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Patents:
Electrical Devices

 

November 20 1923
1,474,763
Conlan
Method of interconnecting electrical cords
October 21 1924
1,512,888
Haft
Method of interconnecting Christmas light strings
January 5 1926
1,568,815
Eckstein
Constant contact light bulb socket
December 21 1926
1,611,806
Barnett
Method of interconnecting electrical cords
December 21 1926
1,611,836
Kulka
Wooden ball to hold lights in position (CD Wood & NOMA)
January 18 1927
1,614,922
Haupt
Double lamp socket used in NOMA Dresden lights
March 25 1930
1,751,842
Propp
Method of interconnecting Christmas light cords
September 23 1930
1,776,702
Peterson
Counterbalanced electric
candle light holder
January 31 1933
1,895,656
Gadke
Metal socket clip for
Christmas lights
December 24 1935
2,025,214
Moulthrop
Triple outlet socket, adapted into Christmas light strings
 
October 29 1935
2,018,836
Clemence
Christmas light socket clip used by ClemCo
October 13 1936
2,057,078
Abrahamson
Christmas light socket clip used by Paramount (Klipton)
July 12, 1938
2,123,231
Clemence
Christmas light socket clip used by ClemCo
June 2 1942
2,284,788
Wolfe
Solderless Christmas light socket with pass through wires
 


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