Decorative coil lights
OwnerBetty Kirveninventor
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Abstract
Decorative coil string lights that are easily applied to and removed from a Christmas tree, for example, and are easily stored without tangling of the wires. The coil lights are formed of a string of decorative lights that are attached to a coil of memory wire. The coiled memory wire expands and automatically retracts back its original length when released. Thus, the coil string lights expand for easy placement of the lights and then retract for easy storage. The coil string lights provide increased light density to create a more visually pleasing effect because the electrical wires do not sag between the bulbs and the bulbs are supported by the spiral structure of the coiled memory wire.
Claims7
A lighting apparatus comprising:
- decorative lights comprising:
- electrical wire, and
- a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected to the electrical wire;
- and
- a wire coil having substantially the same radius throughout the wire coil;
- wherein the decorative lights are attached to the wire coil, and
- wherein the electrical wire includes at least two intertwined electrical wires, and the wire coil extends between the intertwined electrical wires.
A method for making a decorative lights apparatus comprising the step of attaching decorative lights to a wire coil,
- said decorative lights comprising:
- electrical wire, and
- a plurality of light bulbs;
- said wire coil having substantially the same radius throughout the wire coil;
- and
- said wire coil being expandable and resiliently retractable to its original length when released,
- wherein said attaching step includes extending the wire coil through at least two intertwined wires of the electrical wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.