Decorative lighting with reinforced wiring

摘要

A reinforced wire for decorative lighting, the wire defining a central longitudinal wire axis and including: a longitudinally-extending reinforcing strand, the reinforcing strand comprising one or more fibers comprising a polymer material and defining a reinforcing-strand axis; a plurality of conductor strands wound about the reinforcing strand, each of the plurality of conductor strands defining a conductor strand axis; and an outer insulating layer adjacent to, and covering, one or more of the conductor strands. The reinforcing strand in cross section normal to the wire axis defines an asymmetrical shape.

主权项

1. A reinforced wire for decorative lighting, the wire defining a central longitudinal wire axis and comprising:
a longitudinally-extending reinforcing strand, the reinforcing strand comprising a first polymer material; a plurality of conductor strands helically wound about the reinforcing strand; an outer insulating layer comprising a second polymer material, the outer insulating layer adjacent to, and in contact with, one or more of the conductor strands; wherein the plurality of conductor strands define a gap between two conductor strands, and the outer insulating layer is in direct contact with the portion of the reinforcing strand in the gap such that the second polymer material is bonded to the first polymer material.