No Wrap Strap For Decorative Christmas Lights
OwnerStacy L. Kennedy, John DeCosmoinventors
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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.
Claims21
A no wrap strap for a string of decorative lights, the no wrap strap comprising:
- a main body;
- a plurality of apertures within the main body;
- a plurality of pairs of hanging hooks extending from the main body, each pair of hanging hooks of the plurality of pairs of hanging hooks being disposed near a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures;
- and
- 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.
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.
A no wrap strap for a string of decorative lights, the no wrap strap comprising:
- a main body having a proximal end and a securing end;
- a securing element attached to the securing end of the main body;
- and
- a plurality of repeating sections, each section of the plurality of repeating sections including
- an aperture having a shape defined by a periphery in which two longitudinal sides are connected to two outer sides, the two outer sides being connected to respective inner sides, each one of the inner sides being in a central location of a respective one of the two outer sides, each one of the inner sides being located closer to a central position of the aperture than a respective one of the two outer sides, and
- a hanging hook positioned adjacent to the aperture, and
- a receiver positioned near the hook element, the receiver being configured to receive at least partially within the securing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.