Lighting system and decorative article including same
A lighting system comprises a crown including a plurality of connectors for engaging a plurality of light strands. The lighting system further comprises a plurality of light strands extending between first and second ends. The first ends of the light strands are removably engageable with the connectors of the crown. Each of the light strands includes at least one lighting element. Finally, the lighting system also comprises a controller in electrical communication with the crown for selectively controlling the lighting elements of the light strands. The present invention additionally provides a decorative article including the lighting system.
1. A holiday tree lighting system comprising:
an electrically conductive crown forming a closed loop;
a plurality of light strands each having first and second ends, each of the first ends of the light strands electrically connected to the crown, each of the first ends spaced at a common distance from one another about the crown, each of the light strands hanging vertically from the crown, each of the light strands including a plurality of individually controllable lighting elements spaced at a common distance from one another along the light strand; and
a controller in electrical communication with each of the individually controllable lighting elements through the crown and the light strands, the controller configured to selectively and individually control each of the lighting elements.
2. The holiday tree lighting system of claim 1 wherein the lighting elements of the light strands comprise light-emitting diodes.
3. A holiday tree lighting system comprising:
an electrically conductive crown;
a plurality of light strands each having first and second ends, each of the first ends of the light strands electrically connected to the crown, the first ends being spaced at a common distance from one another about the crown, each of the light strands hanging vertically from the crown, each light strand including a plurality of individually controllable lighting elements spaced at a common distance from one another along the light strand; and
a controller in electrical communication with each of the individually controllable lighting elements through the crown and the light strands, the controller configured to selectively and individually control each of the lighting elements.
4. The holiday tree lighting system of claim 3 wherein the lighting elements of the light strands comprise light-emitting diodes.