Abstract: A lamp socket arrangement for bulb with a lamp base having a first end defining a bulb opening for receiving the bulb. The lamp base has a second end substantially opposite from the first end. The second end includes a plurality of prongs which extend away from the second end. The lamp base is combined with a lamp holder having first and second ends, and defining a passage way between the first and second ends for receiving all of the lamp base, the plurality of prongs and the plurality of conducting wires for the bulb. The passage way, the plurality of prongs, and the plurality of conducting wires have a shape to substantially fill the second end of the passage way when the plurality of prongs and the conducting wires are positioned in the second end of the passage way. The shape of the passage way, prongs and conductors are such that the combination of all three form a sealed connection and a sealed end of the lamp socket arrangement.

Abstract: A lamp device is provided with a string having a plurality leads, a plurality lamp sockets and a plurality bulbs. A plurality of posts having a tip portion at one end and a fastening portion at the other end and a connecting plate with an upper plate portion connected to the fastening portion and a lower plate portion connected to the tip portion are provided. The top portion has two tips providing a fork forming a recess on the lower plate portion of the connecting plate. The fastening portion has two protection walls, each protection wall having an extension piece formed thereon, each extension piece having an upper lug and a lower lug providing a recess between the upper lug and the lower lug, the tip portion being able to be inserted into the ground or into something loose to support the lamp device. A plurality of lamp covers are provided.

Abstract: An expandable and shrinkable decorative lighting string arrangement with a plurality of lamp bulbs, lamp bases, lamp holders, all connected by wires to form a lighting string. The lighting string is connected to a plurality of stands by a clamp. An axis connector forms a support for the ends of the stands, and the ends of the stands are movably connected to the axis connector to form an expandable volume and a shrunken volume. The expandable volume attains a decorative structure with the stands spaced from each other. The shrunken volume positions the stands adjacent to each other. A locking device locks the stands to the axis connector to cause the stands to form the decorative structure.

Abstract: A lamp socket structure consisting of an insulated housing, a cover, at least one insulated conductor, a conductive screw shell and a plurality of piercing plates wherein the portion of the insulated conductor and the piercing plates are securely disposed between the insulated housing and the cover. The insulated housing has an opening at one end for receiving the screw shell which receives the base of a lamp and the cover secures title housing and screw shell by hooks or extended flanges. Each piercing plate has a sharp portion capable of penetrating the insulation of the insulated conductor to contact the wire therein and another end forming a contact terminal for connection to the screw shell or an electrode of the lamp base.

Abstract: A lamp socket unit including an insulating body, several insulating wires, a bottom cover, several copper contact sheets and a lamp bulb. One end of the insulating body has an opening to receive the lamp bulb. Another end of the body is combined with a bottom cover having a wire slot, a copper contact sheet insertion hole and a bottom cover passing hole. The bottom cover has a stay with a reversed hook. One end of copper contact sheet has a taper portion and the another end has a contact portion. The copper contact sheet is arranged and fixed in the insertion hole. The taper portion is fixed in the wire slot, and the contact portion extended to the opening of the body of the lamp bulb. The insulating wire is placed within the wire slot of the body. The taper portion is pierced into the insulating cover of wire and contacted with several copper wires within the wire. The bottom cover presses the wire into the wire slot and the reversed hook fixes the bottom cover on the body.

Abstract: The structure of a lamp socket unit has a lamp bulb, a lamp base and a lamp holder; said lamp bulb comprising vacuum part within in it providing a filament, a rear end and a pair of conductor wires; said lamp base comprising a lug, a neck and an end, said end having two holes, said lug having an opening end, the conductor wires passed through said opening end to enter holes, and said wires to be bent along the outside of said end so that the end of said lamp bulb received within the opening end of said lamp base; said lamp holder being hollow in it, both are opening end, the terminal to be contacted by the conductor wire passing through the rear opening of the lamp holder; the front opening received the end and neck of the lamp base, to cause the conductor wires to be contacted to the terminals so as to complete the electrical circuit; wherein the lug and neck of lamp base having one or more than one elasticity or expandable part, the outside diameter of neck of the lamp base is larger than the inside diamete

