# US 11,029,004 B2 · No wrap strap for decorative Christmas lights

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- Number: US 11,029,004 B2
- Document ID: US11029004B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/929,791
- Filed: 2020-05-21
- Published: 2021-03-04
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-08-30
- Applicants: Stacy L. Kennedy; John DeCosmo
- Inventors: Stacy L. Kennedy; John DeCosmo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029004B2

## CPC

- F21V 21/008: Suspending from a cable or suspension line
- F16B 2/08: using bands
- F21S 4/10: with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
- F21V 21/0816: {Strap fasteners, e.g. fasteners with a buckle}
- F21V 21/0832: {Hook and loop-type fasteners}
- A47G 2033/0827: {illuminated}
- F16B 2200/81: Use of a material of the hooks-and-loops type
- F21W 2121/04: for Christmas trees
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS

## Abstract

A no wrap strap for a string of decorative lights including a plurality of apertures within a main body and a plurality of pairs of hanging hooks extending from the main body, with each pair of hanging hooks being disposed near a corresponding aperture. The no wrap strap further includes a securing element integrally attached to and extending from one end of the main body, the securing element including a plurality of securing balls arranged along a securing string.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for holding light bulbs, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of no wrap straps including a first strap and a second strap, each strap of the plurality of no wrap straps having a plurality of pairs of hanging hooks extending from a main body, each strap of the plurality of no wrap straps further having a securing element integrally attached to and extending from the main body with a plurality of securing balls arranged along a securing string;
securing the first strap along a circumference of a fixed structure by inserting the securing string in a recession between one of the plurality of pairs of hanging hooks such that two adjacent balls of the plurality of securing balls are outside the recession but next to the one of the plurality of pairs;
securing the second strap along the circumference of the fixed structure similar to the securing of the first strap, the second strap being spaced from the first strap along a length of the fixed structure;
arranging one or more string sections of a light string between the first strap and the second strap, each of the one or more string sections extending straight along the length of the fixed structure between the first strap and the second strap in a no wrap configuration.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the no wrap configuration is a vertical diagonal wrap configuration in which a top end of one string section of the one or more string sections is generally vertical with a bottom end of the one string section.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the no wrap configuration is a vertical straight wrap configuration in which a top end of one string section of the one or more string sections is generally offset vertically relative to a bottom end of the one string section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more string sections include a first string section that has a top end and a bottom end, the top end being wrapped around a first top hook of the first strap, the bottom end being wrapped around a first bottom hook of the second strap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more string sections include a second string section that has a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the second string begin wrapped around a second top hook of the first strap, the bottom end of the second string section being wrapped around a second bottom hook of the second strap.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the first top hook is adjacent to and offset from the second top hook, the first bottom hook being adjacent to and offset from the second bottom hook.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising removing at least one of the provided plurality of no wrap straps from the plurality of no wrap straps or adding at least a further one no wrap strap to the provided plurality of no wrap straps to tightly hug the circumference of the fixed structure without slipping therefrom.