Hookless gallery assemblies for chandeliers

A gallery assembly as defined in claim I wherein said connector is relatively wide in a first dimension and is relatively narrow in a second dimension perpendicular to said first dimension such that each of said decorative chains must be turned sideways during installation in order to pass said connector through the gap portion of said opening.

A gallery assembly for a decorative lighting chandelier comprising:

• a plurality of decorative chains each comprising an uppermost element and at least one additional element flexibly connected to said uppermost element by a connector;
• and
• a gallery ring for supporting said decorative chains, said gallery ring including a plurality of spaced apart openings, each opening including a first portion that is sized and shaped to receive said uppermost element and to support said uppermost element in an upright position, each opening further including a second portion that joins said first portion to one side edge of said gallery ring, the first portion of said opening being tapered from wider near its center to narrower at each end to ensure that said uppermost element contacts said gallery ring at only four points.