Abstract:
A lighting mounting device that is fabricated from a number of hollow, flexible tubes, which can be interconnected by a series of elbows. Each of the tubes also has a slit, which allows a continuous string of lights to be mounted directly adjacent to the tubes. The string of lights can be connected via a plug to an electrical outlet that provides standard household electricity, with the tubes being positioned in a square or square-like configuration to allow the tubes to be mounted adjacent to a door frame or window frame for easy display.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention concerns that of a new and improved lighting mounting device that is fabricated from a number of hollow, flexible tubes that can be interconnected by a series of elbows, allowing a continuous string of lights to be mounted on the tubes. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention concerns that of a new and improved lighting mounting device that is fabricated from a number of hollow, flexible tubes that can be interconnected by a series of elbows. Each of the tubes also has a slit, which allows a continuous string of lights to be mounted directly adjacent to the tubes. The string of lights can be connected via a plug to an electrical outlet that provides standard household electricity, with the tubes being positioned in a square or square-like configuration to allow the tubes to be mounted adjacent to a door frame or window frame for easy display. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of a lighting mounting device that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the lighting mounting device that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the lighting mounting device in detail, it is to be understood that the lighting mounting device is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The lighting mounting device is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present lighting mounting device. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a lighting mounting device which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a lighting mounting device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a lighting mounting device which is of durable and reliable construction. 
     It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a lighting mounting device which is economically affordable and available for relevant market segment of the purchasing public. 
     Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows an upper front perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing a plurality of hollow, flexible tubes in a box-like configuration. 
         FIG. 2  shows an upper front perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the left side tube in order to emphasize the flexibility of the tube. 
         FIG. 3  shows an upper perspective view of a slit on a tube and emphasizing how the string of lights and the wiring is adjacent to the slit. 
         FIG. 4  shows a front view of an embodiment of the lighting mounting device as it would appear attached adjacent to a door frame surrounding a door. 
         FIG. 5  shows a front view of an embodiment of the lighting mounting device as it would appear attached adjacent to a window frame surrounding a window. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new lighting mounting device embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  2  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the preferred embodiment of the lighting mounting device  2  comprises a frame  3 , with the frame  3  comprising a left upper tube  4  that has two ends comprising a first end  6  and a second end  8  and a right upper tube  10  that has two ends comprising a first end  12  and a second end  14 . The second end  8  of the left upper tube  4  is insertable into the first end  12  of the right upper tube  10 . 
     The left upper tube  4  has a slit  9  running from the first end  6  of the left upper tube  4  to the second end  8  of the left upper tube  4 , while the right upper tube  10  has a slit  15  running from the first end  12  of the right upper tube  10  to the second end  14  of the right upper tube  10 . When the left upper tube  4  and the right upper tube  10  are connected to one another, the slits  9  and  15  are preferably aligned and co-planar with one another. 
     The frame  3  of the lighting mounting device  2  also comprises a left side tube  16  that has two ends comprising a first end  18  and a second end  20 . The first end  18  of the left side tube  16  is connected to an upper left elbow  40 , while the first end  6  of the left upper tube  4  is also connected to the upper left elbow  40 . The left side tube  16  and the left upper tube  4  are mounted in such a way that they are approximately offset about 90 degrees from one another. 
     The frame  3  of the lighting mounting device  2  also comprises a right side tube  22  that has two ends comprising a first end  24  and a second end  26 . The first end  24  of the right side tube  22  is connected to an upper right elbow  42 , while the second end  11  of the right upper tube  10  is also connected to the upper right elbow  42 . The right side tube  22  and the right upper tube  10  are mounted in such a way that they are approximately offset about 90 degrees from one another. 
     Both the left side tube  16  and the right side tube  22  are designed to have a slit  21  and  27  in them, respectively, with the slit  21  in the left side tube  16  and the slit  27  in the right side tube  22  designed to be co-planar with the slits  9  and  15 . 
     The frame  3  of the lighting mounting device  2  also comprises a left lower tube  28  that has two ends comprising a first end  30  and a second end  32  and a right lower tube  34  that has two ends comprising a first end  36  and a second end  38 . The second end  32  of the left lower tube  28  is insertable into the first end  36  of the right lower tube  34 . 
     The left lower tube  28  has a slit  33  running from the first end  30  of the left lower tube  28  to the second end  32  of the left lower tube  28 , while the right lower tube  34  has a slit  39  running from the first end  36  of the right lower tube  34  to the second end  38  of the right lower tube  34 . When the left lower tube  28  and the right lower tube  34  are connected to one another, the slits  33  and  39  are preferably aligned and co-planar with one another, along with being co-planar with the other slits  9 ,  15 ,  21 , and  27  already disclosed. 
     The first end  30  of the left lower tube  28  is connected to a lower left elbow  44 , with the second end  20  of the left side tube  16  also being connected to the lower left elbow  44 . Also, the second end  38  of the right lower leg  34  is connected to a lower right elbow  46 , with the second end  26  of the right side leg  22  also being connected to the lower right elbow  46 . 
     A string of lights  48  that is designed to be placed within each of the tubes  4 ,  10 ,  16 ,  22 ,  28 , and  34 , as well as being strung through each of the elbows  40 ,  42 ,  44 ,  46  that happen to join successive tubes to one another. The string of lights  48  comprises a length of wiring  50  that has a plurality of housings  51  attached to it. A light  52  is located within each housing  51 . Each housing  51  and corresponding light  52  is designed to be located outside of a tube adjacent to its respective slit, while the length of wiring  50  that is located in between each two adjacent housings is designed to be partially or totally hidden from outside observation of the lighting mounting device  2  because it is placed within the respective tube through the corresponding slit. 
       FIG. 4  shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention, with the frame  3  of the lighting mounting device  2  not having a left lower tube  28  or a right lower tube  34 , nor possessing a lower left elbow  44  or a lower right elbow  46 . The frame  3  of the lighting mounting device  2  is attached to a structure  80  adjacent to a door frame  62  surrounding a door  60 . This embodiment, like all of the embodiments, has the wiring  50  of the string of lights  48  connected to a plug  54 , which in turn is connected to an electrical outlet  56  that has standard household current  58 . 
       FIG. 5  is another embodiment of the lighting mounting device  2 , with the left upper tube  4  and the right upper tube  10  designed to be a little bit longer, cumulatively, than the left lower leg  28  and the right lower leg  34 , cumulatively. This allows the frame  3  of the lighting mounting device  2  to be attached on a structure  80  adjacent to a window frame  66  around a window  64  such that the left upper tube  4  and the right upper tube  10  is curved upward and outward in a semicircular shape. The left lower leg  28  and the right lower leg  34 , together, are mounted immediately above the window sill  68 , which is located immediately below the window frame  66 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.