A strip of a flexible plastic has a transparent cover surface which permits passage of light and an opposed bottom surface and sides which are opaque to passage of light. A series of spaced apart light emitting diodes are positioned on the top surface in electrical contact with a pair of spaced apart, generally parallel electrical wires running along the length of the top surface and individual electric bulbs are positioned on top of each light emitting diode. When electric current flows through the electrical wires, light is transmitted from each light emitting diode through each bulb and out in a unidirectional manner.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a water-resistant capture device for enclosing wired electro-magnetic components, the capture device having a base module and a connecting cap module, wherein when the base module and cap module enclose an electro-magnetic component and the base module is connected to the cap module, one or more electric wires are passed through wire apertures formed by a combined base module and cap module. In some embodiments, the base module may be deformable and deform when affixed to the cap module. In some embodiments a sealing agent may be disposed in an interior of the capture device. The sealing agent may, for example, be assembled in solid form and be at least partially liquified for distribution. In an exemplary embodiment, an LED may be captured within the capture device. The sealing agent may provide a water resistant seal between a base and a housing element.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a tree lighting system. The tree lighting system includes a source of direct current electrical power, a power connector plug connected to the source of direct current electrical power, a strand of parallel-connected lamp elements, the strand connected to a lighting connector plug, and a body. The body includes a power connector jack configured to mate with the power connector plug to receive the electrical power, a lighting connector jack configured for providing the electrical power received at the power connector jack to the lighting connector and an electricity conductor connecting the power connector jack to the lighting connector jack.

A guide for a strand of electric lights having a plurality of light elements spaced along an electric conductor. The guide includes a tubular body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and an oblong shaped passage extending through the tubular body from the inlet end to the outlet end. The passage dimensioned to slidably receive the light elements in a way that causes the light elements to be generally oriented along a major width of the passage as the light elements pass through the tubular body.

A lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system has a plurality of lighting assemblies; a first controller coupled to a power source at a first connection and at least one of the plurality of lighting assemblies at a second connection, each of said plurality of lighting assemblies including a plurality of lighting elements, each of said plurality of lighting elements including a plurality of pairs of different colored lights, each of said plurality of pairs including a first light and a second light, said first light of said light pair activated via a first voltage polarity and said second light of said light pair activated via a second voltage polarity, said first controller having a switch with a plurality of switch positions.

Apparatuses and systems are provided for changing the spectrum of light emission from a light-emitting diode (LED) light set. The LED light set may include LEDs, each of which having at least a first LED chip and a second LED chip configured to emit light at differing wavelengths. The first and second LED chips may be connected in series with opposite polarities. Responsive to receiving a power flow in a first direction from a power terminal, the first LED chip may emit light of a first color while the second LED chip may remain powered off. Responsive to receiving the power flow in a second direction opposite the first direction from the power source, the second LED chip may emit light of a second color different than the first color while the first LED chip may remain powered off.

The present invention provides a strengthened decorative light wire. The decorative light wire is for electrically connecting a plurality of lamps. Each decorative light wire comprises a plurality of untwisted conductor wires, an external insulating sheath wraps around the plurality of conductor wires and one or more flat elongated strengthening sheets disposed between a inner surface and a outer surface of the external insulating sheath by enabling the flat elongated strengthening sheet/s to fully or partially, within the external insulating sheath, surround the conductor wires.

The present invention provides a combined power socket for artificial trees. The combined power socket includes a first socket and a second socket which are capable of supplying control signals to light strings on the artificial trees in addition to power supply, thus can realize the intelligent control of light strings. Furthermore, the first socket and a second socket can be connected in two directions without considering the positive and negative poles of the power supply. The product assembly is simpler and more convenient.

An illuminable decoration comprises at least two trunk sections, each trunk section includes a hollow tube and a cable assembly coupled to each trunk section. Each cable assembly comprises a first modular electrical connector end that has an inner socket and an outer plug that circumscribes the inner socket. Further, each cable assembly comprises a second modular electrical connector end that has an inner plug and an outer socket that circumscribes the inner plug. A first electrical wire electrically couples between the inner socket of the first modular electrical connector and the inner plug of the second modular electrical connector. Also, a second electrical wire electrically couples between the outer plug of the first modular electrical connector and the outer socket of the second modular electrical connector. When two trunk sections are assembled together end-to-end, the trunk sections are mechanically and electrically coupled to form a modular electrical distribution system.

A series-wired LED light string formed of a plurality of LEDs connected in series with a current limiting resistor. A resistive component is electrically connected across each LED and serves as a shunt to electrically bypass a failed LED to keep the remaining LEDs in the light string fully illuminated. The LED light string has only two wires and is powered by a full wave rectified voltage, generated external to the light string.