DECORATION LIGHT CABLE WITH IMPROVED TENSILE STRENGTH

Abstract

Disclosed is a decoration light cable with improved tensile strength, which includes a conductive line, which includes multiple metal filaments twisted together; an insulation layer, which surrounds, encloses, and houses the conductive line in such a way that the conductive line is located at a center of the insulation layer; and one or more reinforcement lines, which are embedded in the insulation layer in such a way that the reinforcement lines are spaced and separated from the conductive line. The decoration light cable is applicable to connections among decoration lights to improve structural strength. In addition, when the insulation layer is cut and trimmed to expose the conductive line, the reinforcement lines are cut off simultaneously so that no reinforcement lines are left at the cut site to cause undesired interference with a subsequent soldering operation applied to the conductive line. This improves the convenience and quality of soldering.

Claims

1. A decoration light cable, comprising: a conductive line, which comprises a plurality of metal filaments twisted together; an insulation layer, which surrounds, encloses, and houses the conductive line, such that the conductive line is located at a center of the insulation layer; and one or more reinforcement lines, which are embedded in the insulation layer such that the reinforcement lines are spaced and separated from and thus not in contact with the conductive lines by portions of the insulation layer located and interposed between the conductive line and the reinforcement lines.

2. The decoration light cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein three reinforcement lines are embedded in the insulation layer.

3. The decoration light cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reinforcement lines each comprise a plurality of nylon filaments twisted together.

4. The decoration light cable as claimed in claim 2, wherein the reinforcement lines each comprise a plurality of nylon filaments twisted together.

5. The decoration light cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive line comprises a first conductive line layer and a second conductive line layer such that the first conductive line layer is set at a central portion circumferentially enclosed by the second conductive line layer that is set along a circumferential portion.

6. The decoration light cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal filaments are each one of a copper filament, a tin-plated copper filament, and an aluminum filament.

7. The decoration light cable as claimed in claim 5, wherein the metal filaments are each one of a copper filament, a tin-plated copper filament, and an aluminum filament.

8. The decoration light cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulation layer is formed of a plastic material comprising one of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), and polypropylene (PP).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The present invention can be fully understood from the following detailed description and preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a decoration light cable according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the decoration light cable according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

[0018] FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an application of the decoration light cable of the present invention to a decoration light device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] To better expound the purposes, features, and effectiveness of the present invention to help better understand and appreciate the present invention, description will be given below with reference to embodiments and drawings of the present invention.

[0020] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, which are respectively a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing a decoration light cable with improved tensile strength, generally designated at 10, the decoration light cable of the present invention is applicable to decoration lights 20 (as shown in FIG. 3), and a preferred embodiment of the decoration light cable of the present invention comprises: a conductive line 1, which is made up multiple single metal filaments 11 twisted together or multiple strands of twisted metal filaments 11 twisted together. The metal filaments 11 can be copper (or copper alloy) filaments, tin-plated copper (or copper alloy) filaments, or aluminum (or aluminum alloy) filaments, or any combination thereof. An insulation layer 2, which is formed of a plastic material, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), and polypropylene (PP), surrounds, encloses, and houses the conductive line 1 in such a way that the conductive line 1 is located at a center of the insulation layer 2 (which is an axial center of a cross-section of the insulation layer). One or more reinforcement lines 3 are embedded in the insulation layer 2. The reinforcement lines 3 are each made of multiple nylon filaments 31 twisted together and are spaced from and not in contact with the conductive line 1 with portions of the insulation layer 2 located and thus interposed between the conductive line 1 and the reinforcement lines 3. The entire structure of the decoration light cable with improved tensile strength according to the present invention is descried above.

[0021] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, preferably, three or more reinforcement lines 3 are included in the decoration light cable such that the reinforcement lines 3 are embedded in the insulation layer 2 in a manner of being arranged along a circle and spaced from each other by a constant circumferential interval therebetween to provide the decoration light cable 10 with uniform tensile strength. Further, the nylon filaments 31 that are twisted to form the reinforcement lines 3 can be fine yarns of nylon or alternatively, the nylon filaments 31 can be replaced by other filaments made up of twisted fine yarns of other materials, such as cotton yarns.

[0022] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, the conductive line 1 that is composed of multiple twisted metal filaments may comprise a first layer 12 and a second layer 13 (which will be respectively referred to as “first conductive line layer” and “second conductive line layer”). The first conductive line layer 12 and the second conductive line layer 13 are each composed of multiple metal filaments 11 twisted together (or multiple twisted strands each of which comprises multiple metal filaments twisted together) and the first conductive line layer 12 is set as a central portion of the conductive line 1 and circumferentially surrounded and enclosed by the second conductive line layer 13 that is a circumferential portion set along a circumferential surface of the central portion.

[0023] Referring to FIG. 3, the decoration light cable 10 with improved tensile strength of the present invention has various applications and is applicable, in an example, to decoration lights 20 (such as Christmas lights) or an assembly of such decoration lights, such that the decoration light cable 10 of the present invention serves as an electrical connection line among the decoration lights 20. The above-described improvement involving the reinforcement lines 3 helps increase the tensile strength of the decoration light cable 10 and with the reinforcement lines 3 being embedded in the insulation layer 2, during a process of trimming the insulation layer 2 to expose the conductive line 1, the reinforcement lines 3 that are embedded in the insulation layer, can be surely cut off at the same time and thus the reinforcement lines 3, which can be made of nylon or other material, will not cause any interference with a heating and soldering or welding operation and as such, convenience of soldering or welding and quality of soldiering or welding can be both enhanced.

[0024] Illustrated above are the embodiments of the present disclosure, which should not be considered limitative to the scope of the invention. Therefore, any equivalent substitutions or variations to the structures or processes disclosed in the specification and the drawing of the present disclosure, or a direct or indirect application of the invention to the other technical fields should be considered as part of the present disclosure.