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US 10,208,904 B1Granted
Light hanging system
OwnerArnold Haasinventor
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Abstract
A light hanging system is described. The system employs a channel and a housing configured to slide into the channel. The housing is further configured to receive, retain and suspend at least one set of decorative lights. The channel is configured to be mounted either directly or in conjunction with at least one channel mount, to a gutter or soffit portion of a building structure.
Claims17
A light mounting system comprising:
- a channel, said channel comprising an inner wall surface, said channel forming a channel opening disposed at a first end of said channel, said channel further forming a channel gap extending axially from the channel opening, the channel gap defining a channel gap width;
- a housing, said housing comprising an outer wall surface, said housing removably disposed within said channel such that the outer wall surface and the inner wall surface form a clearance space, said housing defining a housing width greater than the channel gap width, said housing forming a housing opening disposed at a first end of said housing, said housing further forming a housing gap extending in an axial direction of said housing;
- wherein said housing forms an axial cavity configured to receive a central spine of a set of decorative lights, the set of decorative lights comprising a plurality of strands extending from the central spine that are configured to extend through the housing gap and through the channel gap, said housing is further configured to slide into said channel in an axial direction at the channel opening.
A light mounting system comprising:
- a channel, said channel comprising an inner wall surface, said channel forming a channel opening disposed at a first end of said channel, said channel further forming a channel gap extending axially from the channel opening, the channel gap defining a channel gap width;
- a housing, said housing comprising an outer wall surface, said housing removably disposed within said channel such that the outer wall surface and the inner wall surface form a clearance space, said housing defining a housing width greater than the channel gap width, said housing forming a housing opening disposed at a first end of said housing, said housing further forming a housing gap extending in an axial direction of said housing;
- a set of decorative lights comprising at least one central spine wire and a plurality of strands extending from the at least one central spine wire;
- wherein said housing forms an axial cavity configured to receive the at least one central spine wire of the set of decorative lights, the plurality of strands extending from the central spine through the housing gap and through the channel gap, said housing is further configured to slide into said channel in an axial direction at the channel opening.
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