Illumination – Light source and modifier – Laser type
Patent
1996-10-28
2000-01-25
O'Shea, Sandra
Illumination
Light source and modifier
Laser type
362806, 362122, 362391, 362249, F21P 100
Patent
active
060171324
ABSTRACT:
A decorative light-supporting structure is disclosed. In a first form, the structure simulates a lighted tree and preferably includes three rigid supports. The lower ends of the rigid supports hold the decorative light-supporting structure above a surface, a lower skirt detachably connects the three rigid supports near their lower ends, and a cap detachably fits over and joins the upper ends of the rigid supports. The cap has a plurality of protrusions extending from an upper surface of the cap to facilitate wrapping of a string of lights over the upper surface and between the protrusions. A bottom edge of the lower skirt has a plurality of skirt protrusions to facilitate wrapping of the string of lights between the cap and the plurality of skirt protrusions. Each wrap routs the string of lights from a skirt protrusion to the upper surface and back down to and around another skirt protrusion.
A second form of the invention provides an overall structure that has the shape and volume of a holiday item such as a wreath or a candy cane. Several component members having component edges are detachably connected to one another to form the overall structure and, moreover, to form a compound edge which includes light-routing protrusions for wrapping a string of lights in close conformance to the overall structure. As a result, the overall structure takes on the shape and volume of the holiday item even when unlighted.
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Miller Donna R.
Miller Kenneth B.
O'shea Sandra
Smith Michael J.
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