Decorative internally-lighted and position-sustaining ribbon

A decorative internally-lighted ribbon, comprising:

• a light string;
• a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure comprising at least one elongated strip of flexible, semi-translucent material;
• and
• a wire extending along the length of the strip to hold the strip in position;
• the light string extending substantially along the length of and within the sleeve-like enclosure,
• the semi-translucent material of the strip transferring light from the light string through the strip to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of the strip.

A decorative internally-lighted ribbon, comprising:

• a light string;
• and
• a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure comprising at least one elongated strip of flexible, semi-translucent material;
• the light string extending substantially along the length of and within the sleeve-like enclosure,
• the semi-translucent material of the strip transferring light from the light string through the strip to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of the strip, and
• the strip includes a plurality of interstices distributed along its length through which light from the light string passes.

A decorative internally-lighted ribbon, comprising:

• a light string;
• and
• a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure comprising at least one elongated strip of flexible, semi-translucent material;
• and wherein:
• the light string extends substantially along the length of and within the sleeve-like enclosure;
• the semi-translucent material of the strip transferring light from the light string through the strip to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of the strip;
• the light string further includes electrical connectors at opposite ends by which to conduct electrical current to the light string;
• the sleeve-like enclosure includes open ends at opposite ends of the elongated strip;
• and
• the electrical connectors are located adjacent to the open ends of the sleeve-like enclosure.

A decorative internally-lighted ribbon for use with a light string, comprising:

• a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure comprising at least one elongated strip of flexible, semi-translucent material connected as part of the sleeve-like enclosure along its longitudinally-extending and transversely spaced apart edges;
• open ends at opposite ends of the elongated sleeve-like enclosure for receiving the light string into the sleeve-like enclosure;
• and
• a structural element extending along the strip to hold the sleeve-like enclosure in a generally flat ribbon-like configuration upon insertion of the light string into the sleeve-like enclosure;
• the semi-translucent material of the strip having characteristics allowing the transfer of light from the interior of the sleeve-like structure through the strips to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of the connected strips.

A method of internally lighting and decorating a ribbon comprising:

• connecting an elongated strip of flexible, semi-translucent material along its longitudinally-extending and transversely spaced-apart edges to form a part of a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure having open ends at opposite ends of the sleeve-like enclosure;
• inserting a light string into one of the open ends;
• extending the light string through the sleeve-like enclosure substantially from one open end to the other open end;
• and
• energizing the light string to transfer light from the light string through the strip to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of the strip.

A method of constructing an internally-lighted ribbon for use with a light string comprising:

• connecting two elongated strips of material along their longitudinally-extending and transversely spaced-apart edges to form a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure having a size capable of receiving a light string within the interior of the sleeve-like enclosure;
• extending a structural element along the elongated sleeve-like enclosure to hold the sleeve-like enclosure in a generally flat ribbon-like configuration upon the insertion of a light string within the interior of the sleeve-like structure;
• and
• selecting flexible, semi-translucent material for at least one of the two connected strips forming the sleeve-like enclosure to transfer light from the interior of the sleeve-like structure through that one strip to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of that one strip.

A decorative internally-lighted ribbon, comprising:

• a light string;
• a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure comprising two elongated strips of flexible, semi-translucent material connected along their longitudinally-extending and transversely spaced apart edges;
• and
• a wire extending along the length of the strips to hold the strips in position;
• the light string extending substantially along the length of and within the sleeve-like enclosure,
• the semi-translucent material of the strip transferring light from the light string through the strip to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of the strip.

A decorative internally-lighted ribbon, comprising:

• a light string;
• and
• a hollow, elongated sleeve-like enclosure comprising at least one elongated strip of flexible, semi-translucent fabric material;
• the light string extending substantially along the length of and within the sleeve-like enclosure,
• the fabric material of the strip transfers light from the light string through the strip to create an exterior visual appearance of internal lighting along the length of the strip.