Patent · US Expired

Tree light wiring harness

US4705483A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
7References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1986
Grant dateNov 10, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R25/003
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wiring harness is provided which, among other uses, allows quick and convenient installation of lights on a Christmas tree. Preferably, the wiring harness includes a flexible, resilient, C-shaped ring body having a channel-shaped cross section with an interior surface; a plurality of electrical receptacles received within a corresponding plurality of cavities defined in the interior surface of the ring member; and a conductor pair electrically intercoupling the receptacles with an electrical plug. In advantageous use, the harness, with a plurality of strands of tree lights already plugged into the receptacles, is spread apart, placed about the upper boughs of the tree and released whereupon the essential labor is completed for placing the lights on the tree.

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