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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6561673 | Decorative light string with storage compartment for replacement components A string of decorative lights comprises a plurality of elongated electrical conductors having multiple electrical lamps connected thereto at intervals along the lengths of the conductors, a small storage compartment for storing spare components for use in... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557792 | Device and method for storing holiday light strings An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6467623 | Apparatus for storing strings of lights and accessories Apparatus for storing strings of lights and accessories includes a container with a side wall having an upwardly and inwardly extending outer surface, between upper and lower radial flanges, on which the strings of light are wrapped, and subsequently unwr... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6457584 | Protective storage covering for cathode ray tube components and method of making A protective cover is placed over a rack of cathode ray tube components to prevent contamination of the components and/or moisture damage to the components. Some cathode ray tube components, particularly funnels, are stockpiled so that assembly lines can ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6450339 | Holiday light strand organizer A holiday light strand organizer that is amenable to the winding and storage of holiday light strands, extension cords, and like articles, after such are first used, in the configuration of a drawer unit comprising a carrier portion having a frame structu... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6439385 | Device for packing fluorescent ring lamps In a device for the packing of fluorescent ring lamps (1, 2, 3) comprising each a blank (4, 5, 6) at sheetlike material, preferredly corrugated board, which has been formed by folding along bending lines and by insert joints or glue joints into a planar e... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6401928 | Christmas decoration organizer A Christmas decoration organizer that includes a number of storage trays and boxes that are configured by the user to accommodate the user's specific decorations and which are then stacked one atop the other and secured by a securing mechanism with a hand... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6334536 | Hanging ornament storage container A storage container for storing ornaments in a hanging orientation is provided. The container is comprised of a box and a plurality of ornament supportable cross-members which extend across the opening defined by the box. In use, a person hangs ornaments ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6237769 | Device to protect light strings for storage The invention is a device for quickly and easily protecting decorative light strings, such as Christmas lights, for storage. The stored light strings are protected against damage, and are immediately ready for re-use without tangling.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6135283 | Electric plug carrier and light string packing arrangement An electric plug carrier and light string packing arrangement including a light string packing holding a light string having an electric plug, and an electric plug carrier mounted in the light string packing. The electric plug carrier includes a base plat... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5988384 | Christmas ornament hanger/holder A holder for storing Christmas ornaments which has a container with at least one removable side to access the inside of the container and hooks to hold a hanger on which the Christmas ornaments can be placed.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971151 | Combined holder for displaying and packaging midget lamp assembly A combined holder for displaying and packaging a decorative midget lamp assembly, which can be satisfied with beauty of concentrative random twinkling and flickering of the plurality of light sources displacing toward left and right generating from on-off... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5941388 | Christmas light storage system A Christmas light storage system having a container with a lid, a plurality of racks, and a tower. The tower attaches to the container to provide a stable base, and individual racks attach to the tower to allow a strand of lights stored on the rack to be ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5934468 | Fluorescent light holster A light bulb holster (10) is provided in which pockets (18,36) are used to hold a plurality of tubular bulbs (22). A flap (28) is operable to cover the top ends of the bulbs (22) during transport and to secure the holster (10) to a ladder brace at the wor... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5924570 | Holder for a string of lights A holder for a string of lights including an elongated tube having an outer circumference convenient for winding the string of lights around. The elongated tube includes an open-ended slot parallel to a predominant axis of the tube extending from and end ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5907945 | Holiday light storage and stacking apparatus and method A holiday light set storage device and method for storing a holiday tree light set having a plurality of lights coupled together via wires. The holiday light storage device includes a base mounting a pair of upstanding, spaced apart light trays adjustably... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5842568 | Safety package of the strung up electrical lights A safety package of the strung up electrical lights comprises a first packing member and a second packing member made from carton papers. The first packing member has several rows of circular recesses for sequentially mounting the strung up electrical lig... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5826722 | Lamp packaging A packaging system is disclosed for a number of elongate tubular lamps. The lamps are oriented along a longitudinal axis and each have a first end opposite a second end along the axis. A first spacer is provided to engage a first end of each of the lamps ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5816407 | Christmas decoration storage organizer The present invention relates to a Christmas light and ornament storage device designed to prevent light strands from tangling. The device comprises a box shaped carrier having a bottom surface, four side walls depending therefrom and an open top. An inte... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813535 | Housing device for Christmas light bulbs A housing device for Christmas light bulbs is able to securely receive not only the light bulbs therein, but also the plug. Furthermore, a resilient plate integrally formed on the housing device is able to provide necessary resilience to bring the plug ba... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5676250 | Light string mounting storage system A system for storing a light string and removably coupling the light string to a building. The inventive device includes a hollow tube about which a light string can be wound for storage. Hook and loop fasteners secure the light string to an exterior of t... