Patent ID: 8506136

Claim:
A lighting fixture and means for deploying said lighting fixture, comprising: at least one section of a track; a mounting means for mounting said track thereto a support structure; a plurality of hangers movably attached to said track; a light string suspended from said plurality of hangers, further comprising a plurality of illuminating devices in electrical communication therewith a power source; a light box removably attached to said track, comprising: a body, comprising a pair of opposing side walls, a bottom wall, and a rear wall; a top door hingedly attached to an upper surface of one side wall and said rear wall, further comprising a top door latching feature on an upper surface of an opposing side wall; a front door hingedly attached to a front surface of one side wall and said bottom wall, further comprising a front door latching feature on a front surface of an opposing side wall; a pair of rails located on upper inner opposing surfaces of said light box and terminating at said rear wall; an open top portion for receiving said plurality of hangers, further comprising a bottom surface; a second hanger slot located and extending along an entire length of said bottom surface of said open top portion to provide an opening through which said plurality of hangers extend; and, an open front portion subjacent to said open top portion for receiving said light string; wherein each section of track further comprises: an elongated body comprising an upper surface, a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls, and a bottom surface; a pair of grooves located on said opposing side walls of said elongated body; an inner track to house and guide said plurality of hangers, extending an entire length of said body; and, a first hanger slot located and extending along an entire length of said bottom surface to provide an opening through which said plurality of hangers extend; wherein said light string is manipulated between a deployed state and said stored state by moving said plurality of hangers respective to said track; wherein said light box provides a means to store said plurality of hangers and said light string when in said stored state; wherein said pair of rails engage said pair of grooves of said track to slidably attach said light box to said track; wherein said rear wall provides a stop for said track; wherein said open top portion of said light box comprises dimensions corresponding to said inner track of said track; wherein said top door provides access to and a securing means for said open top portion; and, wherein said front door provides access to and a securing means for said open front portion.