Christmas light storage device
OwnerMichael L. Roseinventor
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Abstract
A storage device for storing strings Christmas, holiday or other strings of lights when the strings of lights are not in use. The device has an end having slots therethrough through which one or more of the ends of the string of lights are placed. A cap is then utilized to hold the light string end in position while the string itself is wound around the exterior surface of the storage device.
Claims19
A storage device for storing at least one string of Christmas lights, said string of Christmas lights having a plurality of light bulbs connected together by wires, said string of Christmas lights having a string first end terminating in a first electrical plug coupled to said wires, said string of Christmas lights having a string second end terminating in a second electrical plug coupled to said wires, said storage device comprising:
- a hollow tube having an exterior surface, a sidewall, a length, a first tube end and a second tube end;
- a first end cap removably coupled to said first tube end, said first end cap further defining at least one first end cord slot;
- a second end cap removably coupled to said second tube end, said second end cap further defining at least one second end cord slot;
- wherein said string of Christmas lights is able to be wound around said exterior surface;
- wherein said string first end is able to extend through said first end cord slot;
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- wherein said string second end is able to extend through said second end cord slot.
A storage device for storing at least one string of Christmas lights, said string of Christmas lights having a plurality of light bulbs connected together by wires, said string of Christmas lights having a string first end terminating in a first electrical plug coupled to said wires, said string of Christmas lights having a string second end terminating in a second electrical plug coupled to said wires, said storage device comprising:
- a pair of mating body shells which are able to be attached together to form a body, said body being generally cylindrical in shape having a body first end extending to a body second end, said body being generally tubular in shape defining a passageway there through;
- a first end cap able to attach to said body first end, said first end cap comprising at least one cord slot for retaining said string first end, said first end cap comprising a first handle attachment for allowing said first end cap to rotationally attach to a handle;
- a second end cap able to attach to said body second end, said second end cap comprising at least one cord slot for retaining said string second end, said second end cap comprising a second handle attachment for allowing said second end cap to rotationally attach to said handle,
- a handle for grasping by a user, said handle attaching to said device via said first and second handle attachments.
A storage device for storing at least one string of Christmas lights, said string of Christmas lights having a plurality of light bulbs connected together by wires, said string of Christmas lights having a string first end terminating in a first electrical plug coupled to said wires, said string of Christmas lights having a string second end terminating in a second electrical plug coupled to said wires, said storage device comprising:
- a pair of mating body shells which are able to be attached together to form a body, said body being generally cylindrical in shape having a body first end extending to a body second end, said body being generally tubular in shape defining a passageway there through;
- a first end cap able to attach to said body first end, said first end cap comprising at least one cord slot for retaining said string first end, said first end cap comprising a first handle extension attachment for allowing said first end cap to rotationally attach to a handle;
- a second end cap able to attach to said body second end, said second end cap comprising at least one cord slot for retaining said string second end, said second end cap comprising a second handle extension attachment for allowing said second end cap to rotationally attach to said handle;
- a handle for grasping by a user, wherein said handle comprises first and second handle extensions rotationally attaching to and extend from said end caps at said first and second handle extension attachments, wherein said handle comprises a pair of mating handle grips attaching between said handle extensions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.