Tree light wiring harness
US4705483A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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