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5661953 | Christmas light wrapper and storage apparatus A Christmas light wrapping apparatus comprising wrapping trays with indentations for keeping the light strings separated and a base with a crankshaft for turning the trays, thereby winding the Christmas light strings. Additionally, a storage structure pro... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5653339 | Storage receptacle for Christmas lights and accessories A storage receptacle especially useful for containing Christmas lighting and accessories has at least one cordage member for supporting and securing strands of Christmas lights. The cordage member has a handle with opposite terminal ends. Opposing walls o... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5641075 | Storage rack and method for storing string lighting A storage rack and method for storing one or more strings of lights is disclosed. The storage rack includes a tubular body having a plurality of slots opening at one end. Light bulbs from a string of lights may be inserted successively into the slots so t... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5597070 | Lamp string holding container structure A lamp string holding container includes a bottom having four side panels to define a container in which inverted V-shaped ridges are provided with a plurality of lamp retaining holes spaced along the ridges to each receive therein a lamp. The container i... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5582291 | Suspendable carrying device for decorative lights The present invention is a suspendable carrying device for decorative light strings wherein the light strings include a plurality of light bulbs connected to the others and each bulb has an enlarged portion of greater diameter than the neck portion. The c... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5555979 | Packing unit with packed electric lamps The unit comprises a tray (3) carrying block-shaped cartons (1), arranged in rows (6), in which electric lamps (2) are accommodated. A wrapper (10) having a closure is folded about folding lines (11) so as to surround a base wall (4) and first side walls ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553708 | Packaging for shipping spent fluorescent lamps Packaging for shipping spent fluorescent tubes includes an external paperboard box lined with a plastic bag that encloses a pair of end pads positioned on opposite ends of an array of sleeves. The sleeves form discrete cells in which a spent fluorescent t... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5542535 | Fluorescent lamp carrier and fluorescent lamp disposal apparatus A carrier assembly for transporting and supporting fluorescent lamps, the carrier assembly comprising a container including a flexible bag having open and closed ends, the bag having a length between the open and closed ends, and the bag defining a volume... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5526931 | Carrier for long, flexible elements such as christmas lights A carrier includes a base and handles on each end of that base with the handles being coaxial with the central axis of the base so that long, flexible elements, such as Christmas lights, that are to be stored on the carrier can be easily wound onto the ca... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5513081 | Multiple light installation and storage system An installation and storage system for decorative light strings which includes a plurality of track channels for holding successive segments of the light string, such track channels being supportable by snap attachment to pre-positioned snap fasteners, ei... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5482226 | Storage device with support carrier and method A storage device with support carrier for use with electrical cords of the type having electrical sockets, receptacles, lights and the like spaced along the electrical cord and method of using the storage device with support carrier to easily and convenie... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5458241 | Storage device for decorative light string An integrally molded plastic device for supporting and storing elongated strands such as decorative light strings, the frame comprising integral cord winding members, cooperatively aligned hook and slot-containing members, electrical plug retention member... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5445272 | Color coded pakaging display system A packaging display system includes a first set of cartons packaging a first group of products and a second set of cartons packaging a second set of products. Each of the sets and groups are divided into subsets and sub-groups. The products of the first g... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5381899 | Package assembly for decorative lights A package for decorative lights includes an elongate hollow cylindrical core with notches in the ends of the core. The decorative light string is wound around the exterior of the core with the terminal ends of the string extending through the notches, sec... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5346067 | Package for individual objects with end pieces having tubular film attached thereto A package for an object includes a support component extending axially to the object, and two end pieces resting, respectively, on the ends of the support component and projecting beyond the cross-section of the object. The package also includes a tension... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5344019 | Tray from folded sheet material and blank for this tray The tray and the blank from sheet material comprise a rectangular base portion (1) having first (2, 4) and second (3, 5) opposing edges. First walls (12, 14) extend along and remote from the first edges and comprise opposing openings (112, 114) for accomm... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5330052 | Packed electric lamps The packed electric lamps have a box (1) provided with a base (2) having a base wall (7) and side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) connected thereto. First seats (31) and corresponding second seats (41) are present in the base (2) at a first side wall (3) and a second ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5291998 | Reusable stackable holder for flanged articles, especially electrical lamps To permit reuse of shipping boxes and shipping holders for elongated artis having a transverse flange, particularly automotive-type halogen lamps, a stackable carrier plate (1) is formed with article receptors (2) which each include an engagement surface... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5127526 | Package for fragile articles A molded, one-piece stackable package for fragile articles, such as circuline fluorescent light bulbs with bulb-shaped adapters and attached fittings, has a bottom tray and a top cover mutually hinged together respectively at one side wall. The tray inter... | 07/07/1992 |
