Abstract: A hanger device structurally configured to couple at an edge of a horizontal support is disclosed and described, the hanger device including a hanger support including a horizontal top support having a planar undersurface structurally configured to rest on an upper surface of the horizontal support when in use and an edge extension extending downwardly from the top support and configured to abut an edge of the horizontal support. The hanger device can further include a lower hanger coupled to and extending downwardly from the edge extension, a lower hook coupled to the lower hanger and oriented to suspend a decorative item therefrom, and an engagement lock slidably coupled to the lower hanger and configured to contact a bottom surface of the horizontal support opposite the horizontal top support to secure the hanger device to the horizontal support.

Abstract: Devices and systems having a plug and socket connection for resisting or preventing liquid, moisture, vapor, and the like, from contacting the internal electrical circuitry, is provided. Such an electrical device includes a power source socket coupled to a connector and a cap seal coupled to the connector. The power source socket further includes power source wires and the connector includes power distribution wires. The connections between the power source socket and the connector, between each pair of connectors, and between the connector and the cap seal are sealed to exclude moisture/liquid from causing shorting, as is described in more detail below.

Abstract: A light clip is provided having a roof covering socket mount including an inline collar to at least partially encircle a light in a socket, opposing side supports coupled to and extending from the inline collar and spaced apart sufficiently to contain a light socket, opposing bottom side supports coupled to the opposing side supports extending from the inline collar substantially parallel to the opposing side supports to form a channel to receive a roof covering, and a securing clip coupled to the opposing bottom side supports. The light clip also includes a gutter socket mount having a gutter collar formed between the opposing bottom supports, the gutter collar configured to at least partially encircle a light in a socket and a parallel offset of the opposing side supports providing a gutter rest structurally configured to rest on a gutter top and run along an inside edge of the gutter.

Abstract: A hanger device structurally configured to couple at an edge of a horizontal support is disclosed and described, the hanger device including a hanger support including a horizontal top support having a planar undersurface structurally configured to rest on an upper surface of the horizontal support when in use and an edge extension extending downwardly from the top support and configured to abut an edge of the horizontal support. The hanger device can further include a lower hanger coupled to and extending downwardly from the edge extension, a lower hook coupled to the lower hanger and oriented to suspend a decorative item therefrom, and an engagement lock slidably coupled to the lower hanger and configured to contact a bottom surface of the horizontal support opposite the horizontal top support to secure the hanger device to the horizontal support.

Abstract: An apex decoration support device including an apex decoration mount is provided and described. The apex decoration mount includes a central shaft and a frustoconical shell coupled to one end of the central shaft at an attachment end of the central shaft, the frustoconical shell extending from the attachment end lengthwise along the central shaft. The apex decoration mount further includes a a carriage coupled to and configured to move linearly along the central shaft such that linear movement of the carriage along the central shaft toward the attachment end rotates the frustoconical shell around the attachment end away from the away from the central shaft.

Abstract: A hanger device structurally configured to couple at an edge of a horizontal support is disclosed and described, the hanger device including a hanger support including a horizontal top support having a planar undersurface structurally configured to rest on an upper surface of the horizontal support when in use and an edge extension extending downwardly from the top support and configured to abut an edge of the horizontal support. The hanger device can further include a lower hanger coupled to and extending downwardly from the edge extension, a lower hook coupled to the lower hanger and oriented to suspend a decorative item therefrom, and an engagement lock slidably coupled to the lower hanger and configured to contact a bottom surface of the horizontal support opposite the horizontal top support to secure the hanger device to the horizontal support.

Abstract: Devices and systems having a plug and socket connection for resisting or preventing liquid, moisture, vapor, and the like, from contacting the internal electrical circuitry, is provided. Such an electrical device includes a power source socket coupled to a connector and a cap seal coupled to the connector. The power source socket further includes power source wires and the connector includes power distribution wires. The connections between the power source socket and the connector, between each pair of connectors, and between the connector and the cap seal are sealed to exclude moisture/liquid from causing shorting, as is described in more detail below.

Abstract: A hanger device structurally configured to couple at an edge of a horizontal support is disclosed and described, the hanger device including a hanger support including a horizontal top support having a planar undersurface structurally configured to rest on an upper surface of the horizontal support when in use and an edge extension extending downwardly from the top support and configured to abut an edge of the horizontal support. The hanger device can further include a lower hanger coupled to and extending downwardly from the edge extension, a lower hook coupled to the lower hanger and oriented to suspend a decorative item therefrom, and an engagement lock slidably coupled to the lower hanger and configured to contact a bottom surface of the horizontal support opposite the horizontal top support to secure the hanger device to the horizontal support.

Abstract: A decorative tree storage container including an enclosure having a proximal end, a distal end, and an underside surface, is provided, and described. The storage container can be sized to hold a decorative tree and can include one or more wheels coupled to the enclosure and positioned at a wheel location between the proximal end and the distal end that increases the clearance between the underside surface of the enclosure and a supporting surface when a decorative tree is in the enclosure and a user is lifting the proximal end by the handle.

