Patent ID: 6086222
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: F21S,F21W,Y10S

Abstract:
A pair of cascade effect icicle light sets adapted for electrical interconnection; each said light set comprising:(A) a transversely extending common wire means;(B) a plurality of transversely spaced parallel light strings depending from said common wire means, each light string defining a plurality of lamp sockets physically disposed in a series, said lamp sockets of said plurality of light strings being organized into a plurality of series-wired sets corresponding to given points along the lengths of said light strings;(C) means of activating and deactivating said series-wired sets successively to produce a cascade wherein each said set of each said light string flashes on and off substantially in horizontal unison as a set to provide a cascade effect; and(D) an assembly having an electrical plug and a control unit for receiving power from a power supply via said plug and distributing the power to said plurality of transversely spaced parallel light strings of said light set;at least one of said light sets including an end connector for receiving the plug of the other of said light sets, and a pair of electrical wires electrically connecting said end connector functionally directly to said plug of said one light set.