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A flat bundle of cables are each sheathed with an electrically insulative synthetic resin and arranged in a spaced relationship while extending in parallel with each other. A plurality of baseless bulbs are arranged one after another along at least one cable of the flat bundle of cables while making

A flat bundle of cables are each sheathed with an electrically insulative synthetic resin and arranged in a spaced relationship while extending in parallel with each other. A plurality of baseless bulbs are arranged one after another along at least one cable of the flat bundle of cables while making electrical connection to the at least one cable via lead wires. A plurality of moldable plastic material holding structures are arranged one after another in the spaced relationship along the flat bundle of cables. Each holding structure serves to firmly hold a respective baseless bulb and the flat bundle of cables so that a central axis of the bulb extends parallel with a plane of the flat bundle of cables and perpendicular to the extending direction of the cables.

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An apparatus for lighting a number of baseless bulbs for the purpose of decoration, comprising: a flat bundle of cables each sheathed with an electrically insulative synthetic resin and arranged in a spaced relationship while extending in parallel with each other, a plurality of baseless bulbs arran

An apparatus for lighting a number of baseless bulbs for the purpose of decoration, comprising: a flat bundle of cables each sheathed with an electrically insulative synthetic resin and arranged in a spaced relationship while extending in parallel with each other, a plurality of baseless bulbs arranged one after another along at least one cable of said flat bundle of cables while making electrical connection to said at least one cable via lead wires, and a plurality of holding means each serving to firmly hold a respective baseless bulb and said flat bundle of cables so that a central axis of a bulb held by the holding means extends parallel with a plane of said flat bundle of cables and perpendicular to the extending direction of said cables, said plurality of holding means being arranged one after another in the spaced relationship along said flat bundle of cables; wherein said holding means comprise moldable plastic material; and wherein each of said plurality of holding means is in the form of a socket comprising: a main body molded of a flexible elastic synthetic resin and comprising a first half and a second half jointed to each other via a folding portion interposed therebetween, said first half and said second half being integrated with each other in a face-to-face relationship by folding said second half along said folding portion when said socket is used, a first clamping wall formed on said first half of said main body for firmly holding a base portion of a baseless bulb in a clamped state when both halves of the main body are integrated with each other for use in the face-to-face relationship, said first clamp wall being contoured to exhibit a semicylindrical shape corresponding to the base portion of said baseless bulb, a second clamp wall formed on said first half for firmly receiving a plurality of transversely extending cables constituting a flat bundle of cables in the clamped state when both halves of the main body are integrated with each other for use in the face-to-face relationship, said second clamping wall being contoured to exhibit a corrugated wall surface consisting of a plurality of transversely extending semicylindrical cable receiving grooves corresponding to said plurality of transversely extending cables, a first clamping wall formed on said second half for firmly holding the base portion of said baseless bulb in the clamped state in cooperation with said first clamp wall on said first half when both halves of the main body are integrated with each other for use in the face-to-face relationship, said first clamp wall being contoured to exhibit a semicylindrical shape corresponding to the base portion of said baseless bulb, a second clamp wall formed on said second half for firmly receiving said plurality of transversely extending cables constituting said flat bundle of cables in the clamped state in cooperation with said second clamp wall on said first half when both halves of the main body are integrated with each other for use in the face-to-face relationship, said second clamp wall being contoured to exhibit a corrugated wall surface consisting of a plurality of transversely extending semicylindrical cable receiving grooves corresponding to said plurality of transversely extending cables, and at least two selective contact pieces fitted into said first clamp wall formed on said first half for firmly receiving said transversely extending cables in the clamped state while extending at a right angle relative to said transversely extending cables, a first one of said selective contact pieces being electrically connected to one of lead wires extending from said baseless bulb by receiving the lead wire in a V-shaped groove formed on a projected part of said first selective contact piece, and moreover, electrically connected to one cable selected from said plurality of transversely extending cables via a piercer projecting from said first selective contact piece and pierced into said selected cable, a second one of said selective contact pieces having a length different from that of the first selective contact piece and being electrically connected to the other lead wire extending from said baseless bulb by receiving said other lead wire in a V-shaped groove formed on a projected part of said second selective contact piece, and moreover, electrically connected to another cable selected from said plurality of transversely extending cables via a piercer projecting from said second selective contact piece and pierced into said selected other cable.