Patent ID: 8147102
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: F21V

Abstract:
1. A method of hanging decorative lights on a structure, the decorative lights having a wire and bulbs, the method comprising the following steps, providing a wire hanger, the hanger having a means to mount the hanger to the structure and a wire holding means, the wire holding means having a spiral portion, the spiral portion having at least one spiral revolution, the spiral portion forming a longitudinal axis, the spiral portion forming two open end portions and forming a central opening along the longitudinal axis of the spiral portion, the spiral portion creating a slot along the spiral portion, the hanger being made from metal and being substantially round in cross-section, mounting the hanger to the structure by puncturing the structure using the mounting means and orienting the mounting means so that the longitudinal axis of the spiral portion is oriented along the surface of the structure, and hanging the lights on the structure by moving the wire within the slot of the spiral portion so that the wire is securely contained within the central opening of the spiral portion and passes through both of the open end portions of the spiral portion and lies along the longitudinal axis of the spiral portion.