Patent ID: 8568015

Claim:
A decorative light string, comprising: a first wire including a first end, a second end, and a first conductor, the first conductor extending continuously from the first end of the first wire to the second end of the first wire; a second wire including a first wire portion having a first conductor portion, and a second wire portion having a second conductor portion, the second wire adjacent the first wire and defining a first conductor gap between the first wire portion and the second wire portion, such that the first conductor portion of the second wire is not in electrical connection with the second conductor portion of the second wire; a first plurality of light assemblies, each light assembly including a light element having a first lead and a second lead, the first lead in electrical connection with the first conductor between the first end and the second end of the first wire, and the second lead in electrical connection with the first conductor portion of the second wire such that all of the light elements of the first plurality of light assemblies are electrically connected in parallel to one another; a second plurality of light assemblies, each lighting assembly including a light element having a first lead and a second lead, the first lead in electrical connection with the first conductor between the first end and the second end of the first wire, and the second lead in electrical connection with the second conductor portion of the second wire such that all of the light elements of the second plurality of light assemblies are electrically connected in parallel to one another; wherein the first conductor gap of the second wire is located between the first plurality of light assemblies and the second plurality of light assemblies and the first plurality of light assemblies is electrically connected in series to the second plurality of lighting assemblies via the first wire.