Decorative light assembly with upright arranged light units

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6474842
  • Patent Number
    6,474,842
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, January 24, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 5, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Husar; Stephen
    Agents
    • Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
Abstract
A decorative light assembly with a plurality of upright arranged light units is disclosed. The decorative light assembly includes a frame constructed in a first direction. A plurality of light units are electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires and arranged on the frame in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the frame. The frame includes a first extended wire and a second extended wire parallel to the first extended wire, therefore forming a long and narrow gap between the first extended wire and the second extended wire. The light mounting member further includes a plastic clipping ring mounted in the central through hole of the light mounting member, and then the light unit is clipped in the central through hole of the plastic clipping ring. Alternatively, the frame is constructed by an extended plate having a plurality of through hole arranged thereon, and the light units are mounted in the through holes of the extended plate.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention generally relates to a decorative light assembly, and in particular to a decorative light assembly with a plurality of upright arranged light units.




2. Description of the Prior Art




Decorative light assemblies are widely used in holidays and festivals. As shown in

FIG. 1

, it shows a front elevational view of the prior art decorative light assembly, which is suitable to be hanged or attached on a wall for decoration. The prior art decorative light assembly


10


′ mainly includes a frame


1


′ constructed in a first direction I and a plurality of light units


2


′. The light units


2


′ are electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires, forming a decorative light string. Normally, the light units


2


′ are mounted on the frame


1


′ substantially in a direction same to the first direction I of the frame


1


′. However, it is noted that the decorative light assembly of the prior art has disadvantages of visual disorderliness.




Thus, it is desirable to provide a decorative light assembly with better visual features.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a decorative light assembly with a number of light units mounted in a projecting direction perpendicular to the frame of the decorative light assemble, capable of presenting more visible features.




To achieve the above objects, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a decorative light assembly including a frame constructed in a first direction. A plurality of light units are arranged on the frame in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the frame. The frame includes a first extended wire and a second extended wire parallel to the first extended wire, therefore forming a long and narrow gap between the first extended wire and the second extended wire. The light mounting member further includes a plastic clipping ring mounted in the central through hole of the light mounting member, and then the light unit is clipped in the central through hole of the plastic clipping ring. Alternatively, the frame is constructed by an extended plate having a plurality of through hole arranged thereon, and the light units are mounted in the through holes of the extended plate.




Further, the decorative light assembly may be composed of a frame constructed in a first direction, and a plurality of light units electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires. Each of the light units is provided with at least a side clipper to clip the light units onto the frame in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the frame.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description of preferred embodiments thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:





FIG. 1

is a front elevational view of the prior art decorative light assembly;





FIG. 2

is a front elevational view of the decorative light assembly of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly, showing a number of light units are mounted on a frame in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly, showing a number of light units are mounted on a frame in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly, showing a number of light units are mounted on a frame in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 6

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly, showing a number of light units are mounted on a frame in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




With reference to

FIG. 2

, a decorative light assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention, generally designated with reference numeral


10


, is shown. The decorative light assembly


10


of the present invention includes a frame


1


constructed in a first direction I. A plurality of light units are arranged on the frame


1


in a second direction II which is perpendicular to the first direction I of the frame.





FIG. 3

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly


10


, showing the light units


2


may be mounted on the frame


1


in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the frame


1


is composed of a first extended wire


11


and a second extended wire


12


, constructed in a first direction I. The second extended wire


12


is parallel to the first extended wire


11


, therefore forming a long and narrow gap


13


between the first extended wire


11


and the second extended wire


12


. Each of the light units


2


is electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires


3


forming a decorative light string and then connected to an electric power source.




A plurality of light mounting members


4


are securely arranged in the gap


13


formed between the first extended wire


11


and the second extended wire


12


. Each of the light mounting members


4


is provided with a central through hole


41


.




Further, the present invention includes a number of plastic clipping rings


5


. Each of the plastic clipping rings


5


is provided with a central through hole


51


. The plastic clipping ring


5


is made of, for example, rubber material, and is adapted to be mounted in the central through hole


41


of the light mounting member


4


. So, the light unit


2


may be mounted onto the frame


1


by means of the plastic clipping ring


5


. Particularly, the light units


2


are arranged on the frame


1


in a second direction II which is perpendicular to the first direction I of the frame.





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly, showing the light units may be mounted on the frame in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. For explanation, the same reference numbers used in the previous drawing will be used to refer to the same or like parts. In this embodiment, the frame


1




a


is in a form of extended plate


14


constructed in a first direction I. The extended plate


14


is provided with a number of through holes


15


arranged thereon.




Similar to the first embodiment of the present invention as shown in

FIG. 3

, a number of plastic clipping rings


5


provided with a central through hole


51


may be mounted in the through hole


15


of the extended plate


14


. So, the light unit


2


may be mounted onto the frame


1




a


by means of the plastic clipping ring


5


. Particularly, the light units


2


are arranged on the frame


1




a


in a second direction II which is perpendicular to the first direction I of the frame


1




a.







FIG. 5

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly, showing the light units may be mounted on the frame in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the frame


1




c


includes an extended wire


16


constructed in a first direction I.




A plurality of light units


2


electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires


3


forming a decorative light string. Each of the light units


2


is provided with a side clipper


21


to clip the light units


2


onto the frame


1




b


in a second direction II perpendicular to the first direction I of the frame


1




b.







FIG. 6

is a perspective view of the decorative light assembly, showing the light units may be mounted on the frame in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the frame


1




c


is composed of a first extended wire


17


and a second extended wire


18


, constructed in a first direction I. The second extended wire


18


is parallel to the first extended wire


17


, therefore forming a long and narrow gap


19


between the first extended wire


17


and the second extended wire


18


.




Each of the light units


2


is provided with a pair of side clippers


22




a


and


22




b


to clip the light units


2


onto the extended wires


17


and


18


in a second direction II perpendicular to the first direction I of the frame


1




c.






Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.



Claims
  • 1. A decorative light assembly, comprising:a frame constructed in a first direction; a plurality of light mounting members fixedly secured on said frame, each of said light mounting members having a central opening; a plurality of clipping rings, each of said clipping rings having a central through hole formed therein, said plurality of clipping rings being respectively mounted in said openings of said plurality of light mounting members; and, a plurality of light units electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires, said plurality of light units being respectively mounted in said central through holes of said plurality of clipping rings in a second direction, said second direction being perpendicular to said first direction of the frame.
  • 2. The decorative light assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame comprises:a first extended wire; and a second extended wire parallel to the first extended wire, therefore forming a long and narrow gap between the first extended wire and the second extended wire.
  • 3. A decorative light assembly, comprising:a frame constructed in a first direction, said frame including an extended plate having a plurality of through holes formed therein; a plurality of clipping rings, each of said clipping rings having a central through hole formed therein, said plurality of clipping rings being respectively mounted in said plurality of through holes of said extended plate; and, a plurality of light units electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires, said plurality of light units being respectively mounted in said central through holes of said plurality of clipping rings in a second direction, said second direction being perpendicular to said first direction of the frame.
  • 4. A decorative light assembly, comprising:a frame constructed in a first direction, said frame including a pair of wires extending in said first direction in parallel relationship, said pair of wires being spaced one from the other by a predetermined gap; and a plurality of light units electrically connected by a pair of electrical wires, each of said light units being provided with at least one side clipper to couple said light unit to said frame in a second direction, said second direction being perpendicular to said first direction of the frame.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Number Name Date Kind
4769749 Felski Sep 1988 A
6305822 Lin Oct 2001 B1