Patent ID: 6299095
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B65H,F21S

Abstract:
A storage device for light strands comprising:a hollow housing having an interior chamber and an open portion in communication therewith; said housing further including a bottom wall having a front edge with a rear wall with a pair of side walls upwardly extending therefrom and open top and front portions;a shaft rotatably mounted within the interior chamber of said housing;a crank means attached to said shaft for selectively rotating said shaft to wind a light strand therearound;a flap foldably attached to the front edge of the bottom wall of said housing, said flap formed of a plurality of foldable sections whereby said flap is folded about the open front and top portion so that said foldable sections form a front wall parallel to said rear wall and a top wall parallel to said bottom wall to selectively enclose said interior chamber.