Abstract: A lamp socket structure consisting of an insulated housing, a cover, at least one insulated conductor, a conductive screw shell and a plurality of piercing plates wherein the portion of the insulated conductor and the piercing plates are securely disposed between the insulated housing and the cover. The insulated housing has an opening at one end for receiving the screw shell which receives the base of a lamp and the cover secures the housing and screw shell by hooks or extended flanges. Each piercing plate has a sharp portion capable of penetrating the insulation of the insulated conductor to contact the wire therein and another end forming a contact terminal for connection to the screw shell or an electrode of the lamp base.

Abstract: A decorative lamp string assembly includes a plurality of lamps, lamp bases or sockets, electrical wires supports and clamping sockets each with an open end. The support is inserted from the open end of the clamping socket into the inner space thereof, and then the lamps, lamp bases or sockets are fitted securely into the inside of the clamping socket. Thus various decorative lamp string assemblies can be formed.

Abstract: Decorative lighting string push-in type socket unit has a lamp bulb, a lamp base, a lamp holder and an insert for frictional fitting of the bulb, the base and the holder, wherein the insert is made of an elastic material in a form that is convenient to be selectively inserted interfacing between the lamp bulb and the lamp base, the lamp base and the lamp holder to make possible the stable fitting of the instant push-in assembly of the unit. The frictional force is exerted through the embossment of a raised surface in a dotted or ribbed pattern when the insert is in the form of a strap; or a pattern simulating a screw thread when the insert is in the form of an insertable nipple or bushing. The strap form insert can be made into a continuous length or may be divided into halves or sections. In addition to the abovesaid embossment, folding lines, snap holes and conductor passages can also be optionally provided thereupon.

Abstract: A connector and fastener are used particularly for a Christmas light string. The connector has a wire holding portion and a socket-engaging portion. Locking keys are formed on the wire holding portion and receiving holes are formed on the receiving portion for engagement with said locking keys when said wire holding portion is inserted into said socket-engaging portion. The fastener has at least one snapping element disposed on a socket of another Christmas light string and a corresponding number of flat tongues formed on the outer periphery of said connector for snap fitting when said connector is engaged with said socket. The connector may be configured to connect two wires respectively to two Christmas light strings or may be a connector with a socket to be inserted with another connector or an electrical gadget.

Abstract: A novel method for the packing of decorative lighting strings comprises forming an intermediate section of conductor wire between each pair of adjacent light bulbs into an independent loop and hiding under the unutilized space available behind the light bulbs where stacking rack is optionally provided so that the space originally required to accommodate the conductor wire in the aisle between two parallel rows of string stored can be substantially reduced. The invention relates also to the structure of the package developed based upon said method as well as fastening means for steadily stacking up or extending sidewise of said packages.

Abstract: Clip means for fastening of decorative lamp parts comprises a male (or caught) member having an enlarged head of spear or mushroom shape extending from a stem and a female (or catch) member constituted of a cavity like an aperture, a through-recess or a gap between a pair of bosses to take the male member wherein each catch or caught means may choose to respectively locate on or extend from a first part of the decorative lamp parts including lampshield, lamp base, lamp etc. to be conjugated with a second part of the decorative lamp parts complementary to and to be fastened to the said first part of the parts by clipping the caught or male member into the catch or female member. Said catch and caught means may be applied in singular set or disposed in double sets diametrically, catch and/or caught member may desirably made integrally with the first and/or second part where flange, extending stem etc. are made available.

