Patent ID: 7264374
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,H01R

Abstract:
1. A decorative light assembly comprising: a plurality of first male connectors, a plurality of second male connectors, a plurality of first female connectors, a plurality of second female connectors, each of said first male connectors being removably mated with one of said first female connectors, each of said second male connectors being removably mated with one of said second female connectors; a plurality of light emitters, each of said light emitters being elongated and having a pair of ends each having one of said first male connectors attached thereto and electrically coupled to an associated one of said light emitters, associated ones of said first male connectors being positioned opposite of each other, said light emitters emitting light when power flows through said first male connectors of said light emitters; and a plurality of elongated couplers, each of said elongated couplers including a pair of said first female connectors electrically coupled together and positioned opposite of each other, each of said first female connectors being configured to receive and electrically connect to one of said first male connectors, a plurality of said light emitters being positioned between and electrically coupled to a pair of elongated couplers to form a strand of electrically coupled light emitters, said strand being electrically coupled to a power supply coupler configured to electrically engage a female outlet; a plurality of power couplers, each of said power couplers including one of said first female connectors and one of said second male connectors electrically coupled together, at least two of said light emitters being electrically coupled to said elongated couplers and being simultaneously electrically coupled to said first female connectors of two of said power couplers and to said first female connectors of said elongated couplers, said strand terminated with two of said power couplers; and a plurality of loop couplers, each of said loop couplers including three of said second female connectors, each of said second female connectors being configured to electrically couple with one of said second male connectors, wherein two of said second female connectors of said loop couplers are directed opposite of each other and are each electrically coupled to a third one of said second female connectors of said loop couplers, at least two of said second male couplers of said power couplers attached to said strand being joined together with at least one of said loop couplers to form a closed loop of electrically coupled light emitters.