Special receptacle or package – For a filament or space discharge bulb or tube – Plural
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-09
2005-08-09
Gehman, Bryon P. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For a filament or space discharge bulb or tube
Plural
C242S388600, C242S395100, C242S403100, C242S557000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06926145
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure describes an electric light strand mounting device for simplifying the installation and removal of light strands from, for example, a holiday tree. The device consists of a light strand receiver and an associated base that rests on a floor or horizontal surface. Indents are provided on the receiver for preventing downward slippage of mounted strands. The receiver is rotatable around a vertical axis; and simultaneously, the base is moveable in any horizontal direction. Both movements are provided in one version, by a unitary base-receiver structure resting on base castors. In another version the receiver is rotatable with respect to a slidable base; but receiver and base are permanently attached to one another. In a third, version, a slidable base and its receiver are mutually rotatable, but are readily detachable from each other by a simple lifting motion. In all versions light strands are installed by feeding one strand at a time onto the receiver as it is rotated. To distribute strands from the receiver to a tree, the device user releases strands by rotative movement while circling the device around the tree. Detachability of base and receiver allows easier storage; and also enables a receiver loaded with stored strands to serve as an alternative light source on its own.
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Gehman Bryon P.
Graves Charles E.
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