Mounting device for a decorative string of lights
US6019494A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21W2121/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mounting device for supporting a decorative string of the type including a conducting cord, a plurality of bulb sockets connected in series by the conducting cord and a plurality of bulbs respectively mounted in the bulb sockets, the mounting device including two symmetrical cover shells covered on and fixedly fastened to each other to hold the bulb sockets, the conducting cord and the bulbs on the inside, two mounting tubes at one side, and two anchoring devices detachably connected to the mounting tubes for fastening to the ground, the cover shells having each sets of locating rods symmetrically disposed at two opposite sides and respectively clamped on the periphery of the bulb sockets at two sides to hold down the bulb sockets in position, and a plurality of through holes through which light from the bulbs pass to the outside.
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