Decorative light pedestal

{
  "publication_number": "US4877209A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Decorative light pedestal",
  "abstract": "A decorative light pedestal adapted to receive and maintain the socket portion of a decorative bulb and socket assembly and bond said pedestal to a support surface, the pedestal comprising a circumferential socket support member, a base member defining a substantially planar mounting surface, and an adhesive means adapted to bond the mounting surface of the pedestal to the support surface.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A decorative light pedestal adapted to receive and maintain the socket portion of a decorative bulb socket assembly and bond said pedestal to a support surface, said pedestal comprising a base member having a substantially planar mounting service; a circumferential socket support member extending outwardly from said base member on the side of said base member that is opposite said mounting surface; and adhesive means adapted to bond said mounting surface of said pedestal to said support surface; said pedestal further comprising a first void extending axially through the circumferential support member and the plane of the base member to permit said socket assembly to be inserted into the circumferential support member through said base member, and a second void adapted to receive and accommodate the passage of wiring connected to said socket assembly through said circumferential support member after said socket assembly is inserted therein; said base member further comprising spaced apart sections which cooperate to define the plane of said mounting surface.",
    "2. A decorative light pedestal adapted to receive and maintain the socket portion of a decorative bulb socket assembly and bond said pedestal to a support surface, said pedestal comprising a base member having a substantially planar mounting service; a circumferential socket support member extending outwardly from said base member on the side of said base member that is opposite said mounting surface; and adhesive means adapted to bond said mounting surface of said pedestal to said support surface; said pedestal further comprising a first void extending axially through the circumferential support member and the plane of the base member to permit said socket assembly to be inserted into the circumferential support member through said base member, and a second void adapted to receive and accommodate the passage of wiring connected to said socket assembly through said circumferential support member after said socket assembly is inserted therein; said base member further comprising spaced apart section which cooperate to define the plane of said mounting surface, and an additional base section disposed in substantially perpendicular relation to said spaced apart sections, said additional base section defining a second mounting surface substantially parallel to said axially extending first void through said circumferential support member."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This invention relates to decorative lighting, and more particularly, to apparatus for supporting and maintaining decorative lighting on a substantially planar surface. One aspect of the invention relates to a pedestal having a substantially cyclindrical support member adapted to receive and support the socket portion of a decorative bulb and socket assembly. Another aspect of the invention relates to a decorative light pedestal having a base member with an adhesive backing adapted to attach the pedestal to an underlying support surface.\n\nThe use of ornamental lighting for holiday decorating is well known. Ornamental lighting is also useful in marketing displays and for creating special effects in commercial establishments. Strings of decorative lights comprising, for example, twenty-five, fifty, or one hundred individual sockets are typically wired together with strands of insulated, small-diameter wire to which a plug or plugs are attached at one or both ends to facilitate connection with an electrical energy source or another strand of lights. Clear or colored bulbs are inserted into the sockets to provide the desired lighting effect.\n\nProblems have been encountered where the desired decorative lighting scheme requires the attachment of decorative light strings to a substantially planar support surface. Some have previously sought to overcome this problem by adapting decorative light holders to be maintained on a substantially planar support surface by screw-type fasteners, nails, or the like. One such light holder is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,189,310. The holder disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.",
  "cpc": [
    "F21V 21/0808",
    "F21S 4/10",
    "F21V 19/0005",
    "F21V 19/006",
    "F21V 21/08"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "F21S 4/00",
    "F21V 19/00",
    "F21V 21/08"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Gary Products Group Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Lonnie F. Gary"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1989-01-06",
  "publication_date": "1989-10-31",
  "grant_date": "1989-10-31",
  "priority_date": "1988-10-13",
  "application_number": "US-29426889-A",
  "family_id": "26945933",
  "cited_by_count": 14,
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}