Patent ID: 8608343

Claim:
A method for mounting a light string, comprising: providing a collapsible scissor frame having a generally linear configuration that is movable between an extended position at which the frame has a first length, and a collapsed position at which the frame has a second length that is less than the first length; wherein: the collapsible frame includes a plurality of arms arranged in pairs, each pair of arms having a straight configuration being mechanically connected so that respective pairs of arms rotate in relation to each other; the light string includes a plurality of electrically interconnected light sockets, and the collapsible frame includes a plurality of clips that each engage a corresponding one of the light sockets; each of the clips is mounted at respective center points of a respective associated pair of arms such that the associated pair of arms are pivotally connected; mounting the light string on the frame while the frame is in the extended position; subsequently moving the frame and the light string to a mounting location; and suspending the frame and the light string from a mounting provision at the mounting location.