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US 2007/0183147 A1Published application
Non-tangling Christmas light assembly
OwnerMarc S. Herlandsinventor
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Abstract
Spring coiled holiday light strings are described that can be expanded for stringing on a Christmas tree or other surface and conveniently re-coiled for storage and later reuse.
Claims24
A recoilable light string, comprising
- a flat spring coil, wherin said coil has a diameter of 2 to 12 inches when fully retracted;
- a plurality of sequentially-linked lights distributed along said spring coil;
- and
- a power plug at one end of said spring coil linked with said lights.
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A packaged light string, comprising
- a recoilable light string, comprising
- a flat spring coil, wherin said coil has a diameter of 2 to 12 inches;
- a plurality of sequentially-linked lights distributed along said spring coil;
- and
- a power cord linked with said lights.
- a tubular container, wherein said container is sized such that the internal diameter of said container is sized to accommodate said recoilable light string when in compact configuration while maintaining stacking of the spring coils,
- wherein said recoilable light string is contained within said tubular container.
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A method for decorating a Christmas tree with lights, comprising
- expanding a recoilable light string and placing said light string on said tree,
- wherein said light string comprises
- a flat spring coil, wherin said coil has a diameter of 2 to 12 inches;
- a plurality of sequentially-linked lights distributed along said spring coil;
- and
- a power cord linked with said lights.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.