Retractable light string inside an ornament device
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1. An ornament device for storing and deploying ornamental lights, the ornament device comprising:
- a shell or housing;
a string of lights formed with an electrical wire interconnecting a plurality of ornamental lights interspaced along the electrical wire, wherein the electrical wire is connected on opposing wire ends to a male connector and a female connector, respectively; and
a retractable winding mechanism embodying a retractable winch, the winch arranged wholly within a recess or opening in the shell or housing in a non-deployed state and retrieved from the recess or opening in the shell or housing to a deployed state for winding the light cord to a storage state inside the shell or housing and, to unwind the light cord from inside the shell or housing for deployment outside the shell or housing;
wherein the retractable winding mechanism includes a spool that is attached to and rotatable with a central member, which central member extends axially between a top and a bottom of the ornament device, andwherein the light cord is wound on the spool in the storage state and, a wound cord is unwound from the spool for deployment.
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Abstract
An ornament device for storing and deploying ornamental lights is formed as a shell or housing. The shell or housing stores and provides for deploying a string of ornament lights. The sting of ornamental lights is formed with an electrical wire interconnecting a plurality of ornamental lights interspaced along the wire that is connected on opposing wire ends to a male connector and a female connector. A retractable winding mechanism is arranged within the shell or housing for winding and maintaining the string of lights to a storage state and, for unwinding the string of lights to a deployment state.
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1. An ornament device for storing and deploying ornamental lights, the ornament device comprising:
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a shell or housing; a string of lights formed with an electrical wire interconnecting a plurality of ornamental lights interspaced along the electrical wire, wherein the electrical wire is connected on opposing wire ends to a male connector and a female connector, respectively; and a retractable winding mechanism embodying a retractable winch, the winch arranged wholly within a recess or opening in the shell or housing in a non-deployed state and retrieved from the recess or opening in the shell or housing to a deployed state for winding the light cord to a storage state inside the shell or housing and, to unwind the light cord from inside the shell or housing for deployment outside the shell or housing; wherein the retractable winding mechanism includes a spool that is attached to and rotatable with a central member, which central member extends axially between a top and a bottom of the ornament device, and wherein the light cord is wound on the spool in the storage state and, a wound cord is unwound from the spool for deployment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An ornament device for storing and deploying ornamental light cord, the ornament device comprising:
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a shell or housing; a light cord formed with an electrical wire interconnecting a plurality of LED lights interspaced along the electrical wire, wherein the electrical wire is connected on opposing wire ends to a male connector and a female connector, respectively and an entire length of the light cord displays a cross-section that is substantially the same; and a retractable winding mechanism including a winch arranged within the shell or housing and configured to be retrieved from the shell or housing for winding the light cord about a central member within the shell or housing to a storage state and, for unwinding the light cord from the central member in the shell or housing for deployment outside the shell or housing, the winch retracted back into the shell or housing when not required for winding or unwinding the light cord; wherein the retractable winding mechanism is connected to the central member and rotating the winding mechanism rotates the central member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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