US Patent 7845819 Under the eve hideaway lights

A holiday lights device for use on a building during the holiday season is provided. The holiday lights device comprises an elongated bracket railing having a first end, a second end, a front surface, and a rear surface. A securing mechanism secures the bracket railing to the building. A first latch is secured to the front surface of the bracket railing with the first latch having a first opening and a second latch is secured to the front surface of the bracket railing and spaced from the first latch with the second latch having a second opening. A light railing is provided having a first end, a second end, a front surface, and a rear surface. A first slider bracket is pivotally secured to the rear surface of the light railing and a second slider bracket pivotally secured to the rear surface of the light railing and spaced from the first slider bracket. A string of lights is mounted to the rear surface of the light railing wherein the first slider bracket is receivable within the first opening of the first latch and the second slider is receivable within the second opening of the second latch thereby releasably securing the light railing to the bracket railing and spacing the light railing from the bracket railing and wherein the lights are movable into and out of the space between the light railing and bracket railing.