Patent ID: 11920750
Assignee: ZYDEX PTY LTD
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  C  H | IPC F  H

Claim 10:
11. A tangle-resistant decorative lighting assembly, comprising:
a power plug for connecting to an external source of power;
a first electrical circuit in electrical connection with the power plug, the first electrical circuit including a first plurality of lamp assemblies and a first plurality of internally-reinforced intermediate wires, each lamp assembly of the first plurality of lamp assemblies including an incandescent lamp and a lamp holder, and the first plurality of internally-reinforced intermediate wires electrically connecting the first plurality of lamp assemblies to one another in series;
a second electrical circuit in electrical connection with the power plug, the second electrical circuit including a second plurality of lamp assemblies and a second plurality of internally-reinforced intermediate wires, each lamp assembly of the second plurality of lamp assemblies including an incandescent lamp and a lamp holder, and the second plurality of internally-reinforced intermediate wires electrically connecting the first plurality of lamp assemblies to one another in series; and
one or more mechanical support cords mechanically supporting the first and second plurality of lamp assemblies; and
wherein:
the one or more mechanical support cords are not in electrical connection with the first circuit and are not in electrical connection with the second electrical circuit;
each of the internally-reinforced intermediate wires include a plurality of conductor strands, a plurality of reinforcing strands, and an outer insulating layer;
the one or more mechanical support cords and the first and second pluralities of internally-reinforced intermediate wires connecting and supporting the first and second pluralities of lamp assemblies form a decorative display area in which the lamp assemblies of the first and second pluralities of lamp assemblies are distributed.