Abstract: A lamp assembly, particularly used for a Christmas lamp string, having mainly a shade or shield at a first end, a hood with cover at a second end and an inter-connector joining in between the shield and the hood and serves to retain a lamp bulb with or without a socket. The socket is provided with self-contained conductor wires and fastening tab(s), single sided or double sided to be snap-locked by flap(s) disposed correspondingly on the inter-connector. When the inter-connector takes a bulb without socket, the bulb is inserted directly into the inter-connector where terminals of a pair of conductor wires are spacedly disposed to be electrically contacted with the blub base tightly inserted.

Abstract: Assembly type packing device for decoration light strings comprises clamp structures for holding the lamp(s) or light(s), rack structures for supporting clamped lights; and linkage structures for linking together the rack structures into a package form. Optionally a base structure is provided to help maintain the racks erect so that a compact and orderly package for decoration light strings is achieved to facilitate storage, shipment and/or display.

Abstract: This invention relates to a bendable and deformable lamp string combination comprising a pipe or a corrugated spring or a bendable tube interfaced with a spiral string to form a foldable ladder mutually joined by an elastic hinge for the accommodation of a lamp string either in series or in parallel. More particularly, the corrugated spring can be divided into several units connected to its respective lamp adapter, and consequently, the foldable ladder becomes interchangeable with respect to its lamp string and lamp adapter either in formation or in length, and is further characterized in that, it can be bent or deformed to the desired patterns or characteristics and can be joined to the inner or outer flange of a door and window to form a very convenient, eye-catching and beautiful lamp string combination.

Abstract: An electrical plug which has removable inner components and which may have on its rear end a pair of plug slots adapted to receive the prongs of a second plug. A fuse and a fuse conductor are removable from and insertable into a channel formed within the housing through respective openings in the housing wall. The conductor and its terminals are part of a conductor assembly which includes a resilient lip for a snap fit into the plug hosuing. The fuses are connected to a bracket or semi-bracket shape securing body that slides into the housing via a guide formed by the housing that connects with an upper arm of the bracket shaped securing body. The securing body fits tightly in the housing and provides a holding means for the connection between the conductor terminals, the fuses, and the prongs.

Abstract: An electrical plug and socket with a replaceable over-current protection device. The over-current protection device is made retractable by a removable securing body that attaches to the overcurrent protection device. The securing body is comprised of two members which sit on top of one another and hold secure the connection of the over-current protection device to its contacts. The securing body keeps the overcurrent protection device ane its connections in place by means such as a spring that engages the securing body to the housing of the plug.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug having insulating inner housing with a channel therein. A pair of conductors extending into the channel are provided having terminals fixed to ends thereof and disposed in the channel. A seat of insulated material is positioned in the channel between the terminals for fixing the terminals in the channel. A pair of contacts extend into the insulating housing having at least a portion communicating with the channel. A securing body of insulating material is disposed in the channel between the contacts for holding the prongs to the insulating housing, the securing body being removable from the inner housing. The housing being removably inserted within the through opening of an outer casing with spurs engaging the recesses.

Abstract: An electrical plug which has removable inner components and which may have at its rear end a pair of plug slots which are adapted to receive the prongs of a second plug. Fuses and conductors are removable from and insertable into a channel formed within the housing through two different openings in the housing wall. The conductors and their terminals are part of a conductor assembly which includes a resilient lip for a snap fit into the plug housing. The fuses are connected to a securing body which fits tightly in the housing to provide a connection between the conductor terminals, the fuses, and the prongs.

Abstract: A lamp socket for receiving a push-in type lamp is provided with receiving structure for being contained within the socket housing. Such structure includes a receptacle element having joined halves defining between them a central slot for receiving the push-in lamp base, from which emerge two wire leads for the lamp, such leads being bent back on opposite sides of the base tip. The joined halves of the receptacle elements define recesses at opposite ends of the slot for holding contacts at the ends of insulated leads. The halves are joined by an intermediary bar having a tab-like portion protruding downwardly with the leads on opposite faces. This portion is received by a ring-like clamp element. Outer surfaces of the downwardly-protruding portion are uneven and shaped complementarily to uneven inner surfaces of the clamp element for clamping the leads when joined.