Reinforced electric wire and methods of making the same

An artificial tree comprising:

• a first trunk section including:
• a first plurality of branches pivotally connected to the first trunk section;
• a light set distributed on a first branch and a second branch of the first plurality of branches, the light set including a plurality of lamp assemblies;
• a first reinforced wire electrically connecting first and second lamp assemblies of the plurality of lamp assemblies, the first reinforced wire comprising:
• a first central conductor oriented along at least a portion of a central axis of the first reinforced wire;
• a first conductor layer comprising a first plurality of conductor strands, the first plurality of conductor strands surrounding the first central conductor;
• a second conductor layer comprising a second plurality of conductor strands, the second plurality of conductor strands surrounding the first conductor layer;
• a first plurality of reinforcing threads, each reinforcing thread of the first plurality of reinforcing threads being disposed between any two conductors of the first central conductor, the first conductor layer, and the second conductor layer;
• and
• a first insulator jacket;
• a second reinforced wire electrically connecting the second lamp assembly with a third lamp assembly of the plurality of lamp assemblies, the second reinforced wire comprising:
• a second central conductor oriented along at least a portion of a central axis of the second reinforced wire;
• a third conductor layer comprising a third plurality of conductor strands, the third plurality of conductor strands surrounding the second central conductor;
• a fourth conductor layer comprising a fourth plurality of conductor strands, the fourth plurality of conductor strands surrounding the third conductor layer;
• a second plurality of reinforcing threads, each reinforcing thread of the second plurality of reinforcing threads being disposed between any two conductors of the second central conductor, the third conductor layer, and the fourth conductor layers;
• and
• a second insulator jacket.

An artificial tree comprising:

• a first trunk section including:
• a first plurality of branches pivotally connected to the first trunk section;
• a light set distributed on first and second branches of the plurality of branches, the light set including a plurality of lamp assemblies;
• a first reinforced electric wire electrically connecting first and second lamp assemblies of the plurality of lamp assemblies, the first reinforced electric wire comprising:
• a first plurality of outer conductor strands, each conductor strand of the first plurality of outer conductor strands disposed a distance away from a central axis of the first reinforced electric wire;
• a first reinforcing string comprising a first plurality of reinforcing threads, the first reinforcing string being disposed within a gap between at least two outer conductor strands of the first plurality of outer conductor strands;
• and
• a first insulator jacket covering the conductor strands and the reinforcing string;
• a second reinforced electric wire electrically connecting the second lamp assembly with a third lamp assembly of the plurality of lamp assemblies, the second reinforced electric wire comprising:
• a second plurality of outer conductor strands, each conductor strand of the second plurality of outer conductor strands disposed a distance away from a central axis of the second reinforced electric wire;
• a second reinforcing string comprising a second plurality of reinforcing threads, the second reinforcing string being disposed within a gap between at least two outer conductor strands of the second plurality of outer conductor strands;
• and
• a second insulator jacket covering the conductor strands and the reinforcing string.