US 12,442,518 B2
System, device, and method for suspending decorative string lights
Richard Martini, Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Richard Martini, Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/816,369.
Application 18/816,369 is a continuation of application No. 18/499,774, filed on Nov. 1, 2023, granted, now 12,072,081.
Prior Publication US 2025/0137622 A1, May 1, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21V 21/008 (2006.01); F21S 4/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 21/008 (2013.01) [F21S 4/10 (2016.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for installing a suspended drop light string along and directly connecting to a guidewire without the use of one or more separate fasteners through a first through hole of device, wherein the suspended drop light string and the guidewire extend in a first direction, the device comprising:
a support portion rigidly connected to an upper surface of a drop suspender of a light of the suspended drop light string;
the support portion providing the first through hole extending in the first direction parallel with both the suspended drop light string and the guidewire, wherein the rigid connection of the support portion to the upper surface prevents the orientation of the first through hole from deviating from the first direction; and
a track superjacent the first through hole, wherein the track has a continuous uninterrupted upper bound that longitudinally extends in the first direction, and
wherein the first through hole extends a distance in the first direction that is greater than a diameter of the first through hole,
whereby the guidewire, attached at opposing ends, enables the drop suspender to ride along the guidewire in the first direction by said track physically contacting the guidewire when installing the suspended drop light string.
 
7. A device for installing a suspended drop light string along and directly connecting to a guidewire without the use of one or more separate fasteners through a first through hole of device, wherein the suspended drop light string and the guidewire extend in a first direction, the device comprising:
a support portion rigidly connected to an upper surface of a drop suspender of a light of the suspended drop light string;
the support portion providing the first through hole extending in the first direction parallel with both the suspended drop light string and the guidewire, wherein the rigid connection of the support portion to the upper surface prevents the orientation of the first through hole from deviating from the first direction;
a track superjacent the first through hole, wherein the track has a continuous uninterrupted upper bound that longitudinally extends in the first direction; and
a second through hole extending through the support portion, wherein the second through hole is oriented orthogonal relative to the first through hole,
whereby the guidewire, attached at opposing ends, enables the drop suspender to ride along the guidewire in the first direction by said track physically contacting the guidewire when installing the suspended drop light string.