US 5,967,823 A · Structure for a belt light and an extension device therefor

Abstract

An improved structure of belt light includes a plurality of bulb holders and an electric belt. Each of the bulb holders has a base and a bulb socket mounted on the base with the electric belt extending through the base of the bulb holders, characterized in that: the base of each of the bulb holders is integrally formed with the electric belt and each of the bulb sockets has a watertight rim which is made of a resilient insulation material and which is provided along a top circumference thereof so that when a bulb is received within the bulb socket, the lower side of the glass portion of the bulb is in sealing and resilient contact with the water tight rim. The present invention further provides an extension device for the belt light, which includes a conductive pin device, an insulation housing and a retainer. The conductive pin device is disposed in a first channel formed within the insulation housing. When the retainer is electrically connected to the conductive pin device, the catches disposed on opposite sides of the retainer engage and secure to the grooves formed on two opposite sides of the insulation housing to constitute a releasable engagement.

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Dependent claims

A structure of belt light comprising:

a plurality of bulb holders, each of the bulb holders made of a rigid insulation material and comprising a base and a cylindrical socket mounted on the base;
an electric belt, extending through the base of each of the bulb holders, the electric belt comprising a solid insulation enclosure and a plurality of electric wires which are parallel with each other and enclosed within the enclosure;
each said socket comprising a plurality of conductive selection holes formed on a bottom thereof, the conductive selection holes independently extending through the bottom of the respective said socket to the electric wires enclosed within the enclosure of the electric belt;
wherein the base of each of the bulb holders is integrally formed with the electric belt;
each of the sockets has a top circumference, and each of the bulb holders comprises a watertight rim which is made of a flexible insulation material and formed along the top circumference so that when a bulb is received within the socket, a lower side of glass portion of the bulb is in watertight contact with the watertight rim;
each of the bulb holders further comprises an outer jacket which extends from the watertight rim to surround the socket and which is made of a same material as the watertight rim;
and
the watertight rim, the outer jacket and the base of each of the bulb holders are formed integrally.

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An extension device of a belt light adapted to be mounted to an end of the belt light to electrically connect a next belt light in accordance with a desired length, wherein the belt light comprises an electric belt, the electric belt comprising a solid insulation enclosure and a plurality of electric wires parallel to each other and enclosed within the enclosure, the extension device comprising:

a conductive pin device, comprising a plurality of first rigid pins which have sharpened ends pointing rearward and correspond to the electric wires, and a plurality of second rigid pins which have sharpened ends pointing forward and respectively in electrical connection with the first rigid pins;
and insulation housing comprising a first channel extending therethrough in a front to rear direction to receive the conductive pin device therein at a central section of the first channel;
and
an adhesive medium disposed in the first channel after the ends of the belt light are received in the first channel to correspondingly penetrate the first and second rigid pins into the electric wires of the belt.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Structure for a belt light and an extension device therefor

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Structure for a belt light and an extension device therefor

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