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An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on the spindle by rotating the spindle in the dire

An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on the spindle by rotating the spindle in the direction of winding. The device allows for ease of storage and handling of such light strings without any substantial tangling of the strings. When it is desired to mount the lights after a period of storage, the light strings can be readily unwound from the rotatable spindle and directly mounted at desired locations.

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An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on the spindle by rotating the spindle in the dire

An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on the spindle by rotating the spindle in the direction of winding. The device allows for ease of storage and handling of such light strings without any substantial tangling of the strings. When it is desired to mount the lights after a period of storage, the light strings can be readily unwound from the rotatable spindle and directly mounted at desired locations. 00, Baskerville et al.; US-4586996, 19860500, Shinohara et al.; US-4594288, 19860600, Dobigny et al.; US-4613656, 19860900, Tang; US-4622376, 19861100, Misura et al.; US-4623497, 19861100, Waters; US-4640489, 19870200, Larsen; US-4666952, 19870500, Henne et al.; US-4685783, 19870800, Heller et al.; US-4687707, 19870800, Matsuo et al.; US-4693446, 19870900, Orlosky; US-4707076, 19871100, Skutnik et al.; US-4711379, 19871200, Price, 222/504; US-4720356, 19880100, Chu; US-4728469, 19880300, Danner et al.; US-4731264, 19880300, Lin et al.; US-4746716, 19880500, Oates; US-4758448, 19880700, Sandvig et al.; US-4774035, 19880900, Carmelite et al.; US-4780393, 19881000, Frommeld; US-4784467, 19881100, Akatsuka et al.; US-4800122, 19890100, Sallavanti et al.; US-4842782, 19890600, Portney et al.; US-4851530, 19890700, Rickwood; US-4852974, 19890800, Melzig et al.; US-4879318, 19891100, Lipscomb et al.; US-4889664, 19891200, Kindt-Larsen et al.; US-4895102, 19900100, Kachal et al.; US-4902725, 19900200, Moore; US-4913544, 19900400, Rickwood et al.; US-4919850, 19900400, Blum et al.; US-4929278, 19900500, Ashley et al.; US-4939423, 19900700, Ruby; US-4955804, 19900900, Martell et al.; US-4959429, 19900900, Misura et al.; US-4965294, 19901000, Ohngemach et al.; US-4966812, 19901000, Ashley et al.; US-4968454, 19901100, Crano et al.; US-4983335, 19910100, Matsuo et al.; US-4985186, 19910100, Nose et al.; US-4988274, 19910100, Kenmochi; US-5015523, 19910500, Kawashima et al.; US-5028358, 19910700, Blum; US-5049321, 19910900, Galic; US-5061769, 19911000, Aharoni; US-5104692, 19920400, Belmares; US-5105126, 19920400, Whitesel; US-5116644, 19920500, Asai et al.; US-5118142, 19920600, Bish; US-5135686, 19920800, Masuhara et al.; US-5147585, 19920900, Blum; US-5153027, 19921000, Spagnoli; US-5154861, 19921000, McBrierty et al.; US-5173368, 19921200, Belmares; US-5178955, 19930100, Aharoni et al.; US-5219497, 19930600, Blum; US-5224957, 19930700, Gasser et al.; US-5225224, 19930700, Aharoni et al.; US-5238981, 19930800, Knowles; US-5268196, 19931200, Boulos; US-5274132, 19931200, VanGemert; US-5316791, 19940500, Farber et al.; US-5364256, 19941100, Lipscomb et al.; US-5369158, 19941100, Knowles; US-5384077, 19950100, Knowles; US-5385955, 19950100, Tarshiani et al.; US-5391327, 19950200, Ligas et al.; US-5405958, 19950400, VanGemert; US-5411679, 19950500, Kumar; US-5412016, 19950500, Sharp; US-5415816, 19950500, Buazza et al.; US-5422046, 19950600, Tarshiani et al.; US-5424611, 19950600, Moriarty, Jr.; US-5429774, 19950700, Kumar; US-5448136, 19950900, Fischer; US-5451344, 19950900, Knowles et al.; US-5458814, 19951000, Kumar et al.; US-5458815, 19951000, Knowles; US-5464567, 19951100, Knowles et al.; US-5466398, 19951100, Van Gemert et al.; US-5470892, 19951100, Gupta et al.; US-5476717, 19951200, Floch; US-5514214, 19960500, Joel et al.; US-5516468, 19960500, Lipscomb et al.; US-5529728, 19960600, Buazza et al.; US-5531940, 19960700, Gupta et al.; US-5580819, 19961200, Li et al.; US-5585186, 19961200, Scholz et al.; US-5589396, 19961200, Frye et al.; US-5619288, 19970400, White, Jr. et al.; US-5621017, 19970400, Kobayakawa et al.; US-5622784, 19970400, Okaue et al.; US-5623184, 19970400, Rector; US-5627434, 19970500, Sekiya et al.; US-5639517, 19970600, Floch et al.; US-5644014, 19970700, Schmidt et al.; US-5681871, 19971000, Molock et al.; US-5685098, 19971100, Brytsche et al.; US-5689324, 19971100, Lossman et al.; US-5693366, 19971200, Mase et al.; US-5698266, 19971200, Floch et al.; US-5699189, 19971200, Murphy; US-5716679, 19980200, Krug et al.; US-5719705, 19980200, Machol; US-5744243, 19980400, Li et al.; US-5747102, 19980500, Smith et al., 222/146.5; US-5753301, 19980500, Brytsche et al.; US-5762081, 19980600, Keene et al.; US-5766680, 19980600, Schmidt et al.; US-5789015, 19980800, Gupta et al.; US-5836323, 19981100, Keene et al.; US-5849209, 19981200, Kindt-Larsen et al.; US-5851328, 19981200, Kohan; US-5861934, 19990100, Blum et al.; U