Patent attributes
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a light string having pluralities of lighting elements and one or more expandable links thereon, so as to facilitate expansion of the light string in response to applied tensile forces. The one or more expandable links includes a segment of flexible cable and an expansion member mechanically engaging the segment of the flexible cable. The one or more expandable links is in a natural state if no tensile force is applied between the first and second ends of the light string and in an expanded state if a tensile force is applied between the first and second ends of the light string. In the natural state, an arcuate portion of the flexible cable is between the first and the second ends of the light string. The arcuate portion of the flexible cable changes shape in response to an applied tensile force applied therebetween.
