Patent ID: 11927327
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A method of using a multipurpose bracket, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an elongate object;
providing a light strand having a first looped wiring portion, a second looped wiring portion, and a connecting wiring portion that connects the first looped wiring portion to the second looped wiring portion;
providing at least one multipurpose bracket, the at least one multipurpose bracket including:
a body portion having a first side, a second side, a front surface, and a rear surface, the first side of the body portion being oppositely disposed relative to the second side of the body portion, the rear surface of the body portion being oppositely disposed relative to the front surface of the body portion;
a first hook portion attached to the first side of the body portion, the first hook portion being inwardly directed towards a middle of the body portion, the first hook portion defining a first channel for receiving a first wiring portion of a light strand, and the front surface of the body portion facing the first channel; and
a second hook portion attached to the second side of the body portion, the second hook portion being inwardly directed towards the middle of the body portion, the second hook portion defining a second channel for receiving a second wiring portion of the light strand, and the front surface of the body portion facing the second channel;

inserting the first looped wiring portion of the light strand into the first channel defined by the first hook portion of the at least one multipurpose bracket;
wrapping an initial portion of the light strand around the elongate object;
placing the rear surface of the body portion of the at least one multipurpose bracket against an outer surface of the elongate object around which the portion of the light strand is wrapped, the multipurpose bracket being disposed on a first side of the elongate object;
wrapping the connecting wiring portion of the light strand around a second side of the elongate object that is opposite to the first side of the elongate object; and
inserting the second looped wiring portion of the light strand into the second channel defined by the second hook portion of the at least one multipurpose bracket, the second looped wiring portion in the second channel being generally aligned with the first looped wiring portion in the first channel in a width direction of the at least one multipurpose bracket, and the second looped wiring portion in the second channel being spaced apart from the first looped wiring portion in the first channel by a gap extending in the width direction of the at least one multipurpose bracket.