Information
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Patent Grant
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6474842
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Patent Number
6,474,842
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Date Filed
Wednesday, January 24, 200124 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, November 5, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 362 249
- 362 250
- 362 252
- 362 391
- 362 396
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International Classifications
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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.
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Felski |
Sep 1988 |
A |
6305822 |
Lin |
Oct 2001 |
B1 |