US4720773A
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Decorative light assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-05-27
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Granted: 1988-01-19
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Expires: 2006-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A decorative light assembly for Christmas trees wherein a collar adapted to be mounted at the top of the tree is formed with tabs over which the cord of a light string is hooked so that the string drapes from the collar in loops.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M. Ahroni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 05:13
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S4/00; F21S4/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/806; Y10S362/808
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A decorative light assembly comprising: a long string of lights having a cord extending between light sockets containing bulbs and a plug at an end of said string; a collar adapted to surround the trunk of a Christmas tree near the top of the tree and having a circumferential row of mounting devices; and said cord engaging said mounting devices at spaced intervals and arranged such that said string of lights has multiple loops draping from said collar between the mounting devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A decorative light assembly comprising: a long string of lights having a cord extending between light sockets containing bulbs and a plug at an end of said string; a collar adapted to surround the trunk of a Christmas tree near the top of the tree and having a circumferential row of mounting devices; and said cord engaging said mounting devices at spaced intervals and arranged such that said string of lights has multiple loops draping from said collar between the mounting devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 1 in which said mounting devices comprise mounting tabs integral with said collar and said cord is passed around said tabs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 1 in which said mounting devices comprise upstanding mounting tabs formed by cutouts in the collar, and said string of lights is hooked over said tabs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 3 in which said tabs are dovetailed in shape and each has two side edges which converge with bottom edges of the respective cutout located on both sides of the root end of the tab.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 1 in which an end portion of said string of lights having said plug drapes from one of said mounting devices, and an end portion of said string at the opposite end of the string drapes from an adjoining mounting device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 1 in which said collar comprises a flexible strap having mating fastening means at its ends whereby the strap can be looped into a ring and fastened at its ends.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 1 in which said string of lights has three wires and said light sockets are divided into groups of series-connected sockets, with said groups wired in parallel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 1 in which said collar is part of a generally conical ornament for mounting at the top of a tree.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A decorative light assembly according to claim 1 in which the spacing of said light sockets in a bottom segment of each loop is greater than the spacing between most of the remaining light sockets.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
55 words
A device for mounting a string of lights comprising a strip having integral complementing fastening means at its ends for forming a collar from the strip, and having a row of cutouts forming a row of mounting tabs adapted to have the cord of a light string hung thereover to divide the string into loops.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
55 words
A device for mounting a string of lights comprising a strip having integral complementing fastening means at its ends for forming a collar from the strip, and having a row of cutouts forming a row of mounting tabs adapted to have the cord of a light string hung thereover to divide the string into loops.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device according to claim 10 in which said tabs are dovetailed in shape.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-01-18 | 1991-07-20 | 1992-01-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-01-18 | 1995-07-20 | 1996-01-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-01-18 | 1999-07-20 | 2000-01-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |