US 9,671,097 B2
Decorative lighting with reinforced wiringGeneral
US 9,671,097 B2
Decorative lighting with reinforced wiring
Tech Center:
2800 Semiconductors/Memory, Circuits/Measuring and Testing, Optics/Photocopying, Printing/Measuring and Testing
Examiner:
Elmito Breval
Art Unit:
2875 Optics
Inventors:
Johnny Chen
Assignee:
Priority:
09/13/13
Filed:
10/19/15
Granted:
06/06/17
Expiration:
09/13/33
Abstract
A reinforced wire for decorative lighting, the wire defining a central longitudinal wire axis and including: a longitudinally-extending reinforcing strand, the reinforcing strand comprising one or more fibers comprising a polymer material and defining a reinforcing-strand axis; a plurality of conductor strands wound about the reinforcing strand, each of the plurality of conductor strands defining a conductor strand axis; and an outer insulating layer adjacent to, and covering, one or more of the conductor strands. The reinforcing strand in cross section normal to the wire axis defines an asymmetrical shape.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
F21F21Y2105/12F21S4/15F21W2121/04F21V23/001F21YH01B7/04H01B