Decorative light storage device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a decorative light storage device [ 1000 ]. Decorative light sets [ 100 ], such as icicle lights, have a transverse strand [ 110 ] with multiple, hanging vertical strands [ 120 ] of varying lengths. The present invention [ 1000 ] provides an economical compact and easy to use storage device. The light storage device [ 1000 ] incorporates a panel [ 1110 ] having an upper row [ 1130 ] and a lower row [ 1140 ] of protrusions [ 1131, 1141 ] creating a transverse track 1190 between them. It also includes securing devices [ 1120 ] arranged vertically to create vertical tracks [ 1160 ] between them. The transverse strands [ 110 ] are wrapped around panel [ 1110 ] in the transverse track [ 1190 ] allowing the vertical strands [ 120 ] to fall into the vertical tracks [ 1160 ] and be held by securing devices [ 1120 ]. Several storage devices may be held in tracks of an enclosure [ 1400 ] to facilitate easy storage.

1 . A decorative light storage device for storing light strings having at least one elongated transverse strand and a plurality of vertical strands comprising:
 a A panel [ 1110 ] having a top portion [ 1111 ] and a bottom portion [ 1115 ];   b. At least one structure defining a bottom of a transverse track [ 1190 ] in the top portion [ 1111 ] of the panel [ 1110 ] for receiving said transverse strand [ 120 ];   c. At least one structure defining a vertical track [ 1160 ] extending toward the bottom portion [ 1115 ] for receiving at least one vertical strand [ 120 ] for storage of the decorative lights.   
   
   
       2 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 1  wherein the structure defining the bottom of the transverse track is constructed from protrusions [ 1141 ]. 
   
   
       3 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 1  wherein the structure defining the vertical track [ 1160 ] is constructed from vertical protrusions [ 1125 ]. 
   
   
       4 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 1  wherein the vertical strands [ 1120 ] are secured to panel [ 1110 ] with bands [ 1123 ] through holes [ 1121 ]. 
   
   
       5 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of protrusions [ 1131 ] along the top of the transverse track [ 1190 ] to further secure the transverse strands [ 110 ]. 
   
   
       6 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 1  wherein the vertical tracks are impressions in the panel [ 1110 ]. 
   
   
       7 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 6  wherein the vertical tracks are wider near the top portion [ 1111 ], as compared with the bottom portion [ 1115 ]. 
   
   
       8 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 1  wherein the structure defining the bottom of the transverse track is constructed from a formed guide [ 1300 ]. 
   
   
       9 . The decorative light storage device of  claim 1  wherein the structure defining the vertical track [ 1160 ] is a plurality of formed guides [ 1300 ] each having a plurality of extensions [ 1340 ] and a plurality of intervening slots [ 1350 ] which line up vertically to form vertical tracks [ 1360 ]. 
   
   
       10 . A decorative light storage system having an enclosure device [ 1400 ] with a plurality of rails [ 1410 ], each of the rails capable of storing a decorative light storage device for storing light strings having at least one elongated transverse strand and a plurality of vertical strands comprising:
 a A panel [ 1110 ] having a top portion [ 1111 ] and a bottom portion [ 1115 ];   b. At least one structure defining a bottom of a transverse track [ 1190 ] in the top portion [ 1111 ] of the panel [ 1110 ] for receiving said transverse strand [ 120 ];   c. At least one structure defining a vertical track [ 1160 ] extending toward the bottom portion [  115 ] for receiving at least one vertical strand [ 120 ] for storage of the decorative lights.   
   
   
       11 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 10  wherein the structure defining the bottom of the transverse track is constructed from protrusions [ 1141 ]. 
   
   
       12 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 10  wherein the structure defining the vertical track [ 1160 ] is constructed from vertical protrusions [ 1125 ]. 
   
   
       13 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 10  wherein the vertical strands [ 1120 ] are secured to panel [ 1110 ] with bands [ 1123 ] through holes [ 1121 ]. 
   
   
       14 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 10  further comprising a plurality of protrusions [ 1131 ] along the top of the transverse track [ 1190 ] to further secure the transverse strands [ 110 ]. 
   
   
       15 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 10  wherein the vertical tracks are impressions in the panel [ 1110 ]. 
   
   
       16 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 15  wherein the vertical tracks are wider near the top portion [ 1111 ], as compared with the bottom portion [ 1115 ]. 
   
   
       17 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 10  wherein the structure defining the bottom of the transverse track is constructed from a formed guide [ 1300 ]. 
   
   
       18 . The decorative light storage system of  claim 10  wherein the structure defining the vertical track [ 1160 ] is a plurality of formed guides [ 1300 ] each having a plurality of extensions [ 1340 ] and a plurality of intervening slots [ 1350 ] which line up vertically to form vertical tracks [ 1360 ].