Abstract: A hanger device structurally configured to couple at an edge of a horizontal support is disclosed and described, the hanger device including a hanger support including a horizontal top support having a planar undersurface structurally configured to rest on an upper surface of the horizontal support when in use and an edge extension extending downwardly from the top support and configured to abut an edge of the horizontal support. The hanger device can further include a lower hanger coupled to and extending downwardly from the edge extension, a lower hook coupled to the lower hanger and oriented to suspend a decorative item therefrom, and an engagement lock to slidably coupled to the lower hanger and configured to contact a bottom surface of the horizontal support opposite the horizontal top support to secure the hanger device to the horizontal support.

Abstract: An artificial tree stand device is disclosed and described. Such a device can include an upper tree frame configured to couple to and support an upper trunk portion of an artificial tree, a lower tree frame configured to couple to and support a lower trunk portion of the artificial tree, the upper tree frame being pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame, a tree stand base pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame, and wherein the upper tree frame, the lower tree frame, and the tree support base lock into a vertical position to display the artificial tree, and at least the upper tree frame unlocks to allow the upper tree frame to pivot into a storage position.

Abstract: A hanger device structurally configured to couple at an edge of a horizontal support is disclosed and described, the hanger device including a hanger support including a horizontal top support having a planar undersurface structurally configured to rest on an upper surface of the horizontal support when in use and an edge extension extending downwardly from the top support and configured to abut an edge of the horizontal support. The hanger device can further include a lower hanger coupled to and extending downwardly from the edge extension, a lower hook coupled to the lower hanger and oriented to suspend a decorative item therefrom, and an engagement lock to slidably coupled to the lower hanger and configured to contact a bottom surface of the horizontal support opposite the horizontal top support to secure the hanger device to the horizontal support.

Abstract: Devices and systems having a plug and socket connection for resisting or preventing liquid, moisture, vapor, and the like, from contacting the internal electrical circuitry, is provided. Such an electrical device includes a power source socket coupled to a connector and a cap seal coupled to the connector. The power source socket further includes power source wires and the connector includes power distribution wires. The connections between the power source socket and the connector, between each pair of connectors, and between the connector and the cap seal are sealed to exclude moisture/liquid from causing shorting, as is described in more detail below.

Abstract: A decorative tree stand that can include a support base and a tree support pivotally coupled to an upwardly facing surface of the support base is disclosed and described. The tree support can selectively pivot to allow the decorative tree to move from a display position to a storage position.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for the storage of objects are provided, such as an adjustable storage device for protecting fragile decorative items, which can include a plurality of adjustable rectangular storage compartments arranged in a rectangular array, a first plurality of elongate structures spaced at intervals and oriented parallel to one another, a second plurality of elongate structures spaced at intervals and oriented parallel to one another, wherein the first plurality of elongate structures is oriented perpendicularly to the second plurality of elongate structures to form an opening for each to of the plurality of storage compartments, and a flexible liner disposed across the plurality of storage compartments, wherein the flexible liner extends through each single opening to form sides and a bottom of each storage compartment.

Abstract: A decorative lighting device is presented and described. The device includes a translucent post configured to propagate light from an LED at a basal end along a linear axis to an apical end of the translucent post when in use, the translucent post comprising a center emission surface at the apical end on the linear axis configured to emit a center portion of light, a circumferential emission surface obliquely oriented relative to the linear axis between the LED and the center emission surface configured to emit a circumferential portion of the light, and a radially-oriented emission surface extending along the translucent post between the basal end and the circumferential emission surface configured to emit a radial portion of the light, wherein as light from the light is propagated through the translucent post, the radial, circumferential, and center portions of the light are emitted to create an incandescent visual effect.

Abstract: An artificial tree stand device is disclosed and described. Such a device can include an upper tree frame configured to couple to and support an upper trunk portion of an artificial tree, a lower tree frame configured to couple to and support a lower trunk portion of the artificial tree, the upper tree frame being pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame, a tree stand base pivotally coupled to the lower tree frame, and wherein the upper tree frame, the lower tree frame, and the tree support base lock into a vertical position to display the artificial tree, and at least the upper tree frame unlocks to allow the upper tree frame to pivot into a storage position.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for the storage of objects are provided, such as an adjustable storage device for protecting fragile decorative items, which can include a plurality of adjustable rectangular storage compartments arranged in a rectangular array, a first plurality of elongate structures spaced at intervals and oriented parallel to one another, a second plurality of elongate structures spaced at intervals and oriented parallel to one another, wherein the first plurality of elongate structures is oriented perpendicularly to the second plurality of elongate structures to form an opening for each to of the plurality of storage compartments, and a flexible liner disposed across the plurality of storage compartments, wherein the flexible liner extends through each single opening to form sides and a bottom of each storage compartment.

Abstract: A decorative tree stand that can include a support base and a tree support pivotally coupled to an upwardly facing surface of the support base is disclosed and described. The tree support can selectively pivot to allow the decorative tree to move from a display position to a storage position.

Abstract: A decorative tree stand that can include a support base and a tree support pivotally coupled to an upwardly facing surface of the support base is disclosed and described. The tree support can selectively pivot to allow the decorative tree to move from a display position to a storage position.