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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horacio A Baggio, Niles, IL (US);
George R Eckart, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Woodhead Industries, Inc., Northbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362249 ; 362378 ; 362391 ;
Abstract
An economical string light includes a molded socket or base having an integral hook for attaching to a messenger wire for support and first and second insulation-displacement connectors for coupling to the electrical power wires. The lamp guard is formed of two identical protector elements which have a coupling collar for connecting to each other and to a retainer flange on the socket. The protector elements are hinged from the coupling collar to open in a clamshell fashion to facilitate lamp replacement, and the protection elements couple together with snap couplers to form the complete lamp guard.