Illumination – Plural light sources
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-14
2001-02-20
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Plural light sources
C362S806000, C362S227000, C362S249070, C362S123000, C362S396000, C362S391000, C362S259000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06190021
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lamp holder for use in a decorative light set, and more particularly to such a lamp holder which has means to hold a number of lead wires in different directions.
A regular lit string comprises a plurality of lamps respectively connected to an electric wire. The lamps each have a respective lead wire connected to the electric wire to receive electricity from a power source. In recent years, a variety of figure lights have been disclosed, and have appeared on the market. These figure lights, when turned on, show a particular pattern, for example Santa Claus, star, Christmas tree, etc. Early figure lights were comprised of a figured lamp support, and a number of lamps installed in the figured lamp support and electrically connected together. Nowadays, net lights and knitting lights are intensively used to decorate houses, trees, etc. A net light or knitting light uses a big number of lead wires. U.S. Pat. No. 5,800,046 shows the use of a long belt to secure lead wires. However, the use of the long belt complicates the installation of the decorative light set.
FIG. 1
shows a icicle lamp according to the prior art, in which each lamp holder
10
which holds a respective lamp bulb
13
has a positioning device
11
formed integral with its periphery to hold a lead wire
12
, which is connected to the main wire
14
. The design of the positioning device
11
enables the lamp holder
10
to hold the respective lamp bulb
13
in a direction perpendicular to the main wire
14
. This structure of lamp holder
10
is practical for use in an icicle lamp, however it is not suitable for use in a net light or knitting light in which lead wires are set in different directions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a lamp holder which is practical for use in any of a variety of decorative light sets including net lights, knitting lights, icicle lights. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, two clamping plates are connected to the periphery of the lamp holder at two opposite sides by a respective rib, each clamping plate defining with the periphery of the lamp holder two clamping holes at two opposite sides of the respective rib for holding a respective lead wire in a respective particular direction.
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Dougherty & Troxell
O'Shea Sandra
Shining Blick Enterprises Co., Ltd.
Ton Anabel M.
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