Patent ID: 8376584

Claim:
A light system for decorating a tree, said system comprising: (a) a flexible elongated band having a first end and a second end, the band can move between an attached position wherein the band is folded onto itself and an unattached position wherein the band is elongated and the first end and the second end are free; (b) an attachment means for securing the band in the attached position; (c) a plurality of lights radiating outwardly from a plurality of apertures centrally disposed between a top edge and a bottom edge of the band on an exterior facing outer surface of the band, the light strands each comprise a cord portion and a plurality of lights disposed along the cord portion; (d) a first power plug and a second power plug, both power plugs having wires extending from apertures centrally disposed between a top edge and a bottom edge on an interior facing inner surface of the band, wherein the first power plug functions to engage an electrical outlet or a second power plug of a second light system and the second power plug functions to accept a first power plug of a third light system; and (e) a wire disposed in the band, the wire operatively connects each light strand to the first power plug and to the second power plug.