, JIMMY T
• Application Number:
  US09/586,485
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• Field of Search: 315/185.S, 315/71, 362/240, 362/249
• US Class Current: 315/185.00S
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 39/00 Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources structurally associated with the incandescent lamps H01K1/62

Abstract

A tubular string of Christmas lights includes a transparent hose, an arcuate strip disposed into the hose having a pair of electrical wires integrated therein and a pair inlets at each end, a plurality of Christmas lights disposed into the hose and alternately connected to the electrical wire through a pin with barb at free end a plug having a pair of blades at one end made engageable into the inlets of the electrical wires and a pair of socket at the other end for engaging within the blades of an additional plug. The tubular string of the Christmas lights can be cut into different length to cope with the requirement of the user and can be connected together by the plugs.

Claims

1. A tubular string of Christmas lights comprising:

a transparent hose having two opening ends;

an arcuate strip disposing into the hose from one of the opening ends thereof and having a pair of first and second electrical wires integral with the strip and parallel extending along the length thereof, each including an inlet at two ends;

a plurality of Christmas light spacedly disposed into the hose from one of the opening ends thereof and having a first lead-in wire pierced into the first electrical wire through a pin at free end thereof and a second lead-in wire pierced into the second electrical wire through a pin at free end thereof;

a plug having a first and a second end, a pair of blades parallel extending outward from the first end thereof and engageable within the inlets of the first and second electrical wires including a sleeve wrapped thereon, and a pair of sockets parallel extending inward from the second end thereof for engaging within the blades of an additional plug.

2. The tubular string as recited in claim 1 wherein said hose in different color.

3. The tubular string as recited in claim 1 wherein said pin each has a barb at free end.

4. The tubular string as recited in claim 1 wherein said lights connect themselves with a first or a second lead-in wire.

5. The tubular string as recited in claim 1 wherein said light inside a huge hose can be arrange in rows.

6. A tubular string of Christmas lights comprising:

a transparent hose having opening ends;

a pair first and second electrical wires disposing into the hose from one of the opening ends and extending along the length thereof each having a pair of inlets in two ends;

a plurality of Christmas lights spacedly disposed into the hose from one of the opening ends thereof and having a first lead-in wire pierced into the first electrical wire through pin at free end thereof and a second lead-in wire pierced into the second electrical wire through a pin at free end thereof;

a plug having a first and a second end, a pair of blades parallel extending outward from the first end and engageable within the inlets of the first and second electrical wires including a sleeve wrapped thereon and a pair sockets parallel extending inward from the second end thereof for engaging with the blades of an additional plug.

7. The tubular string as recited in claim 6 wherein said hose in different color.

8. The tubular string as recited in claim 6 wherein said pin each has a bard at free end.

9. The tubular string as recited in claim 6 wherein said lights connect themselves with a first or a second lead-in wire.