Patent ID: 9423107
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: F21S,F21V,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electric light strand comprising: a cable comprising at least one wire; a plurality of sockets secured to said cable, each socket defining an internal cavity for receiving a sleeve portion of a light bulb, each said internal cavity defining a central axis, each socket comprising a plurality of contacts configured to provide electrical communication between said at least one wire and a corresponding one of said sleeve portions, each said socket defining an open first end, a closed second end, and a side wall extending there between, each said socket side wall defining a channel extending along said side wall and along said central axis, each said channel having a portion of said cable received therein each said socket further comprising a cap configured to mate with and engage said channel to secure said portion of said cable to said socket; and wherein each said central axis extends in an orientation non-perpendicular to a corresponding portion of said cable secured to said corresponding socket.