String lights for construction sites

A plurality of string lights adapted to be hung on a common messenger wire at spaced intervals to provide light for an area, each of said string lights comprising:

• a lampholder defining mean for attaching to said messenger wire and a socket for receiving a lamp, said lamp holder further including first and second electrical connector means for attaching to electrical power feed lines to energize a lamp received in said socket;
• means defining a peripheral retainer flange on the exterior of said socket;
• and a lamp guard comprising first and second similar lamp protectors, each lamp protector including an upper collar defining a groove for coupling to a portion of said retainer flange on said socket and a hinging coupling member at one end of said collar and including a connecting element, the other end of said collar extending laterally outwardly and defining a slot for receiving an associated connecting element of an adjacent lamp protector, said lamp protector further including a cage guard and a hinge extending from said collar to said cage guard to permit said cage guard to swing outwardly and upwardly relatively to said collar, and releasable snap coupling means for coupling to an associated cage guard at a location remote from said collar.