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Miniature light set

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-02-08
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2008-02-08
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Abstract

Abstract A miniature light set applied to a series-parallel decorative light string including a miniature bulb, a bulbholder in which the bulb is mounted, and a seat. The bulbholder has a socket on the top center portion for mounting a bulb on, two conducting plates with uppermost portions inserting into the bulbholder, and a base. Three semicircular channels are disposed at the base and are complemented for forming three wire-way by other semicircular channels provided at the seat. A pair of roughly surfaced strips are provided transverse to the channels, both on the base and the seat.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nan-Whair Liao

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 09:14
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/002; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/806

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
A miniature light set applied to a series-parallel decorative light string comprising a miniature bulb (1), a bulbholder (2) wherein said bulb (1) is mounted, and a seat (6); said bulbholder (2) having a socket (20) on a top center portion for mounting said bulb (1), two conducting plates (3, 4) inserting into said bulbholder (2), and a base (21); the improvement comprising: (a) a slot (22) provided on each corner of said base (21); (b) three first semicircular channels (23) disposed longitudinally along a central portion of said base (21); (c) a pair of roughly surfaced strips (24) being provided transverse to said first semicircular channels (23) for preventing an insulated cord (5) from slipping away; (d) a hook (62) provided on each corner of said seat (6) to ride over said slot (22) for combining said base (21) and said seat (6) together; (e) three second semicircular channels (61) disposed longitudinally along a central portion of said seat (6) and complemented by said three first semicircular channels (23) for forming a three-sectioned wireway; (f) a pair of roughly surfaced strips (63) provided transverse to said second semicircular channels (61) for preventing said insulated cord (5) from slipping away; (g) a protuberance (64) disposed between said roughly surfaced strips (63) on said seat (6) for urging a cut middle wire (52) of said insulated cord (5) to separate and break at a cut position (521).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
A miniature light set applied to a series-parallel decorative light string comprising a miniature bulb (1), a bulbholder (2) wherein said bulb (1) is mounted, and a seat (6); said bulbholder (2) having a socket (20) on a top center portion for mounting said bulb (1), two conducting plates (3, 4) inserting into said bulbholder (2), and a base (21); the improvement comprising: (a) a slot (22) provided on each corner of said base (21); (b) three first semicircular channels (23) disposed longitudinally along a central portion of said base (21); (c) a pair of roughly surfaced strips (24) being provided transverse to said first semicircular channels (23) for preventing an insulated cord (5) from slipping away; (d) a hook (62) provided on each corner of said seat (6) to ride over said slot (22) for combining said base (21) and said seat (6) together; (e) three second semicircular channels (61) disposed longitudinally along a central portion of said seat (6) and complemented by said three first semicircular channels (23) for forming a three-sectioned wireway; (f) a pair of roughly surfaced strips (63) provided transverse to said second semicircular channels (61) for preventing said insulated cord (5) from slipping away; (g) a protuberance (64) disposed between said roughly surfaced strips (63) on said seat (6) for urging a cut middle wire (52) of said insulated cord (5) to separate and break at a cut position (521).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 41 words
A miniature light set according to claim 1, wherein said conducting plate (3) is provided within said bulbholder (2) and said conducting plate (3) has a center tapered sharp edge (31) piercing through a coating (50) of said middle wire (52).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
A miniature light set according to claim 1, wherein said conducting plate (3) is provided within said bulbholder (2) and said conducting plate (3) has two tapered sharp edges (31, 32) piercing through said coating (50) of said cord (5).

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