Electrical connectors – Comprising coupling part of indeterminate length laterally...
Reexamination Certificate
1998-07-30
2001-04-03
Sircus, Bruce (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
Comprising coupling part of indeterminate length laterally...
C362S410000, C362S123000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06210189
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to Christmas lights and more particularly pertains to a new rigid Christmas light installation system for conveniently installing Christmas lights on a structure such as a home.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of Christmas lights is known in the prior art. More specifically, Christmas lights heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art Christmas lights include U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,632; U.S. Pat. No. 5,345,147; U.S. Pat. No. 4,005,923; U.S. Pat. No. 1,728,938; U.S. Pat. No. 3,344,392; U.S. Pat. No. 1,728,938; U.S. Pat. No. 3,344,392; and Foreign Patents WO 80/01746 and 0 534 021 A1.
In these respects, the rigid Christmas light installation system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of conveniently installing Christmas lights on a structure such as a home.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of Christmas lights now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new rigid Christmas light installation system construction wherein the same can be utilized for conveniently installing Christmas lights on a structure such as a home.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the Christmas lights mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new rigid Christmas light installation system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art Christmas lights, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a plurality of rigid housings each having a constant square cross-section along an entire length thereof. Each housing includes a first end with a plurality of male coupling strips extending therefrom. A second end of each housing is equipped with a plurality of female coupling slots formed therein. As shown in the Figures, a side face of each housing has a plurality of sockets mounted thereon in linear alignment for releasably accepting a bulb therein. The sockets are each connected between the coupling strips and the coupling slots for providing electrical communication therebetween. In use, the housings may be releasably coupled end-to-end in fixed relationship for providing electrical communication therebetween. Next provided is a plug housing including a pair of ends each with a plurality of female coupling slots formed therein. As shown in
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, a plurality of male coupling strips extend from a central extent of the plug housing. It should be noted that the male coupling strips remain in communication between the female coupling slots of the plug housing. As such, power is supplied thereto upon the male coupling strips of the plug housing being plugged into a conventional current receptacle. Finally, a timer mechanism includes a first end with a plurality of male coupling strips extending therefrom and a second end with a plurality of female coupling slots formed therein. In use, the timer mechanism is connected between the plug housing and the remaining housings. The timer mechanism serves to allow the supply of power to the bulbs only during intervals of selected duration at selected times. Further, the timer mechanism allows selective flashing of the bulbs when power is received.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the Christmas lights mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new rigid Christmas light installation system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art Christmas lights, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system which is susceptible to a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible to low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such rigid Christmas light installation system economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system for conveniently installing Christmas lights on a structure such as a home.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new rigid Christmas light installation system that includes a plurality of rigid housings each having a couple mounted on each end thereof and a side face with a plurality of sockets mounted thereon for accepting a bulb therein. The sockets are each connected between the couples for providing electrical communication therebetween. The housings may be releasably coupled end-to-end in fixed relationship for providing electrical communication therebetween.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with t
Sircus Bruce
Zarroli Michael C.
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