Patent ID: 6302561
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: F21S,G09F

Abstract:
A decorative knitted lamp assembly comprising:a) a background netted lamp material comprising at least one first lamp string having a plurality of lamps arranged in a two-dimensional array having first and second oppositely facing sides and further having a plurality of intercrossing first conductors interconnecting the plurality of lamps;b) at least one second lamp string having a plurality of lamps interconnected by second conductors;c) a plurality of engaging members attaching the second conductors to the first conductors thereby attaching the at least one second lamp string to the first side of the background netted lamp matrix in a predetermined pattern; andd) a control device connected to the first and second lamp strings so as to independently control the operation of the first and second lamp strings, the control device including a control loop having an oscillator circuit connected with a ""T"" shaped flip-flop and silicon controlled gating members connected to the first and second lamp strings, and a power source loop connected to the control loop, the power source loop including a transformer.